Ombuds Services: Your first stop, your last resort, and everything in between.
Ombuds Services is a no-barrier, first-stop for UNM employees, their co-workers, and graduate students seeking a safe place and a trustworthy process that supports visitors' efforts to figure out how to best move forward. We can be your skilled neutral sounding board and help you navigate UNM resources and systems. Visits are free, off-the-record, confidential, independent, and informal.
Organizational ombuds around the world engage in constructive problem-solving toward the goal of instilling respect, civility, and justice in communities, organizations, and professional relationships.
Schedule A Visit
- We are glad to serve UNM employees, their co-workers, and graduate students by Zoom, phone, or in-person.
- To schedule your confidential visit with an ombuds, please email us at ombuds@unm.edu or leave a voicemail at (505) 277-2993.
UNM Ombuds Services
- Conducts professional development, coaching, and facilitation to support productive collaboration within the UNM community
- Empowers people to overcome barriers that stand in the way of reaching our full potential and shared goals
- Complements and supplements traditional HR, legal, compliance, union, and academic channels
- Supports a culture of engagement at UNM that can save costs and improve productivity
View the 2023 Ombuds Services Annual Report.