Glossary

Glossary of Budget and Finance Acronyms

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340B	340B Drug Pricing Program
AACSB	The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
AADC	Associate Alumnae of Douglass College
AAS	Audit and Advisory Services
AAU	Association of American Universities
AAUP	American Association of University Professors
ABP	Alternate Benefit Program
AC	Audit Committee
ACCC	Atlantic Cape Community College
ACE	American Council of Education
ACLS	American Council of Learned Societies
ACPE	Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
ACS	Administrative Computing Services
ACSU	Academic Computing Support Unit
ACTS	Additional Contributions Tax-Sheltered [Program]
ACUA	Association of College and University Auditors
AD	Athletic Director
AGB	Association of Governing Boards [of Universities and Colleges]
AHIA	Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors
AICPA	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
ALR	Office of Academic Labor Relations
AMP	Advanced Malware Protection (CISCO Product)
AP	Accounts Payable
APLU	Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
APR	Academic Progress Rate
ARC	Audit Response Continuum/ Allison Road Classroom (Building)
ASA	African Studies Association
ASCU	Association of State Colleges and Universities
ASHP	American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
ASL	American Sign Language
ASMC	Administration Complex (Location in Newark)
ASSSA	Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes
ATM	Automated Teller Machine
AUP	Acceptable Use Policy
AVP	Associate Vice President
B&F	Budget & Finance
B&G	Building & Grounds
BCP	Business Continuity Plan
BFC	[Senate] Budget & Finance Committee
BGI	Background Investigation
BIA	Business Impact Analysis
BOA	Bank of America
BOD	Board of Directors (Rutgers University Foundation)
BOG	Board of Governors
BOT	Board of Trustees
BPR	Business Process Review
BSC	Busch Student Center
Bullet	Lump-sum principal payment paid at the maturity date of a bond
CABM	Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
CACP	The Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes
CAE	Chief Audit Executive
CAFT	Center for Advanced Food Technology
CAIP	Center for Advanced Information Processing
CAIT	Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
CARA	Countable Athletically Related Activities
CARF	Classification and Recruitment Form
CAS	College of Arts and Sciences
CASC	College Avenue Student Center
CAWP	Center for American Women in Politics
CCACC	Center for Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture
CCAS	Camden College of Arts and Sciences
CCPD	Center for Continuing Professional Development
CCR	Change Control Request/ Center for Ceramic Engineering
CCS	Center for Cognitive Science
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CESEP	Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnerships (Program)
CESP	Center for Effective School Practices, 80 Cottontail Ln # 410, Somerset, NJ 08873
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations/ Corporate and Foundation Relations
CIF	State of New Jersey Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund Act
CIMIC	Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity
CINJ	Cancer Institute of New Jersey
CINJ	Cancer Institute of New Jersey
CIRC	Cyberlearning Innovation and Research Center
CISCO	Commercial & Industrial Security Corporation
CLJ	Center for Law and Justice (Newark Chancellor's Office location)
CME	Center for Music Excellence
CMO	Change Management Office
CMP	Civil Monetary Penalties
CoA	Chart of Accounts
COA	Chart of Accounts
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (of 1985)
COCOA	Combinatorics, Complexity, Optimization and Algorithms
CODAR	Coastal Ocean Dynamic Applications RADAR
CODL	Center for Organizational Development and Leadership
COIA	Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics
CoRE	Computing Research and Education Building
COSSA	Consortium of Social Science Assocations
COVID	Novel SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
CP	Commercial Paper - short-term unsecured bonds
CPO	Chief Procurement Officer
CRM	Constituent Relationship Management
CRU	Clinical Research Unit
CSC	Cook Student Center
CSPAD	Committee on Standards and Priorities in Academic Development
CTMS	Clinical Trials Management System
CTSA	Clinical and Translational Science Awards
CU	Chancellor Unit
CUPR	Center for Urban Policy Research
