UMN Acronyms and Abbreviations

	A	B	C	D
1	Acronym / Abbreviation	Full Name	Campus/System	Description

2	AAN	Academic Advising Network		organization of academic advising professionals at the University
3	ACA	Advisory Committee on Athletics		University Senate committee
4	ACCED-I	Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors
5	ACSC	Administrative Computing Steering Committee
6	ADT	Academy of Distinguished Teachers		group of notable professors at the U
7	AEL	Administrative Email List		replaces the DDD (Deans, Directors, Department Heads) list
8	AEM	Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
9	AF&T	Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee		University Senate committee
10	AFSCME	Association of Federal State, County and Municipal Employees		Union that represents a number of University of Minnesota workers. Pronounced "AF-smee"
11	AHC	Academic Health Center		Now Health Sciences. The six schools and colleges that make up the Academic Health Center include the Medical School, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
12	AHC F&P	Academic Health Center Finance and Planning Subcommittee		University Senate Committee
13	AHC Fac Assembly	Academic Health Center Faculty Assembly
14	AHC FCC	Academic Health Center Faculty Consultative Committee		University Senate committee
15	AHC SCC	Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee		University Senate committee
16	AP	Advanced Placement		Courses students can take in high school that may grant college credit if students pass the test at a high enough level. Often seen as “AP credits” or “AP test”
17	APAS	Academic Progress Audit System		Check student’s progress toward fulfilling requirements
18	ARF	Access Request Form		Formal request to access private data and/or transaction systems.
19	ASIS	Auxillary Services Information Services
20	ASR	Academic Support Resources		Unit of OUE. The Office that includes the Office of the Registrar, Office of Student Finance, One Stop Student Services, Classroom Management, and ASR-IT
21	ATiCoP	Academic Technology informal community of practice		Academic Technologists systemwide meet monthly to discuss Canvas, LTIs, Instructional Design and more. https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/aticop/home
22	ATSS	Academic Technology Support Services		http://it.umn.edu/academic-technology-support-services
23	ATT	Academic Technology Tools		Maintain and support for Canvas, all Learning Tools integrated into the LMS. Technical side, not pedgagogical side.
24	AV	Audio Visual
25	B&I	Business & Industry
26	B-Tech	Business & Technology Center or B-Tech Center		UROC-based branch of the Office for Business & Community Economic Development
27	BA	Business Analyst
28	BAA	Business Associate Agreement		Business Associate Agreement (BAA), protects PHI in accordance with HIPAA guidelines
29	BAC	Benefits Advisory Committee		University Senate committee
30	BAC	Building Advisory Committee		https://egis.umn.edu/facilityroles/about.html
31	BAP	Broadband Access Project
32	BBE	Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering		Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, jointly affiliated with the colleges of CSE and CFANS
33	BCED	Office for Business & Community Economic Development		former name of OSD
34	BH	Boynton Health		a unit within the Office for Student Affairs, University health service and clinics
35	BIA	Business Impact Analysis
36	BOA	Business Operations Assistant		student information desk workers (mainly in residence halls).
37	BOR	Board of Regents		governing body for the University
38	BOHD	Biosafety & Occupational Health Department		A department within University Health & Safety (UHS)
39	BOS	Business Operations Supervisor		full-time professional staff overseeing business operations in University Residence Halls.
40	BRM	Business Relationship Management
41	BSBE	Basic Science and Biomedical Engineering		Former name of Hasselmo Hall
42	BSU	Black Student Union		Student organization for African and African-American students
43	BTAA	Big Ten Academic Alliance		renaming of the original CIC (see below) a consortium comprised of the Big Ten institutions plus the University of Chicago
44	C4W	Center for Writing
45	CAB	Change Approval Board		part of IT Change Management
46	CAREI	Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement		Collegewide center in CEHD
47	CASCW	Center for Advanced Studies of Child Welfare		Center within the School of Social Work
48	CAHP	Center for Allied Health Programs		a unit within College of Pharmacy
49	CAHSS	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences	Duluth	Active as of July 1, 2021 per June 2021 Board of Regents decision
50	CAL	Concerts and Lectures		Part of Northrop (obsolete)
51	CAPA	Council of Academic Professionals and Administrators		Professional & Administrative employees representative organization
52	CAPE	Center for Academic Planning & Exploration		a unit of the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE)
53	CARLA	Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition		part of the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPS)
54	CBS	College of Biological Sciences
55	CCAPS	College of Continuing and Professional Studies		formerly known as CCE
56	CCBR	Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research		part of Public Health
57	CCE	College of Continuing Education		now called College of Continuing and Professional Studies (CCAPS)
58	CCEL	Center for Community-Engaged Learning		supports students in doing community work for credit and as a volunteer; houses domestic off-campus study (NSE/HECUA). Reports to the Office for Public Engagement (OPE)
59	CCIR	Center for Clinical Imaging Research
60	CCLC	Community Campus Liaision Council		network of people who serve as connectors between the community groups and the campus, connected to OPE
61	CCO	Central Computing Operations		A former unit under the Office of Information Technology responsible for administrative computing.
62	CCOE	Cloud Center of Excellence
63	CCRB	Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building		2231 6th St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
64	CCS	Center for Cognitive Sciences
65	CDes	College of Design
66	CDLS	Child Development Laboratory School
67	CDN	Career Development Network		Professional organization of career services professionals at the U
68	CE	Commanding English		Programs for students for whom English is not their first language
69	CEED	Center for Early Education and Development
70	CEHD	College of Education and Human Development
71	CEHSP	College of Education and Human Service Professions	Duluth
72	CEI	Center for Educational Innovation		part of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
73	CEMS	Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
74	CES	Conference and Events Services
75	CESI	Customer Experience Standardization for Infrastructure
76	CESL	Provost's Council for Enhancing Student Learning		Pronounced "SEE-sull"
77	CF1	Chartfield 1
78	CF2	Chartfield 2
79	CFANS	College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences		Pronounced "SEE-fans"
80	CFFM	Centers for Farm Financial Management
81	CHIP	Center for Health Interprofessional Programs
82	CI/CD	Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment		Semi-Automated/Automated deployment lifecycle for migration, testing with devops approaches.
83	CIC	Committee on Institutional Cooperation		a consortium comprised of the Big Ten institutions plus the University of Chicago
84	CIDRAP	Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
85	CIS	College in the Schools		Concurrent enrollment program offering U of M courses in high schools
86	CITS	College in the Schools	Duluth	Concurrent enrollment program offering U of M courses in high schools
87	CLA	College of Liberal Arts	Twin Cities	College of Liberal Arts
88	CLAIR	CLA Integrated Reporting
89	CLARA	CLA Reporting & Analytics		restricted access https://clara.umn.edu
90	CLE	Council on Liberal Education		University Senate committee
91	CMRR	Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
92	CMS	Content Management System
93	CMU	Coffman Memorial Union
94	COA	Cost of Attendance
95	COA	Chart of Accounts
96	COE	Center of Excellence
97	COGS	Council of Graduate Students		governing body for graduate students at the U
98	COIN	Circle of Indigenous Nations
99	ConC	Committee on Committees		University Senate committee
100	CPM	Capital Project Management