Compliance
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Compliance
The director of AA/EEO compliance in the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance is responsible for ensuring institutional and departmental/unit compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws, policies, and regulations.
Equitable access to education and employment for all students, faculty and staff is an institutional imperative, as is the vigorous recruitment of an increasingly diverse student and employee population. The director of AA/EEO compliance provides oversight of AA plans, faculty and EPA administrative hiring processes, ADA and Title IX compliance, and institutional responses to internal and external complaints of AA/EEO violations. Fair and vigorous recruitment and hiring practices ensure an increasingly diverse student body and employee base. EDC cultivates, implements, and monitors these commitments as fundamental building blocks of a liberal arts education. EDC provides support and resources to individuals and groups, hiring committees and the broader university community on issues related to equity, diversity and AA/EEO compliance.
Linda M. Foulsham, J.D.
Director of AA/EEO Compliance
Definitions:
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
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University policies and practices which ensure that individuals are not excluded from any opportunity or benefit because of their race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation; fairness, justice, and impartiality to all in an inclusive environment.
- Affirmative Action (AA)
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University policies and practices designed to improve the employment opportunities of historically disadvantaged persons, including, but not limited to, individuals from groups that are underrepresented at Appalachian State University, women, veterans and persons with disabilities; vigorous efforts to increase diversity among applicants.
