Electrical Engineering
      and Computer Sciences

Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

UC Berkeley

   

Administrative Services

Accounting
Audio-Visual Equipment
Benefits
Building Maintenance and Security
Committee Assignments
Computer Support
Conference Calls
Copy Cards
Copying Services
Desk Copies
Directories (rosters)
Email Aliases
Faculty Lists
FAX Machines
Forms
Instructional Support
Keys/Cardkeys
Library (Kresge Engineering)
Lost and Found
Mail (surface)
My EECS Info
Office Supplies/Purchasing
Parking
Payroll/Pay Dates
Policies & Procedures
Public Printers
Research Administration
Room Reservations
Shipping/Receiving
Social Hour
Telephone and Intercom Lines
Telex/Cable/Mailgram
Timesheets
Travel & Entertainment
Visiting Scholar Procedures

Accounting

All EECS and CS Division accounting is managed by Josephine Williamson in 375 Soda Hall (youngran@eecs).

Cory Hall

Purchasing and processing of EECS department orders for Cory Hall are handled by Rosita Alvarez-Croft in 253B Cory Hall (rosita@eecs).

Soda Hall

Purchasing and processing of CS Division orders for Soda Hall are handled by Christina Allen (callen@cs) in 367 Soda Hall.

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Audio-Visual Equipment

Audio/Visual Facilities and Services are managed by IESG.

Cory Hall

To reserve audio visual equipment, send email to cory-av@eecs in advance of the day you will need the equipment. Please indicate the equipment you'll need, the day and time it is needed and the room it will be used in. Check equipment out and in with:

Soda Hall

Reserve audio-visual equipment through the receptionist in 387 Soda, 2-1042, csoffice@cs. Please report any maintenance problems (burned out bulbs, etc.).   For CS educational video checkout, contact 385-soda@cs.

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Building Maintenance and Security

Building Project/Repair Request Form and Status Log

For emergency maintenance problems in the evenings or on weekends, contact PPCS Customer Service (ext. 2-1032)

Cory Hall

Mark Davis is responsible for Cory Hall maintenance and security (marked@eecs, 253A Cory, 2-1468).

Soda Hall

Loretta Lutcher is responsible for Soda Hall maintenance and security (loret@cs, 393 Soda, 3-6619).

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Committee Assignments

EECS Committee Assignments
Administrative officers, task forces, and committees on faculty recruiting, retreats, colloquium, awards, student advising and study, scheduling, computing, safety, and facilities.

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Computer Support

Most computing services in the department are coordinated through the groups that make up Instructional & Research Information Systems (IRIS). These groups include the EECS general computing Helpdesk, the Administrative Computing Group (ACG), the Computer User Support Group (CUSG), the Infrastructure Development & Support Group (IDSG), the Instructional & Electronics Support Group (IESG), and the Information Management Group (IMG). Please see the IRIS website for more information about these groups and the services they provide.

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Conference Calls

Cory Hall

EE faculty can arrange to make conference calls in 253 Cory Hall by signing out the conference (Polycom Full Duplex) phone from the reception desk in 253 Cory.

Soda Hall

Staff, faculty, and students can arrange to make conference calls in Soda Hall by following these procedures:

  1. Reserve the 373 Soda Hall conference room through the EECS Room Reservation system.
  2. Contact the CS Office (csoffice@cs) and reserve the conference phone (Polycom Speaker phone).
  3. The CS conference phone only permits access to one caller. If you need to host more than one caller, make arrangements through IS&T for the ATT Reservationless Conferencing Service. The cost of this service is $8 plus 18¢ per minute.
  4. On the day of the call, visit the 395 Soda front desk and sign out the phone.
  5. The 373 Soda Hall phone numbers are: (510) 643-4000, ISDN: (510) 643-6073, 643-5981 (National)
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Copy cards

Cory and Soda Halls

Our public copiers are managed by Alexandra Falchi in 385 Soda Hall. The copy cost is $0.04 per page. The copiers are located in 384 Soda, 682 Soda, 217 Cory, and 532 Cory. Any questions can be sent to 385-soda@cs.

Faculty and staff cards for the Soda and Cory copiers are distributed from 367 Soda Hall by Christina Allen (callen@eecs). Drop-ins are welcome between 9-12 noon and 1-4 p.m. and e-mail requests will be completed within one business day.

TAs may borrow a copy card for same-day use for any instructional support copying:

  • To borrow a Soda copy card, please see Alexandra Falchi in 385 Soda or Jenny Jones in 339 Soda Hall.
  • To borrow a Cory copy card, please visit the front desk in 253 Cory Hall.

If faculty wish to pay for copies out of their research funds, they can authorize a student to acquire one through their RSOs. The RSO/PI must provide the amount and the corresponding COA to bill the cost. All requests must be made to Christina Allen (callen@cs).

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Copying Services

If you wish to have a syllabus, midterm/final exam, or handout photocopied please email the EECS Instructional Support alias: eecs-inst-support@eecs.

