1 | This is an ongoing list; please email Paige or Jen (jacksonpa@wou.edu or koshnickj@wou.edu) if you would like to add or modify anything! | ||
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2 | Acronym | Full Name | Type/Description |
3 | AA | Academic Affairs | Office/university area containing the Provost and related employees, oversees all academic matters |
4 | AAC | Academic Affairs Council | Group containing everyone that reports directly to the Provost |
5 | AAOT/ASOT | Associate of Arts/Associate of Science Oregon Transfer Degree | Transfer degrees that satisfy all WOU Gen Ed Requirements for transfer students |
6 | AC | Advising Center | Building (somtimes also called SSA) |
7 | ACE | American Council on Education | National organization currently working with WOU on the Learner Success Laboratory |
8 | ACK | Ackerman Hall | Building (classrooms and dorms) |
9 | AD | Lieuallen Administration Building | Building with Registrar, Human Resources, Business Office, other offices |
10 | AES | Academic Excellence Showcase | Yearly event showcasing student work |
11 | AI | Academic Innovation | Now defunct - old name for center for online and other innovative teaching/development |
12 | AIC | Acadmic Infrastructure Committee | Faculty Senate Committee; now defunct; see ATRC |
13 | AIM | Accessible Information Management | System used by Office of Disability Services to manage accommodation communication |
14 | APA | Administrative Program Assistant | Administrative professional for many divisions/offices on campus |
15 | APRC | Academic Petition Review Committee | Meets on Wednesdays; evaluates petitions submitted to the Office of the Registrar |
16 | APSC | Academic Programs and Support Center | Building; houses admissions/disability services |
17 | ARC | Academic Requirements Committee | Faculty Senate Committee |
18 | ASC | Academic Suspension Committee | Committee that reviews academic suspension matters |
19 | ASC | Academic Sustainability Committee | Committee that supports sustainability of academic programs and encourages admin/faculty communication |
20 | ASWOU | Associated Students of Western Oregon University | Student Organization |
21 | ATRC | Academic Technology and Requirements Committee | Faculty Senate Committee, formerly AIC |
22 | AUMP | Accelerated Undergraduate to Master's Pathway | A pathway available in some disciplines to earn a Master's within a year after earning Bachelor's |
23 | BA | Bachelor of Arts | A type of degree that WOU offers in some disciplines |
24 | BAS | Bachelors of Applied Science | A type of degree that WOU offers in some disciplines |
25 | BE | Business and Economics | Division |
26 | BELL | Bellamy Hall; used to be HSS | Building |
27 | BFA | Bachelor of Fine Arts | A type of degree that WOU offers in some disciplines |
28 | BM | Bachelor of Music | A type of degree that WOU offers in music |
29 | BOT | Board of Trustees | Board overseeing WOU's finance |
30 | BS | Behavoral Sciences | Division (including Psychology and Gerontology) |
31 | BS | Bachelor of Science | A type of degree that WOU offers in some disciplines |
32 | BTS | Bilingual Teacher Scholars | Student group |
33 | CA | Creative Arts | Division |
34 | CASA | Court-Appointed Special Advocates | Organization |
35 | CBA | Collective Bargaining Agreement | Contract/Employment conditions |
36 | CDC | Child Development Center | Building/Program Name for childcare center on campus |
37 | CECLC | César e. Chávez Leadership Conference | Conference held at WOU for Latinx and immigrant high school students |
38 | CH | Campbell Hall | Building |
39 | CIP | Community Internship Program | Program that funds student internships |
40 | CJ(S) | Criminal Justice (Sciences) | Without the S, a major; with the S, a division |
41 | COE | College of Education | College (also the old name for the old Ed building, now used as surge office space) |
42 | CPP | Center for Professional Pathways | Office overseeing internships, career readiness, student employment, etc. Formerly SLCD |
43 | CREW | Cultural Resilience, Equity, and Wellbeing | Laboratory within the Behavioral Science Division |
44 | CRN | Course Reference Number | A number used to identify a particular course |
45 | CS | Computer Science | Division and Major |
46 | CTL | Center for Teaching and Learning | New name for Academic Innovation, helps faculty with teaching and learning quality |
47 | DC | Dean's Council | Group containing the four deans (Liberal Arts, Education, Library, Graduate Studies) |
48 | DCS | Diversity Commitment Scholarships | Scholarship type |
49 | DEL | Division of Education and Leadership | Division |
50 | DPRC | Division Personnel Review Committee | Committee/Board overseeing tenure/promotion within a division |
