Upcoming Trainings for Faculty and Staff from the Equal Opportunity Office

Upcoming Trainings for Faculty and Staff from the Equal Opportunity Office

 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

In addition to completing the online Haven course, new faculty and staff are required to attend Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (SHPT).  Employees new to Western can register for a session by going here and then selecting “Equal Opportunity Office.” Upcoming SHPT dates are as follows:

•       Thursday, Jan. 26, from 9-11 a.m.
•       Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 9-11 a.m. 

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in Classified Staff Searches

Multiple federal and state civil rights laws require that all job applicants be provided with an equal opportunity to seek employment at Western. Affirmative action regulations likewise require that search committees engage in proactive efforts to build diverse applicant pools. This training explores what these requirements mean in practice, and what we can do to ensure that searches for classified staff are equitable and inclusive of diverse applicants at every step. It is geared towards members of classified staff search committees and hiring authorities for these positions who have not recently attended search briefings provided by the Equal Opportunity Office for professional staff or faculty search committees.  Upcoming dates are as follows, and employees can register by going here and selecting “Equal Opportunity Office.”

•        Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 10-11 a.m.
•        Thursday, Feb. 16, from 10-11 a.m.

Please contact the Equal Opportunity Office at x3307 with questions about these trainings.