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May 9, 2019

Micronet,  

Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System support is ending on Jan. 14, 2020. After this date machines running Windows 7 will not receive security updates and will be easy targets for hackers, malware, and viruses.

We need your help to get these machines upgraded or have a mitigation plan in place. Please forward this message out to any units you work with.

Options:

Here’s a brief overview of the changes:

Purchase Orders – Fast Track Approval

  • Catalog orders under $5,000 (increased from $1,000) skip Requisition Creator and Org Node approval steps
  • Non-catalog, Amount Only, Independent Contractor, and Service Requests forms under $1,000 (increased from $0.00) skip Requisition Creator and Org Node approval steps  
  • To qualify for the above, Shopping Carts must be complete (shipping address, valid chartstring)

Receiving Required 

May 7, 2019

Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) has learned of upcoming planned scheduled maintenance days for campus systems that are scheduled for Friday, 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:

Blu and BearBuy outage Friday 5/10, 6:00AM - 2:00PM - Blu and BearBuy will be undergoing some technical maintenance and will be unavailable. When Blu is down, access to BearBuy is also turned off.

May 1, 2019

The fall semester will be here before we know it and Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) HR team(s) are working diligently to finalize Smartsheet updates and any needed process changes for the Fall 2019 ASE/GSR Hiring Processes. They are working on final details as they also continue to navigate UCPath implementation efforts.

What's not changing?

  • The overall process - Smartsheets will still be used to request ASE/GSR hires.

April 18, 2019

We are pleased to announce the BEST region's High Five winners for March 2019! Please join us in congratulating our stellar colleagues on their amazing performance, efforts and hard work!

March 2019 BEST High Five Winners!

April 3, 2019

Excerpt from the 3/30 CalMessage from Marc Fisher, VC Administration and Jo Mackness, Interim AVC, Human Resources.

(Below is an excerpt from the 3/30 CalMessage from Marc Fisher, VC Administration and Jo Mackness, Interim AVC, Human Resources.

UCPath is live! Please review this email closely for information about how to access UCPath Online, where to get help, and more. You can also refer to the UCPath Fact Sheet and the Berkeley UCPath website for more information.

December 19, 2018

     
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