Acronym List - The University of Iowa

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A
AA	Author's Alterations
AAC	Academic Advising Center
ABO	Auxiliary Unit Budget Officer
ACM	Accounting Code Manual
ACU	Office of Animal Resources (Animal Care Unit)
AD&D	Accidental Death and Dismemberment
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADP	Administrative Data Processing (now ITS)
AFSCME	American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AGEP	Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate, Iowa
AIS	Administrative Information Systems, ITS
ALI	African Language Instruction
ALSD	Alert LISTSERV System Directory
AMA	American Marketing Association
AP	Advanced Placement
AP/PO	Accounts Payable and Purchasing
AP-PO Web Apps	Accounts Payable and Purchasing Web Applications
APDU	Association of Public Data Users
AR	Accounts Receivable
AS	Accounting Services
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASHRAE	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASL	American Sign Language
ASP	African Studies Program
AUW	Associated University Women

B
BAECP-FWP	Burlington Atomic Energy Commission Plant - Former Worker Program
BAIS	Bachelor of Arts in Interdepartmental Studies
BC44	Annual Budget Comparison report
BO	University Business Office
BS	Balance Sheet

C
C.H.I.P.	Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
CADD	Center for Advanced Drug Development
CAPS	Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
CAS	Cost Accounting Standards
CASA	Coalition Against Sexual Assault
CASB	Cost Accounting Standards Board
CASMA	Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Assessment
CashierDSS	Cashier Decision Support System
CBB	Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
CBO	Collegiate Budget Officer
CBT	Computer Based Training
CCAD	Center for Computer-Aided Design
CCTR	Cost Center
CDA	Council on Disability Awareness
CDA	Caribbean, Diaspora, and Atlantic Studies Program
CDD	Center for Disabilities and Development
CDS	Career Development Services
CEA	Center for Evaluation and Assessment
CFT	Center for Teaching
CHEEC	Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
CGRER	Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
CHEEC	Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
CHSR	Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) (See Center for Health Policy and Research)
CIC	Committee on Institutional Cooperation
CIC	Courses In Common
CICC	Critical Incident Command Center
CICS	Center for International and Comparative Studies
CIMT	Critical Incident Management Team
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CIREH	Center for International Rural and Environmental Health
CIVIC	Council for International Visitors to Iowa City
CLAS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
COGS	Campaign to Organize Graduate Students
COM	College of Medicine
CORP	Corporation
COS	Change of Status
COV	Chart of Values
CQI	Continuous Quality Improvement
CPC	Campus Planning Committee
CR	Credit
CREEES	Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
CRUSH	Center for Recent US History
CSW	Council on the Status of Women
CT	Coralville Transit
CTO	Clinical Trials Office
CTSDMC	Clinical Trials Statistical & Data Management Center
CumCompDSS	Cumulative Compensation Decision Support System
CV	Change Voucher

D
DACT	Departmental Account
DCS	Design and Construction Services
DDDEO	Deans, Directors and Departmental Executive Officers
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHHS	US Department of Health and Human Services
DI	The Daily Iowan
DOT	Department of Transportation
DPI	Dots per Inch
DPS	Department of Public Safety
DR	Debit
DSAC	Dean's Student Advisory Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
DSN	Data Source Name
DSP	Division of Sponsored Programs

E

EARS	Effort Activity Reporting System (same as PAR)
ECATS	Emergency Department Consultation and Triage System
Edeposit	Electronic Deposit, Cashier¬s Office
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
e-forms	Electronic Forms
EHSRC	Environmental Health Sciences Research Center
EIC	Earned Income Credit
ELR	Employee and Labor Relations
EMSLRC	Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center
ENCIC	Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century Interdisciplinary Colloquium
EOB	Explanation of Benefits
EOC	Emergency Operations Center
EOM	End of Month
EOY	End of Year
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
ESL	English as a Second Language
ETR	Employee Time Record
ESG	European Studies Group
EXP	Expenditure or Expense

F

F&A	Facilities and Administrative (indirect) costs
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FICA	Social Security Tax
FLARE	Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education
FLIP	Foreign Language Incentive Program
FLSA	Fair Labor Standards Act
FMA	Financial Management Association
FMe	Facilities Management Enterprise software
FMLA	Family Medical Leave Act
FMS	Financial Management Summary report
FN	Function
FOB	Freight on Board
FRC	Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
FREC	Facilities Renewal and Equipment Committee
FSDS	Faculty and Staff Disability Services
FSG	Facilities Services Group
FSS	Faculty and Staff Services
FSST	Financial Systems Support Team
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FUS	Finance and University Services
FUSLG	Finance and University Services Leadership Group
FY	Fiscal Year

