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Missouri Western State University actively follows a policy of nondiscrimination in its employment practices and educational programs/activities with respect to age, race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, disability, and all other legally protected classes. This policy applies to employment practices as well as educational programs and activities including athletics, instruction, grading, awarding of student financial aid, recruitment, admission, employment, housing, placement and retention of students, faculty and staff. Missouri Western pledges continued compliance with all relevant state and federal laws and cooperation with governmental organizations in ensuring equal employment and educational opportunity. Please review the Nondiscrimination / Equal Opportunity Policy.
Members of the Missouri Western community cannot thrive unless each is accepted as an autonomous individual and is treated without regard to characteristics irrelevant to participation in the life of the University. The equal opportunity programs and campus resources listed below provide leadership and support to our campus community in specific areas that support this mission, including efforts to address sexual misconduct and discriminatory harassment, ensuring accessibility, institutional access and inclusivity, and coordinating efforts to provide equal employment opportunities.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS RESOURCES
Adaptive Technology provides equipment, software, and training to assist students and faculty with functional limitations (e.g., visual and auditory limitations). Additional information about the types of adaptive technology and services available to students is available at the Adaptive Technology Services webpage. To initiate services from Adaptive Technology, students should first contact the Accessibility Resource Center.
Missouri Western is committed to creating and maintaining a learning community dedicated to the advancement and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in an atmosphere of respect, tolerance, and freedom. The University is further committed to addressing and eliminating all forms of discrimination and harassment. For Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity related questions please contact:
Director of Human Resources/Equal Opportunity
Human Resources Office Room 117
Popplewell Hall
Tel: (816) 271-4587
Individuals seeking to file a complaint should review the University’s Nondiscrimination / Equal Opportunity Policy Procedures for Reporting and Investigating Complaints. The procedures outlined in that policy pertain to reports of unfair treatment on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, handicap/disability or genetic information related to employment, education, or public accommodation and apply to all University administrators, faculty, staff and students.
The Preferred Name Policy at Missouri Western allows students to change their first names in most university information systems without pursuing a legal name change. The University hopes to give students an empowering, safe and nondiscriminatory university experience. Reasons for name changes may include transgender or gender nonconforming identities, international students or other students who wish to adopt an English language name, students known by names that are different from their legal names, etc. Questions regarding this preferred name policy may be directed to the Division of Student Affairs at 816-271-4432 or the Registrar’s Office at 816-271-4211.
University Diversity Statement
As a student-centered learning community Missouri Western is dedicated to inclusion and the promotion of diversity as essential to our mission as a public university. This commitment contributes to transforming lives and demonstrates our values of freedom, respect and courage.