Peer Advisory and Ombudsperson Committee of the FAS Senate
Co-Chairs:
Jill Campbell, Professor of English
Ruth Koizim, Senior Lector and Language Program Director, French
Members:
Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Theresa Schenker, Senior Lector II, Germanic Languages and Literatures
The Peer Advisory Committee is an impartial, independent service committee designed to uphold fair practices in FAS, promote transparency, and contribute to the welfare of the faculty. The Committee’s primary function is to provide neutral and, to the extent legally possible, confidential advice to faculty who have concerns about any aspect of their work in FAS. Faculty members may approach the Peer Advisory Committee if they prefer to seek counsel and advice from neutral members of the faculty rather than through departmental or administrative channels. They may also have recourse to the Peer Advisory Committee if they have exhausted other channels and feel that their concerns have not been addressed satisfactorily. In responding to individual faculty members’ concerns, the role of the Peer Advisory Committee may include: listening; providing information about relevant resources, offices, and procedures; developing a range of options; and (with permission) engaging in third-party mediation.
Given the limits imposed by the Committee’s current status, we will continue to advocate in 2019-20 for the establishment of a University Ombuds Office as described and recommended by the Peer Advisory Committee in their report to the President and Provost on 30 April 2019.