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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, CashierŽs 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
K
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
Q
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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