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Desk Copies

For desk copies of course textbooks for either TAs or Instructors, please email eecs-inst-support@eecs.

  • Cory Hall: Please visit the front desk assistant in 253 Cory Hall or send mail to eeoffice@eecs.
  • Soda Hall: Please visit the Instructional Support desk in 395 Soda Hall or send mail to csoffice@cs.
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EECS Directories

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Email Aliases

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Faculty Lists

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FAX Machines

Cory Hall

New, Visiting and EE Faculty should consult with their secretaries of the availability of FAX Machines in Cory Hall; FAX machines are available on every floor. You may receive FAX messages in 253 Cory Hall; the FAX number is 643-7846. The receptionist in EE will place FAX messages in your mailbox.

Soda Hall

There is a FAX machine for Visitors in the CS Division administrative office, 395 Soda Hall, which can be used between the hours of 8-12 and 1-5 Monday through Friday. The fax number is (510) 642-5775.

If you receive an incoming FAX message, the receptionist in CS will place it in your mailbox. To make an outgoing FAX in the CS Division, you will need an authorization code.

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Forms

EECS Forms
EE/Cory Hall, CS/Soda Hall, faculty, staff and student forms.

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Instructional Support

For all Instructional Support requests (i.e. copy requests, document preparation, letters of recommendation, grade changes, desk copies) please email the EECS Instructional Support alias: eecs-inst-support@eecs.

  • Cory Hall: Please see front desk assistant in 253 Cory.
  • Soda Hall: Please see Instructional Support desk in 395 Soda Hall (next to faculty mailboxes). Grade Change, Petition to Remove Incomplete Grade, and Copy Request forms are all located on the desk.
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Keys/Cardkeys

Cory and Soda Halls

To obtain keys/cardkeys for Cory and Soda Halls, use the EECS Key and Cardkey Request Form or contact Stewart Brown in 387 Soda Hall, 2-1042, keys@eecs

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Kresge Engineering (Bechtel) Library

The Kresge Engineering Library is located in the Bechtel Engineering Center, between Cory and Evans Halls (map of NE campus). UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff use their UC Berkeley campus ID or UC Berkeley Registration Card as a library card.

Visiting Scholars and Visiting Industrial Fellows should see the Visiting Scholar assistants for applications and explanations of the basic levels of service.

EE Visiting Scholars:

Contact the visiting scholar assistant in the EE Office, richter@eecs, 223 Cory Hall, 3-8208

CS Visiting Scholars:

Contact the visiting scholar assistant in the CS Office, lydia@eecs, 395 Soda Hall, 3-8230.

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Lost and Found

Items are kept until the end of the calendar year at which time they are taken to the Campus Police in the basement of Sproul Hall. UCPD keeps lost items for a very short period.

Cory Hall

Lost items may be turned in or retrieved in 253 Cory Hall. Lost keys should be turned in to 253 Cory Hall.

Soda Hall

Lost items may be turned in or retrieved in 387 Soda Hall.

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Mail

We ask that you do not have legal or personal business mail such as bank statements or Motor Vehicles notices sent to the department. Outgoing mail needs a barcode in order to leave campus. See the secretary assigned to you to get the proper labels. Visiting scholars may get permission to charge mail to their host professor's grant.

Cory Hall

Questions regarding mail should be directed to the receptionist (eecsoffice@eecs). Visiting faculty and scholars in EE are assigned mailboxes on the second floor of Cory Hall in room 253.

Soda Hall

Questions regarding mail should be directed to the receptionist (csoffice@cs). CS visitors have mailboxes in room 396 Soda.

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Office Supplies/Purchasing

Department office supplies can be given to staff, faculty and visiting faculty only. Please limit your use of these supplies as they are one of our biggest areas of expense.

Cory Hall

EE Faculty and Staff can obtain supplies for instruction from 253 Cory Hall. Faculty must provide their own supplies for research through their grants; see your grant administrator or administrative assistant for help. RAs, TAs, postdocs, visiting scholars and industrial fellows should request supplies from their faculty sponsor's assistant. Purchasing for instructional supplies and equipment in Cory Hall is handled by Rosita Alvarez-Croft, rosita@eecs, 3-4976, 253B Cory.

Soda Hall

Regular and visiting CS faculty and staff can obtain supplies for instruction from Alexandra Falchi, 385 Soda. Faculty must provide their own supplies for research through their grants; see your grant administrator or administrative assistant for help. RAs, TAs, postdocs, visiting scholars and industrial fellows should request supplies from their faculty sponsor's assistant. Purchasing for instructional supplies and equipment in Soda Hall is handled by Christina Allen, callen@eecs, 2-6991, 367 Soda.

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Parking

Parking is available in the faculty-staff fee lot across the street from Cory Hall (designated Parking Structure H on the map of NE campus); you can enter from Ridge Rd. or La Loma. Other large lots are on upper Hearst Avenue just beyond the foothill dormitory and on lower Hearst Avenue, between Euclid and Arch Street. You need a parking permit to park in any campus lot during weekday business hours.

