VSPA at UCB

Postdoc and Visiting Scholar Orientation
AT UC BERKELEY’S INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

The Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Program is pleased to present an information meeting targeted to new postdocs and visiting scholars. The orientation will be offered once a month from 10 am to 12 noon at the International House located on campus at the intersection Piedmont Avenue and Bancroft Way.

Because enrollment for the orientation is required, please e-mail vspa@berkeley.edu with your name, department, telephone number, and e-mail address where you can be contacted. Also, please indicate if you are a new postdoc or a visiting scholar.

Welcome to Berkeley!

For easy reference, here's the schedule:

~~May 7, 2008~~ POSTPONED TO MAY 14, AT 3:30-5PM (not 10am-12 noon)
June 4, 2008
July 9, 2008
August 6, 2008
September 3, 2008
October 1, 2008
November 5, 2008
December 3, 2008

During the orientation, the following topics will be discussed:

Introduction to University of California (UC) System
Facts and Statistics about UC and UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley Organizational Chart
Research Mission at UC Berkeley

Campus Services
        Cal Net ID
        Cal 1 Photo ID Card
        Campus Shuttles
        Parking
        BART Discounts
        AC Transit Discounts
        Air Bears (wireless Internet connection)
        Recreational Facilities
        Special Equipment (plot printers)
        Library Resources
        Bike Registration
        Housing
        Working in the Labs and Your Safety

Postdoc Policy: Academic Personnel Manual, Section 390
        Know Your Job Code
        How to Use Leave
        Know Your Rights

Postdoc and Visiting Scholar Health Insurance
       University Health Services (Tang CARE Services)

Introduction to the Berkeley Postdoc Association (BPA)

		Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs, UC Berkeley
		Postdoc and Visiting Scholar Orientation AT UC BERKELEY’S INTERNATIONAL HOUSE The Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Program is pleased to present an information meeting targeted to new postdocs and visiting scholars. The orientation will be offered once a month from 10 am to 12 noon at the International House located on campus at the intersection Piedmont Avenue and Bancroft Way. Because enrollment for the orientation is required, please e-mail vspa@berkeley.edu with your name, department, telephone number, and e-mail address where you can be contacted. Also, please indicate if you are a new postdoc or a visiting scholar. Welcome to Berkeley! For easy reference, here's the schedule: ~~May 7, 2008~~ POSTPONED TO MAY 14, AT 3:30-5PM (not 10am-12 noon) June 4, 2008 July 9, 2008 August 6, 2008 September 3, 2008 October 1, 2008 November 5, 2008 December 3, 2008 During the orientation, the following topics will be discussed: Introduction to University of California (UC) System Facts and Statistics about UC and UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Organizational Chart Research Mission at UC Berkeley Campus Services Cal Net ID Cal 1 Photo ID Card Campus Shuttles Parking BART Discounts AC Transit Discounts Air Bears (wireless Internet connection) Recreational Facilities Special Equipment (plot printers) Library Resources Bike Registration Housing Working in the Labs and Your Safety Postdoc Policy: Academic Personnel Manual, Section 390 Know Your Job Code How to Use Leave Know Your Rights Postdoc and Visiting Scholar Health Insurance University Health Services (Tang CARE Services) Introduction to the Berkeley Postdoc Association (BPA)