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spec: Bridging relationships are ties with dissimilar entities , such as local multinational subsidiaries ( Microsoft India , for instance ) or mainstream foreign clients . Since 1970s the Department has been home to the student-run International Affairs Council and the annual Frank Church Symposium on International Affairs , with Dr. Foster as its major advisor as well as program director for the International Studies program . Equal Employment Opportunity is fair treatment in employment , promotion , training , and other personnel actions without regard to race , color , religion , sex , age , national origin , and physical or mental disability . Programs focus on developing vocational skills , improving communications , increasing self-esteem , stumlating creativity , and providing an encouraging and supportive environment for people with developmental disabilities . Also monitors promotion , training , personal development and absence . They include delivery of up-to-the-minute news , reading machines for the handicapped , automotive voice controls and retrieving e-mail over the phone - - or any system where the vocabulary is large , the content changes frequently or unpredictably , and a visual display is not practical . Moreover , responsibility for personnel and labor relations matters has been delegated to the various regions and to activities wherein recognized units exist , and such matters as hiring , promotion , training , discipline and contract negotiation and administration have been delegated to officials at the local level ; terms and conditions of employment which derive from common location , such as parking , eating and rest facilities , quality of work space and availability of services , are clearly absent among the units which AFGE seeks to consolidate ; and there is little or no interchange among the units involved . For example , the transfer should not result in loss of opportunities for promotion , training , financial loss , extra travel time or exposing the pregnant employee to harassment by fellow workers .