New effective date announced for student background check process change

Last week, Human Resources announced that departments will be responsible for conducting and maintaining the results of sex and violent offender registry checks for all student positions – both graduate and undergraduate. The effective date of this process change has been shifted from Aug. 14 to Oct. 1 after departments requested additional preparation time.

Between now and Oct. 1, Human Resources will be engaging with departments and payroll centers as a comprehensive process is developed. 

Until the process change takes place, it is critically important to remind new student hires they will receive an additional automated email from HireRight to gather the necessary information. This step is outlined in the Student Hire (Undergrad and Grad) Sex and Violent Offender Registry Check.

If students do not follow through with this step, departments will be out of compliance with the background check policy and Human Resources will be required to undertake extensive manual processes to reinitiate sex and violent offender registry checks.