The Office of Affirmative Action administers the policies and procedures related to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Preface
Kansas State University (also referred to as the University) is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity and affirmative action in all aspects of employment.
In the preparation of this AAP, the University has used the terminology used in E.O. 11246 and it's implementing regulations as a guide. Therefore, the use of such terms as "underutilization," "deficiency," "concentration," "affected class," "goal," "problem area," etc. should not be construed as an admission by the University, in whole or in part, that any problem area exists or that either minorities or women have been or are presently being underutilized, concentrated, or discriminated against in any way by the University in violation of federal, state, or local fair employment practice laws. Furthermore, nothing contained in this AAP or its supporting data should be construed as an admission by the University, in whole or in part, that it has contravened such federal, state, or local employment practice laws.
In developing and implementing the AAP, the University has been guided by its established policy of providing equal employment opportunity. Any placement goals that the University has established herein are not intended as rigid, inflexible quotas that must be met, but rather as targets reasonably attainable by applying every good faith effort in implementing this AAP. The use of placement goals in this AAP is not intended, nor is the effect of such placement goals intended, to discriminate against an individual or group of individuals with respect to any employment opportunities for which he, she, or they are qualified on the grounds that he, she, or they are not the beneficiaries of affirmative action themselves. Nothing herein is intended to sanction the discriminatory treatment of any person. Indeed, all employment decisions at the University are made based on job-related criteria. Thus, this AAP has been developed in strict reliance upon the Guidelines on Affirmative Action issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (29 C.F.R. Part 1608).
This AAP does not constitute an express or implied contract between the University and its employees, job applicants, or other persons.