Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee

The duties of the Secretary, as Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee (DRAC) coordinator:

• Meet quarterly with the University Ombudsman as a liaison
• Coordinate meetings between DRAC Senators and students in need of their services
• Manage the quarterly DRAC meetings
• Collect and compile reports from each of the DRAC Senators in their service to students  

The duties of the DRAC Senators:

• Act as “process advocates” for students who are in disputes with other members of the University community
• Act as neutral observers, but not advocates, for those students who request such services, in the formal or informal hearing of a dispute
• Review and update the DRAC guidelines annually
• Submit reports to the GPSS Secretary detailing their services to students as DRAC Senators
• Any other duties deemed necessary in advising GPSS in University dispute protocol

Members:  The Secretary and three to five Senators.

Meetings: At least once per quarter.

Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee Members, 2011-12:

• Secretary: Melanie Mayock
• Chris Lizotte, Geography
• Heidi Berge, Jackson School-South Asian Studies
• Ginger Farrell, French and Italian
• Brigit Stadler, Jackson School – Korea Studies
• Trond Nilsen, Industrial Engineering

Contact Information

Melanie Mayock, GPSS Secretary: gpsssec@uw.edu

GPSS Guide to Dispute Resolution, 2010