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BEARS Region

  • About Us
    • What you should know about the BEARS Region.

      • Overview
      • Who we support
      • BEARS Strategic Plan
      • BEARS Organizational Chart
  • Regional Services
    • Berkeley Regional Services provides reliable, high-quality administrative support to faculty, academics, staff, student employees, and retirees in support of the UC Berkeley mission of teaching, research, and public service.

      • Overview
      • Research Administration
      • HR and Academic Personnel Support
      • Purchasing and Reimbursements
  • Central Services
    • Review all the tools and resources to onboard newly hired Berkeley employees. BEARS Onboarding provides this support to their campus departments. Note: the Central Services Records Management Team has been re-aligned to People & Culture (P&C). Visit their Records Management webpages on the P&C website for details about the services they provide for the Berkeley campus and how to contact them.

      • Overview
  • Campus Systems
    • Convenient links to the most used campus systems (IT, BearBuy, etc.)

      • Overview
      • Get financial/general ledger info (BFS)
      • Buy goods and services (BearBuy)
      • Book Travel (ConnexUC)
      • Get HR help (HR Service Hub)
      • Access email & calendar (bConnected)
      • Get reporting/use PI Portfolio (CalAnswers)
      • Get reimbursed (Direct Enter)
      • Open/view IT tickets (ServiceNow)
      • Get proposal/award info (Phoebe)
      • Get other IT services (IT Catalog)
      • View campus network/availability (System Status)
      • Request system access (SARA)
      • View/update employment & pay info (UCPath)
      • Access training (UC Learning Ctr)
      • Record/approve timecard (CalTime)

Welcome to the BEARS Region!

BEARS (Berkeley Educators and Administrators Regional Services) - Committed to developing strong partnerships with our diverse community through knowledge sharing while providing timely and accurate service delivery solutions.

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HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL

HR and Academic Personnel Support

HR/APS services, processes and staff contacts

NEW EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING

New Employee Onboarding

Onboarding services, process, contacts, etc.

PURCHASING AND REIMBURSEMENTS

Purchasing and Reimbursements

P&R Services, processes and staff contacts

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

Research Administration

RA services, processes, and staff contacts.

BEARS Organization Chart

Check out the BEARS Org Chart

We want your feedback!

We welcome your feedback on any aspect of services provided by BEARS

People Cards/People Search

Use the Regional Portal to see quick details about your staff.

BEARS News

December 11, 2024

Dec 11
APO sends preview of 2025 Summer Salary details to campus

October 24, 2024

Oct 24
BRS Thanksgiving holiday and winter curtailment deadlines and impacts

April 18, 2024

Apr 18
BRS Fiscal Close Deadlines - FY23-24

March 13, 2024

Mar 13
2024 Summer Session Hiring processes are announced
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