Wednesday, August 21, 1985
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Ombudsman appeals student grades
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stiff Reporter S? of stf.dents- grad- lem to the chancellor, he said
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When students disagree with uni- wades theriu I m ! , cmchl cellor, Filbeck said, adding that most
Vcrsitystaffmembers,theUNLombuds- ferns to X PiiwlVT r prob" deans and directors are responsive,
man might be able to help. InsffiS M?Sih, ,n . "There are days when I'm downright
The office protects the rights of pec linf ewS?wH " u proud" of the wa they solve Proble
pie who are relatively powerless, said treaS Thi usuillJ Zt? gC mid" Filbeck said'
Robert Filbeck, ombudsman for City piain7s h ?saiSSUally Senerats com- If the ombudsman suspects that an
and East campuses. TheconrentnVtK,,,) , instructor or professor has not acted in
Staff members use the office more started to a professional manner, the ombudsman
often than faculty, but students use it 3 mi8ht tak the matter to the Profes
m0st often, he said. so that ciUzensgZh ii ha grW71 sional Conduct Committee. The corn
Disagreements between students and cerns could noUi,l22 f f' mittee holds hearins mA commends
instructors concerning grades and The king tmhX?tKtT ce,nsure ts that the university
course-work expectations often are auCiSt?Jo?nd?hS?man thC taklother action' said Filbeck' wh
handled by the office, Filbeck said. at any " eve eve M 'ft meLt H heeT budsman for one year and
Conflicts also arise over housing, problem idlreXl? h?kSi foujrnths'
financial aid and class registration, he MemmS& k Taking matter t0 the Coramittee'
said. In all situations, Filbeck said, woito mR?Xe?C9 VJ1 lXtKm measure and
students should try to resolve conflicts The UNLombudan his fhe auLr FllAbeck Said h-e If not UseduU- .
themselves first. itv t0 JJ? i" a" h a.utr' Avenues exist to approach any uni-
Students should remember, he said, burmcrac veiJltJ conflict Filbeck said' The
that instructors and administrators are ZmAMm ombudsman can help students, staff
accessible and approachable without T lms means tak,n a Prob- and faculty find these avenues.
iiomey expects large increase
in student-related court cases
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help from the ombudsman's office. In
fact, one way the ombudsman can help
is by preparing students to negotiate
better for themselves, Filbeck said.
If a department has an effective
grade appeal process, the ombudsman
will help students prepare their cases.
However, it no eilective appeal process
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increase in student contacts and cases.
rwoci.,ii., it We had a definite increase and I
JSS 1? t? cases t0 thlnk w should have she said. "I
exists Filbeck said the ombudsmn ferVk A es are think we were more visible last year.
in suiuc toKs i n uumauieu aent sues tor some amount of money
the individual instructors to work out a and a lawyer works for a mrcm f
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compromise, he said.
Students who are unable to get into
classes they need for graduation pres
ent tough problems because classrooms
and laboratories cannot be stretched,
Filbeck said. Frankly, he said, the
office often is stymied.
For students who need a closed class
for graduation, the ombudsman tries to "to give students basic information on
eii siuucuto miu aUuMiiuie classes legal problems, let them know Student
it.
The service's second function con
centrates on legal education for the
university community. The handbook is
just one way to do this, Stall said.
bhe answered students' questions in
Stall said she and Bancroft can han
dle the workload. She said the office
could offer more services if more attor
ney hours were available.
"I think, based on the budget we
have to work with, we offer a lot of
services," Stall said.
Because Stall and Bancroft work to
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or work out acceptable programs to
postpone the closed class until another
semester. The office looks for any reas
onable alternative, he said.
Filbeck said 500 to 600 people came
to the office for help last year. This is
about 100 fewer than in previous years,
he said.
Filbeck attributes part of this
decrease to the faculty and administra
tion's increasing awareness of students'
rights and taking steps to protect those
rights.
Filbeck cited a recent case where a
student came to his office after being
refused admission to a particular pro
gram. The program administrators had
informed the student of his right to
take the matter to the ombudsman.
Another reason for the decline in
cases, Filbeck said, is that more
instructors are spelling out what is
expected of their students and becom
ing more adept at following their course
outlines. If instructors clearly outline
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a column last year in the Daily Nebras- capacity, they have no new plans for
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"I think we started so much in the
last couDle of vears that we're inst.
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available to them.
But Stall said she
there and help is going to try to smooth it out." she said.
"I learned a lot from running through
expects a big the program last year."
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