Acronym & Initialism Glossary
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A
Acronym | Department or program name |
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ABUD | Agency Budget |
ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy (UAF) |
ACEP | Alaska Center for Energy & Power (UAF) |
AFES | Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station |
AHRB | Arctic Health Research Building |
AKA | Akasofu Building |
ANKN | Alaska Native Knowledge Network |
ANLA | Alaska Native Language Archive |
ANLC | Alaska Native Language Center (UAF) |
ANLP | Alaska Native Language Program |
ANSEP | Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (UAA/UAF) |
AON | Arctic Observatory Network |
AOOS | Alaska Oceans Observing System |
AP | Accounts Payable |
ASC | Admin Services Center |
ASF | Alaska Satellite Facility (UAF) |
ASUAF | Associated Students of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
AVC | Associate Vice Chancellor |
AVO | Alaska Volcano Observatory (UAF) |
B
Acronym | Department or program name |
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BBC | Bristol Bay ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
BDO | Blanket Delivery Order |
BiRD | Biological Research & Diagnostics Building (UAF) |
BLaST | Biomedical Learning and Student Training (UAF) |
BOR | Board of Regents |
BPO | Blanket Purchase Order |
BR | Brooks Building |
BR | Budget Revision |
BUN | Bunnell Building |
BUTRO | Butrovich Building |
C
Acronym | Department or program name |
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CANHR | Center for Alaska Native Health Research |
CARBO | CNSM Academic and Research Business Office |
CC | Chukchi ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
CCHRC | Cold Climate Housing Research Center |
CBSM | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Business and Security Management |
CDE | Center for Distance Education (now called eLearning) |
CEM | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Engineering and Mines |
CES | Cooperative Extension Service |
CFOS | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UAF) |
CFWRU | Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (UAF) |
CH | Chapman Building |
CIFAR | Cooperative Institute for Alaska Research (UAF) |
CLA | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Liberal Arts (UAF) |
CMC | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Mail Center |
CNSM | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Natural Science and Mathematics |
CO | Change Order |
COH | Constitution Hall |
CRC | Computer Resource Center |
CIS | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Indigenous Studies (UAF) |
CTC | Community and Technical ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
CTT | Construction Trades Technology |
D
Acronym | Department or program name |
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DDC/FS-DDC | Division of Design and Construction (Facilities Services) |
DSCO | Dining Services and Contract Operations |
DTC | Downtown Center |
DU | Duckering Building |
E
Acronym | Department or program name |
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ECE | Early Childhood Education |
EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
EFNEP | Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program |
EHSRM | Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management |
eLearning | Online courses and distance education |
ENRI | Environment and Natural Resource Institute (UAA) |
EPSCoR | Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (UA) |
EVC | Executive Vice Chancellor |
F
Acronym | Department or program name |
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F&A | Facilities and Administrative Costs |
FA/T | Fine Arts Theatre Complex |
FITC | Fisheries Industrial Technology Center (UAF in Kodiak) |
FML | Family Medical Leave |
FP | Fairbanks Purchase |
FS | Facilities Services |
FS-DDC/DDC | Facilities Services Division of Design and Construction |
G
Acronym | Department or program name |
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GCA | Custodial Services Contractor on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
GCM | Global Change Modeling OR Global Climate Model |
GI | Geophysical Institute (UAF) |
GINA | Geographic Information Network of Alaska (UAF) |
GR | Gruening Building |
H
Acronym | Department or program name |
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HPR | Harper Building |
HR | Human Resources |
HUTCH | Hutchison Center |
HVAC | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
I
Acronym | Department or program name |
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IAB | Institute of Arctic Biology (UAF) |
IAC | Interior Alaska ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
IARC | International Arctic Research Center (UAF) |
ICP-MS | Inductivity Coupled Mass Spectrometer |
IDeA | Institutional Development Award (part of the INBRE acronym) |
IGERT | Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (UAF) |
IMS | Institute of Marine Sciences (UAF, part of CFOS) |
