The Office of Affirmative Action administers the policies and procedures related to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
APPENDIX 2
Race/Ethnic Identification
An employee may be included in the group to which he or she appears to belong, identifies with, or is regarded in the community as belonging. However, no person should be counted in more than one race/ethnic category.
The five race/ethnic categories are defined as follows:
- White (not of Hispanic Origin)-- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
- Black (not of Hispanic Origin)-- A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
- Hispanic--A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture of origin, regardless of race. Only those persons from Central and South American countries who are of Spanish origin, descent, or culture should be included in this category. Persons from Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, or Trinidad, for example: would be classified according to their race and would not necessarily be included in the Hispanic category. In addition, the category does not include persons from Portugal, who should be classified according to race.
- Asian or Pacific Islander--A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa. The Indian Subcontinent takes in the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan.
- American Indian or Alaskan Native--A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
SOURCE: Higher Education Staff Information (EEO-6) Report requirements, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.