2011 EEO Annual Public File

 

 

 

 

 

EEO ANNUAL PUBLIC FILE REPORTS

 

FOR

 

 ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

 

WVAS-FM

 

MONTGOMERY, Alabama State University

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attached EEO Annual Public File Report

Covers the Period

December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the FCC’s Public Notice, DA 03-1046, released March 31, 2003,  March 10, 2003 was the effective date of the new rules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Public File Report

 

WVAS-FM

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

 

Recruitment Activity Summary

December 1, 2010-November 30, 2011

 

 

            This EEO Annual Public File Report is filed in the public inspection files of the Station pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") rules.

 

1.         Total Full-Time Vacancies

 

            During the period ending on November 30, 2010, the Station filled the following full-time vacancies:

 

            Job Title

 

                          Production Techician

                     Assistant Music Director

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

 

2.         Total Interviewees for Full-Time Vacancies

 

            The Station interviewed the following total number of people for all full-time vacancies during the period covered in this Report:             2          .

 

3.         Recruitment Sources and Process

 

            The Station and its licensee, Alabama State University, have an Equal Opportunity Program and Job Program for use in filling vacancies and making other employment decisions. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or sex in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination.

 

Candidates for all vacancies at the Station are recruited by the Department of Human Resources at Alabama State University.  Available positions are posted on the Department’s bulletin board and on Alabama State University’s web site (www.alasu.edu).  Available positions can also be posted on the Station’s web site (www.wvasfm.org).

 

The licensee’s Department of Human Resources also solicits candidates from the recruitment sources below: 

 

• AlabamaCommission on Higher Education

 

• The Chronicle of Higher Education

 

• State of Alabama Employment Office

 

Persons who contact the station directly with an interest in vacant positions are referred to the Department for the completion and submission of all required paperwork.  Applications from candidates with complete application packages, as determined by the Department, are forwarded to the Station for review and interviews.  After all interviews have been conducted, a recommendation for hire is sent back to the Department for administrative and budgetary approval.

 

 

4.         Supplemental Information

 

            Exhibit A contains the following information for each full-time vacancy:

 

• The job title of each vacancy;

 

• The date that the vacancy was opened and closed;

 

• The total number of applicants for the vacancy;

 

• The total number of persons interviewed for the vacancy; and,

 

• The date that the vacancy was filled.

 

           

Exhibit Bcontains a list and brief description of outreach initiatives undertaken pursuant to the FCC's EEO rules during the time period covered by this report.

 

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            If you have questions concerning this Report, contact: Candy Capel, WVAS-FM Station Manager, at 334-229-4708, ccapel@wvasfm.org,  or ccapel@alasu.edu. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FULL-TIME VACANCY EEO INFORMATION

 

 

Job Title of Vacancy:Assistant Music Director                                                                                 

Date Vacancy Opened: 11/17/10                              

Date Vacancy Closed:            When Needs Met                                                                                           

Total Number of Applicants:1                                 

Total Number of Persons Interviewed: 1

Person Hired: Applicant was promoted from a part-time position     

Date Vacancy Filled:  03/01/11

 

                                   

Job Title of Vacancy:Production Technician                                                                        

Date Vacancy Opened: 11/15/10                              

Date Vacancy Closed:            When Needs Met                                                                                           

Total Number of Applicants:1                                 

Total Number of Persons Interviewed: 1

Person Hired: Applicant presented unsolicited resume to station

management prior to formal opening of position, and subsequently

formally applied when position was posted    

Date Vacancy Filled:  03/01/11

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

MENU OPTION ACTIVITIES

 

 

WVAS-FM has engaged in the following outreach activities during the period covered by this Report:

 

 

Activity

Classification

Type of Activity

Brief Description

 

#10

 

 

 

Educational Institution Career Days

 

 

The Station has participated in two career days at Alabama State University in the last year.  These events enable the station to disseminate information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting.

 

 

#9

 

Internship Program

 

The Station accepts intern and practicum students majoring in Communications at Alabama State University as well as other area higher education institutions which do not have broadcast facilities.  This program assists them in acquiring the skills needed for broadcast employment.  The Station also has an HD2 channel which is dedicated solely to programming developed, produced and hosted by intern, practicum, and volunteer students from Alabama State University.

 

 

#7

 

 

 

 

 

Scholarship Program

 

The Station has participated in a journalism scholarship program designed to assist students interested in pursuing a career in news broadcasting.

#4

 

Community Events

 

The Station participates in career days for children in the Montgomery Public School System to interest them in broadcast employment.

 

 

#6

 

 

 

 

Other Programs Outreach

 

The Station promotes general outreach through its provision of station tours to prospective university students; the provision of “shadowing” opportunities to students in the Montgomery Public School System; and, through its participation in community events sponsored by such organizations as the Chamber of Commerce.