CVA	Crime Victim Assistance
DARPA	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DART	Data Analytics and Reporting Team
DCGA	Douglass College Government Association
DCI	DIMACS Connect Institute
DCMC	Doctors’ Center Management Corporation
DCRP	Defined Contribution Retirement Program
DDDC	Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
DEP	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
DEVCO	New Brunswick Development Corporation
DGCA	Division of Grant and Contract Accounting
DIA	Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
DIMACS	Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science [Center]
DMCS	Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
DOCS	Division of Continuing Studies
DREI	DIMACS Research and Education Institute
DRP	Disaster Recovery Plan
DSC	Douglass Student Center
DSS	Data Security Standards
EAR	Export Administration Regulations
EAS	Enterprise Application Services
ED	Executive Director
EGC	Engineering Governing Council
EHR	Electronic Health Record
ELF	Higher Education Equipment Leasing Fund Act
EMSOP	Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
ENT	Ears, Nose, and Throat
EOF	Educational Opportunity Fund
EOHSI	Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
EOPS	Earth, Oceans, Planetary Sciences (Bldg @IMCS)
EP&P	Educational Planning and Policy
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPM	Enterprise Performance Management
ERC	Engineering Research Centers
ERF	Exception Request Forms
ERM	Enterprise Risk Management
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
EVP	Executive Vice President
F&A	Facilities and Administrative
F&F	Finance and Facilities
FAF	Financial Accounting Foundattion
FAP	[Senate] Faculty Affairs & Personnel [Committee]
FAR	Faculty Athletics Representative
FAS	Faculty of Arts and Sciences
FASB	Financial Accounting Standards Board
FASIP	Faculty Academic Service Increment Program
FASN	Faculty of Arts & Sciences Newark
FB	Football (Men's)
FCP	Faculty Compensation Program - the new FASIP eff Fall 2008
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FH	Field Hockey (Women’s)
FICA	Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FLSA	Fair Labor Standards Act
FSA	Financial Services Authority Federation of Schools of Accountancy
FTE	Full Time Employee
FV	Future Value
FWS	Federal Work Study
FY	Fiscal Year
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAS	Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
GAGAS	Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards
GASB	Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GCA	Grant and Contract Accounting
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation
GL	General Ledger
GSAPP	Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
GSE	Graduate School of Education
HCM	Human Capital Management
HDA	Hall of Distinguished Alumni Human Dignity Awards
HEFT	Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund
HESI	Health Education Systems Incorporated
HETI	Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund
HINJ	HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HNT	Home News Tribune
HPPL	HPPL Professional Liability Insurance Program
HR	Human Resources
IAMDN	Institute for Advanced Materials, Devices and Nanotechnology
IBNR	Incurred but not reported
ICD	International Classification of Diseases
ICED	Independent Contractor or Employee Determination (form)
ICO	Institutional Compliance Officer
IDT	Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
IFNH	New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition & Health
IIA	Institute of Internal Auditors
IICPR	International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
IMCS	Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
IMG	IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions
IOLTA	Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts
IP	Internet Protocol address
IPO	Internal Purchase Order
IRB	Institutional Review Board
IRC	Internal Revenue Code
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
IT	Information Technology
ITIL	Information Technology Infrastructure Library
ITSM	IT Service Management
JE	journal entry
KACE	Quest KACE, formerly Dell KACE, software vendor
KPI	Key Performance Indicator
KPMG	Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
LBAC	Louis Brown Athletic Center
LCD	Local Coverage Determination
LCGA	Livingston College Governing Association
LCSR	Laboratory for Computer Science Research
