UPPM Revision #659

October 6, 2026

In light of changes to EO11246 rescission rule, Section 503 related rule, and VEVRAA, University administrators approved an expedited revision to the following policies:

• 10.55 Equal Employment Opportunity
• 60.11 Recruitment and Selection of Faculty Personnel
• 60.17 Recruitment and Selection of Administrative Professional Personnel
• 60.35 Employee Demographic Information

This revision: 

• Removes the designation of CCR collecting voluntarily reported employee disability information and sending it to appointing authorities;
• Removes specific reporting of progress towards the Equitable Outreach, Recruitment, and Retention Plan, along with tracking goals related to the plan;
• Removes language referring to “underrepresented groups”;
• Removes references to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; and
• Adds broad statements that WSU will follow applicable rules and regulations pertaining to the EORRP and any disability questioning and reporting processes.  

   

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This revision also includes the new policy 01.07 Emergency Presidential Succession, which establishes a succession process that allows WSU to maintain leadership and operations during a presidential emergency and provides a temporary chain of command.