Re: Background Checks in Higher Ed?

[Lanita <Lanita.Collette () NAU EDU>]

Northern Arizona University's policy:

NAU requires a minimum of a criminal county conviction investigation
and an employment investigation of ten years history for all regular
full-time and part-time positions.  Additionally, an Education
Credentials Investigation is required on all regular Faculty positions.

more info.:  http://hr.nau.edu/m/content/view/128/138/



On Jun 23, 2004, at 5:14 AM, Sadler, Connie wrote:

> Hi...
>
> I heard recently that some institutions of higher ed are now beginning
> to institute background checks for some staff and faculty. Does anyone
> do this - or know who does? I hear that some institutions do simple
> checks (financial and criminal) for their security personnel and sys
> admins (in key positions) and some do simple screens for their faculty
> and staff. Coming from an industry background, I have seen this done in
> aerospace and financial sectors (and some in health care), but not in
> education. If anyone is doing this, I'd appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Connie J. Sadler, CM, CISSP, CISM
> Director, IT Security, Brown University
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