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 (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; 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); 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, Vertical Campus, 55
Lexington Avenue, Room 7-240; 646-312-3815

(Revised 1/06)