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I Want Information and Support

Ombuds Services

This office provides on-site and remote services to UNM employees (faculty and staff), graduate students and their colleagues. A skilled ombuds will listen to you, help you identify available options and resources, and support your process of evaluating whether (or not) to take specific actions. The ombuds provides a neutral perspective on your situation, as well as information about useful campus and community resources.***

Counseling, Assistance and Referral Services (CARS)

CARS provides on-site and remote services to assist UNM faculty and staff members with professional and personal concerns. CARS supports employees with a variety of challenges, including conflicts with coworkers, relationship difficulties, anxiety, stress and job burnout, depression, eldercare, alcohol or other drug abuse, managing change, grief and loss issues, and preparing for retirement.

Supervisor

Supervisors may offer guidance and referrals, and may help you resolve a situation informally, but they are also required to report certain incidents to university authorities. As supervisors, they may also have competing responsibilities toward other staff or faculty involved in the conflict.

Supervisors also play an important role in resolving bullying disputes, both informally and formally, via the University’s Respectful Campus policies (Faculty Handbook C09 and University Administrative Policy 2240). If you wish to report bullying by another staff member, contact the offending colleague’s Supervisor. If a faculty member engages in bullying, contact the offending faculty's Chair.

  • The supervisor may be able to refer you to helpful campus and community resources, including appropriate places for reporting misconduct.
  • Your supervisor may recommend remedies to help manage the situation, including voluntary mediation and changes to work schedule or environment.
  • If you experience harm from your own supervisor, you may consult with their supervisor.

I Want To Report

Office of Compliance, Ethics, & Equal Opportunity (CEEO)

The Office of Compliance, Ethics & Equal Opportunity (CEEO) investigates reports of discrimination and harassment. CEEO ensures compliance with all University policies that uphold the rights of protected status (religion, age, gender identity, race, disability, etc.). 

The office also protects equal rights to programs and activities of the University under Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. The office provides a number of relevant resources, including A Survivor’s Guide to Rights & Options at UNM, UNM's official resource for any student or employee at UNM who discloses an incident of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking to the University, regardless of where the incident occurred.

  • You may choose to file an anonymous report with CEEO. UNM strives to respect individuals’ privacy and requests for privacy, to the extent permitted by state and federal laws.
  • You may not learn the outcome of a particular complaint, depending on your role in the CEEO process.
  • CEEO staff you speak with will explain how they will handle your report, so that you can decide whether and how you wish to move forward with a complaint. They will discuss informal and formal complaints, available accommodations, supportive measures, and the university’s anti-retaliation policy.
  • CEEO staff will also refer you to available campus and community resources for support and advocacy.
  • CEEO does not advocate for anyone involved a complaint, make policy findings about alleged discrimination or harassment, or sanction those found to have violated University policies.
  • You may be contacted byCEEO for more information about the incident, or to serve as a witness in an ongoing investigation. Your participation in this process is optional and voluntary.
  • When you provide CEEO with information about a possible policy violation, the office may start an investigation without your participation or consent.
  • Even if you do not file a formal complaint, CEEO may invite individuals alleged to have engaged in misconduct to take part in an “informal resolution.” This meeting is designedto prevent recurrence of the behavior in question.
  • CEEO shares information with University officials and participants to a complaint as required by law and/or “the obligation to protect the rights/safety of others.”

Human Resources

The Division of Human Resources investigates incidents of potential policy violations.  HR also works with employees and supervisors to promote a respectful and fair workplace, offers guidance, training, and consultation to employees and supervisors experiencing conflict, and provides resources to enhance staff and faculty well-being.

  • HR Consultants offer guidance to staff and supervisors about University policies and procedures and can receive reports of potential policy violations. They may also refer employees to other HR departments and campus resources.
  • Labor and Employee Relations investigates incidents reported to HR or submitted through the University’s EthicsPoint Hotline. HR investigations may lead to disciplinary action.
  • Individuals wishing the file a complaint anonymously should utilize the EthicsPoint Hotline.

EthicsPoint Hotline

EthicsPoint is a third-party hotline and website through which any member of the campus community can report any suspected misconduct at the university. The UNM Compliance Office uses this information to initiate investigations and generate data on policy violations at UNM.​ You may use EthicsPoint to submit either an anonymous or identified report to the University.

  • The University may choose to start an investigation per the relevant policy.
  • If you provide your name, someone from the University may contact you for more information about the incident. They may also ask you to serve as a witness in an ongoing investigation.
  • If you choose to remain anonymous, you will not be contacted unless you file your report with another campus office. However, be aware that your report to the EthicsPoint Hotline may trigger a University investigation of the campus unit where the incident occurred.
  • CEEO will use the information you provide to identify individuals and units that have engaged in repeated misconduct.
  • You may learn about actions the University has taken in response to your anonymous report by logging back in to the EthicsPoint website.

Supervisor

Supervisors may offer guidance and referrals, and may help you resolve a situation informally, but they are also required to report certain incidents to university authorities. As supervisors, they may also have competing responsibilities toward other staff or faculty involved in the conflict.

Supervisors also play an important role in resolving bullying disputes, both informally and formally, via the University’s Respectful Campus policies ( Faculty Handbook C09 and University Administrative Policy 2240). If you wish to report bullying by another staff member, contact the offending colleague’s Supervisor. If a faculty member engages in bullying, contact the offending faculty's Chair.

  • The supervisor may be able to refer you to helpful campus and community resources,  including appropriate places for reporting misconduct.
  • Your supervisor may recommend remedies to help manage the situation, including voluntary mediation and changes to work schedule or environment.
  • If you experience harm from your own supervisor, you may consult with their supervisor.