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Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier

Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier. Get Connected. Get I-Card. Student Services Building Racine and Harrison Bring Photo ID Bring current semester schedule. Get a netid. http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/index.html/. Sign up for UIC SMS system.

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Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier

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  1. Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier

  2. Get Connected

  3. Get I-Card Student Services Building Racine and Harrison Bring Photo ID Bring current semester schedule

  4. Get a netid • http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/index.html/

  5. Sign up for UIC SMS system • To enhance UIC's ability to alert the campus to emergencies, we are implementing a text-messaging system. This will enable campus officials to send very brief bulletins to you in the event of a serious crime, weather emergency, or similar incident.To subscribe, simply go to http://sms.accc.uic.edu

  6. Keep your Emergency Contact info up to date • Login into NESSIE: • https://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu/cf/info/index.cfm • Choose “Employee Information” • Enter Emergency Contact info

  7. Sign up for CUPPA Podcasts via RSS button at: http://www.uic.edu/cuppa

  8. Network

  9. On course of studies • Faculty • Advanced students • Your student organizations-- • SUPA (UPA undergrad) Facebook pages • http://uic.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11001475471 • http://uic.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6149152516 • PASA blog and Facebook page • http://uicpasa.blogspot.com/ • http://uic.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5088541686 • UPPSA blog and Facebook page • http://uppsa.blogspot.com/2008/07/welcome-to-urban-planning-and-policy.html • http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/UPPSA/105881224966

  10. On career • Faculty • Alumni • Facebook • LinkedIn • Professional organization mentors

  11. Take charge

  12. Share your creative ideas

  13. Ask for Advice • See "Get Connected"

  14. Do not suffer in silence

  15. Report problems • Make your concerns known • Your Department • Associate Dean, Albert Schorsch, schorsch@uic.edu • cuppa@uic.edu • Computer problems in CUPPA • cuppatech@uic.edu

  16. Use the "free" stuff

  17. Seminars

  18. ACCC • http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/workshops/

  19. Library • http://library.uic.edu/

  20. CUPPA • Research Center Seminars • Academic Department Seminars • Often food included • Alumni Life-Long Learning Events • http://tigger.uic.edu/cuppa/alumni/index.html • Podcasts

  21. Financial Aid

  22. Grad College • http://grad.uic.edu/

  23. Fill out FAFSA • http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

  24. Jobs, Assistantships, Internships • CUPPA Career Center • http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/AlumniCareerCenternew.html

  25. TIP: Summer base tuition waiver for RAs, GAs, TAs with appointments ending May 15

  26. Tutorials

  27. ESRI GIS online tutorials • http://notes1.cc.uic.edu/depts/adn/software.nsf/esricourses?OpenPage

  28. UDV skills online tutorials • http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/udv/education.html

  29. PBS VOD courses • Stats course--Against All Odds--can be lifesaver • http://www.learner.org/vod/login.html?pid=139

  30. Professional training CDs and Videos • UDV

  31. Library • Reserve Desk • Order online, Walk in and Pick Up Your Books • Online journals • http://library.uic.edu/

  32. Computing

  33. Use UIC e-mail

  34. Webdisk • http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/itl/webdisks/index.html

  35. Computer Access • Lab Suburbs on 2nd floor CUPPA Hall • Printing • In Lab Suburbs

  36. Software • Refworks • http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/resources/refworks/refworksfaq.shtml • EndNote • http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/endnote.pdf • MindManager • http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/admin/secure/CUPPAMM7licenseaccess_092407.htm • ACCC Software Sales • http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/software/software.html

  37. UIC Wireless • CUPPA Hall and 2nd floor ADH • Student Centers, Libraries, Some classroom buildings

  38. Space • Access to CUPPA Hall 24/7 • Grad Student Lounge • Rm. B11 • PhD Workspace • Rm. 216 • Reserve a room for study group • Department • Dean's office • Unreserved spaces • RM. 105

  39. Transportation • CTA • http://www.transitchicago.com/ • I-Go Car • http://www.igocars.org/ • Bikes • Rent-a-bike not yet • UIC College of Cycling • http://bikeuic.org/ • bikes@uic.edu • WorkingBikes • http://workingbikes.org/ • Limited funds for student travel to professional meetings • Department • College

  40. Rec Centers • East • West • Social and Religious Organizations on Campus

  41. RTFM • Read the directions • Your Department Web Page • http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/admin/howto

  42. Last revised 12/8/10 • Comments to: cuppa@uic.edu

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