G

G/P	Grant/Program
GAO	Grant Accounting Office
GCP	General Contracts Program, Office of the State Archaeologist
GHSP	Global Health Studies Program
GIS	Geographic Information Systems
GIS	Guided Independent Study
GL	General Ledger
GL:M	General Ledger Millenium
GLBTAU	Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Union
GLDSS	General Ledger Decision Support System
GPA	Grade Point Average
GrantDSS	Grant Decision Support System
GTCF	Gene Targeting Core Facility Lab

H

HAP	Highway Archchaeology Program, Office of the State Archaeologist
HAZMAT	Johnson County Hazardous Material Team
HPO	Health Protection Office
HR	Human Resources
HRDSS	Human Resources Decision Support System
HRIM	Human Resources Information Management
HRIS	Human Resources Information System
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language for Web Publishing

I

I-9	Employee Eligibility Verification
I2	Internet 2
IA	Iowa
IACT	Institutional Account
IATL	Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
IB	International Baccalaureate
IBSR	International Bariatric Surgery Registry
ICAEN	Iowa Computer Aided Engineering Network
I-CASH	Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety/Health
ICRU	Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU)
ICC	Institute For Cinema & Culture
ICCSD	Iowa City Community School District
ICLP	International & Comparative Law Program
ICN	ICN
ICPSR	Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research and Census Data Archives
ICT	Iowa City Transit
IDDM	Institutional Data and Data Management Workgroup, ITS AIS
IDED	Iowa Department of Economic Development
IDIN	Iowa Drug Information Network
IDIS	Iowa Drug Information Service
IEM	Iowa Electronic Markets
IGEC	Iowa Geriatric Education Center
IIEP	Intensive English Program
IIIB	Iowa Institute for International Business
IIHR	IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering
IHSPA	Iowa High School Press Association
IMU	Iowa Memorial Union
IOWA	Improving Our Workplace Award
IP	International Programs
IP	Internet Protocol (Internet address)
IPAT/Infotech	Iowa Program for Assistive Technology
IPERS	Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
IPRC	Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
IRB	Institutional Review Board
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
IS	Income Statement
ISIS	Iowa Student Information Services
ISSI	Iowa Social Science Institute
ISU	Iowa State University
ITC	Instructional Technology Centers
ITP	Iowa Testing Programs
ITS	Information Technology Services
IUAP	Iowa University Affiliated Program
IWP	International Writing Program

J
JPEC	John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center

L
LASP	Latin American Studies Program
LCAT	Library Catalog (See InfoHawk)
LCUA	Levitt Center for University Advancement
LSA	Literature, Science & the Arts, Interdisciplinary Program in
LAN	Local Area Network
LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LOA	Leave of Absence
LPI	Lines per Inch
LSO	Local Small Order
LWIS	Libraries-Wide Information System, University Libraries

M
M3LL	Millenium General Ledger
MBA	MBA Programs
MCJA	Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology
MBTI	Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
MDAC	Microsoft Data Access Components
MEMWS	Middle East and Muslim World Studies
MFK	Master File Key
MIGS	Multi vendor Inventory for General Stores System
MIP	Mathematics Incentive Program
MM	Materials Management
MMLA	Midwest Modern Language Association
MS1	Management Summary -- Organizational Unit report
MS1A	Management Summary -- Organizational Unit report
MS2A	Management Summary -- Departmental report
MS2C	Management Summary -- Departmental report
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheet
MSTP	Medical Scientist Training Program
MTDC	Modified Total Direct Cost

N

NACUBO	National Association of College and University Business Officers
NAEB	National Association of Educational Buyers
NAL	Novell Application Launcher
NASA	National Aeronautic and Space Administration
NCVS	National Center for Voice and Speech
NEA	National Endowment for the Arts
NEH	National Endowment for the Humanities
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIOSH	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NMITA	Neogene Marine Invertebrates of Tropical America
NSC	Departmental Network/Security Contact
NSF	National Science Foundation
nTITLE	new Technology In The Learning Environment
NWP	Nonfiction Writing Program

