8/15/2016:
Brett Harris, university ombudsperson, recently joined the University of Oregon after serving as the ombudsperson at the University of Mississippi. Brett holds a B.A. in American Studies from Idaho State University and a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law with a degree emphasis in Native American Law. She completed basic and advanced mediation training through the Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution and was a court-approved mediator in Idaho. Prior to establishing the ombuds office and serving as ombuds at Ole Miss, Brett served for over two and a half years as a mediation program coordinator for Idaho’s Seventh Judicial Courts, practiced law, and provided mediation and ombuds services in private practice.
6/23/2016: Ombud candidate #2 to give public talk Friday at 4:15 in Johnson Hall
Here are the details on the candidates to replace Bruce MacAllister, with permanent links to their application materials, and a little extra info:
Candidate # 2 Shreya Trivedi
Campus Visit: Friday, June 24, 2016
Candidate Presentation: 4:15 p.m. in the Johnson Hall Conference Room
Candidate Materials: available here.
Candidate # 1 Brett Elizabeth Harris
Campus Visit: Friday, June 10, 2016
Candidate Presentation: 4:15 p.m. in the Ford Alumni Center, Room 403
Candidate Materials: Available here.
For the historical record, you can find information on the search that led to the hiring of UO’s first Ombud Bruce MacAllister here. MacAllister’s final report is here. The official UO website for the search to replace him is here:
UO Ombudsperson candidates information:
Two finalist candidates for the position of ombudsperson for the University of Oregon will be on campus in the month of June. The UO Ombudsperson search committee invites all interested faculty, staff, and students to attend the public presentation of both candidates. The information about the first presentation is below.
The University Ombudsperson is a designated neutral and impartial dispute resolution practitioner whose major function is to provide confidential and informal assistance to university students, staff, faculty, and administrators. The Ombudsperson is not an advocate for any individual or for the university, but rather acts as an advocate for fairness and healthy campus conflict resolution. The job description is listed here.
Any university that has to remind its employees that it is “one of the best places to work in higher education” (three times in one press release!) is probably not “one of the best places to work in higher education.”
Yes, clearly the University of Oregon is a better institution than
little old us that constantly struggle in the swamp of mediocrity
Yes, ignore ‘anon.’ Or, try to count how often the word “excellence” shows up in UO documents.
Bruce MacAllister told the administration that he was leaving in November. Why did it take 6 months to bring out the first finalist? Does the administration want this search to fail like the Title IX search did?
Probably.
I can understand wanting to move from Mississippi to Oregon, but do we know why she’s looking to leave her job less than a year after starting it?