Kevin Mullally
     Manager, EECS Instructional Support Group
     378 Cory Hall, UC Berkeley, (510) 643-6141
     http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~kevinm

Auditing Classes (Fall and Spring semesters)

Enrolling
Berkeley Summer Sessions offers a staff discount. Eligible staff pay only the course fee for the selected class, and do not pay the $325 registration fee. Current career, casual, or partial year employees at any UC campus, lab, or the Office of the President are eligible.

Auditing
You may audit Summer Session courses [with the exception of language courses, lab science courses, and courses with limited enrollment] at the discretion of the instructor. There is only a registration fee, which is waived for staff. If you want to become an Auditor, attend the class or classes in which you are interested during the first week of the session in which it is offered, and approach the instructor for permission to join the class as an Auditor. When you have permission, come to the Summer Sessions office at 22 Wheeler Hall and ask for the Audit Coordinator to get an Audit Card.

More information: See http://summer.berkeley.edu/

UC Extension offers a 25% discount (up to $250) on Extension course tuition fees. For more information, see http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/jobs/whywork/unexhow.htm

As of Dec 2002, we can longer get complimentary enrollments in UC Extension classes. We are encouraged to use CDOP funds for these classes now. For information about CDOP, see http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/learning/cdop.htm.

Eligible employees who have been admitted as students to the University may receive the benefit of a fee reduction under the Reduced Fee Enrollment Policy. Enrollment is limited to three classes or nine units, whichever is greater.

In the Reduced Fee program, the staff member pays 1/3 of the Registration and Educational fees. To be eligible for this:

• you must be a career status UC employee (from any UC Campus) and work 50% time or greater
• you must have passed your probationary period (6 months from date of hire) before the semester begins
• you must be admitted to UCBerkeley as a graduate or undergraduate

More information: http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/learning/reducfee.htm

The PA job classification falls within the employee group called Professional and Support Staff (PSS). Here is a summary of PSS policies. Further information can be obtained from the Human Resources WEB page http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/ and from EECS personnel (Kate Riley, CS MSO, 383 Soda, 643-6688).

New Employees
Employees who are new to the University system are probationary for six months. They are evaluated informally after 3 months and formally after 6 months. Vacation and sick leave are accrued but may not be used. After six months, an employee has tenure with the full support of the PSS policies.

Performance Evaluations
All PSS personnel are given a formal, interactive evaluation by their immediate supervisors annually. The employee's performance is compared to the expectations that were defined at the time of hire or at the previous Evaluation. Specific performance objectives are appraised as being below, at or above expectations. Expectations for the next Evaluation are discussed and agreed upon.

The Evaluation is used as supporting evidence when a supervisor recommends an employee for a Merit increase or job reclassification.

Merit Increases
Each July, the College of Engineering is given an additional percentage, or "control figure", of the PSS base salaries that will be provided for Merit increases (ie, raises) for PSS employees in the College. The control figure has been around 6% in the past years. This figure is used by a committee that meets in July to determine how to allocate this money amongst the group. The committee refers to the Evaluations and also considers the judgement of the supervisors who have completed them.

Employees are informed in writing of their merit determination. Each employee could receive a raise of exactly the control figure, or some could receive more while others receive less. So, there is no guarantee of an annual increase in the PSS program, and the amount of money available for increases will depend upon the control figure.

More information: http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/policy/policy30.htm

Professional Development Awards
These Awards pay for the cost of classes, seminars, conferences, equipment or etc that will provide career advancement opportunities. The cash value is variable. Any PSS employee who has worked for at least 24 months at the University may apply. These Awards are granted in June and October by a campus-wide committee. Each June, previous recipients must submit verification of completion of the activity.

See http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~inst/profdevel.html for references to professional development activities available to EECS Instructional staff.

Achievement Awards
A few of these are given each year; they are cash awards (up to $2500) for special achievement on the job. Any PSS employee who has worked for at least 12 months at the University may be nominated. The nomination is made by the immediate supervisor, but anyone may make recommendations to a supervisor. These Awards are granted in April by a campus-wide committee. A nominee for Distinguished Achievement who is not accepted will automatically be considered for Special Achievement.

The criteria for these Awards is defined in the PSS Policy manual. Candidates should have made superior contributions to their departments, such as by devising and implementing new procedures that are innovative, efficient or cost-saving. These contributions should have been beyond those required by the performance standards that were established for the position.