51 | DPT | Doctorate of Physical Therapy | Program planned to be offered at WOU in the future |
52 | DSPS | Deaf Studies and Professional Studies | Division |
53 | DTS | Diverse Teacher Scholars | Student group |
54 | DW | Destination Western | Residential bridge and orientation program for new students |
55 | EL | Education and Leadership | Division |
56 | FAR | Faculty Athletic Representative | Faculty Representative to Athletics |
57 | FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act | Law governing confidentiality of educational records |
58 | FNL | Faculty Notification Letter | Letter sent from Office of Disability Services when a student requests accommodations |
59 | FS | Faculty Senate | Faculty governance home |
60 | FYS | First Year Seminar | Type of class |
61 | GCEC | Graduate and Continuing Education Center | The building formerly known as WOU: Salem, houses some graduate programs such as OTD |
62 | GELO | General Education Learning Outcome | Learning goal for Gen Ed classes |
63 | GLO | Graduate Learning Outcome | Curricular goal for graduate students |
64 | HECC | Higher Education Coordinating Commission | State board, oversees funding/policy for public universities |
65 | HEX(S) | Health and Exercise Science | Division - often written as HEXS, though pronounced without the S |
66 | HL | Hamersly Library | Building |
67 | HSS | Humanities and Social Sciences | Old name for Bellamy Hall; see BELL |
68 | HUM | Humanities | Division |
69 | HWC | Health and Wellness Center | Building |
70 | IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee | Board that ensures ethical treatment of animal participants in research studies |
71 | IC | Internal Communications | Collection of email lists arranged by topic within Portal |
72 | ICF | Individual Course Form | Form for by-arrangement corses |
73 | IESC | International Education and Services Committee | Committee |
74 | IFC | Incidental Fee Committee | Committee/Board |
75 | IFS | Interinstitutional Faculty Senate | Committee/Board |
76 | IRB | Institutitional Review Board | Board that ensures ethical treatment of human participants in research studies |
77 | IS | Information Systems | Major |
78 | ITC | Instructional Technology Center | Building |
79 | JCE | Joint Committee on Evaluation | Committee that deals with student evaluation of teaching |
80 | JLMC | Joint Labor Management Committee | Committee that deals with labor issues |
81 | JV | Journal Voucher | A way to transfer money between budget indices |
82 | LAI | Library and Academic Innovation | Division |
83 | LAS | (College of) Liberal Arts and Sciences | College |
84 | LIB | Library | Either the building or the division |
85 | MA | Master of Arts | A type of degree that WOU offers in some disciplines |
86 | MAT | Master of Arts in Teaching | A type of degree that WOU offers |
87 | MCR | Multicultural Representative | Student peer leaders in MSSP |
88 | MNB | Mathematics and Nursing Building | Building, also called Winters Hall |
89 | MSED | Master of Science in Education | A type of degree that WOU offers |
90 | MSSP | Multicultural Student Services and Programs | Office |
91 | MSU | Multicultural Student Union | ASWOU Club that hosts multicultural events |
92 | NS | Natual Sciences | Building |
93 | NSFP | New Student and Family Programs | Office in Student Affairs that organizes orientation and welcome programs |
94 | NSM | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Division |
95 | NSW | New Student Week | Now defunct; see PWW Program/Events |
96 | NTT | Non-tenure-track | Type of faculty |
97 | NWCCU | Northwest Commision on Colleges and Universities | Accrediting Agency |
98 | ODS | Office of Disability Services | Department |
99 | OIED | Office of International Education & Development | Office for international students and other related services, housed in APSC |
100 | OPE | Old Physical Education | Building |
101 | OPU | Oregon Public Universities | The seven four-year colleges in Oregon, which includes WOU |
102 | OTD | Occupational Therapy Doctorate | Program currently being built and will be launched at WOU in Fall 2024 |
103 | P-Card | Purchasing card | University credit card using for purchasing |
104 | PACK | Prepare, Advise, Connect, Know | New orientation and onboarding program for new students |
105 | PEBB | Public Employees Benefits Board | Benefits agency (state-wide) |
106 | PERS | Public Employees Retirement System | Retirement system (state-wide) |
107 | PETE | Physical Education Teacher Education | Major in College of Ed |
108 | PFR | Personal Funds Reimbursement | Business Services acronym |
109 | PLC | Professional Learning Community | Committee/Board (usually assessment-related) |
