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Acronym

What does it stand for?

A

A&P

Administrative and Professional

AAU

Association of American Universities

AD

Associate Dean

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADR

Associate Dean for Research

ADRGS

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies (COE)

ADSSCEA

Associate Dean for Student Success, Community Engagement, and Administration (COE)

AEIS

Annual Equipment and Insurance System

AFM

Accounting and Financial Management

AFR

Annual Financial Report

AI

Assistant Instructor

AIS

Authorization for Individual Services

APS

Academic Personnel Services (EVPP)

AY

Academic Year (After August 16, 2024, dates are 8/16/20XX-8/15/20XY; Prior to August 16, 2024, dates are 9/1/20XX-8/31/20XY)

B

BACS

Building Access Control System

BC

Budget Council (see also EC and EBC; faculty governance model)

BCAL

Behavior Concerns Advice Line (Campus Safety)

BCBS

Blue Cross Blue Shield

BP

Workday Business Process

BUD

Budget Update Document

C

C&I

Department of Curriculum and Instruction (COE)

CAC

College Advisory Committee

CARE

Counselors in Academic Residence Program

CART

Communication Access Real-time Translation (sign language interpreting services; DDCE)

CBO

Chief Business Officer

CCART

Capitalized and Controlled Asset Removal and Transfer System

CCCSE

Center for Community College Student Engagement (COE)

CCYYS

Century, Century, Year, Year, Semester

CDO

Chief Development Officer

CES

Course Evaluation System

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CIP code

Classification of Instructional Programs

CIS

Course-Instructor Survey

CMDR

Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution

CMHC

Counseling and Mental Health Center

CNS

College of Natural Sciences

COACHE

Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education

COBRA

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

COE

College of Education

COE HR

College of Education Human Resources (COE)

COERA

College of Education Research Administration (COE)

COFA

College of Fine Arts

COI

Conflict of Interest

COLA

College of Liberal Arts

COP

College of Pharmacy

CPR

Comprehensive Periodic Review (APS)

CRIB

Construct, Renovate, Install, Build (WORQS)

CRV

Cash Receipt Voucher

CSU

College, School, Unit

CTL

Center for Teaching and Learning

CUBO

Council of University Business Officers

D

D&A

Disability and Access (DDCE)

D/S

Duration of Status (length of stay allowed on an I-94 immigration document)

DCCE

Division of Campus and Community Engagement

DEFINE

University of Texas DEpartmental Financial Information NEtwork (UT Mainframe; see also DP)

DI

Disability Insurance

DMS Costs

Data Management and Sharing Costs

DO

Dean's Office

DP (as in DPUSER)

Department Profile (Mainframe application used to manage UT Mainframe logons; see also DEFINE)

DPAC

Dean/Provost Academic Core

DRMC

Departmental Records Management Contact

DUC

DocuSign Unit Contact

E

EAP

Employee Assistance Program (HR)

EAJ

Exclusive Acquisition Justification (AFM)

EAJ

End Additional Job (Workday)

EASI

Electronic Access to Student Information

EBC

Executive Budget Council (see also BC and EC; faculty governance model)

eBITS

Enterprise Business Information Technology Systems

EC

Executive Committee (see also BC and EBC; faculty governance model)

EDP

Department of Educational Psychology (COE)

EFT

Electronic Funds Transfer (AFM)

EHS

Environmental Health and Safety

EICCC

Employee/Independent Contractor Classification Checklist

EID

University of Texas Electronic Identifier

ELP

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy (COE)

EOD

End of Day (typically 5 pm)

EOM

Electronic Office Management

ERA

Electronic Research Administration (VPR)

ESTA

Electronic System for Travel Authorization (visa authorization)

EVPP

Executive Vice President and Provost

F

F&A

Facilities and Administrative Costs (see IDC)

FAR

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAS

Financial and Administrative Services

FaSET

Faculty and Student Electronic Tracking

FBS

FAS Business Services

FDA

Faculty Development Award

FDL

Faculty Development Leave (replaces FRA)

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FGC

Faculty Governance Committee

FICA

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Payroll)

FICE code

Federal Interagency Committee on Education

F-INA

Faculty - Inactive (Workday)

FIT

Fitness Institute of Texas (COE)

FLSA

Fair Labor Standards Act

FML/FMLA

Family Medical Leave (Act)

FRA

Faculty Research Assignment (replaced by FDL)

FRL

Faculty Request for Leave

FRMS

Financial Resource Management System

FTE

Full Time Equivalent (percentage of a 40-hour work week; see SWH)

FTG

Faculty Travel Grant

FWA

Flexible Work Arrangement

FY

Fiscal Year (September 1-August 31)

FYE

Fiscal Year End

G

GA

Graduate Assistant

GCN

Graduate Coordinator Network

GEPA

General Education Provisions Act 

GIAC

Graduate and International Admissions Center

GPOs

Group Purchasing Organizations

GRA

Graduate Research Assistant

GSA

Graduate Student Assembly

GSC

Graduate Studies Committee

GSIS

Graduate Student Information System 

H

HBP

Handbook of Business Procedures

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

HOP

Handbook of Operating Procedures

HR

Human Resources (usually refers to UT Austin central HR)

HRMS

Human Resource Management System (read-only; replaced by Workday)

