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HR employee resources - HR Acronyms
This resource provides employees with a listing of commonly used acronyms for HR and around campus.
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Functional Owner |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
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Executive Sponsors |
Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance |
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Policy Contact |
Human Resources Associate Director |
| Acronym | Description |
| A | |
| AA | Affirmative Action or Adverse Action |
| AAP | Affirmative Action Plan |
| AASCU | American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
| AAUP | American Association of University Professors |
| ACA | Affordable Care Act |
| Account Code | 11 digit number that identifies UW-La Crosse financial accounts |
| ACE | American Council on Education |
| ACSS | Academic and Student Services |
| ACT-CAPP | American College Testing-Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency |
| AD&D | Accidental Death & Dismemberment |
| ADA | Academic Department Associate (Office Assistant) |
| ADA (HR) | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAAA | Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act |
| ADEA | Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AIDAC | Academic Initiatives Differential Allocation Committee |
| Allocable Student Fees | Monies designated for student activities |
| AODA | Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse for students |
| AOP | Advanced Opportunity Program |
| AR | Advertisement Report in WINGS |
| ATS | Applicant Tracking System |
| B | |
| BFOQ | Bona Fide Occupational Qualification |
| BIW | Bi-Weekly |
| BLR | Business and Legal Resources |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BU | Bargaining Unit |
| Budget (Spending Authority) | The allowable amount of money that can be spent in a department budget |
| Budget Transfers | The mechanism used to modify funds in the university |
| BYOD | Bureau of Worker's Compensation |
| C | |
| C&B | Compensation & Benefits |
| CACUBO | Central Association of College and University Business Officers |
| Canvas | Digital learning environment |
| CARE | Campus Assessment Response and Evaluation |
| Carry-over | Money left over in accounts after the end of each fiscal year |
| CASSH | College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (formerly College of Liberal Studies) |
| CATL | Center for Advanced Teaching and Learning |
| CBA | College of Business Administration |
| CBO | Chief Business Officer |
| CCP | Certified Compensation Professional |
| CCSSE | Community College Survey of State Engagement |
| CD PPO HDHP | Consumer Driver Preferred Provider Organization High Deductible Health Plan |
| CDR | Central Data Requests |
| CEBS | Certified Employee Benefits Specialist |
| CEUS | CDR Edit and Update Systems (See CDR) |
| CHRO | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Class Codes | Accountancy codes assigned to UW System |
| CO | Compliance Officer |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| Compensation | Salaries and fringe benefits paid to employees |
| CPE | Continuing Professional Education |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CSH (SAH, CSaH) | College of Science and Health |
| CTO | Compensatory Time Off |
| CUPA | College and University Professionals Association for Human Resources |
| CWS | College Work Study |
| D | |
| Debt Service | Principal and interest payments on capital |
| DES | Department of Education Studies |
| DIN | Decision Item Narratives used to describe budget requests |
| DOA | Department of Administration |
| DoIT | Division of Information and Technology (Madison, campus) |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DPI | WI Department of Public Instruction |
| DPI | Department of Public Instruction |
| DSF | Division of State Facilities |
| E | |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EBS | Employee Benefits Security |
| EDP | Employee Development Plan |
| EE | Employee |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EL | Extended Learning, formerly Continuing Education and Extension |
| Encumbrance | Expenses not yet realized pending the rendering of service or delivery of goods |
| EO | Executive Officer |
| EOB | Explanation of Benefits |
| EPA | Equal Pay Pact |
| EPPA | Employee Polygraph Protection Act |
| Equity | Adjustments to provide parity within the organization |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ETF | Employee Trust Funds |
| Expense | Recorded costs associated with expenditures |
| F | |
| FCRA | Fair Credit Reporting Act |
| FERPA | Family Education Right to Privacy Act |
| FIPSE | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| FR | Federal Register |
| FSA | Flexible Spending Account |
