Administrative Services
The Ricoh Aficio MP5500
copier located in 0113 Chemistry Building is to be used
for regular or high volume copying. This machine is intended for
Chemistry Department use only. It has many features: collating,
stapling, enlargements, reductions, and transparencies. The
appropriate transparencies, with the white removable strip, can be
obtained from Ann (Room 0107). Copier ID# for all 1st year graduate
students can be obtained from Ann (Room 0107). All other students
should contact their advisor for your code. See Ann or Diane for
Copier Machine paper jams, etc. Also available for use in 0113 is a
large paper cutter and a heavy duty stapler.
The Department has one facsimile
machine for general department business use located in the Mailroom
(Room 01XX, tel. 301-314-9121). All incoming faxes will be placed in
the recipient's mailbox. This is a business fax only. To send a
facsimile message long distance you must have your advisor’s
approval and record the transmission on the log sheet. Fees
associated with long distance faxes are charged to your advisor.
Please see Ann or Diane (room 0107) for all other long distance fax
requests.
To obtain keys for routine use, contact
Diane in the Main Office (0107). A Key
Request Form requires an authorizing signature, and must be completed prior
to issuance of a key. All keys must be returned to Diane when you
terminate from the department.
Items found in the Chemistry Department
should be turned in to the Undergraduate Services Office (USO) in
room 1206. The USO will hold such items until the end of each
semester. If no claim is made in that time, the item will be either
donated or disposed of at the discretion of the department.
U.S. Mail and campus mail is delivered
twice each week day. The morning delivery is sorted and placed in
the mailboxes, usually by 11:00 a.m. The afternoon delivery is
sorted and placed in the mailboxes usually by 2:00 p.m. ALL
NON-CHEMISTRY RELATED MAIL SHOULD BE SENT TO YOUR RESIDENCE.
All out-going
business (non-personal) mail to be posted should be placed in the
outgoing mail slot. Outgoing personal mail may be placed in the
Stamped mail slot, however,
all personal mail must have the appropriate postage already posted on
it.
The CAMPUS mail slot is for mail which
is addressed to other University of Maryland, College Park
departments.
When special delivery letters or
packages too large for your mailbox are received, the addressee will
be notified via a yellow form that will be placed in your box. Bring
the form to the main office to pick up your package.
UPS and Federal Express packages arrive
in the receiving area. They are received at the loading dockseveral
times a day. Levi Gayatao (0203) will notify you via email that
you have a package to be picked up.
For mail requiring special handling,
such as UPS or FedEx please see Ann or Diane (Room 0107).
Administrative staff, technical staff,
and faculty mailboxes are located in the Mailroom 0113. Graduate
students, post-docs, and undergraduate teaching assistants are
assigned individual mailboxes. If you have a question or would like
to request a mailbox, please contact Ann (Bldg 0107).
Your mailing address if you are staff
or faculty is: Your name, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Building 091, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park,
Maryland 20742.
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Parking and Permit Information
Applications for parking permits for
faculty and staff can be obtained from Diane (0107). Graduate
Students can get parking information at
http://www.transportation.umd.edu/parking/studentpermit.html.
To request a temporary visitor's pass
for guests coming in on departmental business please contact Diane or
Ann (0107) at least 24 hours in advance. The visitor's pass cannot
be used for employees or students of the university. If you have
lost or forgot your parking decal you will need to go to
Transportation Services located in Regents Garage and request a 1 day
permit (there may be a nominal fee).
Reservations can be made by accessing https://ssl.chem.umd.edu/Scheduler/web
Rooms can only be
used for official University business.
The Chemistry Building contains a large
network of telephones, including emergency telephones. Location
of emergency phones – Wings 1 & 5 in hallway of all floors;
in Wings 2 and 3, emergency phones are in the intersection of these two
wings. There is also a campus only
telephone in the hallway on floor 1.
Graduate students and post docs must
get approval from their faculty advisors prior to making
long-distance calls. If it is necessary to make a personal call from
a university telephone, it should be billed to your personal calling
card.
Repairs, additional services or changes
in existing services can be requested through Diane in the Main
Office (0107).
Data jacks are activated by a request
to Diane that must include the jack ID number (available on the wall
plate) and an account number.
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