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1290PE |
Local Bargaining Unit of LiUNA representing service/maintenance staff |
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2XB |
Applicant Tracking system – IBM cloud software |
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2XO |
Onboarding system – IBM cloud software |
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A&R |
Accounts & Reports - Payroll in Topeka, reports to DOA |
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AAAS |
African & African-American Studies |
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AAI |
Achievement and Assessment Institute |
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AAP |
Academic Accelerator Program (also KUAAP) |
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AAU |
Association of American Universities |
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AAUP |
American Association of University Professors |
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ABS |
Applied Behavioral Sciences |
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ACA |
Affordable Care Act - federal |
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ACAD |
American Conference of Academic Deans |
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ACE |
American Council on Education |
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ACHE |
American College of Health Care Executives |
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ACORB |
Advisory Council on Retirement & Benefits |
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AD |
Associate Dean |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act - federal |
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AFT |
American Federation of Teachers – labor union representing GTAs & Public Safety |
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AMS |
American Studies |
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ANTH |
Anthropology |
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APA |
American Psychological Association |
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APLU |
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities |
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ARSP |
Area of Responsibility – budgetary designation of campus divisions (3 & 5 digit) |
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AVP |
Associate Vice Provost |
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BI |
Biodiversity Institute |
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BIOF |
Computational Biology Program |
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BOR |
Board of Regents (Kansas) |
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BTBC |
Bioscience & Technology Business Center |
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C&D |
Chairs and Directors |
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C&I |
Curriculum and Instruction |
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CAC |
College Academic Council |
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CASS |
College Advising and Student Services |
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CCAPT |
Committee on Apppointments Promotion & Tenure |
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CCAS |
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences |
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CCPP |
Clinical Child Psychology Program |
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CEAS |
Cntr. For East Asian Studies |
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CEBC |
Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis |
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CECD |
Committee on Evaluation of Chairs and Directors |
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CGIS |
Cntr. For Global & International Studies |
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CGS |
Committee on Graduate Studies |
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CHEM |
Chemistry |
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CIO |
Chief Information Officer (for IT) |
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CIP |
CIP code -- Classification of Instructional Program |
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CLACS |
Cntr. For Latin American & Caribbean Studies |
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CLASAB |
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Advisory Board |
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CLP |
Child Language Doctoral Program |
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CLS |
Committee on Sabbatical Leaves |
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CLSX |
Classics |
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Co-PI |
Co-Primary Investigator (for Grants) |
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COBO |
Council of Business Officers - Regents Financial Officers |
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COBRA |
Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act |
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COBRE |
Center of Biomedical Research Excellence |
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COGA |
College Office of Graduate Affairs |
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COI |
Conflict of Interest |
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COMS |
Communication Studies |
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COPS |
Council of Presidents – Regents Presidents |
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CPM |
Certified Public Manager |
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CREES |
Cntr. For East European & Eurasian Studies |
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CREF |
College Retirement Equities Fund |
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CReSIS |
Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets |
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CRINC |
Center for Research, Inc. – former name of Research Office |
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CRMDA |
Cntr. For Research Methods & Data |
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CTE |
Center for Teaching Excellence |
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CUPA-HR |
College & University Professional Association for Human Resources |
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CUSA |
Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising |
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DAE |
Differential Allocation of Effort |
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DANC |
Dance |
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DCM |
Design and Contruction Management (old name) |
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DEEP |
Documenting Effective Educational Practices |
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DEI |
Diversity Equity and Inclusion |
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DEMIS |
Departmental Executive Management Information System |
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DMO |
Dental Maintenance Organization |
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DMS |
Digital Media Services |
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DOA |
Department of Administration for State of Kansas |
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DOL |
Department of Labor – State of Kansas and Federal office |
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DPO |
Data Protection Officer (Privacy Policy) |
