Tuition increases were debated. Recommendations were introduced with final decisions to be made next month. V. Office of the Ombudsperson Report Maile Sagen began by acknowledging that the Staff Celebration Day and the Staff Council newsletter have been very positive. Sagen assured the council that each visit counted was a different person. About half of the clients who visit the Office of the Ombudsperson are referred by their supervisor.
Some managers admit that there is a problem but many others deny it.
The Ombudpersons Office has requested that someone trained in management systems be sent into certain units to assist with their chronic problems. Vice President Doug True, UIHC CEO Ed Howell and Provost Jon Whitmore are requesting funding for a one-year trial period during which Sue Dallam to work with two units to help manage change and to determine what is troubling people. Revision of the Operations manual is in process. The conflict of interest policy needs revision because some things are unclear and others are missing. The deadline date for submitting revisions to the Operations manual to University Relations is September 30, 1997.