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The University of Oregon recognizes the value of diversity within the university community. The University of Oregon Mission Statement states that the university strives to enrich the public that sustains it through "a dedication to the principles of equality of opportunity and freedom from unfair discrimination for all members of the university community and an acceptance of true diversity as an affirmation of individual identity within a welcoming community." The University of Oregon Affirmation of Community Standards, endorsed by the President, the Faculty Advisory Council and the UO Student Senate, in March 2000, affirms the university's commitment to "promote the diversity of opinions, ideas and backgrounds which is the lifeblood of the university." This commitment to diversity was recognized by President Frohnmayer in his May 20, 2002 report to the campus regarding ethnic and racial diversity at the University. He reiterated that "racial and ethnic diversity are essential components of quality and success in academe. We know that students who are exposed to people of diverse backgrounds, experiences and world-views become better critical thinkers and expand their opportunities to contribute successfully in their careers. Assuring that our demographics reflect the richness of our broader society is both morally right and necessary for our ability to contribute meaningfully to a cosmopolitan civilization."

Given this commitment to diversity, we offer these guidelines to help ensure that searches meet both the letter and spirit of our commitment to ensuring equality of opportunity and increasing the diversity of our workforce. These guidelines identify those steps in the search process with affirmative action and equal opportunity implications, and describe what needs to be done to ensure compliance with affirmative action and equal opportunity obligations. It does not, however, address all requirements and expectations related to faculty and unclassified searches. The purpose of this resource is to provide search committees with written guidelines regarding what is necessary to meet affirmative action and equal opportunity obligations at each step of the search process, suggestions as to effective outreach and recruitment strategies for searches, and samples of search process correspondence. This resource is not intended to address all requirements and expectations related to unclassified searches. Search committee members should work closely with the respective department head, dean, and/or director to ensure that they are aware of and comply with the appropriate institutional and/or departmental expectations.

• Unclassified Appointment Process
  

• AAEO Unclassified Search Guidelines
  

• Academic Pool Guidelines
  
  
• Reorganizations/Promotions/Reassignments
  
  • Internal Management Directive
  • NIRPR    [Instructions]
    
    
• Search Committee Presentation
  
  
• Forms


• Outreach and Recruitment
  
  
• AAEO Statement for Publications