Administrative Services : Department of Biology : UMass Amherst

Biology Department office services are available at two main locations: the Department Business Office (Mor3 221) or the Undergraduate Office (Mor3 216). In addition, the Operations Manager (Bill Jerome) is located in Mor2 150, the Instrumentation Engineer (George Drake) is located in Mor3 South 315. An overview of services is listed below by activity. For questions, advice, assistance, please inquire in the Business Office (Mor3 221), Tel. 7-2964.

Audio-Visual Equipment

(located in main office)
Reservation of non-department equiptment (contact AIMS Office at 5-5765)
Sign up for Video data projectors (on website: Biology Reservation System, for projectors)

Building Problems- for Morrill

Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Bill Jerome	150	5-3159
Eric Bertrand	150	5-4527

Computer/Network/E-mail Addresses

Fill out forms to:
Request an account in Biology or Microbiology
Connect a Computer to the Network(link is external)

Tech Support Work Requests:
email @email(link sends e-mail)
OR
submit form at ServiceNow(link is external)

Conference/Meeting Room Reservations

Classroom and Teaching Labs: Bruce Byers
Other Biology Room Requests: complete this Google Form

Copiers

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Bill Payments	Any Business Office Staff Member	221A	5-0449
New Copy Codes	Any Business Office Staff Member	221A	5-0449
Supplies	Henry Tager	221	7-2964
Problems/Repairs (2nd or 3rd floor)	Any Business Office Staff Member	221	7-2964

Financial Transactions

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Bill/Invoice Payments	John Avedisian	221	7-2964
Purchases	John Avedisian	221	7-2964
Grant Management/Troubleshooting/ Reminders of Expiration	Amber Davis	221A	5-0449
OneCard Records	Henry Tager	221	7-2964

Keys/Locks

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Changes to Locks	Amber Davis or Bill Jerome	221A or 150	5-0449 or 5-3159
New Keys (Non-faculty lab personnel must have written authorization to request key)	Amber	221A	5-0449

Mail Services

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Distribution of mail, mailboxes, procedures for sending FedEX, UPS, etc.	Any Business Office Staff Member	221	7-2964

Parking Passes

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Temporary Passes for Visitors $5/day	Any Business Office Staff Member	221	7-2964

Personnel Issues

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Appointments and Paycheck/Payroll Questions	Biology HR Office	215B	5-2909
Undergraduate Students, 03 Staff	Biology HR Office	215A	5-2835
Salaried Employees (Faculty, Post Doc's, Professional, Classified)	Joyce Mazeski	215B	5-2909
Graduate Research Appointments	IDGP Office	French Hall Room 204B	5-2602
Time & Attendance Reporting	Biology HR Office	215	5-2835

Property and Inventory

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Maintains Records	Amber Davis	221A	5-0449

Recycling

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Questions about composting, recycling, and other green office issues	Henry Tager	221	7-2964

Teaching Materials and Office Supplies

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Class Materials/Supplies	Henry Tager	221	7-2964
Office Supplies (available in 221. If you can't locate or it's running low)	Henry Tager	221	7-2964

Technical Help- equipment/projectors/etc.

Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Bill Jerome	150	5-3159
Eric Bertrand	150	5-4527

Telephones

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Bills, Handsets, Long Distance Calling Numbers, Voicemail, Problems, Etc.	Amber Davis or Omer Kabir	221A or 315	5-0449

Travel

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Reimbursements	Henry Tager	221	7-2964

Undergraduate Academic

	Email	Room Number	Phone Number
Advising Appointments, Add/Drop Overrides, Grade Processing/Recording, Registration/Enrollment Questions, Student Records	@email(link sends e-mail)	216	5-2287

Vans

	Person to Contact	Room Number	Phone Number
Sign up on website: Biology Reservation System		221A
Keys, Pick Up/Return, etc. During Business Hours	Any Business Office Staff Member	221	7-2964
Keys, Pick up/Return, etc. After Hours	Amber Davis	221A	5-0449