Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action Statements (6.6.3)
PURPOSE
This policy ensures the consistent and uniform application of
all relevant local, state and federal requirements for Affirmative
Action Statements on UniversityPrinted Documents.
POLICY
All Universityprinted and/or published documents shall carry
an appropriate affirmative action statement as provided herein.
PROCEDURE
1. Stationery and paid advertisements in printed media (Recruitment
of Prospective Employees) will have the following statement:
2. Job announcements disseminated from the University personnel office or departments will have the following statements: Tennessee State University complies with title IX and is an affirmative action employer. Candidates will be considered for employment without discrimination for any nonmerit reason such as race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, handicap, or veteran status. Inquiries regarding these regulations may be referred to:
3. University graduate and undergraduate catalogs/bulletins, graduate
and undergraduate admission applications, student handbooks, announcements
regarding programs and participation therein will have the following
statements:
Tennessee State University is an affirmative action university. Applicants and candidates will be considered for program participation without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or handicap. Further, it is the policy of Tennessee State University not to discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities which it operates, including employment therein and the admission of students thereto; and Tennessee State University is required by Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, and regulations issued pursuant to (45 C.F.R. Part 86)/and by Sections 799A and 845 of the Public Health Services Act, and regulations issued pursuant thereto/not to discriminate in such manner. Inquiries concerning the application of the Acts and the regulations to Tennessee State University may be referred to:
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Tennessee
State University.
4. Faculty handbooks, staff manuals, personnel policy manuals,
personnel handbooks, other related internal handbooks will have
the following statements:
It is the policy of Tennessee State University to provide and
maintain a program of equal employment opportunity and fairness
in all personnel matters and all aspects of employment relationships,
including recruitment or recruitment advertising, hiring, employment
upgrade or promotion, development, demotion or transfer, layoff
or termination, rates of pay, leaves of absence, and other forms
of compensation and training. It is the intent of this policy
to safeguard against unsound and illegal personnel practices.
The University, therefore, shall engage in no practices which
will discriminate against any group or individual for reasons
of race, color, religion, national origin, handicap, sex, age
(except where or age is a bonafide occupational qualification
as determined by statutory or Tennessee Board of Regents requirement),
or status as a qualified disabled veteran or Veteran of the Vietnam
Era. In the implementation of this policy, the university will
aggressively recruit and employ persons from classes that are
under represented in its work force.
Reasonable accommodations have been and will continue to be made
for qualified disabled veterans and other handicapped persons.
The University's policy statement requires units to undertake
affirmative action in working toward the achievement of goals
set forth and the attainment of an acceptable level of participation
in its work force, programs and activities for students, contracted
services, and services rendered to individuals, groups, and communities.
The degree of success achieved in meeting affirmative action goals
will be a performance indicator used in the evaluation of all
management personnel of the University. Likewise, the degree to
which employment opportunity is assured in the functional units
of managers/supervisors will be evaluated.
The University has adopted the policy that criteria for employment
and promotion be job validated, such that only the skills or preparation
actually necessary to the performance of a job are considered
in making employment or promotion decisions.
5. Contracts/agreements with vendors will have the following statements:
The parties agree to comply with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Executive Order 11246, and the related regulations of each. Each party assures that it will not discriminate against any individual including, but not limited to, employees or applicants for employment and/or students because of race, religion, creed, color, sex, age, handicap, veteran status or national origin.
NOTE: All appropriate institutional publications/documents shall
contain the following statement:
Tennessee State University is committed to the education of a
nonracially identifiable student body.
REFERENCES
Supersedes "Affirmative Action Statements for University- Printed Documents" Policy No. 1:00 in the University-Wide Policy Manual