POLICY 00:03:00

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

As part of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), Pellissippi State Community College adopts TBR Policy 05.01.02.00 as PSCC Policy 00:03:00 as it is applicable to all colleges with the System.

TBR Policy 05.01.02.00

Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Executive Council, October 26, 1992
Editorial Changes, May 24, 1993, April 25, 1995,December 14, 2005
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, Editorial Changes, March 25, 1996
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, March 26, 1996
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, October 15, 2001
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, June 28, 2004
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, July 26, 2004
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, April 25, 2005
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, January 19, 2006
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, February 19, 2007
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, February 19, 2007 Editorial Changes: May 15, 2009, July 1, 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, December 7, 2009
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, December 7, 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, October 31, 2011
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr. October 31, 2011 Editorial Changes, May 1, 2015
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, September 26, 2016
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr. September 26, 2016 Editorial Changes: October 3, 2017
Editorial Changes: February 9, 2018
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, March 28, 2022
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., March 28, 2022
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 28, 2022
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., November 28, 2022 Editorial Changes: May 15, 2024
Review/Recommended: College Council, March 3, 2025
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., March 3, 2025
Review/Recommended: College Council, May 12, 2025
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., May 12, 2025
Review/Recommended: College Council, August 11, 2026
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., August 11, 2026

Pellissippi State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs and activities. View the nondiscrimination policy.

Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity, should contact the following: Executive Director of Institutional Compliance, Title IX Coordinator/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/ Pellissippi State Community College Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Office: (865) 539-7354. Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following: Director of Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 (865) 539-7153