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- | ====== Getting Set Up ====== | ||
- | ===== UC Berkeley ID Card and Email ===== | ||
- | To get your UC Berkeley ID Card, you need to go to the Cal 1 Card office in the Cesar Chavez Student Center in Lower Sproul Plaza. [[http:// | ||
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- | You will also want to get a "Class Pass," which is a sticker on your ID card that allows you to ride AC Transit (the bus system in the area) for free. You can get this sticker in the first week of the semester, as long as you have already registered for classes using Tele-BEARS. | ||
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- | You should have received your student ID number and passphrase already. You may already have an account, otherwise you will need to create one. Just go to the [[https:// | ||
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- | ===== Registering for Classes ===== | ||
- | To register for classes, go [[https:// | ||
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- | ===== Astronomy Department Computer Stuff ===== | ||
- | You will need to see Bill Boyd to get an astronomy department account. This account will | ||
- | * allow you to log onto department machines (ie. for fast computing, try lupus or beast) | ||
- | * give you 5 GB of space in your home directory on ''/ | ||
- | * give you a directory on ''/ | ||
- | * give you astro.berkeley.edu email addresses, which will be forwarded to whatever email address you specify. By default you get '' | ||
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- | For printing, check out [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== Office and Keys ===== | ||
- | To get your office assignment, talk to Nina Ruymaker in rm. 653. Nina can also get you keys to the office and to the building or, if she's not around, Dexter Stewart (rm. 611) can. | ||
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- | ===== Getting Paid ===== | ||
- | If you have an outside source of funding (scholarship, | ||
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- | If you are teaching (which should be most of you), you should receive a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Contract via email from Dexter a few weeks before the semester starts. Once you have replied to Dexter saying you accept the contract, you should get an email from El Hoffmann (613) who will get you set up in terms of payroll. | ||
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- | Make sure to inquire about withholding for Federal and state taxes. | ||
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- | You'll also need to sign up for EFT (electronic funds transfer), which you can do [[https:// |