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DPR |
Degree Progress Report (formerly ARTS Form) |
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DPS |
Department of Personnel Services |
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DWI |
(grade of) D, Withdrawl or Incomplete |
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EAB |
Educaitonal Advisory Board |
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EALC |
East Asian Languages & Cultures |
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EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
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eCert |
Effort Certification |
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ECON |
Economics |
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EEB |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
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EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - federal |
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EGARC |
Ermal Garinger Acad. Res. Cntr. |
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ENGL |
English |
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ENVS |
Environmental Studies |
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EOM |
Employee of the Month |
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EPSCoR |
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research |
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ER20A |
HR Guidance/Counseling Form – former USS disciplinary form |
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ER20B |
HR Report of Misconduct Form – former USS disciplinary form |
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ERC |
Employee Recognition Committee |
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ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
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EUROS |
European Studies |
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F&A |
Facilities and Administrative Costs (Research) |
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FCRA |
Fair Credit Reporting Act – federal |
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FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
|
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act - federal |
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FFIT |
French, Francophone, and Italian Studies |
|
FITC |
Financials in the Cloud |
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FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act - federal |
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FMLA |
Family and Medical Leave Act - federal |
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FMS |
Film and Media Studies |
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FMS |
Financial Management Systems |
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FSKU |
FSKU |
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FTS |
Financial System Transformation |
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GAS |
Geography & Atmospheric Science |
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GDPR |
General Data Protection Regulation (Privacy Policy/Research) |
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GEOL |
Geology |
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GERM |
Germanic Languages & Literatures |
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GERON |
Gerontology |
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GHI |
Group Health Insurance |
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GIST |
Global and International Studies |
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GPA |
Grade Point Average |
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GRA/GTA/GA |
Graduate Research Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant |
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GRF |
General Research Fund |
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HA |
History of Art |
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HBC |
Higuchi Biosciences Center |
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HCH |
Hall Center for the Humanities |
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HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - federal |
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HIPPA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
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HIPs |
High Impact Practices |
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HIST |
History |
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HLC |
Higher Learning Commission |
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HNR |
University Honors Program |
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HR |
Human Resources |
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HR/Pay |
Human Resource Management System (PeopleSoft/Oracle) – current name for personnel system |
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HRIS |
Human Resource Information System - old personnel system in 1995; currently name of list serv used by HRM for HR contacts in campus units |
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HRM |
Human Resource Management (formerly HR) |
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HRM |
Human Resource Management |
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HRMS |
Human Resource Management System – old personnel system prior to 1995 |
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HUM |
Humanities |
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IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
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IBER |
Institute for Bioengineering Research (formerly BERC) |
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IDRH |
Inst. For Digital Research in Humanities |
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ILS |
Institute for Leadership Studies |
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IOA |
Institutional Opportunity and Access |
|
IOA |
Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access |
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IPEDS |
Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data Sets |
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IPSR |
Institute for Policy & Social Research |
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IRB |
Institutional Review Board (Research/Human Subjects) |
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ISB |
Interdisciplinary Sciences Building |
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ISP |
Indigenous Studies |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITTC |
Information and Telecommunication Technology Center |
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JEWST |
Jewish Studies |
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KAPE |
Kansas Association of Public Employees – old name for AFT |
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KARL |
Kansas Applied Research Lab |
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KARS |
Kansas Applied Remote Sensing – affiliated w/ Engineering |
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KASC |
Kansas African Studies Center |
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KBOR |
Kansas Board of Regents |
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KBOR |
Kansas Board of Regents |
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KBS |
Kansas Biological Survey |
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KDHR |
