EAST TENNESSEE
STATE UNIVERSITY
SECTION:
PPP-04
SUBJECT: Equal
Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Discrimination
Introduction
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is fully in accord with
the belief that educational and employment opportunities should be available to
all eligible persons without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion, age,
ethnic or national origin, physical or mental disabilities, veteran status, or
sexual orientation.
The University fully complies with Executive Order 11246, as
amended; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the American with Disabilities Act
(ADA) of 1990; the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, as amended;
the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, as amended the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Pregnancy
Discrimination Act; applicable state statutes and all regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto.
It is the intent of ETSU that its campus be free of harassment
on the basis of sex, race color, religion, national origin, age or any other
protected status and will fully comply with the anti-harassment provisions of
Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, the federal and state constitutions,
and all other applicable federal and state statutes.
Statement of Policy
ETSU will not discriminate against any employee or applicant
for employment because of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex,
disability, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Similarly, the
University shall not, on the basis of a protected status, subject any student to
discrimination under any educational program. No student shall be
discriminatorily excluded from participation in nor denied the benefits of any
educational program on the basis of a protected status.
ETSU specifically finds that diversity of students, faculty,
administrators and staff is a crucial element of the educational process and
reaffirms its commitment to enhancing education through affirmative action to
increase diversity at all levels.
Procedures
ETSU will take affirmative action to ensure that all
individuals are treated during the employment process without regard to their
race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran
status, or sexual orientation. Such action shall include, but not be limited to,
actions to:
1.
Recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to
any of the foregoing prohibited factors;
2.
Base
decisions on employment so as to further the principle of affirmative action and
equal employment opportunity;
3.
Insure
that promotion decisions are in accord with principles of equal employment
opportunity by imposing only valid requirements for promotional opportunities;
and
4.
Insure
that all personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs,
return from layoff, and institution or school sponsored training, education,
tuition assistance, and social and recreation programs will be administered
without regard to any of the foregoing prohibited factors.
It is the policy of ETSU to maintain a campus environment as a
place of work and study for faculty, staff and students, free of sexual
harassment and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or
national origin, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. Such harassment is a
form of discrimination and harassment in the workplace or the educational
environment is unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated.
Administrative Responsibility
The President of ETSU shall be responsible for the development
and implementation of the University’s equal employment opportunity and
affirmative action program as well as assuring that illegal discrimination and
harassment is investigated and educational efforts regarding discrimination and
harassment take place in carrying out this responsibility, the President shall:
Source: Tennessee Board of Regents Personnel Policy No.
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