The Office of EEO/AA & Diversity
Welcome to the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity. Our office is dedicated to fostering and nurturing an equitable, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment at Winston-Salem State University. Through a variety of programs and services we work with students, staff, faculty, the surrounding community, and alumni to “Build Community through Diversity.”
Mission
The Office of EEO/AA & Diversity provides leadership to strategic diversity initiatives that foster an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming environment at Winston-Salem State University. We provide education and outreach to our campus community that addresses our commitment to non-discrimination and compliance, cultural competency development, recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, as well as diversity in the curriculum and co-curriculum.
Utilizing the University Strategic Plan the office works with a broad range of students, faculty, staff and community constituents to help make Winston-Salem State University a national model for inclusive excellence and diversity in higher education.
Programs and Services
- Discrimination & Harassment Prevention Training
- Discrimination & Harassment Investigation & Resolution
- Cultural Competency Development
- Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce (Search Committees)
- Diversity in the Curriculum and Co-Curriculum Programs
- Disability Accommodations for Faculty, Staff, and Students
- Protected Classes at WSSU
Policies & Procedures
- Employment Preference for Veterans Policy
- Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy Statement
- Improper Relations Between Students and Employees Policy
- Policy Statement on Racial Harassment
- Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment *
- Religious Accommodation Policy *
- Resolution Procedures for Harassment and/or Discrimination Complaints
- Resolution Procedures for Sexual Harassment Complaints
- Sexual Orientation Policy Statement
- Unlawful Workplace Harassment Policy
