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The Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance is charged with promoting, sustaining, and advancing a learning, working, and living environment that is fair, inclusive, and welcoming for all members of the Missouri State University community. The Office supports and cultivates cultural competence and ethical leadership in all its aspects through compliance, education and training, and by fostering inclusive excellence.
The Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance is a system-wide department charged with monitoring the University’s compliance with federal, state and institutional policy guidelines that promote a non-discriminatory and harassment-free environment. This includes investigating complaints of discrimination or harassment, making policy recommendations, advising units about hiring policies and processes, offering mandated training within the University community, ensuring educational and/or workplace support services for persons with disabilities, and monitoring compliance with the University's affirmative action initiatives.
In the News
April 13 • Choosing Civility
6 p.m. • The Gillioz, 325 Park Central East • Directions
Johns Hopkins University professor, Dr. P.M. Forni, is a nationally recognized lecturer about civility, and the author of “Choosing Civility” and “The Civility Solution.” He directs a similar initiative at Johns Hopkins, and his work has inspired similar projects around the country. The Civility Project is an effort of the Good Community to increase civic engagement in Springfield and Greene County by creating a more welcoming and respectful environment where all people’s views are encouraged and heard. This event is free and open to the public.
