Affirmative Action Plan for Employment

As a Connecticut state agency, as well as being a recipient of federal dollars, the University of Connecticut (University) is required to prepare an Affirmative Action Plan for Employment (Plan) each year in compliance with Connecticut General Statute (CGS), Section 46a-68. This requirement is mandated in Administrative Regulations, promulgated in 1984, of the Connecticut General Statutes.

The Plan is a detailed, results-oriented set of procedures, which articulate the University’s strategy to combat discrimination and implement affirmative action in employment. The objectives of the Plan are to establish goals, which promote affirmative action and eliminate any policy or employment practice that adversely affects members of protected classes.

The Plan includes a report on the University's workforce as a whole and by occupational category. The Plan also sets forth the degree of parity within the relevant labor market area, and illustrates the University’s degree of success in accomplishing hiring, promotion and program goals. In addition, it discusses contract compliance activity for both small and minority business enterprises.

Affirmative action supports the University’s goal of developing a diverse workforce by assuring equal employment opportunity. For instance, the University makes special efforts to recruit qualified candidates from groups that are underutilized in our workforce. Where goals have not been achieved, the University’s Plan demonstrates its good faith efforts in the conduct of its recruiting, hiring and other employment policies and practices.

Each November, the Office of Diversity and Equity submits the University's Plan to the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (Commission). The Commission formally approves or disapproves the Plan by a majority vote of its members present and voting at its monthly meetings. The Commission approved the Plan for the most recent reporting cycle, and commended the University for producing a thorough analysis of achievements and challenges in promoting a welcome and inclusive work environment. The Plan, which contains nearly 1500 pages, is available in the Reference Collection of the Homer Babbidge Library as well as in the library at each regional campus and the School of Law.

ODE welcomes your comments or questions. If your written comments are to be considered in the next annual edition of the Plan, they should be submitted no later that August 31st and addressed to:

Dana McGee, Director
Office of Diversity & Equity
Wood Hall Unit 2175
241 Glenbrook Road
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-2175

Phone: (860) 486-2943
TDD: (860) 486-6435