O

O&M	Operations and Maintenance
OACT	Organizational Account
OASIS	Online Access System for Information Sources (Replaced with InfoHawk)
ODBC	Open Database Connectivity
OCRME	Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education
OFSA	Office for Study Abroad
OI	Opportunity at Iowa
OIES	Office of International Education and Services (See International Programs)
OISS	Office of International Students and Scholars
OLAP	Online Analytical Processing
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPL	Operator Performance Laboratory
OPM	Out-of-Pocket Maximum
ORG	Organizational Unit
OSA	Office of the State Archaeologist
OSFA	Office of Student Financial Aid
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSL	Office of Student Life
OSTC	Optical Sciences & Technology Center

P
P & S	Professional and Scientific
PAR	Personnel Activity Reporting system (same as EARS)
PayCV	Payroll Change Voucher
PCV	Procurement Card Voucher
PDQ	Position Description Questionnaire
PEOPLE	Philosophies and Ethics of Politics, Law, and Economics, Interdisciplinary Program Certificate
PI	Principal Investigator
PICS	Project for International Communication Studies
PID	Program for International Development
PMO	Property Management Office
PO	Purchase Order
POP	Point of Presence
POROI	Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry
PS	People Soft

R
R.A.D.	Rape Aggression Defense System
RAIN	Resident Assistant Information Network
RAM	Random Access Memory
Req	Requisition
ResNet	Residence Services Network Service
REV	Revenue
RFI	Request for Information
RFP	Request for Proposal
RFQ	Request for Quotation
ROM	Read Only Memory
RVAP	Rape Victim Advocacy Program

S
SA1	Statement of Account - Cash
SA2	Statement of Account - Accrual
SAC	Student Activity Center, IMU
SASP	South Asian Studies Program
SBA	Small Business Administration
SCC	Statistical Consulting Center
SDRC	Scholarly Digital Resources Center, University Libraries
SEIU	Service Employees International Union
SGO	Second Grade Only
SHIP	Student Health Insurance Plan
SGRE	Summary of Grant Receipts and Expenditures report
SHRM	Society for Human Resource Management
SIGS	Stores Inventory for General Stores System
SLA	Student Loan Accounting
SLAC	Subledger Account
SLID	Subledger ID
SPO	State Printing Order
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRA	Supplemental Retirement Annuity

T
TAG	Merit Referral Request form
TAPE	Teaching Assistants Preparation in English
TASD	Telephone Alert System Directory
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDS	Transaction Detail Statement report
TEP	Teacher Education Program
TIAA-CREF	Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund
TIC	Technology Innovation Center
TSB	Targeted Small Business Program

U
U-BILL	University Statement of Accounts Receivable
UBIT	Unrelated Business Income Tax
UCS	University Counseling Service
UCR	Usual, Customary and Reasonable charges
UE/COGS	United Electrical and Machine Workers Union/Campaign to Organize Graduate Students
UEHC	University Employee Health Clinic
UG	Undergraduate
UHL	University Hygienic Lab
UHS	University Hospital School--See Center for Disabilities and Development
UIAA	Alumni Association
UI CASA	Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UICHR	UI Center for Human Rights
UIDPS	UI Department of Public Safety
UIEDP	UI Employee Discount Program
UIHC	University of Iowa Health Care
UIHC	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
UIF	UI Foundation
UIRF	UI Research Foundation
UIRIS	University of Iowa Research Information System
ULC	University Life Centers
UNI	University of Northern Iowa
UOM	Unit of Measure
UPO	Undergraduate Programs Office
URP	Urban and Regional Planning
USDA	US Department of Agriculture
USDEd	US Department of Education
USGS	U.S. Geological Survey
USPHS	US Public Health Service
USPS	United States Postal Service
UWR	University Wide Report

V
vBNS	very high performance Backbone Network Service
VPFO	Vice President for Finance and Operations
VPFUS	Vice President for Finance and University Services-- changed May 2003 to Vice President for Finance and Operations (see above).

W

WebCT	World Wide Web Course Tools
WebCV	Web-based Change Voucher Application
WIAT	Work Injury Accommodation Team
WISE	Women in Science and Engineering
WRAC	Womens Resource & Action Center

X,Y,Z

YTD	Year to Date

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