THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLNA AT ASHEVILLE

                         FACULTY SENATE 


                   Senate Document Number    2293S 

                 Date of Senate Approval     3/11/93


 
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Action of Vice Chancellor: 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:


                           Resolution


Whereas: For the past five years North Carolina has had the highest number of
documented hate crimes against gays and lesbians in the nation, according to
statistics from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force,

Whereas: It is not illegal in North Carolina to terminate a gay or lesbian
employee solely because of his or her sexual orientation,



Whereas: The stigma associated with homosexuality is still so great in North
Carolina that it is common for gay and lesbian faculty, staff and students to
make a secret of their sexual orientation,

Whereas: Closeted gay and lesbian faculty, staff and students cannot be
expected to take action on their campuses toward the adoption of policies which
would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,

Whereas: Educational and employment decisions should be based on the abilities
and qualifications of individuals and should not be based on irrelevant
factors, including personal characteristics, that have no connection with
academic abilities or job performance,

Therefore: The UNCA Faculty Senate formally resolves to urge the Faculty
Assembly to adopt a resolution urging President Spangler to issue a directive
to all campuses in the system that have not yet done so to 1) adopt a policy
forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation among faculty,
staff and students, and 2) create procedures for pursuing complaints of such
discrimination.