LDSP	Rutgers Office of Leadership Development and Strategic Partnerships
LEAP	LEAP Academy University Charter School
LEC	Labor Education Center
LIBOR	London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC	Limited Liability Company
LLP	Limited Liability Partnership
LMS	Learning Management System
LSC	Livingston Student Center
LSM	Library of Science and Medicine
MAC	Medicare Administrative Contractor
MCA	Medicare Coverage Analysis
MEC	Management Education Center
MERI	Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute
MGSA	Mason Gross School of the Arts
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MPI	Master Patient Index
MPL	Miscellaneous Professional Liability
MPR	Multi-Purpose Room
MS	Microsoft
MSGA	Mason Gross School of the Arts
MTCRP	Mass Transit Commutation Reimbursement Program
NACD	National Association of Corporate Directors
NASULGC	National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
NAV	Net Asset Value
NB	New Brunswick
NBCS	New Brunswick Computing Services
NBFC	New Brunswick Faculty Council
NCAA	National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAS	Newark College of Arts and Sciences
NCD	National Coverage Determination
NCT	National Clinical Trial
NDPPS	National Design, Proposal & Production Services (KPMG)
NIEER	National Institute for Early Education Research
NIEHS	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NJACU	New Jersey Association of Colleges & Universities
NJAES	New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
NJAIC	New Jersey Asparagus Industry Council
NJASC	New Jersey Association of Student Councils
NJBIA	New Jersey Business and Industry Association
NJDOC	New Jersey Department of Corrections
NJEFA	New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
NJHEPS	New Jersey Higher Education Partnership of Sustainability
NJHF	New Jersey Health Foundation
NJHI	New Jersey Health Initiatives
NJMS	New Jersey Medical School
NJNC	New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium
NJPA	New Jersey Press Association
NJPAC	New Jersey Performing Arts Center (near RU-Newark Campus)
NJPC	New Jersey President's Council
NJPPRI	New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute
NJSA	New Jersey Statutes Annotated
NJSEDCP	New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
NJSSI	New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative
NJTC	New Jersey Technology Council
NLI	National Letter of Intent
NLM	National Library of Medicine
NOC	Network Operations Center
NPD	Newark Police Division
NPPI	Non-Public Personal Information
NYMEX	New York Mercantile Exchange
OAC	Oracle Analytics Cloud/ Office of Athletics Compliance
OAH	Organization of American Historians
OCLTT	Office of Corporate Liaison and Technology Transfer
OCR	Office for Civil Rights
OCRA	Office of Clinical Research Administration
ODS	Ownership Disclosure Statements
OFC	Oracle Financial Cloud
OFIS	Online Financial Information System
OGC	Office of General Counsel
OIG	Office of Inspector General
OIT	Office of Information Technology
OIT-EAS	Office of Information Technology-Enterprise Application Systems
OITGRC	Office of Information Technology - Governance, Risk, and Compliance
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPEB	Other-Postemployment Benefits
OPRA	Open Public Records Act
ORA	Office of Research Administration
ORED	Office of Research and Economic Development
ORRA	Office of Research Regulatory Affairs
ORSP	Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
OSFP	Oracle Student Financial Planning
OTBI	Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence
OTC	Description of Professional Service
OTIS	Office of Technology and Instructional Service
P2P	Procure To Pay
PCAOB	Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PCI Compliance	Payment Card Industry security requirements
PCI DSS	Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
PD	Payroll Distribution
PDB	Protein Data Bank (DIMACS)
PDF	Portable Document Format
PDR	Program for Disability Research Project Development Request [Form] Problems and Directed Readings President's Dining Room (at Brower Common)
PERS	Public Employees Retirement System
PFAC	President's Faculty Advisory Committee
PFRS	Police and Firemen's Retirement System
PHI	Private Health Information
PI	Principal Investigator
PII	Personally Identifiable Information
PLEN	Public Leadership Education Network
PMO	Project Management Office
POP	Premium Option Plan
PPM	Project and Portfolio Management
