• INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER STUDIES
• Jennifer Papp Newlin
• Faculty Research Assistant
• 2141 A.V. Williams Building #115
• College Park, Maryland 20742
• 301.405.0304 Tel 301.314.9658 Fax
• jnewlin[at]umiacs.umd.edu

  My responsibilities (and how to get help) with UMIACS include:

• Facilities Issues
  --if you need immediate help, call Work Control at x52222. This number will get you to someone who can resolve temperature issues, flooding problems, burned out light bulbs; minor issues that impact you or the building we work in.
  --if you have bigger facilities issues--construction, renovation, new outlets --these need to go on a work order and you will need to email me the information (and provide an FRS to charge) or come see me.
   
• Phone issues
  --if you have problems with your phone working, or your voice mail, or what comes up on your display, I am the person to notify.  I am the UMIACS DTR (Department Telecommunications Representative)  and handle contact with NTS (Network and Telecommunications Services).
  --I also am the department contact for several of our cell phone contracts, and many of them go through my credit card.  This makes me the person to contact if you have questions about your cell phone and UMIACS is paying for it.
   

• Web updates
  --I work with the Staff to maintain the UMIACS home page.
   
• Keys
  --I am the keeper of all the physical keys, both for doors and furniture.  If you need keycard access, contact Edna[at]umiacs.umd.edu.
  
 
• Supply Orders
  --I order everything from paperclips to toner to coffee and cups.  If you need an office supply, please send me email.  I usually have a good idea where in the supply room something is if we have it, and will place the order if we don't.
   
• Department Purchasing
  --I am also the primary purchasing contact.  I do most of the credit card orders, master orders, and long requisitions.  If you want to buy something, I am the person to see!  If it is computer related, it should first be approved by the technical staff; staff[at]umiacs.umd.edu.
   
• Proposal support
  
 
• Presentations for Dr. Rita R. Colwell.  If you are looking for a presentation, they can be found here.
 
• Newsletter editing and layout
--the UMIACS newsletter was done twice a year. For back copies look here.
 

• I am also pretty good at figuring out who to contact if I don't know an answer, and solving the many mysteries of the University. If you have some other question not listed above, please feel free to ask!