1. 1 Tips for Making Life at UIC and CUPPA easier

2. 2 Get Connected

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

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

5. 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 http://sms.accc.uic.edu

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

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

8. 8 Network

9. 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. 10 On career Faculty Alumni –Facebook –LinkedIn Professional organization mentors

11. 11 Take charge

12. 12 Share your creative ideas

13. 13 Ask for Advice See "Get Connected"

14. 14 Do not suffer in silence

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

16. 16 Use the "free" stuff

17. 17 Seminars

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

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

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

21. 21 Financial Aid

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

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

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

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

26. 26 Tutorials

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

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

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

30. 30 Professional training CDs and Videos UDV

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

32. 32 Computing

33. 33 Use UIC e-mail

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

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

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

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

38. 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. 39 Transportation CTA –http://www.transitchicago.com/http://www.transitchicago.com/ I-Go Car –http://www.igocars.org/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. 40 Rec Centers East West Social and Religious Organizations on Campus

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

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