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Article: U. New Mexico to perform employee background checks
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- University Wire
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- June 23, 2006
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Caleb Fort
University Wire
06-23-2006
(Daily Lobo) (U-WIRE) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The University of New Mexico may begin conducting background checks on employees as early as spring 2007, said Susan Carkeek, vice president of Human Resources.
The University has run background checks on applicants for certain positions for about two years but has not checked the history of employees hired before that policy went into effect, she said.
"The University has a responsibility to provide a safe learning environment and a safe working environment," Carkeek said. "We have a responsibility to do our due diligence."
The background checks are run on applicants for positions that involve children, money or ...