To maintain a nurturing and intellectually stimulating environment. . To recruit and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. The mission of the Office of Equity and Campus Diversity is to ensure that the college community understands and complies with both federal and state laws with respect to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. While equal employment opportunity is the law, affirmative action and diversity issues require the college not only to provide access to employment and educational programs, but also to provide equitable opportunities to enhance success. The primary goal of the Office of Equity and Campus Diversity is to create a campus climate that is favorable to the development of the human potential of all faculty, staff, administrators, and students.
Compliance addresses issues of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.
The office seeks to ensure that the campus complies with all federal and state laws and SUNY policies and procedures and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or marital or veteran status. Equity seeks to redress issues of inequities and discrimination by providing necessary services and programs to enhance access, retention, and success of faculty, staff, administrators, and students in a collegial environment. Diversity seeks to address issues of campus climate and how diverse groups can learn and live in a pluralistic and multicultural environment. The Office of Equity and Campus Diversity sponsors workshops, videoconferences, consultants, and guest lecturers to educate the campus community on issues of equal employment opportunity, equity, and diversity. Other responsibilities include assisting faculty and professional staff search committees to recruit qualified, underrepresented faculty and staff, disseminating college policies on discrimination and harassment throughout the campus, and working with Academic Affairs to infuse multiculturalism into the curriculum.