Acronym List
University of Louisville Acronym List
Prepared by the Dean of Students Office
(Last revised December 23, 2008)
AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrar and Admissions
AAPF African American Programming Fund
AASHE Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
ABS Association of Black Students (ABS)
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act – 1990 federal legislation that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability
AHEAD Association on Higher Education and Disability – professional association for disability
services professionals in higher education
ANTSHE Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education
AR American Reads Tutor Program (e.g., AR FWS Program)
ASB Alternative Spring Break
ASJA Association for Student Judicial Affairs
ASL American Sign Language
BCM Baptist Campus Ministry
BFSA Black Faculty/Staff Association
BLP Bonner Leader Program
CACE Certificate in Adult and Contingency Education
CARDSS Community Academics Respect Diversity Service Success
CBC Criminal Background Check
CEHD College of Education and Human Development
CIC Cards in the Community (partnership with the Leadership Louisville Center)
CIRP Cooperative Institutional Research Program
CPC Club Programming Committee
CODRE Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality
CONECT Caring of New Students Experiencing College Transition
COSW Commission on the Status of Women
CSS Commuter Student Services
DOS Dean of Students
DPS Department of Public Safety
DRC Disability Resource Center – the disability services office for students at U of L
e-CHUG The electronic Check-up to GO!
ECPY Educational and Counseling Psychology
ELD Enhanced Long Distance (Number)
EMPLID Employee ID or Student ID (PeopleSoft adaptation)
FWS Federal Work-Study
GA Graduate Assistant
HPES Health Promotion, Physical Education and Sports Studies
HVP Honors Volunteer Program
IM Intramural and Recreational Sports
IR Incident Report
IT Information Technology
IUT Inter University Transfer
KARH Kentucky Association of Residence Housing
KASFAA Kentucky Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
KCDHH Kentucky Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing – state agency that provides advocacy
for deaf and hard of hearing issues
KCTCS Kentucky Community and Technical College System
KICS Kentucky Interdisciplinary Community Screening
KY-AHEAD Kentucky Association on Higher Education and Disability – our state regional affiliate of the
national AHEAD
KY-RID Kentucky Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf – state affiliate of RID
LDA Learning Disabilities Association – national association providing resources and advocacy
for persons with learning disabilities
LDA-KY Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky – state affiliate of LDA
LEAD Leadership Enrichment and Development
LLC Leadership Louisville Center
LR Lift Registration
LRA Leadership Resource Area
MAEP Multicultural Academic Enrichment Programs
MITC Miller Information Technology Center (pronounced “Mitzi”)
MTRP Minority Teacher Recruitment Project
NAD National Association for the Deaf – professional association/certifying entity
NASPA National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
NCCP National Center for Children in Poverty
NFB National Federation of the Blind
NIRSA National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association
NRHH National Residence Hall Honorary
NSE National Student Exchange
NSSE National Survey of Student Engagement
OCR Office for Civil Rights – the federal agency charged with assuring compliance with
federal civil rights statutes including ADA – most likely to receive and investigate a
federal complaint of disability discrimination should one be filed
OFB Office for the Blind (Kentucky) – this state agency provides services for blind and visually
impaired in Kentucky
PAR Position Authorization Request
PEACC Prevention, Education and Advocacy on Campus and in the Community
PIQ Position Information Questionnaire
RA Resident Assistant
RAD Rape Aggression Defense (classes taught by DPS)
RBAA Red Barn Alumni Association
RD Resident Director
RID Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
RR Restrict Registration
SAAB Student African American Brotherhood
SAAC Student Athlete Advisory Council
SAB Student Activities Board
SAC Student Activities Center
SCM Social Change Model
SCT Student Care Team
SGA Student Government Association
SL Service Learning
SIGS School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies
STEC Strategic Technology Executive Committee
ULP UofL Properties
VPSA Vice President for Student Affairs
VR Vocational Rehabilitation
504 Refers to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (federal legislation that prohibits
504 discrimination on basis of disability). Requirements for colleges/universities are
addressed in Section 504, hence the reference to “504”
