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11.2 Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives

Michigan State University is committed to building a community that consistently:

• promotes equal opportunity for all;
• eliminates barriers based on considerations such as race, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, physical condition, or religion;
• facilitates activities directed at achieving a nondiscriminatory and bias-free environment;
• recognizes the inherent value of each member of the MSU community.

In working to improve human relations and equal opportunity throughout the university, the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives :

• facilitates access to all university programs and employment without regard for race, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, physical condition, or religion;
• monitors and approves academic and support staff employment;
• participates in programming activities with the Vice Presidential areas (Provost, Finance and Operations, Student Affairs and Services);
• uses search committees as a means to educate and institutionalize the University's commitment to affirmative action in collaboration with the Vice Presidential areas;
• assesses patterns of discrimination in university units and initiates action to overcome problem areas;
• coordinates activities and provides leadership for boards and committees that serve in advisory capacities;
• maintains liaison with human relations and civil rights groups outside the university;
• serves on various committees within MSU as well as outside.

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