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November 20, 2025

ACCUO Posts 2025 Conference Agenda

The Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons (Association des ombudsmans des universités et collèges du Canada) has announced published the agenda for its 2025 conference: "Moving Forward, Never Backward." The free, half-day, online event is set for tomorrow, November 21, 2025, and is aimed at "higher education ombuds professionals from across Canada and beyond." 

Here are the scheduled speakers:

Keynote Speaker - Jay Chalke (Ombudsperson of British Columbia)

Concurrent Sessions
  • Session I
“AI, Integrity, and Institutional Response: Fairness in the Age of Generative Technologies”
Speaker: Whitney Barrett (Ombudsperson, University of Waterloo)
  • Session II
“Moving Forward: New Ombuds’ Perspectives, Experiences, and Possibilities”
Panelists: Laurel Wilkie (Undergraduate Ombudsperson, University of Alberta), Elizabeth Garofalo (Ombudsperson, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay), Sam Vandekerckhove (Assistant Ombuds, University of Waterloo), Stephanie McFarland (Ombudsman Adjointe, Université de Sherbrooke)
  • Session III
“Hot Topics in Higher Ed Ombudsing – Speed Round!”
Speakers: Edmun Natkunarajah (Assistant Ombudsperson and Outreach Officer, Toronto Metropolitan University), Shirley Nakata (Ombudsperson, University of British Columbia), Natalie Sharpe (Director, Office of the Student Ombuds, University of Alberta), Ryan Smith (Assistant University Ombudsperson, Michigan State University), Annette O’Hara (Ombudsperson, University Canada West)
  • Session IV
Marketing & Communications: Equitable Design & Formatting
Speakers: Remonia Stoddart-Morrison (Graduate Ombudsperson, University of Alberta), Tanny Marks (Arbiter of Student Issues, Vancouver Community College)

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