The University of North Alabama is expressly committed to maintaining and promoting non-discrimination in all aspects of recruitment and employment of individuals at all levels throughout the University. UNA policies prohibit, and will not tolerate, discrimination in any personnel actions, programs, and facilities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability unrelated to job performance, age, veteran status, or genetic or family medical history in compliance with federal law Requests for information, inquiries or complaints should be directed to these offices: Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or Assistant Vice President for Human Resources or their designees.

The University of North Alabama is committed to equal opportunity and access for people with disabilities. In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, UNA does not exclude qualified persons with disabilities from participating in employment opportunities and university programs and activities.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Disability Support Services at 256.765.4214 or dss@una.edu. 

UNA adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. UNA will not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student or applicant for admission on the basis of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status or any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any resolution process on campus or within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other human rights agencies. UNA policies cover nondiscrimination in employment and in access to educational opportunities. UNA policies specifically prohibit the discrimination on the basis of sex under Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, Title IX regulations including C.F.R. 106. Inquiries related to the application of Title IX may be made to the UNA Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Administrator or the Assistant Secretary of Education in the Office for Civil Rights.

UNA polices cover nondiscrimination in employment and in access to educational opportunities. Therefore, any member of the campus community who acts to deny, deprive or limit the educational, employment, residential and/or social access, benefits and/or opportunities of any member of the campus community, guest or visitor on the basis of their actual or perceived nondiscrimination. The University will consider, through appropriate and designated procedures, the report of any member of the university community who has reason to believe he/she has been affected by discrimination as listed above. Non-members of the campus community who engaged in discriminatory actions within university programs or on university property are not under jurisdiction of this policy, but can be subject to actions that limit their access and/or involvement with university programs as the result of their misconduct. All vendors serving the university through third-party contracts are subject by those contracts to the policies and procedures of their employers.

Reports of sex-or gender-based discrimination may be made to the UNA Interim Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Administrator, Ms. Minnette Ellis, UNA Box 5023, Guillot University Center, Florence, AL 35632, 256.765.4223, titleix@una.edu.