Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-38 - Affirmative Action Policy and Program › Section 3359-38-01 - Affirmative action policy and program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Statement of policy.
(1) The university of Akron is an equal
			 education and employment institution operating under nondiscrimination
			 provisions of Title 41, Ohio Revised Code; Titles VI, VII of the Civil Rights
			 Act of 1964, as amended; and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, as
			 amended; Executive Order 11246, as amended; Vocational Rehabilitation Act
			 section 504; Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act, as amended; Age
			 Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; Title II of the Genetic
			 Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; and Americans with Disabilities Act,
			 as amended as related to admissions, treatment of students, programs and
			 activities, and employment practices.
(2) It is the policy of this institution that
			 there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any individual in employment
			 or in its programs or activities at the university of Akron because of race,
			 color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation,
			 gender identity or expression, age, national  origin, ethnicity, disability,
			 status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child,
			 status as a parent of a young child, status as a nursing mother, status as a
			 foster parent, military status, genetic information, or status as a veteran.
			 The university of Akron prohibits sexual harassment of any form in all aspects
			 of employment and in its programs and activities and prohibits discrimination
			 on the basis of sexual and racial or ethnic orientation in employment and
			 admissions.
(3) The university
			 affirms that judgments about admissions, education and personnel evaluations at
			 the university of Akron are based on merit, qualifications and performance and
			 not on attributes unrelated to academic or job performance.
(4) This nondiscrimination policy applies to
			 all students, faculty, staff, employees and applicants for employment and
			 applicants for admission to the university and its programs and
			 activities.
(5) All faculty and
			 staff members involved in making personnel recommendations will make
			 affirmative efforts to recruit, employ and promote qualified women and minority
			 group members especially in those categories where an underutilization of such
			 members has been identified.
(6)
			 This policy is an expression of its highest governing body and chief executive
			 officer. By promulgating this program, the president of the university
			 announces a firm and continuing commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative
			 action for members of protected groups and assumes primary responsibility for
			 its implementation.
(7) To the
			 extent consistent with state and federal laws and regulations, nothing herein
			 shall be construed to modify or impair the operation of the retirement policy
			 and rules for the implementation thereof as established by the board of
			 trustees of the university of Akron from time to time.