110 | PLO | Program Learning Outcome | Learning goal for a specific program |
111 | PPA | Politics, Policy, and Administration | Department (previously Political Science) |
112 | PRC | Personnel Review Committee | Committee/Board overseeing tenure/promotion |
113 | PSC/PSK | Personal Service Contract | Contract for outside vendors |
114 | PURE | Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences | Refers to both the program and the journal |
115 | PWW | Pack Welcome Week | Week before classes start in Fall to welcome incoming students |
116 | RA | Rice Auditorium | Building/Performance Space |
117 | RRCD | Research and Resource Center with Deaf* Communities | Research center housing the DeafBlind and other research/outreach projects |
118 | RSC | Residential Service Center | Mail room and other services for students living on campus |
119 | RSSP | Retention and Student Success Project | Title III grant funded project with many mini-projects around campus |
120 | RWEC | Richard Woodcock Education Center | Building |
121 | S&S | Supplies and Services | Part of most departments' budgets |
122 | SAB | Student Activities Board | Student-run activities group that puts on events |
123 | SACI | Student Affairs Committee on Inclusion | Committee |
124 | SAP | Satisfactory Academic Progress | Grade and credit qualifications necessary to receive financial aid |
125 | SCC | Student Conduct Committee | Committee that overviews academic misconduct, behavior, and other student code violations |
126 | SCEI | Student Course Evaluation Instrument | Official course evaluation system used by WOU |
127 | SEIU | Service Employees International Union | Staff Union |
128 | SEP | Student Enrichment Program | TRIO-SSS Program housed in AC (Advising Center) |
129 | SHCC | Student Health and Counseling Center | Department/Building |
130 | SLCD | Service Learning and Career Development | Now defunct, see CPP |
131 | SOAR | Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration | Pre-term program to help first-year students register for classes/understand WOU, now defunct, see PACK |
132 | SPO | Sponsored Projects Office | Office that helps manage research and grants |
133 | SS | Social Sciences | Division |
134 | SSA | Student Success and Advising | Department, and sometimes the building containing it |
135 | SSC | Student Success Center | The former Old Ed Building |
136 | SSCM | Student Success and Completion Model | Model that determines funding levels for public universities in Oregon |
137 | SVA | Student Veterans of America | Student Club |
138 | TAC | Textbook Affordability Committee | Committee that works on OER adoption and other affordability issues |
139 | TES | Transfer Evaluation System | Online system to manage transfer course evaluation and articulation |
140 | TFAC | Tuition and Fee Advisory Committee | Committee |
141 | TPSSS | Teacher Preparation Student Support Services | TRIO-SSS Program specifically for Education Majors housed in RWEC |
142 | TRI | The Research Institute | Institute with multiple research centers and other outreach programs |
143 | TRU | Technical and Region University | Type of university WOU is |
144 | TSOAR | Transfer Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration | Pre-term program to help transfer students register for classes/understand WOU, now defunct, see PACK |
145 | TT | Tenure-track | Type of faculty |
146 | UBAC | University Budget Advisory Committee | Committee/Board |
147 | UC | University Council | Committee steering university |
148 | UCCAC | University Cultural Competency Advisory Commitee | Committee tasked with executing HB 2864 on Cultural Competency |
149 | UCS | University Computing Solutions | Department |
150 | UDIAC | University Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee | Committee/Board |
151 | ULO | Undergraduate Learning Outcome | Curricular goal for undergraduates |
152 | UPRC | University Personnel Review Committee | Personnel Review Committee for large tenure/promotion decisions |
153 | UTAC | University Technology Advisory Commttee | Committee/Board |
154 | VPSA | Vice President for Student Affairs | Title |
155 | VRC | Veteran's Resource Center | Center for student veterans |
156 | WCPI | Western Community Policing Institute | Research and Training Institute for Community Policing |
157 | WCS | Wolf Connection System | Student success platform for advising, tutoring appointments, student alerts, and more |
158 | WEL | Welcome Center | Building |
159 | WLU | Workload Unit | Measurement of faculty labor as defined in the CBA |
160 | WOUFT | Western Oregon University Federation of Teachers | Faculty Union |
161 | WUC | Werner University Center | Building |