There are many resources available to you as a member of the University community. The Office of the Ombud is available to help you assess your options and discuss strategies to take in addressing your issue or concern. We may recommend several resources or pathways for you, some of which are listed below.
Did you know? In addition to the information below the Student Guide has a comprehensive list of student-specific offices and resources
- Student conduct code
- Registration policies
- Financial aid code of conduct
- Scholastic regulations
- Executive Order No. 58: Student Academic Grievance Procedures
- Policy 3.8: Academic Grievance Procedure
- Executive Order No. 31: Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action
- Administrative Policy Statement 46.3: Resolution of Complaints Against University Employees
- Civil Rights Investigation Office
- Safe Campus
- Graduate School
- Disability Resources for Students
- Veterans Resources
- Employee complaint resolution
- Benefits homepage
- Pay and job classification overview
- Compensation
- Career development
- Professional development and education
- Executive Order No. 31: Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action
- Layoff support resources
- Corrective action
- Employee performance
- Ending employment – termination (employees)
- Administrative Policy Statement 46.3: Resolution of Complaints Against University Employees
- UW policy on violence in the workplace
- Employee Assistance Program
- Civil Rights Investigation Office
- Safe Campus
- Executive Order No. 61: Policy for Addressing Allegations of Scientific and Scholarly Misconduct
- Faculty Code: Chapter 24: Appointment and Promotion of Faculty Members
- Faculty Code Chapter 24: Section 24–70: Faculty Salary System: Policy and Principles
- Faculty Code Chapter 25: Tenure
- Faculty Code Section 25-62: Proceedings for the Resolution of Differences
- Executive Order No. 45: Documentation of Qualifications and Recommendations for Promotion, Tenure, and Merit Increases
- Faculty Guide to Dispute Resolution
- Summary of Benefits
- Faculty Council on Intellectual Property and Commercialization
- Executive Order No. 31: Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action
- Administrative Policy Statement 46.3: Resolution of Complaints Against University Employees
- Employee Assistance Program
- Civil Rights Investigation Office
- Safe Campus
Accessible Accordion
- Amy Gallo Blog about conflict and communications in the workplace amyegallo.com
- Coaching for Leaders – podcast
- Work Life with Adam Grant:
- Dare to Lead with Brené Brown
- The Relational Workplace: How Relational Intelligence Grows Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive
- Cultures of Connection, Saliha Bava PhD and Mark Greene
- Biff: Quick Responses to High-Conflict People, Their Personal Attacks, Hostile Email, Bill Eddy
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High, Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler
- Perfect Phrases for Conflict Resolution, Lawrence Polska and Antoine Gerschel
- Humble Inquiry, Edgar H. Schein
- The Art of Gathering; How we Meet and Why it Matters, Priya Parker
- The College Administrator’s Survival Guide, C.K. Gunsalus
- Dare to Lead, Brené Brown
- Beyond Measure: the Impact of Small Changes, Margaret Heffernan (TED Talk)
- The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Howard Zehr