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get_set_up [2011/07/26 05:02] – [UC Berkeley ID Card and Email] chat.hull | get_set_up [2022/05/20 20:06] – [Cubicles, keys, and key cards] emma_turtelboom | ||
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+ | ====== Getting Set Up ====== | ||
+ | ===== UC Berkeley ID Card, Clipper 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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+ | When you pick up your Cal ID, you will also receive your Clipper card, which allows you to ride AC Transit (the bus system in the area) for free, and which you can load money on to ride BART. | ||
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+ | You may submit your photo to the Cal 1 Card office online ahead of time via CalCentral, but either way you need a photo ID and your student ID number to pick up your card. | ||
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+ | For your UC Berkeley email (bConnected), | ||
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+ | ===== Registering for Classes ===== | ||
+ | As an incoming student, you should register for at least one three-unit class (e.g. AY290A) as soon as possible (this will help get your fees paid on time so that you can then get your Class Pass [bus pass]). | ||
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+ | Unless you plan to take an out-of-department class, don't worry too much about registering for classes until after you arrive on campus and the semester starts. Deadlines listed online are only for undergrads. | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
+ | * give you 5 GB of space in your home directory on ''/ | ||
+ | * give you a directory on ''/ | ||
+ | * give you '' | ||
+ | * log into the department [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Cubicles, keys, and key cards ===== | ||
+ | To get your cubicle assignment, to get your key card (student ID) programmed so that you have access to the building, and to get any hard keys you might need, talk to Maria Kies (501G, emkies@berkeley.edu). First year students are typically assigned a group of desks on the second floor near each other. After your first year, people tend to move to other desks throughout the department (near or far from your adviser' | ||
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+ | ===== Getting Paid ===== | ||
+ | Amber keeps a [[https:// | ||
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+ | 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 Amber a few weeks before the semester starts. Once you have replied to Amber saying you accept the contract, you should get an email from the staff member in charge of payroll. | ||
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+ | You'll also need to sign up for EFT (electronic funds transfer), which you can do [[https:// |