LSU University Ombuds Office

Mission

The LSU University Ombuds Office is a confidential, impartial, independent, and informal process for faculty, staff, medical residents, and graduate and undergraduate students to seek assistance and guidance to resolve barriers to productivity and to increase the quality of their experience at LSU. The Ombuds encourages fairness and equity through issue resolution, communication and outreach, and systemic change and issue prevention identification. Through its mission, the University Ombuds Office helps to further LSU’s commitment to pursuing educational excellence.

 

"No one can know where they are going unless they know exactly where they have been and exactly how they arrived at their present place."

-Maya Angelou

 

The University Ombuds Office serves all campuses

The LSU University Ombuds Office is an LSU designated confidential space, and, as such, the Ombuds practitioners are not mandatory reporters under LSU polices including, but not limited to PM 73, PM 55, and Titles II, VI, VII, and IX.

Telephone, Zoom, and In-Person Meetings are Available. 

To make an appointment, contact:

University Ombuds serves all campuses.

Michael Brochu, PhD

225-578-0337

MBrochu@lsu.edu

Ombuds@lsu.edu

 

Associate Ombuds serves LSU Health New Orleans and LSU Health Shreveport

Catherine Briley, JD

catherinebriley@lsu.edu

225-578-3429