{"id":25535,"date":"2024-07-03T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/?p=25535"},"modified":"2024-06-28T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:55:03","slug":"camosun-college-student-society-continue-to-support-campus-ombudsperson-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2024\/07\/03\/camosun-college-student-society-continue-to-support-campus-ombudsperson-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Camosun College Student Society continue to support campus ombudsperson services"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hopefully, your time at Camosun will be a smooth and fun experience, but things don\u2019t always go as planned. It\u2019s important to know what services are in place to help out when you need a hand.<\/p>\n

The ombudsperson at Camosun College is an advocate for fairness on campus. It\u2019s important to note that the position\u2014currently held by Rob Thompson\u2014is impartial, so if you take your concerns to the ombudsperson, it\u2019s not the same as taking them to a Camosun College staffperson. In fact, the position of ombudsperson at Camosun is funded in equal parts by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and Camosun College, so half of the funding comes from students through student fees.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOver 25 years ago the college and the CCSS decided to create the position of ombudsperson to help students,\u201d says CCSS external executive Michel Turcotte. \u201cThe idea of joint funding was necessary to preserve the independence of the position and it is still one of the best models for a student fairness advocate that exists in BC.\u201d<\/p>\n

So when can you go to the ombudsperson? If you have questions or concerns that you feel haven\u2019t been adequately dealt with in dealing with the college, the ombudsperson can give you advice on how to act and advocate on your own behalf. The ombudsperson will not take sides, but can impartially look at all sides of an issue.<\/p>\n

The ombudsperson can also help explain college policies and procedures, facilitate communication, give advice on informally and formally resolving issues, and mediate disputes.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that the ombudsperson services are confidential.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ombudsperson is not like a student\u2019s lawyer or advocate but is there to make sure that students are treated fairly and that all policies and rules are followed,\u201d says Turcotte. \u201cThe informal resolution process is important at Camosun College and sometimes having an independent third party in the room can make all the difference and lead to better solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, the power remains with you when dealing with the ombudsperson: you get the final word about what to do about your particular situation and can also stop seeing the ombudsperson at any point.<\/p>\n

Another mandate of the office of the ombudsperson is to undertake investigations or reviews of college policies or procedures that are generating systemic concerns or conflicts. The ombudsperson can\u2019t make binding decisions but can point out these problem areas to Camosun.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ombudsperson\u2019s suggestions and formal reports have often been very helpful in leading to changes that have benefited many students and changed unfair practices,\u201d says Turcotte.<\/p>\n

The Camosun ombudsperson acts within Camosun policies and in compliance with the Standards of Practice of the Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons.<\/p>\n

To contact the ombudsperson, email ombuds@camosun.ca<\/a>, call 250-370-3405, or see camosun.ca\/services\/ombudsperson<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Camosun College Student Society sponsored content Hopefully, your time at Camosun will be a smooth and fun experience, but things don\u2019t always go as planned. It\u2019s important to know what services are in place to help out when you need a hand. The ombudsperson at Camosun College is an advocate for fairness on campus. It\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,314],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus","category-july-3-2024"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25536,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25535\/revisions\/25536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}