References and Links

Americans with Disabilities Act: Office of Civil Rights Compliance staff are responsible for compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including investigating reports of accessibility concerns.

Community Expectations: Summary of UI core values, key policies, and other expectations for all University of Iowa employees.

Faculty - Path to Distinction: This toolkit contains worksheets and guidance documents for faculty search committees to consider and implement during the various aspects of the faculty recruitment process

Office of Civil Rights Compliance: Charged with maintaining campus wide compliance and resources of Federal and State of Iowa laws related to bias, harassment, discrimination, disability, equal employment opportunity, free speech, and sexual misconduct concerns.

Recruitment Manual: Developed by the Office of Civil Rights Compliance (OCRC), the recruitment manual offers best practices for searches, including a guide to the candidate selection process.

Reporting Accessibility-Related Concerns: Online form for reporting concerns related to access for people with disabilities. Follow up can be formal or informal depending on preferences of people reporting concerns.

Reporting Incidents: The Office of Civil Rights Compliance outlines formal and informal complaint options for addressing policy violations and related concerns.

Reporting Sexual Harassment and Other Misconduct: The Office of Civil Rights Compliance outlines options for reporting sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other forms of misconduct.

Title IX: Responsibility for compliance with federal Title IX prohibitions on gender discrimination primarily falls to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance.

Veterans Preference: In keeping with Iowa law, the UI permits U.S. military veterans to request preference in employment over similarly qualified candidates.