Board of Visitors minutes June 2, 1978 | ||
V. SUMMARY OF GOALS AND TIMETABLES
- Consistent with The Virginia Plan for Equal Opportunity in State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education (Revised 1978), which was approved by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and the resolution adopted by the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia (Appendix B), the University has made the following commitments:
- 1. The University of Virginia is committed to the objective of achieving a proportion of female, minority and black instructional faculty at least equal to the percentage of female, minority and black persons with the credentials required for such positions in the relevant labor market area.
- 2. Until the above objective is met, the University of Virginia is committed to the interim objective that the proportion of females, minority and black persons hired to fill faculty vacancies shall not be less than the proportion of females, minorities and blacks with the credentials required for such positions in the relevant labor market area.
- 3. The University of Virginia is committed to the objective of achieving a proportion of female, minority and black non-instructional employees by job category that is at least equal to the percentage of female, minority and black persons with the qualifications required in the relevant labor market area.
- 4. The University of Virginia is committed to make reasonable yearly progress toward achieving these objectives in the 1982-83 academic year.
- 5. These objectives will be reviewed at least annually to reflect changes in availability pools or other circumstances which may affect this plan.
It should be understood that no objective established in this plan shall in any way constitute a quota and that it shall not be treated as such. Moreover, it shall not be interpreted to require the hiring of a person who is not qualified or the hiring of a less qualified person in preference to a person who is more qualified.
The commitment to attempt to increase the number of female, minority and black employees in the University of Virginia is just that--a pledge to action. As such, the University's commitment means only that a good faith effort will be undertaken to meet these objectives.
The University, through its Board of Visitors, shall retain sole authority and responsibility for the employment policies of the University, subject to the limitations of applicable law.
Board of Visitors minutes June 2, 1978 | ||