The University is committed to an active non-discrimination program within the institution. All recruitments, hiring, placements, transfers, and promotions will be on the basis of individual qualifications  and  not  on  race,  religious  creed,  color,  national  origin,  ancestry,  physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, or sexual orientation. All other personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, layoffs, return from layoffs, termination, training and social and recreational programs shall be administered regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, or sexual orientation.