EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Please refer to Tennessee Board of Regents Policies 6:02:00:00 Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment, and 5:01:02:00 Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy Pellissippi State affirms that it will not tolerate discrimination or harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a covered veteran, genetic information, nor any other category protected by federal or state civil rights law related to the College. Similarly, the College will not subject any student to discrimination or harassment under any educational program and no student shall be discriminatorily excluded from participation nor denied the benefits of any educational program on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a covered veteran, genetic information, or other category protected by federal or state civil rights law related to the College. 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/Equity Officer/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 thefollowing: 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 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