Apr 25, 2024  
Jarvis Christian University 
  
Jarvis Christian University

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy


Jarvis Christian University is an equal employment, equal access, equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution which adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws banning discrimination in public institutions of higher education.

Jarvis Christian University declares as policy that all applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants and employment, and all entities having business with the University are hereby notified that this University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, physical or mental disabilities, or sexual orientation.

The University assures that all applicants for employment and all University employees are given equal consideration based solely on job-related factors, such as qualifications, experience, performance, and availability. Equal consideration applies to all personnel actions, including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, appointment, job assignment, training, transfer, promotion, merit increases, demotion, termination, pay rates, and fringe benefits. The Human Resources Director reviews, evaluates, and monitors all personnel matters to ensure that they are in accordance with this policy.

It is the policy of Jarvis Christian University to comply with all federal and state laws, rules, guidelines, including the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246, and all subsequent amendments and regulations which prohibit discrimination as described herein.

The University is committed to protect qualified applicants and employees with disabilities from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, job training, fringe benefits, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment on the basis of disability. The University will also provide qualified applicants and employees with disabilities with reasonable accommodations that do not impose undue hardship.

The Human Resources Director will take seriously and investigate, promptly and thoroughly, all charges of alleged discrimination in employment, and inform University employees of their rights in regard to equal employment.