SECTION 9

ACRONYMS AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The following is a partial list of Acronyms. Additional information is available in the Glossary of Terms (Section 10) and in Sections 1 through 8 of the Faculty Handbook.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

AACSB - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

AAUP - American Association of University Professors

ACE - Academic, Career, and Educational Opportunity (Advising of students)

ADA- Americans with Disabilities Act

APC - Academic Professionals of California

ARTP (and RTP) Appointment, Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion

AS - Associated Students Incorporated (Also ASI)

AVP - Associate Vice President

AWOL - Absence Without Leave

AY - Academic Year

B

CalPERS - California Public Employees Retirement System (also PERS)

CAN - California Articulation Number System

CBA - Collective Bargaining Agreement

CCC - Campus Climate Committee

CFA - California Faculty Association

CLEP - College Level Examination Program

CMS - Common Management Systems

CO - Chancellor's Office

COPLAC - Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges

CPEC - California Postsecondary Education Commission

CRHS - Committee on the Rights of Human Subjects

CSEA - California State Employees Association

CSU - California State University

CTPD - Center for Teaching and Professional Development

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D

DANTES - Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support

DIP - Difference In Pay Leave

DRC - Disability Resource Center (Disabled Student Services)

E

EAP - Employee Assistance Program

EO - Executive Order

EOP - Educational Opportunity Program

EPC - Educational Policies Committee

ESAS - Enrollment and Student Academic Services

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F

FAD - Faculty Activity by Department

FAR - Faculty Activity Report

FDDP - Faculty Diversity Development Program

FERP - Faculty Early Retirement Program

FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FMI - Faculty Merit Increase

FMLA - Family Medical Leave Act

FSAC - Faculty Standards and Affairs Committee

FSEOG - Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

FSSP - Faculty Subcommittee on Sponsored Programs

FT - Full Time

FTA - Faculty Travel Awards

FTE - Full Time Equivalent

FTEF - Full Time Equivalent Faculty

FTES - Full Time Equivalent Student

FY - Fiscal Year

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G

GSI - General Salary Increase

H

HEERA - Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act

HPAC - Health Professions Advisory Committee

I

IRCA - Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

ITS - Information Technology Services

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J

K

L

M

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding (see CBA)

MPP - Management Personnel Plan

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N

O

P

PAF - Personnel Action File

PBAC - President's Budget Advisory Committee

PDS - Professional Development Subcommittee

PERB - Public Employment Relations Board (State of California)

PERS - Public Employees Retirement System (also CalPERS)

PT - Part Time

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Q

R

RSCAP - Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program

RTP - Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion

S

SAC - Student Affairs Committee

SAM - State Administrative Manual

SAS - Student Academic Services

SETC - State Employees Trade Council

SPB - State Personnel Board

SSI - Service Salary Increase

SSTs - Subject Standardized Tests

STRS - State Teachers Retirement System

SUPA - Statewide University Police Association

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T

U

V

W

WASC - Western Association of Schools and Colleges

WPAF - Working Personnel Action File

WTU - Weighted Teaching Unit

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X

Y

Z

FAQ's - A partial list of frequently Asked Questions and additional acronyms are available at:

http://www.sonoma.edu/ctpd/services/acronyms.html

http://www.sonoma.edu/ctpd/services/faqs.html

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Last updated June 2005