Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier

1. Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier

2. Get Connected Campus Maps at – http://www.uic.edu/uic/about/visit/campus-maps.shtml Get quick updates from – https://twitter.com/AssocDeanCUPPA

3. Get I-Card Chicago ID Center http://www.icard.uillinois.edu/dsp_id_chicago.cfm Student Services Building Racine and Harrison Bring Photo ID Bring current semester schedule

4. Get a netid • https://www.uic.edu/htbin/acctportaltoken/pass.cgi?dispatch=activate_panel

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 Updates by liking CUPPA on Facebook at: http://www.uic.edu/cuppa

8. Network

9. On course of studies • Faculty • Advanced students • Your student organizations-- • SUPA (UPA undergrad) Facebook page • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Students-of-Urban-and-Public-Affairs-UIC/124612017636 • PASA blog and Facebook page • https://sites.google.com/site/uicpasa/Home • http://www.facebook.com/groups/5088541686/ • UPPSA blog and Facebook page • http://www.uppsa.org/ • https://www.facebook.com/groups/58855665243/

10. On career • Faculty • Alumni • Facebook -- http://www.facebook.com/groups/7477708783/ • LinkedIn -- http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=970557&trk=anet_ug_hm • 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/ • Make sure you check out the extensive Lynda online training available to UIC students -- http://go.uic.edu/lynda

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 • See Graduate listings at UIC Jobs Board – http://jobs.uic.edu

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 • Find $0 ESRI software available for UIC students at – • https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/category.aspx?zcid=138&shopby=1

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

29. ACCC Lynda Tutorials • The UIC Academic Computing and Communications Center, ACCC, carries an extensive online catalogue of free tutorials in a great variety of software and other packages--http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/workshops/lynda.html

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

31. Professional training CDs and Videos • UDV

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

33. Computing

34. Use UIC e-mail

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

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

37. 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 • Version 2012 available at U of I Webstore at a discount for Windows -- • https://webstore.illinois.edu/Shop/product.aspx?zpid=1780 • and Mac – • https://webstore.illinois.edu/Shop/product.aspx?zpid=1802 • For Version 7, free but no longer supported, e-mail to cuppatech@uic.edu • ACCC Software Sales – U of I Webstore -- • http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/software/software.html • https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/category.aspx?zcid=138&shopby=1

38. Microsoft Software at UIC • UIC is implementing Microsoft software across the campus, per the Provost's 2013 Budget Principles memo-- • "Microsoft Campus Agreement: • To provide cost savings to all units on campus, increase collaboration through consistency in the software platforms, and be in compliance with the Microsoft licensing agreements, the campus will provide $350K to purchase UIC Microsoft licenses for all faculty and staff; student technology fees will be used to provide the same level of service for students." • Further information on the availability of MS software at UIC is at-- • https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/category.aspx?zcid=133&shopby=1 • Many MS products are thus available as of 7/3/12 for UIC faculty, staff, and students for zero, no additional, or very reduced cost. • Please contact CUPPATECH@uic.edu if you have further questions.

39. UIC Wireless • CUPPA Hall and 2nd floor ADH • Student Centers, Libraries, Some classroom buildings • For more, see -- http://accc.uic.edu/service/wireless • For help, contact cuppatech@uic.edu

40. 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

41. 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 • Register your bike with UIC Police -- http://fs10.formsite.com/wwwuicedudeptspolice/form286167990/index.html • Stolen Bike Registry -- http://chicago.stolenbike.org/ • WorkingBikes • http://workingbikes.org/ • Limited funds for student travel to professional meetings • Department • College

42. Rec Centers / Other • East and West Side Rec Facilities (your student fees cover) -- • http://www.uic.edu/uic/studentlife/campus/recreation.shtml • Social and Religious Organizations on Campus • According to US government statistics, about 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall -- http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/special-populations-co-occurring-disorders/college-drinking • If drinking has slowed your academic progress, check out the UIC eChug self-assessment at – https://interwork.sdsu.edu/echug2/?id=UIC&hfs=true • UIC Wellness Center -- http://www.uic.edu/depts/wellctr/

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

44. Last revised: 8/26/12 • Comments to: cuppa@uic.edu • Follow: • http://www.uic.edu/cuppa on Facebook • https://twitter.com/AssocDeanCUPPA