Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay reaffirms its legal, social and economic commitment to a policy of equal opportunity and affirmative action that will effectively increase employment opportunities for women, racial/ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities at all levels of campus life.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer functioning under an Affirmative Action Plan. As such, the University has as its specific policy to base employment decisions on bona fide job-related criteria that further the principles of equal opportunity and the effectiveness of affirmative action, and to ensure that all personnel decisions, actions, responsibilities and benefits fully comply with the non-discrimination and affirmative action requirements of equal opportunity. These decisions, actions, responsibilities and benefits include, but are not limited to, recruitment, interviewing, hiring and job assignments; at the employee's request, reasonable accommodation for those with disabilities to ensure access to employment and for religious practices and observances, training and participation in training programs, testing, certification, retention, promotion, transfers, layoffs, non-renewals, discharge, termination, compensation, benefits, education, tuition assistance, committee assignments, access to facilities as well as social and recreational programs. In addition, as an institution of higher education, the University has as its specific policy to ensure that all educational and auxiliary programs, facilities, and services are accessible to students on a non-discriminatory basis, and are staffed, developed, promoted in full compliance with affirmative action.

UW-Green Bay's Affirmative Action Plan requires that the campus, including each unit/department, affirm its commitment to implement all federal, state and UW System equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws, executive orders, rules, regulations and policies. Copies of the Affirmative Action Plan and Affirmative Action Plan for Disabled Workers, Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era are posted on the Human Resources website. Printed copies are available to the public for general inspection, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Human Resources Office and at the reserve desk of the Cofrin Library