EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

 

Macomb Community College declares and reaffirms its commitment to the principles of equal employment and educational opportunity, and of non-discrimination in the provision of all services to the public.

Macomb Community College shall deal with all employees and students without reference to race, creed or religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, height, weight or other factors, which cannot be lawfully used as the basis for an employment decision or student status.

Macomb Community College further reaffirms its policy of non-discrimination, on the basis of minority status, sex (including sexual harassment), disability, or other unpermissible grounds, in the provision of all services provided to the public by all administrative and academic facilities of the College.

The College commits itself to a continuing program to assure that unlawful discrimination does not occur in the services it renders to the public, and that those sectors of the public most affected by this policy be kept informed of its content.

Macomb Community College shall provide equal educational opportunities to all students for the county, and, so long as availability of facilities, faculty, and services permit, to students from surrounding counties, the State of Michigan, other states, and other countries in accordance with College admission/tuition policies.

There shall be no discriminatory practices based upon race, creed or religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), national origin, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, height, weight, or other factors, which cannot be lawfully used as the basis for an employment decision or student status.

Through the programs set forth in its Affirmative Action Plan, together with the resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the College on June 9, 1981 directing the Administration to take certain specific affirmative action to effect full equal employment opportunity as outlined in the resolution, the College undertakes to comply fully with all applicable federal, state, and local laws relating to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and non-discrimination in public services.

Approved by the Board of Trustees
Macomb Community College
August 18, 1981

Statement of Assurance

It is the policy of Macomb Community College to comply with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, and the Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, as well as all requirements imposed pursuant thereto, to the end that no person will be subjected to discrimination in employment or excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, any College program or service on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.


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