Affirmative Action Office
March 2006
TO: The Baruch College Community
FROM: President Kathleen Waldron
RE: Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
I am pleased to take this opportunity to affirm my personal commitment and that of the College to a strong policy of equal opportunity and to a strong affirmative action program. The responsibility for equal employment opportunity and affirmative action ultimately lies with the President, but that responsibility is shared by others in the College's organizational structure. Administrators, faculty members, and supervisors must adhere to these policies and practices as they deal with employment and affirmative action issues. All members of the College community share in the responsibility for carrying out the College's commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action, and I ask all of you to join with me and the Affirmative Action Committee to ensure the success of our efforts.
Attached you will find Baruch College's official policy statement regarding affirmative action and equal employment opportunity. Although an abbreviated version appears in all College publications, I believe it is valuable to read through the entire policy occasionally, to help keep the goals clearly visible throughout the College's activities. Progress requires cooperative, positive actions by all of us to prevent discrimination, whether intentional or not, in College employment, student enrollment, and student services. A quick overview of the key people and policies should help to make everyone better acquainted with this important college-wide endeavor.
Ms. Carmen Pedrogo is the College's Affirmative Action Officer. The Affirmative Action Officer directs the Affirmative Action Office and is responsible for overseeing the collection and analysis of data, monitoring and reviewing affirmative action policy, compliance and/or procedures, submitting written reports to the President and other College and officials, providing counseling and information on affirmative action issues, serving as liaison between the College community and campus interest groups, and working with deans, chairs, and directors of administrative units in the development of innovative recruitment efforts. As Affirmative Action Officer she sits on the CUNY Council of Affirmative Action Officers and serves as liaison to the University Office of Compliance and Diversity Programs. Ms. Pedrogo also represents the CUNY Council of Affirmative Action Officers on the University Affirmative Action Committee. Her telephone number is 646-312-4542. She is assisted by Ms. Stacey Miles, Assistant Director of Affirmative Action, who may be reached at 646-312-4543. The Affirmative Action Office is located at 55 Lexington Avenue (Newman Vertical Campus), 5th Floor, Room 205. The Office prepares the College's annual affirmative action plan, which is available there for review between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Copies of the plan are also available in the Library and in the Office of Human Resources.
Ms. Pedrogo also chairs the Baruch College Affirmative Action Committee. She schedules meetings of the affirmative action committee, prepares the agenda, keeps the Committee abreast affirmative action issues, reviews reports with the Committee; advises the Committee on the status of searches, and reports to the President the Committee's concerns and progress relating to affirmative action. The members of the College Affirmative Action Committee for the 2005-2006 academic year are as follows:
- Professor Nancy Aries (School of Public Affairs)
- Professor Albert Croker (Statistics and CIS)
- Ms. Gwendolyn Ferguson-Pugh (Office of the Vice President for
Administration and Finance) - Professor Susan Locke (Psychology)
- Professor Barry Ma (Economics and Finance)
- Ms. Stacey Miles (Affirmative Action)
- Professor Sandra Mullings (Law)
- Ms. Carmen Pedrogo (Affirmative Action)
- Professor Glenn Petersen (Sociology and Anthropology)
- Mr. Anthony Petrokonis (Office of the Dean, School of Public Affairs)
- Ms. Carmen Vasquez (Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)
The Affirmative Action Committee plans activities designed to educate the campus community about affirmative action. Activities include workshops, seminars, and lectures, and other innovative outreach activities to further the spirit of affirmative action.
The Affirmative Action Committee also reviews policies and procedures pertaining to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and non-discrimination; monitors and advises on search and screen procedures; and develops and monitors the College's progress and diligence in pursuing goals set forth in the Affirmative Action Plan. Members of the Affirmative Action Committee also serve on Higher Education Officer series searches, as well as on Executive Compensation Plan (ECP) searches. I hope you will all join me in thanking our busy colleagues for their willingness to help the College in this way.
As part of its outreach activities, the Baruch College Affirmative Action Committee, with the support of the President and the Provost, will continue to sponsor its annual faculty development seminars on tenure and promotion. Although open to all Baruch faculty, the seminars are specifically tailored to new and junior faculty with special emphasis on publishing, developing, preparing and submitting personnel files, personnel and budget committees, and the grievance and appeals process. Senior faculty and staff conduct the seminars. The Affirmative Action Committee, with the support of the President, also continues to sponsor its annual breakfast honoring Baruch College's Veterans, both full- and part-time employees.
STATEMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF BARUCH COLLEGE POLICY
It is the policy of Baruch College and of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and tenure qualified employees, and to provide access to, admit, and offer services for qualified students without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, transgender, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage or citizenship status, veteran, military or marital status.
Baruch College adheres to Federal, State, and City laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment, including, among others, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246, as amended, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 38 U.S.C. 4212, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972.
The "protected classes" as delineated in the Federal Executive Order--Blacks, Hispanics (including Puerto Ricans), Asians/Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, and Women--were expanded for CUNY in 1976 by Chancellor Robert E. Kibbee (and reaffirmed in 1986 by Chancellor Joseph S. Murphy) to include Italian-Americans. Baruch College has exercised and will continue to exercise affirmative action for the "protected classes."
Inquiries concerning the application of Federal laws and regulations, among others, and of the University and College policies, should be directed to the College's Affirmative Action Officer.
RESOURCES AT BARUCH
Ms. Carmen Pedrogo, Affirmative Action Officer; Sexual Harassment Panel Coordinator; Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 5-205; 646-312-4542
Dean John R. Dugan Jr., Coordinator for Title IX, which prohibits discrimination in federally assisted education programs; Section 504 Coordinator for the Disabled (Section 504/ADA grievance procedures can be found in his office); Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 4-230; 646-312-3320
Ms. Barbara Sirois, Coordinator for the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities; 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 2-270; 646-312-4590
Professor Mindy Engle-Friedman, Ombudsperson, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 7-240; 646-312-3815
(Revised 1/06)
