Major Subheadings

Area Advisory Committee	EEO/CR Performance Elements Guidelines	Reasonable Accommodation
ARS Links	Employment	Recruitment
Colleges/Universities	Federal Employee Organizations	Reports
Cooperative Resolution Program	Human Resources Division (HRD) Links	Training/Development
Diversity	Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Links	USDA Links
EEO Complaints	Policy Statements

Area Advisory Committee
        MWA Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee Membership

ARS Links
        2008 ARS Diversity/Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
        Area Program Managers for Outreach, Diversity, & Equal Opportunity
        ARS Office of Outreach, Diversity, & Equal Opportunity
        ARS Office of Outreach, Diversity, & Equal Opportunity Contacts
        ARS Recruitment Staff (About the)
        ARS Sexual Harassment Policy
        ARS Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2011
        ARS Workforce Plan 2006-2010
        Careers with ARS
        FY 2008 ARS Anti-Harassment Policy Statement

        Recruiter's Resources

Colleges/Universities
        1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions List
             Graduate School Science Programs of 1890 Institutions
             Research Activities at 1890 Institutions
             Research Directors at 1890 Institutions
             USDA Liaison Officers to 1890 Institutions
        Alaska and Hawaiian Native-Serving Institutions List
        Graduate School Programs (Find Graduate Programs by Subject or by School)
        Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
        Hispanic-Serving Institutions List
             USDA Liaison Officers to Hispanic Serving Institutions
        Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
        Map of U.S. with 1862, 1890, & 1994 Land-Grant Colleges/Universities
        National Center for Education Statistics (for degrees and demographics by institution)
        Postsecondary Minority Institutions
        Tribal Colleges
             USDA Liaison Officers to Tribal Colleges

Cooperative Resolution Program
        Conflict Consultation, Conflict Management Training, and Mediation Services

Diversity
        Diversity (Careers, Agricultural Research Service)
        Diversity Guide (Office of Personnel Management)
        Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
        Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities (EEOC)
        What is the Difference between Affirmative Action and Diversity?

EEO Complaints
        ARS Office of Outreach, Diversity, & Equal Opportunity Contacts
        Complaint Process
        Lessons Learned: Sexual Harassment & Retaliation (PP from 11/14/07 MWA Leadership Meeting)

EEO/CR Performance Element Guidelines
        MWA 9/9/05 EEO/CR Performance Element Memo
        MWA 9/9/05 EEO/CR Performance Element Examples
        MWA 11/14/07 Performance Appraisal Guidelines Memo
        MWA 11/07 EEO/CR Performance Element Additional Examples
        PowerPoint Presentation, Writing Accomplishment Report Training

Employment
        Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 2008
        Careers with ARS
        Conflict Consultation, Conflict Management Training, and Mediation Services
        Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
        Student and Summer Opportunities (Careers)
        U.S. Office of Personnel Management (Job Seekers)

Federal Employee Organizations
        Asian American Government Executives Network
        Asian Pacific American Network in Agriculture
        Blacks in Government
        Federal Asian Pacific American Council
        Federally Employed Women
        Society of American Indian Government Employees

Human Resources Division (HRD) Links
        HRD Interviewing: A Practical Guide for Selecting Officials

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Links
        Diversity Guide (Office of Personnel Management)
        Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
        Federal Employment Statistics Home Page
        Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program
        Federal Executive Institute & Management Development Centers

Policy Statements
        2008 ARS Diversity/Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
        ARS Sexual Harassment Policy
        FY 2008 ARS Anti-Harassment Policy Statement
        Making USDA Events Accessible
        Midwest Area Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Policy Statement
        Summary of EEO Requirements, Policies, and Laws
        USDA Civil Rights Policy Statement
        USDA Equal Opportunity Public Notification Policy
        USDA Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
        USDA’s Diversity Mission Statement

Reasonable Accommodation
        Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
        HRD Interviewing: A Practical Guide for Selecting Officials
        Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Website Link
        Making USDA Events Accessible
        P&P Reasonable Accommodation Procedures
             Form REE 172, Confirmation of Request for Reasonable Accommodation (Available at              REEForms)
             Form REE 173, Denial of Reasonable Accommodation Request (Available at REEForms)
        Reasonable Accommodation
        Reasonable Accommodation Brochure (scanned)

Recruitment
        ARS Recruitment Staff (About the)
        HRD Interviewing: A Practical Guide for Selecting Officials
        Recruitment Outreach & Marketing
        Recruitment Planning Guide
        Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities

Reports
        ARS Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2011
        ARS Strategic Leadership Succession Plan
        ARS Workforce Plan 2006-2010
        Diversity Guide (Office of Personnel Management)
        Fact Sheet - 2007 Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities
             Table 4: Doctorate-granting institutions having the largest number of U.S. citizen
             minority doctorate recipients, by race/ethnicity, 2003-2007
        2007 Top Doctorate-Granting Institutions in Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Life
             Sciences with Largest Number of U.S. Citizen Minority Doctorate Recipients
        MWA Business Plan for ARS ODEO Strategic Plan
        MWA Quarterly Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity Report
        MWA FY 2007 Workforce Representation Charts
        REE Human Capital Plan 2007-2010

Training/Development
        Aglearn
        ARS EEO Video Catalog Do not use contact info at this website; contact Patricia Johnson, instead.
        EEO/CR Bulletin Board Items
        EEO/CR New Employee Orientation Items
        Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Training Resources
             Archived Webcasts
             Library
             Podcasts
             Webcasts
        Mentor/Protégé Handbook
        MWA Training Scholarship Program - Secretarial & Scientific Support Personnel
        OPM Federal Executive Institute & Management Development Centers
        Special Observances Calendar and Resources
        USDA’s TARGET Center’s Web Connect Archived/Recorded Educational Programs
           related to Assistive Technology and Worksite Accommodations
        USDA Graduate School’s Training Courses

USDA Links
        Equal Opportunity Public Notification Policy
        Graduate School’s Training Courses
        Making USDA Events Accessible
        Mentor/Protégé Handbook
        USDA Civil Rights Policy Statement
        USDA Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
        USDA's Diversity Mission Statement