Kansas Dept of Human Resources |
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KGS |
Kansas Geo Survey |
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KGS |
Kansas Geological Survey |
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KHERS |
Kansas Higher Education Reporting System |
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KHRC |
Kansas Human Rights Commission - state |
|
KORA |
Kansas Open Records Act |
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KPERS |
Kansas Public Employhees Retirement System |
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KUAA |
KU Alumni Association |
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KUCE |
KU Continuing Education |
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KUCR |
KU Center for Research |
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KUCR |
Kansas University Center for Research – prior name for Research Office |
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KUCTC |
KU Center for Technology and Commercialization |
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KUEA |
KU Endowment Association |
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KUEC |
KU Edwards Campus |
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KUMC |
KU Medical Center |
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KUPOA |
Kansas University Police Officers Association - Local Bargaining Unit of KAPE/AFT representing police and security officers in Public Safety Office |
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LING |
Linguistics |
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LiUNA |
Laborer International Union of North America – Labor Union representing service/maintenance staff |
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LM |
Learning Management Module of Talent Development System – Success Factors cloud software |
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LMS |
Learning Management System |
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LSI |
Life Span Insitutute |
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LTC |
Long Term Care – insurance for nursing home/in come care |
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LWOP |
Leave Without Pay |
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MATH |
Mathematics |
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MB |
Molecular Biosciences |
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MBTI |
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator |
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MFD |
Multi Function Device |
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MRC |
Multicultural Resource Center |
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MSP |
Multicultural Scholars Program |
|
MTL |
Multi-term Lecturer |
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MUSE |
Museum Studies |
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NACUA |
National Association of University Attorneys |
|
NACUBO |
National Association of College & University Business Officers |
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NEA |
National Ednowment for the Arts |
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NFGRF |
New Faculty General Research Fund |
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NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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NSA |
National Security Agency |
|
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
|
NSSE |
National Survey of Student Engagement |
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OAC |
Oracle Analytics Cloud |
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OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - federal |
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OGL |
Optional Group Life |
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OIRP |
Office of Institutional Research and Planning |
|
OMA |
Office of Multicultural Affairs |
|
OOE |
Other Operating Expenses |
|
OOE |
Other Operating Expenses |
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OSHA |
Occupational Health and Safety Administration – federal |
|
OWA |
Outlook Web Application |
|
P-14 |
HR Form to Recommend Disciplinary Action for USS |
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PBCS |
Budgeting Cloud Services |
|
PCR |
Provost's Conference Room |
|
PHIL |
Philosophy |
|
PHSX |
Physics and Astronomy |
|
PI |
Primary Investigator (for Grants) |
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PIP |
Performan Improvement Plan |
|
PM |
Performance Management Module of Talent Development System – Success Factors cloud software |
|
PMS |
Performance Management System |
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POLS |
Political Science |
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POP |
Professor of the Practice |
|
PRO |
Professional Record Online |
|
PRS |
Personnel Related Staff – at KU |
|
PSO |
Public Safety Office |
|
PSYC |
Psychology |
|
PtR |
Post-tenure Review |
|
PTTR |
Progress Toward Tenure Review |
|
RA |
Retirement Annuity – called TSA here |
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REF |
Research Excellence Fund |
|
RELS |
Religious Studies |
|
REU |
Research Experiences for Undergraduates |
|
RI |
Research Integrity |
|
ROI |
Return on Investment |
|
SAKU |
SAKU |
|
SAS |
Student Academic Services (old name for CASS) |
|
SB |
Staff Benefits |
|
SF |
Success Factors – SAP software vendor of Talent Development system |
|
SILC |
Student Involvement and Leadership Center |
|
SLAV |
Slavic Languages & Literatures |
|
SLLC |
School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures |
|
SOC |
Sociology |
|
SOTA |
School of the Arts |
|
SPA |
Sponsored Program Accounting – Grant Accounting located in Office of Research |
|
SPAA |
School of Public Affairs & Admin. |
|
SPAN |
Spanish & Portuguese |
|
SPLH |
Speech-Language-Hearing |
|
SSC |
Shared Service Center |
|
SSC |
Shared Service Center |
|
STEM |
Cntr. for STEM Learning |
|
STEP |
Supervisory Training for Excellence in Performance |
|
TEA |
Teachers and Employees Association – provides OGL and LTC insurance |
|
TEFRA |
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 – Benefits form for those turning 65 - federal |
|
THR |
Theatre |
|
TIAA |
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America |
|
TORP |
Tertiary Oil Recovery Project – KU, affiliated w/ Engineering |
|
TOT |
Training of Trainers |
|
TSA |
Tax Sheltered Annuity |
|
UAC |
University Advising Center |
|
UBUD |
University Budget System (web-based) |
|
UCC |
University Career Center |
|
UCDP |
University Committee on Distinguished Professorships |
|
UCI |
Unemployment Compensation Insurance |
|
UCPT |
University Committee on Promotion & Tenure |
|
UG Bio |
Human Biology/Undergrad. Biology |
|
UP |
Urban Planning |
|
UPS |
Unclassified Professional Staff |
|
UPS |
Unclassified Professional Staff |
|
USERRA |
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act - federal |
|
USS |
University Support Staff |
|
USS |
University Support Staff – formerly classified, civil service staff |
|
VA |
Visual Arts |
|
VC |
Vice Chancellor |
|
VEVRAA |
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act – federal |
|
VP |
Vice Provost |
|
VSA |
Voluntary System of Accountability |
|
VTSA |
Voluntary Tax Sheltered Annuity – also referred to as GSRA |
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WC |
Workers’ Compensation |
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WGSS |
Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies |
