Date of Issue 7/97

Subject: Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

It is and shall continue to be the policy of the university to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants. This policy insures that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation or physical or mental disability. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following employment practices: locating sources of qualified applicants; recruitment or recruitment advertising; hiring; upgrading, demotion or transfer; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. In addition, reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

It is the intention of Illinois Institute of Technology to act in accordance with all regulations of the federal, state, and local government in respect to providing equality of opportunity in employment and in education, insofar as those regulations may pertain to IIT. IIT prohibits and will act to eliminate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.

Any applicant or staff memeber of Illinois Institute of Technology who believes that he or she has received inequitable treatment because of discrimination violating IIT's stated policy of equal opportunity in employment should communicate, either in writing or in person, with the Human Resources Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Room 302, Main Building, 3300 South Federal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616. Complaints will be handled according to the Staff Grievance Procedure Set forth in section B. 15.00 of IIT Human Resources Policies and Procedures.

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