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CalGroups Official Group Definitions

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2.0 - Last modified on 2026-09-02 Revised by Summer Scanlan

1.0 - Created on 2025-11-25 Authored by Lynn Gu

To properly utilize CalGroups auto-deprovisioning feature at UC Berkeley, make a composite Access Group using an official campus group. Find definitions of each official group, below.

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CalGroups Official Definitions

Department

Includes all active employees in a department, determined by employee job record.

Employees & Affiliates

Academic

Staff

General Employee Groups

All Employees and Affiliates

Includes all employees and UCPath affiliates (above)

Guests

Includes guest accounts found in ou=guests


Students


Current-Campus-Community

Includes all active employees, students, consultants, visiting scholars, LBL or OP staff with a campus appointment, volunteers, researchers, student researchers, Post Docs, temp agency employees, committee members, staff of affiliated organizations, concurrently enrolled students and contractors