(Editors note: The following joint Vice Chancellor Finance and Vice Chancellor Administration CalMessage email was delivered to faculty and staff on 5/14/20.)
Campus Colleagues,
The fiscal close deadlines are now available on the Chief Financial Officer website.
(Editors note: the following information was shared with campus departments by their respective BRS Regions the week of 4/21/20)
Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) is announcing some exciting improvements that have been adopted in order for new Berkeley hires to be more productive when they begin working. These improvements are some of the components of BRS’ larger Re-Envision Onboarding initiative.
Editors note: As announced to Divisional Finance Leaders in mid-December 2019, this new offering was officially communicated to the entire campus by Rosemarie Rae, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Chief Financial Officer in an email on 1/23/20.
Colleagues,
Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) has just learned that the UC Berkeley UCPath Operations Team has scheduled three (3) upcoming Fall Update sessions to help people better understand the UCPath structure and leadership.
Specifically, these sessions will cover:
(The following Graduate Division email was sent to Berkeley Regional Services Directors, Divisional Finance Leaders, Berkeley HR, and the Controller's Office on 11/27/19)
Dear BRS Regional Directors and Research Administration Staff, Controller, Human Resources and Divisional Finance Leaders,
This is an update regarding the process for charging fee remissions, one that will remain in effect through Spring 2020:
Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) regional teams have begun communicating details that campus departments/units need to know to help in the onboarding of new ASE/GSR and Lecturer appointments for 1/1/2020. Check out those details on the BRS ASE/GSR and Lecturer hire webpage(s).
A location change was recently announced for Berkeley’s new employee onboarding sessions conducted by Berkeley Regional Services (BRS). Currently, these onboarding sessions are offered each week at 457 Evans Hall Because of the popular demand for these sessions, and to give new Berkeley staff a much better experience with ample room to complete their new employee paperwork, etc., a new more convenient space has been secured.
Editor’s note: This CalMessage from the Director, Talent Management and Vice Chancellor, Administration was sent to all campus staff on 9/4/19. Managers and Supervisors were sent a similar message and those planning to hire new staff can visit the TAM page of Berkeley’s UCPath website for details.
(Editors note: The following was a campus email from Pamela Miller, Executive Director, Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) on Aug. 16, 2019.)
To the Campus Community,
The following is a summary of some helpful information that will help prepare the campus for any pay-impacting issues around the beginning of September as Berkeley begins the Fall Semester.
As announced previously, UCPath will experience system outages (aka "lockouts") when the next sister campuses (UC Davis, et all) go live in September. During conversion, the UCPath system will be down for all locations as noted below; this includes all inquiry and self-service functions:
Editor's note: This CalMessage from Vice Chancellor for Administration and Vice Chancellor for Research was sent to Campus on July 19, 2019. The audience is faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff who plan to submit proposals to non-profit and/or government sponsors through Berkeley's Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) on or after September 1, 2019.
The next edition of Berkeley Regional Services “BRS Insights” e-newsletter, is almost ready for distribution! This bi-monthly newsletter is intended to keep interested faculty and staff abreast of region-related news and information and point to relevant resources for more in-depth information.
Note: As of May 2020, the campus has now transitioned most Reader/Tutors to CalTime. Typically, Lecturers who also hold a Reader/Tutor position would continue to use the Timekeeping App as well as other titles with unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis. For additional help, contact your respective BRS Regional HR Team.
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Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) has learned of upcoming planned scheduled maintenance days for campus systems that are scheduled forFriday, May 10, 2019,affecting the enterprise systems of Blu, BearBuy, and HCM. There will be some impacts to services that BRS provides the campus as a result of these outages:
February 7, 2019
(The following is an email to campus from VC Administration, Marc Fisher.)
Dear Colleagues:
January 22, 2019
(The following is an email to campus from Larry Conrad, Associate VC and Chief Information Officer.)
I’m pleased to announce that, effective immediately, CSS IT is moving to report into the Office of the CIO. The practical side of this is that Jerry Yerardi will now report directly to me.
February 4, 2019
Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) has learned of upcoming planned scheduled maintenance days for campus systems that are scheduled for Friday, February 8, 2019, affecting the enterprise systems of Blu, BearBuy, and HCM. There will be some impacts to services that CSS provides the campus as a result of these outages:
