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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