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Affirmative Action Objectives

The goals and objectives for Affirmative Action in employment are:

1. Recruitment and hiring of any group found to be underutilized in our workforce or affected by policies or practices having adverse impact which reflect their availability in the job market.

2. Opportunities are to be made available to all employees for training and education, and are administered in an equitable manner.
   
   
3. Decisions involving transfer, reassignment, separation, and termination are based upon job related factors and criteria and that practices which have an illegal discriminatory impact have been identified and eliminated.

Affirmative Action Policy Statement

Naugatuck Valley Affirmative Action Policy Statement

Non-Discrimination Policy of the Board of Trustees. See Page Numbered 41 of Employees' Policies and Procedure Manual.

Employees Affirmative Action Grievance Procedure

Click to view NVCC's grievance procedure section in our Employee’s Policies and Procedures Manual. See the Policies section, Page Numbered 6.

Affirmative Action Plan

In compliance with the Connecticut General Statutes, Naugatuck Valley Community College submitted its annual affirmative action plan to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. The Commission unanimously voted to approve the College's affirmative action plan. A copy is available for review in the Human Resource office, Learning Resource Center and the Affirmative Action office. Any comments should be directed to Ronald Clymer the College's Affirmative Action Officer. The next filing is scheduled for April 15, and will be based on activities that occurred the previous calendar year.

Contact Information

Ronald Clymer
Affirmative Action Officer
Naugatuck Valley Community College
K705A
750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 575-8102 - phone
(203) 575-8124 - fax
rclymer@nvcc.commnet.edu

Affirmative Action Advisory Committee

• Purpose and Goals
• Current Members

Purpose And Goals

Naugatuck Valley Community College's committee may consider any matter appropriate to the development and implementation of the Affirmative Action Plan. The duties of this committee are to recommend and assist the Affirmative Action Officer in support of promoting Affirmative Action throughout the college.

The purpose of this committee is to provide an opportunity for the articulation of the concerns of minority and women employees and to recommend staff development programs and activities to further the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action and to develop workshops in our efforts to educate and overcome barriers to affirmative action.

This committee is to advise where there are concerns. These concerns will be addressed during meetings to allow discussion and team work to resolve. If necessary, concerns will be put in writing with the signatures of each member and sent to the President of Naugatuck Valley Community College.

Goals of this committee include:

1. provide leadership to assist our college in recruiting minority staff
2. work with other individuals throughout the college to obtain a positive work environment
3. bring awareness of other cultures and concerns to the college community
4. support other projects within the college environment

These goals can be attained through workshops, speakers, attendance and support of one another on the college campus.

Current Members

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Sexual Harassment Policy

Affirmative Action Hiring/Promotional Goals