Diversity Policy Comparison by Team C

1. Diversity Policy Comparisonby Team C Dee Algeré, Kristy Cotton, Ginny Heenan, Dickran Parunak, Christine Zodrow AET/525 November 12, 2012 Professor Lisa Marie Portugal

2. What is a “Diversity Policy”? Diversity policies are those rules and regulations implemented by companies and organizations to enforce non-discrimination. Diversity plans and rules are designed to counter microsocial discrimination processes through specific policies. (Geert, 2009)

3. Company Policies from Team C • Apollo Group • Google • Newport News Public Schools • Vatterott • Verizon Communications Inc.

4. Apollo Group Diversity Policy

5. Google Diversity Policy Culture Google celebrates the breadth of cultures represented by their workforce. Many celebrations are part of the annual calendar Awards Google has been recognized as one of the best places to work and received awards outlining their special attention to a diverse culture and workforce. • Benefits • Day Care • Mother's Rooms • Maternity Leave • Domestic Partnership • Accommodation Policies • Transgender support Equal Opportunity Non- discrimination based on race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation

6. Newport News Public School Board

7. Diversity Policy at Vatterott

8. Verizon Diversity Policy

9. Similarities Employers Benefits or Protections • Apollo Group • Google • Newport News • Vatterott • Verizon • Non-discriminatory policies in place for all for race, sex, age, and gender • Respect and acceptance included in all the policies • Equal Opportunity Employment statements

10. Differences Schools Companies • Schools or educational institutions differentiated faculty and student expectations at NNSB and Apollo Group and Vatterott, while the companies treated the their employees as a whole in terms of policies • Corporations such as Google and Verizon had additional diversity requirements in their policies to cover products and services, most notably accessibility and universal access for customers

11. Conclusion • Company and organization diversity policies can vary greatly, but the focus on non-discriminatory practices and procedures. • Schools and universities have similar policies and tend to cover the different roles encountered at the schools such as students and faculty whereas companies tend to focus on “employees” as a whole and don’t differentiate between the various roles • However, companies do differentiate where they have customers. Customers are treated as their own group against which non-discriminatory practices are recommended.

12. References Apollo Corporate University and Office of Diversity. (n.d.). Apollo Group diversity [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://newsource/searchcenter/Pages/Results.aspx?k=diversity%20policy&s=All%20Sites. Diversity at the Top. (2012). Retrieved from http://newscenter.verizon.com/kit/diversity/top.html Geert, D. (2009). Non-discrimination in human resources management as a moral obligation. Journal of Business Ethics. 88 (1). Google (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.google.com/diversity/culture.html

13. References University of Phoenix. (2009-2010). Student rights and responsibilities. Retrieved from https://assets.phoenix.edu/static/Student%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf Vatterott College. (2012). Vatterott Nation. Retrieved from http://www.vatterottnation.com/main/main_home.asp