HRSC

Human Resource Service Center

HUB

Historically Underutilized Business 

I

IAC

Interagency Cooperation Contract (UT System)

IACUC

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (ORSC)

ICD

Incidental Cost

IDC

Indirect Cost

IDT

Interdepartmental Transfer (AFM)

ILT

Instructor-Led Training

IO

Instructional Overload

IOC

International Oversight Committee 

IPSI

Institute for Public School Initiatives (COE)

IRB

Institutional Review Board (ORSC)

ISO

Information Security Office

ISSS

International Student and Scholar Services (Texas Global)

ITIN

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

ITO

Information Technology Office (COE)

ITR

UT Austin International Travel Registry

ITS

Information Technology Services

J

JCT

Job Costing Tool (Workday)

JSG

Jackson School of Geosciences

K

KHE

Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (COE)

L

LAITS

Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services

LASSO

Longhorn Awards and Student Scholarship Opportunities

LBB

Legislative Budget Board

LCA

Labor Condition Application

LPR

Lawful Permanent Residency

LTF Rate

Long-Term Fund Rate (a.k.a. endowment or recommended payout rate)

LWOP

Leave Without Pay (Unpaid Leave)

M

M&O

Maintenance and Operation

MCPER

Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (COE)

MFR

Monthly Financial Report

MID

Modified Instructional Duties

MTSS

Mass Transaction Submission System (Workday)

N

NACUBO

National Association of Colleges and University Business Officers

NEWO

New Employee Welcome and Orientation

NISOD

National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (COE)

NTT

Non-Tenure Track (now known as "professional-track" - see PT)

O

OASDI

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASI + DI considered together)

OASI

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (Social Security taxes withheld from payroll checks)

OER

Open Educational Resources

OERS

Office of Educational Research Support (COE)

OGS

Office of Graduate Studies (now known as Graduate School)

OH

Overhead Costs (see IDC)

OHS

Organizational Hierarchy System

OI2

Office of Instructional Innovation (COE)

OOEF

Official Occasion Expense Form

OPT

Optional Practical Training (Texas Global)

ORP

Optional Retirement Program

ORU

Organized Research Unit

ORSC

Office of Research Support and Compliance

OSP

Office of Sponsored Projects

OT

Overtime

OTC

Office of Technology Commercialization

OTP

One-Time Payment (Workday)

P

P&T

Promotion and Tenure

PAR

Prior Approval Request (APS)

PEO

Professional Employer Organization

PI

Principal Investigator (VPR)

PIF

Payee Information Form

PIN

Payee Identification Number

PRC

Pickle Research Campus

Population Research Center

PT

Professional Track (formerly known as "non-tenure track" - see NTT)

Q

R

RAN

Research Administration Network

RIMS

Records and Information Management Services

RMS

Research Management Suite (inactive, replaced by UTRMS)

RP3

Research-Practice-Policy Partnership (COE)

RSC

Office of Research Support and Compliance (VPR)

RTA

Request for Travel Authorization

S

SACSCOC

Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges

SAI

Strategic Academic Initiatives

SAIGE

Safety Assessment for International Group Experiences

SAR

Salary Adjustment Request

SHIP

Student Health Insurance Plan (HR);
Senior Hire Incentive Program (Provost)

SMARTER

Statistics, Measurement, And Research design Techniques in Educational Research (COE)

SME

Subject Matter Expert

SOA

Statement of Account

SPAA

Sponsored Projects Award Administration (now OSP Post-Award)

SPE(D)

Department of Special Education (COE)

SRA

Summer Research Assignment

SRECNA

Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets

SSN

Social Security Number

SSO

Single Sign-On

STAP

Staff Tuition Assistance Program (formerly Staff Educational Benefit)

START

See Texas Education START (COE)

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

STEP

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program

SWH

Scheduled Weekly Hours

T

TA

Teaching Assistant

TAR

Travel Authorization Request

TCEP

Texas Center for Education Policy (COE)

TCPA

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

TEA

Texas Education Agency

TexCEP

Texas Center for Equity Promotion (COE)

Texas Education START

START = Supporting Thriving and Advancing Resiliency in Teaching (COE)

THECB

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

THRIVE

Transition-Harnessing-Responsive-Inspiring-Voices-Elevating (COE)

TRB

Tuition Reduction Benefit

TRI

Transformational Recruitment Initiative (Provost)

TRS

Teachers' Retirement System

TSA

Tax-Sheltered Annuity

TSLAC

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

T/TT

Tenured and Tenure-Track

U

UTERC

University of Texas Education Research Center (COE)

UGS

School of Undergraduate Studies

UTHS(D)

University of Texas High School (District) (COE)

UTPD

University of Texas Police Department

UTRMS

UT Research Management Suite (VPR)

UTRRS

UT Austin Records Retention Schedule

UTSC

UT Staff Council

V

VID

Vendor Identification Number (Purchasing Office)

VoIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol (telephone system)

VPLA

Vice President for Legal Affairs

VPN

Virtual Private Network

VPR

Vice President for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors (VPR)

VWP

Visa Waiver Program

W

WD

Workday

WIG

Workday Instructional Guide

WORQS

Work Order Request and Query System

WPO

Workday Process Overview

X

Y

Z

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