Trainings, Workshops, & Meetings

The ombuds program is often called upon to develop and/or deliver training sessions and workshops. Additionally, the ombuds program can help facilitate forward-looking meetings (e.g., strategy sessions). If you or your group would like to explore something along these lines, or for more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Examples of Trainings:

  • Basic conflict resolution
  • Options for reporting
  • Abrasive conduct
  • Communication skills
  • Creating community/group agreements
  • Managing conflict in the workplace
  • How to manage difficult conversations
  • Cycles of conflict and de-escalation

Scheduled Trainings

The Ombuds Program, partnered with the Student Conflict Resolution Center, is pleased to bring you virtual trainings throughout the year that anyone from the campus community can join. These trainings are intended to be introductory trainings on the basics of conflict. We welcome faculty, staff, administrators, departments, undergraduate, and graduate students to join us. Dates and times are listed below, along with the topic that will be covered that week. To attend, please email us at ombuds@uoregon.edu in advance and we will send you a calendar invite with the Zoom link. Each training is scheduled for one hour.

Conflict & Communication: Monday, May 4th at 2pm

This introductory training gives insight into preparing, presenting, and navigatingprofessional communication. Starting with getting grounded, being proactive, and engaging in professional disagreement, the training dives deeper into understanding communication and conflict styles.

PLEASE NOTE: This training requires you to take a brief pre-quiz and have those results with you when you attend the training. The quiz will be provided with the calendar invite.

Working in Groups: Wednesday, May 6th at 10am

Working in groups can be challenging for an array of reasons. This training will give introductory information about approaches to team building, communication skills, and problem-solving techniques. This material is great for participants who find themselves struggling to communicate with group mates or want to learn more about leadership within group work settings. 

 

Meetings

When scheduling a meeting with the Ombuds Program, here are some helpful items to keep in mind:

  • While we are not typically able to schedule a visitor for the same day we usually do have availability within the next couple of business days
  • Meetings are scheduled for one hour
  • Should you have a circumstance where you need to meet outside of normal business hours we will be happy to work with you to find a time
  • To help ensure a visitor's privacy, calendar invites are not sent
  • We are able to meet via phone, Zoom, or in-person (feel free to let us know your preference and we will do our best to accommodate that, based on schedules and other factors)
  • If a visitor is more than 15 minutes late to the meeting, the meeting will be rescheduled
  • We do not use Teams, to help protect our visitor's privacy
  • Should you have any accessibility needs, please do not hesitate to reach out to us

For meetings in-person:

  • There is street, metered parking available
  • A bike rack is available on the side of the building
  • The main entrance has a few steps leading up to it, and there is an accessible entrance on the side (don't hesitate to reach out should you need us to unlock that)
  • Should you have any other accessibility needs for an in-person meeting please reach out to us