TO: Campus Community
FROM: Carol C. Harter
/s/Carol C. Harter
President
SUBJECT: Reaffirmation of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment
Opportunity Policy
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a campus that values difference and supports cultural diversity. Our primary goal is to lead by example, and to create a model campus community that values, nurtures and celebrates collegiality, diversity, pluralism, and individualism.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer and educator, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all of its students, faculty, employees, and applicants for admission and employment. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas will not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era and/or disabled veteran status, in any of its programs, organizations, and/or conditions of employment and admission.
To ensure equality in employment, personnel actions are monitored and tracked by the Office of Diversity Initiatives. As administered by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, Executive Order 11246, as amended, mandates an equal competitive employment process for all applicants and employees. All terms and conditions of employment (compensation, benefits, transfers, recruitment, selections, training, and promotions) are based on qualifications and abilities only. Reasonable accommodation(s) will be considered for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans (or Vietnam-Era veterans) -- whether students, employees or applicants -- unless it can be demonstrated that such accommodation(s) would impose an undue hardship on institutional operations and activities.
The Office of Diversity Initiatives is responsible for administering a comprehensive and proactive Affirmative Action Plan. Toward the goal of correcting identified underutilization of women and/or minorities in the various job groups, the annual Affirmative Action Plan identifies specific problem areas, and sets goals designed to correct underutilization and ensure that qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to ensure they are afforded equal opportunities for employment and advancement. A summary of the current UNLV Affirmative Action Plan is posted on the webpage for the Office of Diversity Initiatives at: www.unlv.edu/Finance_Admin/Diversity/.
The complete Affirmative Action Plan is available for inspection by students, employees, applicants for employment, and other interested persons at the Office of Diversity Initiatives, located in the Campus Services Building, room #143 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you wish to review the UNLV Affirmative Action Plan, please call (702) 895-3504 to schedule an appointment.
Additionally, the Office of Diversity Initiatives is charged with the responsibility for investigation complaints of discrimination. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have filed a complaint, assisted or participated in an investigation, compliance review or other activity related to the UCCSN Board of Regents' Code of Conduct and all federal and state laws and regulations requiring equal employment opportunity or because they have opposed any act or practice made unlawful by those laws.
As a premier institution of higher learning, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas recognizes a moral imperative to ensure equal access in academic and work settings conducive to personal and professional development. We can all take pride in our accomplishments in the area of cultural diversity. I am confident that you will join me in continuing to support the principles of equal opportunity by ensuring that all constituencies enjoy a welcoming, respectful, and productive campus community.
Send questions or comments to Office
of Diversity Initiatives.
Last updated Wednesday, 3/28/02.
