The Academic Affairs Faculty Ombuds is an independent faculty member who provides strictly confidential , impartial, and informal conflict resolution and problem-solving services for Staff, Faculty, Students, and Postdoctoral fellows at the University of Utah.The Academic Affairs Faculty Ombuds’s Office is a safe place to voice and clarify concerns, understand conflict situations, and find effective ways to respond.
What we do:
- Confidentially hear and discuss your concerns
- Identify options for resolving problems
- Help develop productive avenues of communication
- Serve as a neutral mediator, striving for fairness, equitable solutions and adherence to University policies
- Provide information about University policies and refer you to appropriate University services and programs
- Help navigate the Retention, Promotion, and/or Tenure process, or the appeals for grievances
What we don’t do:
- Make decisions findings of fact, or determine the “guilt” or “innocence” of those accused of wrongdoing
- Establish, change, or set aside policies or administrative decisions
- Offer legal advice
- Offer psychological counseling
See our Services page for more information.
Contact:
Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D
Office Phone: 801.585.3482
Fax: 801.581.4233
email: ombudsman@utah.edu
Office Locations:
1738G Marriott Library
3245 Eccles Institute of Human Genetics