Hourly parking is also available at the lower Hearst UC Lot. At night or during the weekend it is possible to park without a permit, but you still have to pay. However, the campus and the community both discourage the use of private cars for travel to and from campus. Use of alternative transportation is highly encouraged.

More information about parking can be found on the department Parking web page including handicap parking.

Cory Hall

Detailed information on public and disabled parking is available on the department Parking web page. Contact the Cory Hall receptionist, eecsoffice@eecs (253 Cory) for an application form. The receptionist also handles parking reservations for EECS Cory visitors.

Soda Hall

Information on parking is available for Soda Hall affiliates. Contact the Soda Hall receptionist, csoffice@cs (387 Soda).

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Payroll and Pay Dates

Cory Hall/Soda Hall

Staff, Faculty, and Visiting Faculty are paid on the first of each month. There is often a delay in receiving your first check, however, if you have a first time campus appointment. You may ask your Academic Personnel Assistant for the expected date of your first check. EECS staff should contact the Payroll and Benefits Administrator, payroll@eecs (339 Soda, 2-0544) for further assistance.

For those who receive pay via direct deposit, pay statements are put in in mailboxes. EECS staff receiving actual checks must pick them up from the receptionist in 253 Cory Hall or from Christina Allen in 367 Soda Hall.

Time sheets can be found on the Payroll & Benefits web page.

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General Policies

Policies regarding computers, classes, conduct, students, faculty, staff, the Berkeley campus, and the UC system can be found on the EECS Policies and Procedures web page.

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Public Printers

Please Note: Most printers in Cory and Soda Halls are NOT publically available (i.e. should not be used by students). Please only use the printers listed below.

Cory Hall

There are no public printers in Cory Hall at this time. Printers are provided only for individual groups (please see your supervisor). The instructional printers located on the 2nd floor of Cory Hall are maintained by IESG, inst@eecs.

Soda Hall

There are three public printers in Soda Hall (lws384, lws510, and lws730). These printers are for instructional use only. Please do not use this resource for your personal printing.

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Room Reservations

Faculty, administrative assistants, RAs and TAs can reserve seminar and conference rooms through the EECS Room Reservations web page.

To reserve rooms for classes, please see Class Scheduling.

Cory Hall

Please send questions to: cory-rooms@eecs

Soda Hall

Send questions to: soda-rooms@cs

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Shipping/Receiving

Sutardja Dai Hall now handles both Cory Hall and Sutardja Dai Hall Shipping/Receiving.

FedEx and UPS items should be packaged in express envelopes and accompanied by the appropriate mailing form. You will need a fund or grant number to complete the forms. Grads and visitors: If you need assistance, ask your faculty sponsor's assistant. You may leave FedEx packages in the receiving office in 266 Sutardja Dai (for pick-up time see below). Also, FedEx has drop boxes in the Etcheverry lobby by the elevators (pickup time is 4:30) and one in front of the Hearst Mining Building. There is an UPS drop-box at the NW corner of Hearst and Euclid.

Sutardja Dai Hall (was Cory Hall)

Room 266
Josel Calizo (jcalizo@erso)
William Carr (wcarr@erso)
Nick Monino (nickm@erso)

FedEx

You may leave outgoing FedEx packages in the following locations: receiving office in 266 Sutardja Dai (last pick-up is at 4pm) and 406 Cory (last pick-up is at 5pm). All FedEx deliveries go to 266 Sutardja Dai.

UPS

There is only one pick-up (at 2:00pm) and delivery location in Sutardja Dai Hall. This is in room 266. All incoming packages come in through the Receiving Office in 266 Sutardja Dai Hall.

Soda Hall

Room 190
Carlos Andrade (carlosa@erso)

Packaging envelopes and forms are stored in 384 Soda. FedEx picks up at 3:00 and UPS at 4:30 in 387 Soda.

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Social Hour

On Wednesday afternoons during the academic year the CS and EE Graduate Student Associations host a weekly social hour. Staff are most welcome to come meet our students, faculty and other staff. Food and drink are served.

Cory Hall

The EEGSA social hour is at 5:00 p.m. outside the Moore Room (enter through the student lounge, 240 Cory).

Soda Hall

The CSGSA hosts their social hour at 3:00 in the Wozniak Lounge (430 Soda).

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Telephone

Cory Hall/Soda Hall

The Department has an established telephone policy; in general, your office phone should be used for your official campus business. If you need to make personal calls that result in charges of greater than $2 per month, you should reimburse the Department for those calls. Faculty members often pay for their visiting scholars' phones, but please check with your host faculty member in advance to be sure you have an understanding of the expectations.


If you wish to make a conference call, please follow the procedures in the Conference Calls section.

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Telex/Cable/Mailgram

Cory Hall/Soda Hall

Contact Western Union or IST-CNS Information Systems for more information about campus telecommunications systems.

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Timesheets

Timesheets can be found on the Benefits web page.

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