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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Please refer to Tennessee Board of Regents Policies 6:02:00:00 Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment, and 5:01:02:00 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

Statement of Policy

Pellissippi State affirms that it will not tolerate discrimination or harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a covered veteran, genetic information, nor any other category protected by federal or state civil rights law related to the College.

Similarly, the College will not subject any student to discrimination or harassment under any educational program and no student shall be discriminatorily excluded from participation nor denied the benefits of any educational program on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a covered veteran, genetic information, or other category protected by federal or state civil rights law related to the College.

Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity and affirmative action, should contact the following:

Executive Director of Equity and Compliance
Title IX Coordinator/Equity Officer/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/Affirmative Action Officer
Pellissippi State Community College
Goins Administration Building, Room 258
10915 Hardin Valley Road
P.O. Box 22990
Knoxville, TN 37933-0990
Office: (865) 539-7354

Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following:

Director of Disability Services
Pellissippi State Community College
Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136
10915 Hardin Valley Road
P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990
(865) 539-7153

Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Executive Council, October 26, 1992
Editorial Changes, May 24, 1993, April 25, 1995,
December 14, 2005
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, Editorial Changes, March 25, 1996
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, March 26, 1996
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, October 15, 2001
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, June 28, 2004
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, July 26, 2004
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, April 25, 2005
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, January 19, 2006
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, February 19, 2007
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, February 19, 2007
Editorial Changes: May 15, 2009, July 1, 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, December 7, 2009
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, December 7, 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, October 31, 2011
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr. October 31, 2011
Editorial Changes, May 1, 2015
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, September 26, 2016
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr. September 26, 2016
Editorial Changes: October 3, 2017
Editorial Changes: February 9, 2018
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, March 28, 2022
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., March 28, 2022
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 28, 2022
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., November 28, 2022