Fayetteville State University Opens Ombuds Program Within Compliance Office

FSU, the public university and part of the University of North Carolina System, has appointed Jeffery M. Womble as its first Ombudsperson. The new Ombuds Office will serve FSU's faculty, staff, and students and is located within the university's Division of Legal, Audit, Risk and Compliance. Nonetheless, an announcement states that Womble is an IOA member and will practice to IOA standards. 

Womble has held a number of senior administration positions at FSU over the past two decades, most recently as Senior Advisor for Stakeholder Engagement. Prior to that, he was a reporter for the Fayetteville Observer for 22 years. Womble is also a FSU alumnus. (FSU Announcement, cached 8 Feb 2022; LinkedIn.)