Student Affairs Acronym List

Acronym Meaning
ABS Association of Black Students — UofL RSO
AC Area Coordinator (housing)
ACC Atlantic Coast Conference
ACC American Campus Communities (Housing Partner)
ACH Wire Transfer
ACUHO-I Association of College and University Housing Officers - International
AD Assistant Director (Housing)
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act – 1990 federal legislation that prohibits discrimination on basis of disability
AHEAD Association on Higher Education and Disability – professional association for disability services professionals in higher education
AHEPPP Association of Higher Education Parent Program Professionals
ANTSHE Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education
AP Accounts Payable
AR Accounts Receivable
ASAG Athletics and Student Affairs Group (Student Affairs/SGA/Athletics)
ASB Alternative Service Break
ASBB Alternative Service Break Board
ASCA Association for Student Conduct Administration
ASL American Sign Language
ATH Authorization to Hire
BAB Belknap Academic Building
BCM Baptist Campus Ministry
BCO Budget Change Order
BFSA Black Faculty/Staff Association
BHRC Behavioral History Review Committee
BOT Board of Trustees
BRR Budget Revision Request
BSU Black Student Union
BTR Budget Transfer Request
CA Conference Assistant – Housing Staff
CAF Cardinal Athletic Fund
CBC Criminal Background Check
CEHD College of Education and Human Development
CHA Community Hall Assistant – Housing Staff
CODRE Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality
CONECT Caring of New Students Experiencing College Transition
COO Chief Operating Officer
COSW Commission on the Status of Women
CPAK College Personnel Association of Kentucky
CPC Club Programming Committee (Student organization program fund)
CPE Counsel on Postsecondary Education
CPH Panhellenic Council
CR Campus Recreation
CSF Clifton Strengths Finder
CSP College Student Personnel
DOS Dean of Students
DPS Department of Public Safety (also use ULPD)
DRC Disability Resource Center – disability services office for students at UofL
EAB Education Advisory Board
ECPY Educational and Counseling Psychology
EFMI Position Management System
EFT Direct deposit
ELD Enhanced Long Distance (Number)
ELSB Engage Lead Serve Board (SGA Community Engagement Group)
EMPLID Employee ID or Student ID (PeopleSoft adaptation)
ET Expense Transfer
FA Facility Assistant – Housing Staff
FWS Federal Work-Study
GAPSA Graduate Association for Professionals in Student Affairs
GEMS Guaranteed Entrance to Medical School students
HD Hall Director
HA Holiday Assistant – Housing Staff
HEA Higher Education Administration
HPES Health Promotion, Physical Education and Sports Studies
HSC Honors Student Council
HSC Health Sciences Campus
HVP Honors Volunteer Program
I2A Ideas to Action (UofL previous QEP critical thinking initiative)
IE Institutional Effectiveness
IFC Interfaith Center
IFC Interfraternity Council
IR Incident Report
IR Institutional Research
ISLP International Service Learning Program
ISSS International Scholar and Student Services
IT Information Technology
ITS Information Technology Services
IUT Intra-University Transfer
JDC Job Data Correction
JDF Job Description Form (replaces PIF)
JV Journal Voucher
KACE Kentucky Association of Colleges and Employers
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
KIRSA Kentucky Intramural-Recreational Sports Association
KLA Kentucky Leadership Academy (for SGA leaders at KY Publics)
KSSW Kent School of Social Work
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
LC Learning Community
LDA Learning Disabilities Association – national association providing resources and advocacy for persons with learning disabilities
LEAD Freshmen Leadership Program
LFO Lead Fiscal Officer
LGBT Office for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered Services
LLC Living Learning Communities
MAEP Multicultural Academic Enrichment Programs
MITC Miller Information Technology Center (pronounced “Mitzi”)
MTRP Minority Teacher Recruitment Project
NACE National Association of Colleges and Employers for Campus Activities
NASPA National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
NCDA National Career Development Association
NIRSA National Intramural-Recreational Sports
NODA Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention
NPHC National Pan-Hellenic Council
NRHH National Residence Hall Honorary
NSE National Student Exchange
NSSE National Survey of Student Engagement
OAR Outcomes Assessment Report – Department Assessment
OA Office Assistant – Housing Staff
OCE Office of Community Engagement
OCM Office of Communications and Marketing
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
OPB Office of Planning and Budget
OSAIT Office of Study Abroad and International Travel
OSI Office of Student Involvement
OTA Office Technology Assistant: Student Staff responsible for providing technical support to residence hall students and maintaining computers in the housing office
P&A; Professional and Administrative
PAR Position Authorization Request
PDC Professional Development Committee (Student Affairs Committee)
PEACC Prevention, Education and Advocacy on Campus and in the Community
PIQ Position Information Questionnaire
PNG Persona Non Grata – Persons not welcome at UofL
QEP Quality Enhancement Plan
RA Resident Assistant
RAD Rape Aggression Defense (classes taught by DPS)
REACH Resources for Academic Achievement
RBAA Red Barn Alumni Association
RD Resident Director – Housing Staff who lives in Hall
RFD Request for Disbursement
RHA Residence Hall Association
RLA Religious Life Association – organization of campus ministers/religious life advisors
RLC Residence Life Coordinator
RR Restrict Registration
RSO Recognized Student Organization
SA Student Affairs
SAAB Student African American Brotherhood – Student group
SAAC Student Athlete Advisory Committee
SAB Student Activities Board – student programing arm of SGA
SAC Student Activities Center
SACS Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
SACSA Southern Association of College Student Affairs
SACSCOC Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
SCAF Student Cardinal Athletic Fund
SCM Social Change Model
SCT Student Care Team – university wide behavioral intervention team
SEAHO Southeastern Association of Housing Officers
SEC Staff Engagement Committee
SGA Student Government Association
SL Service Learning
SLO Student Learning Outcome
SOA Senior Office Assistant (housing staff)
SOAB Student Organization Advisory Board
SoACE Southern Association of Colleges and Employers
SOAR Student Organization for Alumni Relations
SOUL Student Outreach Uniting Louisville – Coordinated student service days
SPA Sport Program Assistant
SPHIS School of Public Health and Information Sciences
SRA Senior Resident Assistant – Housing Staff
SRC Student Recreation Center
SSS Student Support Services (Federally Funded TRIO Program)
TC Themed Community
TFF Task Force Freshman – SGA program to get freshman involved
TFTF Task Force on Tuition and Fees – Provost Charged committee
TRIO/SSS Student Support Services – a department within Student Affairs located in Davidson Hall
UBM Unit Business Manager
UCC University Career Center
UHRE University Housing and the Resident Experience
ULAA University of Louisville Athletic Association – governing board
ULCC University of Louisville Counseling Center
ULEAD University of Louisville Early Admissions to Dental School
ULPD University of Louisville Police Department (also DPS)
URM Under Represented Minority
VoIP Voice-over Internet Protocol – our phones
VR Vocational Rehabilitation
XPY X-pay – additional pay form
504 Refers to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (federal legislation that prohibits discrimination on basis of disability). Requirements for colleges/universities are addressed in Section 504, hence the reference to “504”