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09/20/2006: DANM Orientation

Orientation and Welcome Wednesday, September 20 Porter D-245

Orientation (1-5)

1:00 General information: Handbook-catalog rights work with the handbook ongoing throughout the year.

Stickers Fees have to be paid before you get your sticker

Courses

Permission #s

get from felicia or instructor for late-coming class... independent study, etc. need it to enroll/register to a class.

Programming requirement

handbook page:
programing requirements: page 18. no test. modules: ??? Financial support Fellowship checks (direct deposit): UCSanta Cruz Refund Student Business Services

Conference attendance

Program support $300

Porter College

GARC (research council) signup as Porter Affeliate (commitee to be formed and deadline probably in january). january is high season for grant writing... very busy! UCIRA (Santa Barbara): Grant funds dispurce. (april?) http://www.Rhizone.org (list of posting from artist all over the world. UCDarnet: programs talk to each other from UC system. collaborations are formed

Facilities

Offices

D212 9-1919 (phone number)

Studio space Lounge Computer labs and policies

Porter 120 is open to us. Social Computing Lab Porter 127: equipment checked - locked down, ask Lyle or Kalie O. Porter 140 Electronics Studdio: Lyle and Ed Osborn in charge THE CAVE! USE IT!!! Kresge: sister college. Dickens Project building in the future???

Keys / Codes

Faculty Services

Mailboxes / keys Current addresses Printing / copying

1:30 Web presence danm.ucsc.edu wireless:
cruznet: breeze@ucsc.edu (open encription
Arts Pilot Program: (encripted)

2:30 Break

2:45 TA union rep, alan Hefty Testing, testing... 1, 2... uhhh...

3. Union Rep:

Union Rep:
http://www.uaw2865.org
http://www.uaw-quad.org
831.423.9737
santacruz@uaw2865.org

• Union will lobby around minimum wage to 9.25/hr.
• Protection to sexual harassment or discrimination
• Common: workload - working more than 220hrs/term
• November: bargaining survey from Union
• Workload grid: everything counts (email, meeting, grading, etc.) Project and communicate to professor to take measures before the end of the semester.
• Appointment certification and security rights: UC can switch taship, but cannot take away funding.
• Supplemental Documentation from Professor.
• Guaranteed save work environment
• Remission of instate admission and health care premiums

3:15 Q & A with 2nd year students TAing Buddy system Advisors TED,DAVID, JIM choice

General questions

4:15 297/299 process Thesis support pg 16 handbook

Thesis process MFA Exhibition

Maggie: 2-5 monday and wednesday office hours

Welcome (5-7)

Reception with food and drink—faculty and students