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Office of the University Ombuds News

The University Ombuds Office is a place where all 黑料网 employees can bring their concerns. As a mediator, the Ombuds and those conducting mediation services under the authority of the Ombuds Office provide a place for parties with a conflict to explore solutions in a voluntary, informal process.

Current University Ombuds News

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The assistant ombuds approaches mediation with culturally competent and trauma-informed strategies.

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People |

Haroon Sahotra continues his passion to support faculty in his new role as associate vice provost of faculty affairs.

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News highlights starring 黑料网 students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

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People |

Ombuds David G. Schwartz provides a safe space for hearing your workplace concerns.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories featuring stargazing and change at 黑料网.

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People |

The gaming historian takes on a new challenge as 黑料网's ombuds, where he's ready to resolve conflicts, settle disputes, and play a few board games during Ombuds Week.

University Ombuds In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

Hey, you鈥檝e got to hide your tapes away. For a time in the mid-2000s, The Mirage housed the most famous music catalog in history and hardly anyone knew. The Beatles鈥 master tapes were reportedly kept in tightly guarded vault backstage at Love Theater, during the early days of 鈥淟ove鈥 at the hotel. Word of the history of these tapes made the rounds as the show closed July 7, and the hotel itself shut down July 17. Cirque PR rep Ann Paladie has not verified the history of the tapes related to the production.

SFGate

The Shag Room, with its Moroccan theme, is a throwback to another era in Las Vegas when intimate casino lounge venues kick-started a night of entertainment. On Wednesday nights, the lounge鈥檚 open mic supports four hours of singers from country to rock to pop rap and R&B, with no cover charge or drink minimum.

History Behind News Program

鈻篐ow we gambled before ash economy?
鈻篈re religion and gambling somehow connected?
鈻篐ow did risk-taking change after humanity settled down?
鈻篐ow did 2nd chances - the concept of starting again - develop in America's gambling?
鈻篧hy did Las Vegas and Atlantic City seesaw on legalizing gambling?

Desert Companion

The world of this old Vegas-set video game remains so compelling, fans travel here to visit the real thing. As I stand in the Goodsprings cemetery, I do my best to be respectful of its residents, especially since only bona fide citizens of the town can be buried here. The place has a sepulchral serenity. Miniature American flags on headstones flap in the wind. There is a bench for contemplation. The sun shines all day. It鈥檚 a fine place not only to spend eternity, but also to reflect on the fleeting nature of life, the passage of time, and one鈥檚 own mortality.

Las Vegas Sun

Management at the South Point last March moved its annual NCAA Tournament viewing party from its usual 20,000 square-foot space to a venue four times that size, offering guests a unique experience to watch and bet on the action at the resort鈥檚 鈥淢ost Massive Madness Party in Las Vegas.鈥

Las Vegas Sun

Management at the South Point last March moved its annual NCAA Tournament viewing party from its usual 20,000 square-foot space to a venue four times that size, offering guests a unique experience to watch and bet on the action at the resort鈥檚 鈥淢ost Massive Madness Party in Las Vegas.鈥

Recent University Ombuds Accomplishments

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post is an extension of his recent workshop at 黑料网's Administrative Faculty Development Day, which explored the connections between values, purpose, mission, and legacy鈥
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post romps through the 120 years of Las Vegas history as a way of celebrating its 120th birthday on May 15.    
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores our fascination with cryptids, those terrifying but charming creatures whose existence is more believed than proven. He even muses about some Southern Nevada鈥
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores the concept of self-sabotage and offers a few tips for recognizing and preventing self-defeating behavior. 
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post examines why it is so very difficult to tell others a simple thing--what we need to be happy.  For more information about the Ombuds Office or to make an appointment鈥
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post, based on recent visits to several peer institutions, examines the centrality of rock-climbing walls to contemporary institutions and challenges readers to think about鈥