PRC	Promotion Review Committee
PS	Public Service
PSA	Prospective Student-Athlete
PTL	Part Time Lecturer
Q1	Quarter 1
Q2	Quarter 2
Q3	Quarter 3
Q4	Quarter 4
RAC	Rutgers Athletic Center
RAD	Rutgers Active Directory
RADAR	Rutgers Advanced Development and Alumni Repository system
RAPSS	Research Administration and Proposal Submission System
RBHS	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
RBS	Rutgers Business School
RCGA	Rutgers College Governing Association
RCI	Research Computing Initiative
RCM	Responsibility Center Management
RCSB	Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics
RECA	Rutgers Graduate Student Electronic Commerce Association (Distinguished Lecture Series)
REHS	Rutgers Environmental Health and Safety
REU	Research Experiences for Undergraduates
RFP	Request for Proposal
RFS	Research Financial Services
RHG	Rutgers Health Group
RIAS	Rutgers Integrated Administrative System
ROCS	Recruitment, Onboarding, and Classification System
RREF	Rutgers Research and Educational Foundation
RSDM	Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
RU	Rutgers University
RUAA	Rutgers University Alumni Association
RUAF	Rutgers University Alumni Federation
RuCCS	Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science
RUCDR	Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository
RUCS	Rutgers University Computing Services
RUEDM	Rutgers University Enterprise Device Management
RUF	Rutgers University Foundation
RUGC	Rutgers University Golf Course
RUHSRI	Rutgers University Homeland Security Research Initiative
RUMPE	Rutgers University Medal of Philanthropic Excellence (for million+ donors)
RUPD	Rutgers University Police Department
RUSA	Rutgers University Student Assembly
RWHAP	Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
RWJ	Robert Wood Johnson
RWJBH	Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
RWJMG	Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group
RWJMS	Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
S&P	Standard and Poors credit rating agency
SA	Student Athlete
SAAC	Student Athletic Advisory Committee
SABC	Student Accounting, Billing and Cashiering
SAC	Student Activities Center Student Affairs Committee
SAQ	Self-Assessment Questionnaire
SAR	Student Athlete Reinstatement
SAS	School of Arts and Sciences/ Sexual Assault Services
SASHR	School of Arts and Sciences Human Resources
SASIT	School of Arts and Sciences Information Technology
SCI	School of Communication and Information [formerly ↓]
SCILS	School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
SCJ	School of Criminal Justice
SEBS	School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
SEFA	schedule of expenditures of Federal awards
SEII	Student Experience Improvement Initiative
SERC	Science and Engineering Resource Center
SESA	schedule of expenditures of State of New Jersey awards
SHEEO	State Higher Education Executive Officers
SHP	School of Health Professions
SHRP	School of Health Related Professions
SIFMA	Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
SIR	Self-Insured Retention
SIRF	Self Insured Reserve Fund
SIS	Student Information System
SLA	Service Level Agreement
SLT	[President's] Senior Leadership Team
SMC	Student Management Cloud
SMLR	School of Management and Labor Relations
SOC	System and Organization Controls
SOE	School of Engineering
SON	School of Nursing
SOW	Statement of Work
SPAA	School of Public Affairs and Administration
SPH	School of Public Health
SRB	Scientific Review Board
SSN	Social Security Number
SSSDP	Same Sex Sole Domestic Partners
ST	Short-term
SVP	Senior Vice President
TAC	Trustee Advisory Committee
TAG	Tuition Aid Grant
TDD	Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
TDI	Temporary Disability Insurance
TRC	Time Reporting Codes
TRF	Time Report Form
UBHC	University Behavioral Health Care
UBO	University Budget Office
UCHC	University Correctional Health Care
UCO	University Controller Office
UDO	Unit-Division-Organization
UEC	University Ethics and Compliance
UFA	University Finance & Administration
UH	University Hospital
UHCE	University Harrassment Compliance & Equity
UHR	University Human Resources
UHRHCM	UHR Human Capital Management (Oracle)
UMDNJ	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
UPA	University Physicians Associates of New Jersey, Inc.
UPS	University Procurement Services
UR	University Relations
VPN	Virtual Private Network
WINLAB	Wireless Information Network Laboratory
XP	Windows XP Operating System