The Ombuds Blog: University of Pittsburgh Adds Yet Another Grad Student Ombuds

September 21, 2023

University of Pittsburgh Adds Yet Another Grad Student Ombuds

Jessica Maguire has been named the Executive Director of Student Affairs and Ombudsperson for the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Pitt. She follows Kellie Beach. In this role, Maguire assists graduate students and postdocs with academic issues and conflict. She joins several other collateral duty Ombuds serving grad students and postdocs across the university:

School of Arts and Sciences - Philippa Carter
Graduate School of Business - Paul Klein
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs - Renee Kidney
School of Computing and Information - Wesley Lipschultz
School of Dental Medicine - Alycia Maltony
School of Education - Max Schuster
School of Law - Meme Jeffries
School of Medicine - Daniel C. Devor; Michelle Manni; G. Sarah Napoe; Robert O'Doherty; and Laurel Roberts
School of Nursing - Jennifer Brunner
School of Pharmacy - Bailey Tobias
School of Public Health - Michael Dolinger
School of Social Work - Jessalynn Oliver
School of Engineering - Cheryl Paul

Meanwhile, a proposal from the Pitt Staff Council for a Ombuds for Staff continues to languish with the administration. (Pitt SHRS Ombuds; Grad School Ombuds.)

1 comment:

Anonymous9/22/2023 7:54 AM
Yikes, that's a lot! Definitely sounds like they have the need for a full time ombuds, that way they could (fingers crossed) practice to IOA standards.
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