PRESIDENT’S REAFFIRMATION OF COMMITMENT
TO EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Millersville University’s Affirmative Action Plan arises from the conviction that an institution of higher education should be more than a mere reflection of societal circumstances but should exist as a humane enterprise to advance social development. It is in this spirit that we embark on a program to create a richer, more diverse, inclusive institution.

It is the policy of Millersville University that the recruitment, admission, and retention of students, as well as the recruitment, hiring, promotion, termination and other University relationships with faculty and staff, be nondiscriminatory with respect to race, religion, color, age, sex or national origin.

Additionally, it is the University’s policy that no qualified disabled individual, disabled veteran, or veteran of the Vietnam Era shall be subject to discrimination in employment or admission to Millersville University.

Millersville University reaffirms its commitment to this policy by recognizing the necessity to:

• Continue to diversify the undergraduate and graduate student body.
• Recruit, hire, promote, develop, and retain equity group faculty and staff.
• Provide reasonable accommodations and auxiliary services for disabled employees and students.
• Sensitize and educate the University community to promote a campus free of harassment on the basis of racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, campus status (i.e., student, faculty, or staff), marital status, age, religion or belief system, disabilities, national background or origin.
• Assure that claims of harassment of faculty, staff and students are promptly and appropriately investigated and resolved in a timely manner.
• Disseminate the University’s Affirmative Action Statement.
• Assure appropriate monitoring procedures of the Affirmative Action Plan.

Vice Presidents, Deans, Department Chairpersons, and Directors have been apprized of their obligation to adhere to the Affirmative Action Plan and implement strategies toward achieving the stated goals of the University. Officers and other constituents of the University, consistent with the shared governance of this institution, are accountable for the decisions, practices and policies that fall within their jurisdiction or sphere of influence.

As President of the University, I have charged other members of the President’s Cabinet and the Assistant to the President for Social Equity & Diversity to monitor the implementation of our Affirmative Action Plan; and, as such, the University will implement and administer this policy in accordance with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations.

Any requests to see the University’s Affirmative Action Plan should be directed to Ms. Patricia Hopson-Shelton, Assistant to the President for Social Equity & Diversity, Office of Social Equity & Diversity, Delaware House, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, 17551-0302, (717) 872-3787 or 3788.

Francine G. McNairy
President