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CAMPUS ACTIVITIES September 12 J007 4 Checks cont. from pg. 1 contest and deferred adjudication will be con sidered in determining an applicant's suitability for employment." If an individual was detained or arrested without a conviction, she will usu ally not warrant concern. The "Criminal Convictions" section of the background check policy cites diat a current Meredith employee may lose her position if her background check results are negative, if she refus es to submit herself to a backgroimd check or if it is proven that she falsi fied initial application paperwork. Any perspective or current employee of flie college who disputes her background check results has three working days to prove die information obtained to be inaccu rate, states the new back ground check policy. The college's back ground-check policy also has a stipulation for future criminal con victions. If a Meredith employee is criminally convicted any time after her background check, she must notify the Office of Human Resources. If the convic tion does not prove rel evant to the employee's position at Meredith, no action will be taken. However, if the convic tion is deemed related to her position, she may be fired. The opportunity to resign also exists. Employment may also be terminated if a college employee fails to report a new criminal conviction, regardless of the severity. For more informa tion on Meredith's new background check policy, examine the webpage http://www. meredith.edu/humres/ BackgroundCheckiitm. Student and faculty reactions to fliis new pol icy have been mixed. Sophomore Meghan Kent remarks that background checks aid in preventing dishon esty and are helpful in high-security positions. However, she feels that the Meredith commvmity poses her no threat. Kent says, "I'm more wor ried about people from the outside coming to Meredifli." Hailey Phillips, also a sophomore, believes that employee background checks are necessary for safety reasons. She states, "If you don't have anything to hide, you shouldn't have a problem with it [a backgroimd check]." Both students agree that ottier methods exist to increase the college's security. Kent says, "I would stress working on well-lit areas and emergency action plans." Phillips would like to see Camcard access to all academic buildings estab lished after 10 p.m. Carmen Christopher, English professor and Learning Center direc tor, states, "In general I disagree with them [background checks], but when you work at an institution and with people's kids, there is an ethical responsibility." Cynthia Edwards, professor of psychol ogy and director of Meredith's Honors Program, remarks that background checks allow students a level of con fidence when working with faculty and staff members. Edwards adds that personal responsibility is the best way to Increase the security of the col lege. She makes this sug gestion for Meredith stu dents: "This place feels safe and by and large It Is safe, but If we take that for granted It leaves us feeling vulnerable." Christopher has no comment on this issue, citing that she has been an employee of the col lege for only three weeks and does not know the campus crime rate. Clearly, the issue of backgrovmd checks for faculty, staff, and stu dents will remain debat able for the foreseeable future. Explains cont. from pg. I and 2006. The Meredith com munity insures the safety of all who live, work and study at the campus by encouraging all employ ees and students to fol low numerous guidelines and by enforcing such rules as mandatory back ground checks for faculty and staff. "Meredith is a safe campus—something we who live and work here experience every day," Dr Jackson says. Room cont. from pg. 3 ment heats to a boil and explodes out of her. By addressing these little aggravations before they get out of hand, you can successfully avoid a nasty fight and a few days (or months) of feuding with the other people in your suite. Wanted A part-time nanny for two girls-one 3 years old, one I year old- for Mondays through Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All applicants must have a car, a good driving record and references. The position will pay $11 per hour. Contact Amy Wahl at amybritellwahl@yahoo. com LIVE AT Meredith Cou£GE September 14 @ 8pm MEREDrm COUfGE SlUDENT W/ID $5 Public Tickets $ 10 Get Tickets at Office 202 in the Cate Center or www.brownpaper1'icke1*s.com ^ 1 ^ - 2 2 4-4
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