tuesday, October 16, 197a
cteily nebraskan
Ombudsman gives sanction
to UNUs faculty, students
By Patti Gallagher
Where can a staff member who has been
fired without explanation, a student who
has .paid tuition for a class they've
dropped, or a professor who can't control a
wild class all go for solace and sanction?
The office of the Ombudsman can serve
all their needs.
The UNL Ombudsman is Al Dittmer,
assisted by Marilyn Overcast, who work in
being the "middle man" for the university.
Their office is located at 1 16 Lyman Hall,
and is open 8 a.m. Monday through Friday,
Dittmer describes his office as thein
formal route to solving the problems of
students, administration, faculty and
staff."
The Ombudsman can handle the prob
lems of the entire university community,
Overcast said,
Dittmer said an average day, if such 'a
thing existed, might include a call from a
student wanting to know when his instruc
tor was going to tell his class about the
grading policy, or a visit from an instructor
who doesn't know what to do with a stu
dent who seems to constantly disrupt class.
Both Dittmer and Overcast emphasized
the fact that an "average day" does not
really exist in the Ombudsman's office,
"Every situation is different. They all
have their own unique wrinkle," Dittmer
said. .- ' 1
Because the Ombudsman is open to
every member of UNL to "air their prob
lems or at least be directed," according to
Overcast, it is unique from any other
advising-type committee that exists on
campus. '
The Ombudsman stresses confidentiality
and impartiality, according to Dittmer,
They never take a side in an issue, serving
only as a neutral advisor or director.
When a person brings a problem to the
Ombudsman, Dittmer and Overcast have
two approaches to solving it. First, the
Ombudsman advises where they can go for
immediate action. Secondly, he intervenes
in the source of the problem to solve it,
In advising alternative solutions to a
problem, both Dittmer and Overcast have
come to know who solves what, and where
they can be found,
According to Overcast, the Ombuds-
man's office deals with the widest range of
problems on the university campus,
"We strive to keep channels of commun-.
ication open," she said, "and strive to meet
the needs for documentation in treating
individuals equally and fairly to answer
questions as accurately and thoroughly as
possible," -
. Overcast encouraged persons to bring
their problems in early, when their job can
be effective. She advised not waiting until
the last day of finals to come to the office
and ask for help.
Rebuttal sent to NU regents
Rebuttal . information concerning the
Daily Nebraskan 's coverage of an alleged
incident in English 25 3 A Women and
Poetry class has been forwarded to the
Board of Regents, members of the School
of Journalism . faculty, Chairman of the
English Department John Robinson, the
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Max Larsen, and members of the Daily
Nebraskan 's publication board.
In a cover letter, the rebuttal's author,
English instructor Maria M, Lemon repeat
ed her demands that the Daily Nebraskan
publish a full retraction to its coverage of
the alleged incident, and an apology to
class instructor Linnea Johnson,
. In addition, it recommends removing all
those directly involved in printing the
stories from the paper and restructuring
the quality of supervision provided the
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