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==Mailing Lists ==
==Mailing Lists ==
A Caveat for subscribing to the mailing lists: '''DO NOT''' use your regular login password as your mailing list password. Be sure to provide the email address that you plan to use for posting messages to the mailing list - posting from any another address will be unsuccessful.  
A caveat for subscribing to the mailing lists: '''DO NOT''' use your regular login password as your mailing list password. Be sure to provide the email address that you plan to use for posting messages to the mailing list - posting from any another address will be unsuccessful.  


Sign yourself up for these mail lists:
Sign yourself up for these mail lists:

Revision as of 22:16, 9 May 2013

ID Cards

The CBSE admin office (E2 501) should have a preliminary building access card waiting for you when you start employment. To activate the card you will need to do the following:

  • Have your photo taken at the Bay Tree Bookstore "ID Services" office (open M-F 8am-5pm). This is the photo that will appear on your access card.
  • Have your card activated by Al McGuire in Baskin Engineering 399C (open M-F 1-3pm).

Once activated, this card will give you access to the E2 building and to several of the rooms on the E2 5th floor, including 515, 514, 505, the Intron Lounge, 599, and 510. If you have problems with access to any of these rooms, report them to Danielle in the CBSE Admin office.

If activation of your photo ID key card is delayed for any reason, you can get a temporary ID key card from the CBSE Admin office that will give you temporary access to the building and offices.

You will also be issued a paper UCSC Staff card HR on your first day of work. You can use this as a staff library card by taking it to the front desk at the Science Library or McHenry Library, where they will laminate it. Because our staff positions are funded by grants, your staff card will be replaced intermittently throughout the grant funding cycle.

Parking, Busses, & Vanpools

Parking permits, Metro bus passes, and other campus parking and transportation options are handled through Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS). The TAPS office is at the base of campus, just north of the Bay & High entrance.

There are several on-campus parking options available carrying a wide range of costs. Carpool and scratch-off permits are an economical alternative to "A" permits. The TAPS parking permit page describes each of the parking permit options and provides a link to the online parking permit application.

There are two kinds of bus service on campus: campus shuttles and Santa Cruz Metro buses. Campus shuttles, which are internal to campus, are free and do not require an ID to ride. The various routes and schedules are described here. To ride the Metro bus, you must purchase a staff bus pass or pay a fare. See the TAPS bus page for information about Metro bus passes, routes, and schedules.

If you live outside of Santa Cruz, you might be interested in joining a vanpool.

The campus also offers a bike shuttle from town, and a zipcar program.

Printing, Copying & Wireless

Instructions for configuring your computer to print: http://support.soe.ucsc.edu/printing

Printers available for our use:

  • “oops” -- room 515
  • “barn” -- room 505
  • "lollipop" -- color printer in room 501

There is a copier that you can use (for work business only) located just past room 599 on the opposite side of the hall. The copier requires a copy card, which you can obtain from Donna Karolchik.

To set up wireless on your laptop, see: http://support.soe.ucsc.edu/soe-wpa.

Office Supplies

General office supplies are located in the small cabinet in the corner of room 515. You can take what you need from there. You can order anything else you need from through the staff in the CBSE Admin office.

Telephone

There are shared phones in the CBSE office spaces. Ask your officemates about the sharing policy and protocols. If you need your own phone, talk to your supervisor. Campus phones share the 459 prefix (area code 831). When dialing from campus phone to another campus phone 459-XXXX, just dial '9XXXX'. To call off-campus from campus phones, prefix with '6'.

Getting Paid

Timesheets are submitted online via CruzPay: http://cruzpay.ucsc.edu/. You will need a CruzID Blue login to access CruzPay. If you have questions about filling out or submitting your timesheet, consult the CruzPay help pages or ask your supervisor.

Timesheet and paycheck schedules differ, depending on your position:

  • Non-exempt staff (P/A1 and P/A2 positions): You submit a timesheet biweekly and are paid biweekly. The payroll deadlines and paydates are listed here; the timesheet due date is also shown on your online timesheet form.
  • Exempt staff (P/A3 and P/A4 positions): You submit a timesheet at the end of every month, and are paid on or around the first day of every month.

If you want your paycheck to be deposited directly into your bank account, follow the instructions here. You will need an "At Your Service Online" (AYSO) login to access this information. The page will help you set one up if you don't already have one.

Your pay statements are available online here. (AYSO login required)

For complete information on payroll options, direct deposit, earnings statements, etc. see the Financial Affairs website.

Our Location

Mailing Address: 

Mail Stop: CBSE/ITI
University of California Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

FAX Number: 831-459-1809

Computer Accounts, Email and Google Apps

  • UCSC assigns you a user ID ('cruzid') for accessing campus web resources. There are two kinds of passwords -- a Blue and a Gold. You will need to set these passwords at this page: https://cruzid.ucsc.edu/idm/user/newUserPrompt.jsp
  • The School of Engineering (SOE) computer account name may be different from the campus User ID. You should have been emailed an initial password for this account, and before using you will need to replace the password using this page: http://support.soe.ucsc.edu/. Once your password has been changed, email 'cluster-admin@soe.ucsc.edu' to request your CBSE computer account (include your supervisory manager's name).
  • To set up your email: http://support.soe.ucsc.edu/e-mail
    • Default email configuration uses the SOE gmail server accessed from an email client such as Thunderbird, Outlook or directly from gmail. Click the 'web e-mail home page' link in the 'BSOE Web-Based E-Mail' section of the SOE email support page listed above.
    • If you don't want to have to check your slugmail (ucsc) account on a regular basis, you may want to forward to your SOE account.
  • Google Apps: http://support.soe.ucsc.edu/google-apps

Mailing Lists

A caveat for subscribing to the mailing lists: DO NOT use your regular login password as your mailing list password. Be sure to provide the email address that you plan to use for posting messages to the mailing list - posting from any another address will be unsuccessful.

Sign yourself up for these mail lists:

Ask your project manager to add your email address to project-specific mailing lists.

Wiki Sites

We have two wiki sites:

Tutorials

Tools

  • Vi
    • Don't have a text editor of choice? Learn how to use vi by typing in "vimtutor" on the command line on hgwdev.
    • Vi Quick Start Guide
    • Handy Cheat Sheet

Additional Orientation Info

For QA Staff

For ENCODE Staff

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