AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Charge: To conduct a periodic review of EEO-6 employment records and other statistical data to monitor the university's compliance with its affirmative action plan, policies, and programs and to monitor UCA's compliance in meeting its affirmative action/equal opportunity goals. In keeping with its nondiscrimination policy in employment, admissions, and other functions and programs, the university considers employees and students on the basis of individual merit without regard to sex, race or color, religion, national origin, condition of disability, or other factors irrelevant to participation in its programs.

Membership: The affirmative action officer serves as permanent chair; three students chosen annually by the SGA to represent minority students and AA/EEO concerns; three staff members chosen by the Staff Senate to staggered three-years terms to represent minority staff personnel and AA/EEO concerns; presidential appointment of one academic department chair to serve a three-year term; presidential appointment of one faculty member from the retention committee to serve a three-year term; one admissions officer appointed by the president; four faculty selected by the Faculty Senate to represent minority faculty and AA/EEO concerns serving staggered four-year terms. The director of institutional research, assistant vice president for legal services, and assistant vice president for human resources serve as ex officio, non-voting members.

Capacity	Member	Term Expires
Director of Affirmative Action Chair	Jack Gillean	Permanent
Admissions Office	Kim Anderson	Permanent
Academic Department Chair Presidential Appointment	Janet Wilson	2010
Faculty Member from Retention Committee	Victor Puleo	2010
Staff Senate Appointments
	Kevin Hamilton	2008
	Julia Tylus	2009
	Regina Thomas	2010
Faculty Senate Appointments
	John Watt (BUS)	2009
	Phillip Spivey (LA)	2010
	Adriian Gardner (FAC)	2011
	Bryan Massey (FAC)	2008
Student Senate Appointments
	Kellie Cortiana	2008
	Molly Reynolds	2008
	David Saterfield	2008
Director, Institutional Research	Sonia Hazelwood	Permanent
General Counsel	Tom Courtway	Permanent
Asst. Vice President, Human Resources	Rita Fleming	Permanent

Meetings: on call

Reports to: Provost

Send Minutes to: Chair of the Committee on Committees

Page Last Updated: 11/16/2007

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