Emergency Situations
When the fire alarm rings (continuous ring) in Plant Sciences Hall you are to leave the building immediately using the stairs. You may reenter the building only after an "all clear" signal has been given. It is a felony (serious crime) to remain in the building during a fire alarm or to return before the "all clear" has been given. When the fire alarm rings with an intermittent ring it signals a tornado warning. You are to take the stairs to Plant Science 199 and remain there until the "all clear"signal has been given. Further information is given in the orange pages of the Centrex and in the Horticulture Department Safety Manual located in the main office.

Smoking
It is University policy that you may not smoke in any building on campus.

Secretaries
Secretarial services are not available to graduate students. Typing of term papers, thesis drafts, tables and other similar materials are student responsibilities. Secretarial tasks which pertain to activities associated with your research should be handled through your major professor. Students should allow 5 days for secretaries to complete any task.

Telephone
The telephone in the graduate office is for local calls only. If graduate students have a personal long distance call to make, it must be made from a pay or personal phone. Long distance telephone calls relating to thesis research, teaching or extension may be made from the major professor's phone with their permission.

Mail
A joint mailbox is available for graduate students in the departmental main office. Mail is distributed twice daily. Students should check the box daily. Outgoing mail that bears a stamp must be mailed in a US post box, not through the Department mail.

Photocopying
Photocopying is available at the Campus Bookstore (3.5 cents per copy) located in the East Campus Union and at C.Y. Thompson Library (5 cents/copy). Copy cards can be purchased at the library for $5, $10, $20 and other amounts to simplify the procedure. Photocopying on the department machine is discouraged. If you must photocopy on the department machine, students should limit it to ONE copy and they must obtain an account number from their major professor. Books, theses, multiple copies of research papers and the like may not be copied using the department machine. In the case of thesis copying, the graduate student should consult the major advisor to determine whether or not it is to be done at the student's or project's expense.

Computers
Department computers available for word processing and data analysis. There is a computer in each graduate room (Rm. 383 and Rm. 373). Additionally, there are computers in Rm. 382 (Media Center). Please sign up in advance to use the computers. A priority and usage policy is posted in room 382.Students must provide their own diskettes. The student should check with their major professor as to whether the student or the research project will supply these items. 

There are also computers in Rm. 378, 379 and Rm. 384 that may be available for graduate student use. Please visit with the appropriate lab coordinators for further information. Additional computers are available in the basement of C.Y. Thompson Library, Coe Computer Lab in Filley Hall, Animal Sciences room 223 and Miller Hall second floor on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Horticultural Garden
The Horticultural Garden is supervised by the garden manager, Mr. Norm Stauffer, who is responsible to the chairperson of the Horticultural Garden Facilities' Committee. Written requests using the appropriate form for space in the Horticultural Garden should be obtained from your major professor and given to Dr. Ellen Paparozzi. You may put requests in her mail box. A pass must be obtained from the department head if you plan to use the garden research area after hours and on weekends. Requests should be made through the office manager, Ms Cheryl Moncure.

University of Nebraska Agricultural Research and Development Center (Ithaca)
The Horticultural Research and John Seaton Anderson Turfgrass Research Facilities are supervised by the unit manager, Mr. Lannie Wit. Requests for research space should be directed through your major professor.

Building Pass and Keys
Graduate students must have a building pass to use the facilities of the Plant Science building after hours and on weekends. Building passes must be obtained from the Department Head. Requests for passes can be given to the office manager. Keys can be obtained through a written note from your advisor indicating what keys you will need. The departmental office manager issues a key card which is taken to Ag Hall (Cashier's window). Key deposits range from $2 to $15 per key. Keys must be returned upon graduation to receive the deposit back.

Desk Space and Assignment
Graduate students will be given desk space in one of the graduate student office areas. Requests for desk space should be made by the major professor to the Chair of the Horticulture Graduate Studies Committee prior to the graduate student's arrival. Reassignment of desk space is also handled by the Chair of the Horticulture Graduate Studies. Interested students should contact the Chair directly.

Purchasing of Supplies
All purchases must be approved by your major advisor. Obtain an order form and fill it out by specifying the vendor and the item(s) needed. Submit this to your major advisor for company center assignment and signature. Order forms and some catalogs are found in the cabinet on the south wall of the Horticulture office. PLAN AHEAD. Sometimes it will take 2 months to receive certain items. 

Small items (e.g. less than $50) can be purchased and reimbursed through petty cash. These purchases must be approved by the major advisor, SAVE THE RECEIPT, and submit a voucher plus the receipt and a requisition at the Finance Window in Agricultural Hall, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday. A quick order/quick pay system is also available, please see your major professor or Susan Thomas for information on how this works.

Students may not use supplies from the office supply cabinet.

Film Development, Slide Production and Darkroom Use
In lab room 385, the darkroom area, a copy stand with lights to photograph text etc. Users must sign out darkroom ahead of time and provide own film.

The darkroom which is in Rm 385 is available to all Horticulture students for project-related (not personal use). Use of any of the other darkroom equipment such as the enlarger is allowed only after proper instruction (see Dr. Paparozzi). The mat cutter for cutting matboard for posters is also stored here and must be signed out.