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Adaptable Resolution FAQ Summary
The Adaptable Resolution (AR) FAQ page offers answers to common questions about conflict resolution services available to the CU Anschutz community. Learn about AR's unique pathways—such as conflict coaching, mediation, and restorative justice—and how they differ from other campus resources like the Ombuds Office or Office of Equity. The page outlines who can access AR services, the confidentiality of the processes, and steps for initiating a resolution. Whether you're curious about the resolution process or seeking guidance for a specific situation, the FAQ page provides the information you need to get started.
Adaptable Resolution offers voluntary, remedies-based, structured processes like conflict coaching, restorative justice circles, restorative justice conferences, or mediation that allow the impacted party or parties to find a resolution without disciplinary action against either party.
Schedule a consultation meeting with a member of the Adaptable Resolution team, you can reach us by phone: 303-724-0387, email: William.dewese@cuanschutz.edu; adaptableresolutions@cuanschutz.edu or by filling our referral form.
The services provided within the Adaptable resolution are private, staff working in the Office of Adaptable Resolution are mandatory reporters for information shared that indicates a threat to harm self or others, allegations of discrimination, harassment, or sexual misconduct, or an expressed intent to commit a crime. We are required to share this information with the appropriate office/department on campus.
Mediation communication is protected and is considered confidential.
Reach out to our team directly, through email: William.dewese@cuanschutz.edu, by phone: 303-724-0387, or fill our referral form.
If the process is not successful, the AR staff may refer the matter to another office on campus including Human Resources, Office of Equity, Office of Faculty Relations.
The AR office supports all faculty, staff, and students on the CU Anschutz campus.
The AR process offers voluntary, non-disciplinary/non-punitive processes designed to help individuals resolve conflicts, improve communication, build trust, and repair relationships. Our processes can be formalized when requested to memorialize a resolution to support the fulfilment of any resolution agreement made by the parties. The Ombuds office provides an alternative format for prompt, impartial, and confidential discussion for individuals to review options for the informal resolution of differences.
No, the AR process is not an investigative process, the AR staff works to empower the individuals involved to make decisions that are mutually agreeable by the involved individuals?
No, the AR staff will not offer any student, staff, or faculty member legal advice.