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VI. General Information

A. Medical School Communications
The Medical School has made a commitment to increase the frequency and quality of communications to faculty. To this end, the following vehicles are regularly used to communicate within the School.

1. Hard Copy Publications
Biomedical News-Monthly research newsletter directed to faculty and staff.
Medicine at Michigan-Magazine published three times a year by the Medical Development & Alumni Relations Office.

2. Electronic
E-News-weekly newsletter sent to the electronic mailboxes of all Medical School faculty and staff.
E-mail announcements- sent to the electronic mailboxes of all Medical School faculty, staff, and students as needed.

B. Campus Mail

The campus mail service provides daily collection and delivery of official University mail on the Ann Arbor campus to all buildings housing a University office. Campus mail is delivered each weekday, including postal holidays. Every office on campus has a "Box Number", which is also the supplemental Zip Code. Be sure to include the box number on all campus mail to ensure prompt delivery.

For example, the Dean's Office box number is "0624".
Correct mailing addresses are:

Books should not be sent via campus mail. Overnight mail is available within the Medical Center at specially marked mailboxes located throughout the Medical Center. There are also Wolverine Tower drop boxes located throughout campus. Campus mail left in these boxes is picked up three times each day and delivered directly to Wolverine Tower. Wolverine Tower drop boxes are located on the second floor of the Hospital outside the cafeteria, and at the circle drive outside the Medical Science I Building.

C. Conference & Meeting Rooms

Classroom Services, a division of Medical Education, schedules many of the meeting rooms in the Medical Center. They have a specified contact in each department. There are many additional rooms available that are under individual department scheduling control. Check with your department secretary or administrator for available rooms in your department. A listing of large conference rooms available in the medical center is provided in Appendix C.

Classroom Services: 3-6760 or 6-2233

D. Hospital Paging

To page someone who carries a University of Michigan Health System pager:
If you don't know the person's pager number, dial 6-4000 (operated assisted).
If you know the person's pager number, dial 6-6266 (automatic)

From off-campus, dial 936-6267 or 936-6266.

E. Key/ID

ID badges are issued at the Key/ID office on the first floor of the Med Inn Building in room C158. Their office hours are 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Prior to getting your ID badge you will need a uniqname (see below) and a signed authorization form, which you can obtain from your department administrator.

Med-Inn Building Key/ID Office: 3-6376
Church Street Parking Structure Key/ID Office: 4-3481
(Next to DPS)

F. Information Technology

1. Uniqname
   A uniqname (pronounced "unique name") is a personal identifier that is required for faculty, staff, students, and others to use a number of computing services across the U-M campus. You must have a uniqname to use computers in campus computing sites, to connect to the Institutional File System (IFS) to store and share personal files, and to modify entries in the X.500 Online Directory. Your uniqname is very important to you; it is what identifies you to these and other service providers and will stay with you until you leave the University. You may freely tell anyone your uniqname; it will be used widely and helps others find you in the X.500 directory and to communicate with you via electronic mail. Your email address is your "uniqname@umich.edu".
   
   There may be an individual in your department who can issue uniqnames. If not, uniqnames will be issued by the Learning Resource Center (LRC) on the second floor of the Taubman Medical Library. Once you have turned in a Uniqname Request Form, your uniqname should be ready by 2:00 p.m. on the next business day. See page 24 for LRC office hours.
   
   You will also receive a UMICH (kerberos) password for your uniqname, which will allow you to authenticate, or prove, your uniqname identity when you access services. Do not tell anyone your password. Protecting your password is your responsibility in order to guard against unauthorized use of services in your name. If you forget your password, contact your department administrator for information on how to get a new password.
   
   
2. Computer Assistance

   Medical Center Information Technology (MCIT) and Medical School Information Systems (MSIS) are responsible for maintaining the information technology of the Hospital and Medical School. If you have questions about computers, email, network connections, or other information technology questions, please see your department administrator, or contact the MCIT help desk.

   MCIT Help: 6-8000
   MSIS Help: 3-6751

3. Medical School Web Page

   The Medical School is committed to making information available, both internally and externally, via the World Wide Web. The Medical School Web Page has links to other web pages that may be helpful to you. Please be sure to explore the Medical School web site, to familiarize yourself with the Medical School information available on the World Wide Web. There are also links to the University of Michigan Gateway and the Medical Center Home Page. The web address for the University of Michigan Medical School page is:
   
   Website: www.med.umich.edu/medschool
   
   a) Faculty Web Page
   The Medical School has developed a web site for Medical School Faculty. This site has links that are of interest to Medical School Faculty, including many of the links listed in the Benefits Office web site, the University Record Online, and more. If you have suggestions of other links you would like to see on the Faculty web page, please send them to Lisa Copeland, lisacc@umich.edu.
   
   Website: med.umich.edu/medschool/faculty

4. Computer Purchase Program

   The University has a computer purchase program through which faculty f can purchase computers for personal use at substantial discounts. You are entitled to purchase a computer every two years. Please contact M-Stores Computer Procurement for more information.
   

   M-Stores Computer Procurement: 8-6200
   

5. Remote Computer Access

   Remote access (i.e. from home) to your department server may be available. Check with your department administrator for details.
   

G. Printing and Photocopying Services
In addition to the photocopying services available within your department, the Medical School has a fee for service bulk copy center in MSRB II. Another alternative is the North Ingalls Copy Center, located in room N1D11 of the 300 North Ingalls Building. The North Ingalls Copy Center provides fee-for-service copying and printing services. There are also many local providers of these services who may pick up and/or drop off orders.

Medical School Bulk Copy Center: 3-6427
North Ingalls Copy Center: 3-9350

H. Parking Services
Parking permits are required to park in University lots and structures. There are a variety of lots and structures with the type of parking permits dependent on the proximity of the lot to the University. (See map in Appendix D for parking locations.) Designated areas for people with disabilities are provided in all staff parking areas. To use these spaces, display of the appropriate University Parking permit or hangtag, along with a state disabled permit plate is required.

Faculty members who occasionally bring their vehicles to campus but do not possess an annual parking permit, may purchase daily scratch-off permits (SOP). The permits are valid for a single day of parking and are sold in packs of 10. Two types of scratch-off permits are available:

1. The Yellow SOP is valid in any Yellow or Orange parking lot.
2. The Blue SOP is valid in any Blue, Yellow, or Orange parking structure or lot.

Information on obtaining a parking permit is available through Parking Services. This office is located at 508 Thompson, adjacent to the Thompson Parking Structure. The office hours are 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. They are closed on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Parking Services: 4-8291
Website: www.parking.umich.edu

I. Bus Service
The University of Michigan provides regular bus service between the Athletic, Central, Medical and North campuses. These buses are provided without charge for University faculty, staff and students. Buses operate on schedules that vary depending upon the academic term and holiday seasons. Parking and Transportation Services also offers bus passes to eligible faculty and staff that do not purchase a University parking permit. The bus pass allows free rides from any Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) bus stop in the Ann Arbor area. A valid University ID card is required and must be presented to the bus driver along with the bus pass. The bus passes are available at the Parking Services office, located at 508 Thompson Street.

Parking and Transportation Services 4-8291
Website: www.parking.umich.edu