Equal Employment Opportunities
While we are charged with the responsibility to preserve our distinctive Christian heritage and to screen prospective employees with respect to their religious commitment, we also take care to grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons. Thus, it is and will be the policy of the college to prohibit discrimination against any employee or prospective employee because of race, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin or physical disability, except as such disability prevents the fulfillment of the essential functions of the assignment.
Houghton College provides equal opportunity in recruiting and employment, promotion, transfer and termination. We will continue to ensure that all personnel actions such as, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, education, training, tuition assistance, social and recreational programs will be administered in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and all other applicable federal, state and local laws governing equal employment opportunity.
Houghton College affirms its position as a Christian college of the liberal arts and asserts its right to employ persons who subscribe to the intent, mission and statement of faith and community responsibilities of the college.