INBRE | IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (UA) |
INE | Institute of Northern Engineering (UAF) |
IP | Intellectual Property |
IRV | Irving Building |
ISER | Institute for Social and Economic Research (UAA) |
IT | Information Technology |
J
Acronym | Department or program name |
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JV | Journal Voucher |
K
Acronym | Department or program name |
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KPC | Kenai Peninsula ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
KUAC | TV 9 & FM 89.9 - Operated by UAF |
KuC | Kuskokwim ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
L
Acronym | Department or program name |
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LPO | Limited Purchase Order |
LR | Labor Redistribution |
LAB | Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School |
LIB | Rasmuson Library |
LIVE | Leadership Involvement and Volunteer Experience |
LTER | Long Term Ecological Research |
M
Acronym | Department or program name |
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MAP | Marine Advisory Program |
MAPTS | Mining and Petroleum Training Service |
MAU | Major Administrative Units of the University (SO, UAA, UAF & UAS) |
MBS | Student residence hall complex: Moore, Bartlett, Skarland and Hess Commons |
MIRL | Mineral Industry Research Laboratory |
MUS | UA Museum of the North |
N
Acronym | Department or program name |
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NRAT | Non-Resident Alien Taxes |
NEON | National Ecological Observatory Network |
NSSI | North Slope Science Initiative (state agency supported) |
NWC | Northwest ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
O
Acronyms | Department or program name |
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OFA | Office of Finance and Accounting |
OGCA | Office of Grants and Contracts Administration |
OIT | Office of Information Technology |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
ONL | O'Neill Building |
ORION | Observing Radiation in Our North Project |
P
Acronym | Department or program name |
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PACMAN | Pacific Area Climate Monitoring and Analysis Network (UAF) |
PBUD | Plant Budget |
PATTY | Patty Building/Patty Ice Center |
PDL | Petroleum Development Laboratory |
PE | Professional Engineer |
PETE | Petroleum Engineering |
PFRR | Poker Flat Research Range (UAF) |
PO | Purchase Order |
POP | Period of Performance |
PPA | Personal Payroll Assistant |
PS | Printing Services |
R
Acronyms | Department or program name |
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RAHI | Rural Alaska Honors Institute (UAF) |
RAM | Resilience and Adaptive Management (UAA) |
RAP | Resilience and Adaptation Program (UAF) |
RBUD | Restricted Budget |
REI | Reichardt Building |
REQ | Requisition |
RHS | Rural Human Services Program |
ROTC | Reserve Officers' Training Corp |
S
Acronym | Department or program name |
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SAC | Cutler Apartment Complex |
SAR | Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAF) |
SBO | Signers' Business Office |
SEL | Spatial Ecology Laboratory (UAF) |
SHCC | Student Health & Counseling Center |
SIH | Signers' Hall |
SLED | Statewide Library Electronic Doorway |
SMC | Seward Marine Center (UAF) |
SNAP | Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning (UAF) |
SNRP | Specialized Neuroscience Research Program |
SO | Systems Office of the University of Alaska (formerly Statewide) |
SOAFC | Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union |
SOE | School of Education |
SOM | School of Management (transitioning to CBSM) |
SRC | Student Recreation Center |
SSLL | Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning |
T
Acronym | Department or program name |
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TFS | Toolik Field Station |
TCSO | Travel Customer Service Office |
TTY/TDD | Teletypewriter/Telecommunications Device for the Deaf |
TWEAK | Tsunami Warning System of Alaska (UAF) |
U
Acronym | Department or program name |
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UA | University of Alaska System |
UAA | University of Alaska Anchorage |
UAF | ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
UAS | University of Alaska Southeast |
UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
UPARK | University Park Building |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USGS | United States Geological Survey |
V
Acronym | Department or program name |
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VC | Vice Chancellor |
VCAS | Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services |
VCR | Vice Chancellor for Research |
VCSA | Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
W
Acronym | Department or program name |
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WC | Wood Center |
WERC | Water and Environmental Research Center |
WFB | Wells Fargo Building |
WHIT | Whitaker Building |
WRRB | West Ridge Research Building |