Friday, November 14, 2014

Law & Order: How Your Conduct Can Affect Your Career

Law & Order: How Your Conduct Can Affect Your Career
Thursday, November 20th
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sewall Center- Dining Room C

Have you ever wondered how what you do in college might affect your future employment? Written up for an on-campus offense? Charged with underage drinking? Caught with a fake ID? Past due bills piling up in your mailbox? Questionable online posts and pictures? How might these circumstances impact you getting a job? These and other topics will be addressed at the November 20th program.

AGENDA:

Welcome & Introduction

Legal Issues
Renee Cavalovitch, Vice President and General Counsel for RMU, will provide an overview of legal issues related to background checks and employment screening. She will also discuss disclosures required in connection with the law school application process and the “character and fitness” examination required for admission to the state bar.

Ralston Jackson, Partner at Odermatt & Jackson, will share insights about dealing with the criminal justice system. Specifically, he will address Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) and expungements.

Student Conduct Records
Maureen Keefer, Assistant Dean of Students at RMU, will discuss who typically requests to view student conduct records and under what circumstances they are shared.

Panel: Employers & Faculty Representatives
The panel will discuss screening methods used by their company/organization/field, including:
· background checks (driving records and criminal)
· drug and alcohol tests
· credit history reports
· investigative consumer reports and
· employment verification practices
· Internet and social media searches


Panelists:
• Christine Bilunka – Branch Chief, Suitability Adjudications
Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigative Services
• Mike Cunningham – District Manager-Pittsburgh, Fastenal
• Richard G. Fuller, D.Ed. - Department Head, Education
• David Gass – HR Representative, FedEx Ground
• Susan Patterson – SVP Regional Manager- Ohio Valley, PNC
• Celine Stanasolovich – Director of Accounting & Human Resources,
Legend Financial Advisors, Inc.

Questions
Students will be given the opportunity to submit written questions confidentially. The moderator will then direct the questions to the panel.

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Every tax season, the United Way and the Money In Your Pocket Coalition train and mobilize community volunteers like you from all walks of life (students, professionals, retirees) to provide free, quality income-tax preparation assistance for low-to-moderate income families.

Poverty is on the rise and having a job is no longer a guarantee for adequate income. Many of our neighbors don’t have access to affordable tax help, fall victim to “rapid refund” loans, or are unaware of state and federal tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC),

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In just three hours a week, you can…
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In 2014, more than 200 volunteers dedicated more than 9,283 hours to the Free Tax Campaign. Volunteers prepared more than 6,600 tax returns and delivered more than $11 million in tax refunds back to local residents, including $4.8 million in Earned Income Tax Credits.

You do not have to be an accounting major to sign up! If you want to volunteer and help low-income families, sign up here!

Post by Ian Munroe