Ombudsperson Report Form Ombudsperson Report First Name * Last Name * Email Address (Penn State Access ID - like afb11@psu.edu - no aliases) * Enter Email Confirm Email Address (Penn State Access ID - like afb11@psu.edu - no aliases) * Confirm Email College Campus * Choose from Dropdown ListAbingtonAgricultural SciencesAltoonaArts and ArchitectureBerksBusinessCommunicationsEarth and Mineral SciencesEducationEngineeringErieGreat ValleyHarrisburgHealth and Human DevelopmentInformation Sciences and TechnologyLAW - DickinsonLAW - Penn StateLiberal ArtsLibrariesMedicineNursingScienceBeaverBrandywineDuBoisFayetteGreater AlleghenyHazletonLehigh ValleyMont AltoNew KensingtonSchuylkillScrantonShenangoWilkes-BarreYork Check One * Ombudsperson Alternate Ombudsperson 1. How long have you served as your unit's ombudsperson or alternate? (Please give dates - i.e. 2014-2019) * 2. How many cases have you been asked to help resolve in the past year? * 3. For each case, what were the key issues (e.g., lack of communication, promotion and tenure, harassment, incivility, performance review, etc.)? * 4. What was the position of the person against whom the complaint was lodged (e.g., staff, faculty, administrator, if other, explain)? * 5. What steps were taken to resolve the issue? * 6. To your knowledge, how many cases were resolved informally with your help? * 7. How many cases were referred to the Senate Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities or other offices (e.g., Affirmative Action, Human Resources, etc.) * 8. Were you aware of situations in which a colleague could have consulted an ombuds but went straight to another resource (e.g., Affirmative Action, Human Resources, etc.)? If so, please explain * 9. In your role as a college/campus ombudsperson did any issues arise that should be addressed by the University Faculty Senate? If so, please explain * 10. How many cases with which you were involved were referred to the University Faculty Senate Ombudspersons? (Optional: Please explain the reason for the decision to refer the case to the UFSO.) * 11. Are there any suggestions you would like to make that could be useful to another ombudsperson, especially a new one? Are there additional meetings (beyond the fall orientation) that you would like to have with other unit ombuds during the academic year? * Please provide the names of your unit’s ombudsperson and alternate for the upcoming academic year. * This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.