UPDATED: May 2008
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Issued by: Office of the President
Replaces: Policy 7, September, 1979 and Policy 9, June, 1990
Approved: November, 1989
Revised: March, 1994
The University expresses and demonstrates its commitment to equal opportunity for all persons in the University community, regardless of race, color, sex, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or status as disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. This policy applies to all University offices, departments, and affiliates, including part-time students, faculty and staff members.
· According to Federal and/or State guidelines:
o Equal opportunity is a system of employment and educational practices under which individuals are included in participation and benefits regardless of their race, color, sex age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran.
o Affirmative action requires that the University take specific actions and make special efforts to recruit, employ, and promote qualified members of formerly excluded or clearly underrepresented groups.
· All members of the University community must abide by the rules, regulations, and policies of equal employment/educational opportunity and affirmative action.
· Affirmative action and equal opportunity affect all employment practices including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, benefits, compensation, training, educational opportunities, and terminations. To further ensure the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action with respect to employment and education, the University endeavors to increase the availability of opportunities for students, staff, and faculty from groups that have been previously excluded or underrepresented. Students or employees having disabilities that require reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids may be accommodated through the Office of the ADA Coordinator.
INQUIRIES/REQUESTS:
Office of Diversity & Affirmative Action
Room 201, Administration Building
631-632-6280
Office of ADA Coordinator/Disabled Student Services
Room 128 ECC Building
631-632-6748
RELATED DOCUMENTS:
Section 86.9(a) of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 503 and 504
Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York:
Title 8, Chapter V, Subchapter C, Part 535
Executive Order #11246 as amended
Executive Order #28 of 1983
Section 402 of The Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1964
Policy Handbook, SUNY, Office of the Chancellor:
Item 002 - Nondiscrimination
Item 122 - Nonsegregation of Facilities and Programs
Item 153 - Equal Employment Opportunity in the State University of New York
Item 158 - Title IX Regulations Prohibiting Sex Discrimination
Item 187 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap
SUSB Search and Selection Procedures
Americans with Disabilities Act