| FT | Full-Time |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G | |
| GA | Graduate Assistant |
| GAPP | General Administrative Policy Paper |
| GCC | Graduate Curriculum Committee |
| GINA | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act |
| GPHR | Global Professional in Human Resources |
| GPO | General Program Operations |
| GPR | General Purpose Revenue |
| GPR/Fees | Pool of state revenues and academic tuition |
| H | |
| HCE | Highly Compensated Employee |
| HCM | Human Capitol Management |
| HCO | Health Care Organization |
| HCS | Hazard Communication Standard |
| HDHP | High Deductible Health Plan |
| HEAB | Higher Education Aids Board |
| HHS | Department of Health & Human Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIRE | Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act |
| HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRA | Health Reimbursement Account |
| HRD | Human Resource Development |
| HRIS | Human Resources Information System |
| HRLY | Hourly |
| HROD | Human Resources Organizational Development |
| HRS | Human Resources System, (HRS MyUW) |
| HSA | Health Savings Account |
| I | |
| I-9 | I-9 Employment Eligibility Documentation |
| IAS | Instructional Academic Staff |
| IAS | Instructional Academic Staff |
| IDAC | Individuals with Disabilities Advocacy Council |
| IE | Inclusive Excellence |
| IIURL | Institute for Innovation in Undergraduate Research and Learning |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account |
| IRCA | Immigration Reform and Control Act |
| IRE | Institute on Race and Ethnicity |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| IT (ITS) | Information Technology Services |
| J | |
| JACAP | Joint Administrative Committee on Academic Programs |
| JCOER | Joint Committee on Employment Relations |
| JD | Job Description |
| JFC | Joint Committee on Finance |
| JMAC | Joint Minority Affairs Committee |
| JP&B (JPB) | Joint Planning and Budget Committee |
| JPB | Joint Planning and Budget Committee |
| JPC | Joint Promotion Committee |
| K | |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicators |
| KPM | Key Performance Measures |
| KSA's | Knowledge, Skills, Abilities |
| L | |
| LAB | Legislative Audit Bureau |
| LFB | Legislative Fiscal Bureau |
| LMRA | Labor-Management Relations Act |
| LMRDA | Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| LOA | Leave of Absence |
| LOS | Length of Service |
| LR | Labor Relations |
| LTC | Long-Term Care |
| LTD | Long-Term Disability |
| LTE | Limited Term Employee |
| LTIP | Long-Term Incentive Plan |
| LWOP | Leave Without Pay |
| LWP | Leave With Pay |
| M | |
| M&D | Multicultural & Disadvantaged |
| MAAD | Multiple Applications and Admissions Database |
| MBO | Management by Objectives |
| MBTI | Myers-Briggs Type Indicator |
| Merit-Market | Salary increases based on market data |
| MHEC | Midwestern Higher Education Compact |
| MHPA | Mental Health Parity Act |
| MQs | Minimum Qualifications |
| MSEP | Midwest Student Exchange Program |
| MUFASO | Multicultural Faculty and Staff Organization |
| N | |
| NACUBO | National Association of College & University Business Officers |
| NCHEMS | National Center for Higher Education Management Systems |
| NE | Non-Exempt |
| NetID | User name attributed to each employee by ITS |
| NIAS | Non-Instructional Academic Staff |
| NIAS | Non-Instructional Academic Staff |
| NIOSH | National Institute of Occupational Safety |
| NLRA | National Labor Relations Act |
| NLRB | National Labor Relations Board |
| Non-Allocable Student Fees | Monies that include charges determined by contracts, commitments, bonds, etc. |
| NSSE | National Survey on Student Engagement |
| O | |
| OADD | Office of Academic Development and Diversity |
| OB | Organizational Behavior |
| OCR | U.S. Office of Civil Rights |
| OD | Organizational Development |
| OFCCP | Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
| OGC | Office of General Counsel |
| OJT | On-the-job Training |
| ONET | Occupational Information Network |
| OSER | Office of State Employment Relations |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| OT | Overtime |
| P | |
| Pay Plan | Increases in salaries provided to state employees |
| PD | Position Description |
| PD | Position Description |
| PDA | Pregnancy Discrimination Act |
| PDQ | Position Description Questionnaire |
| PHR | Professional in Human Resources |
| PIP | Performance Improvement Plan |
| PM | Performance Management |
| PMIS | Planning Management Information Systems, now IAIS |
| POS | Point of Service Plan |
| PPA | Pension Protection Act of 1987 |
| PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PR | Program Revenue |
| PR-F | Program Revenue - Federal funds |
| PT | Part-time |
| PTO | Paid Time Off |
| PTS | Promotion, Tenure, and Salary Committee |
| Purchase Order | Departments obtain good and services through a PO |
| Q | |
| QR | Quarterly Review |
| QWI | Quarterly Workforce Indicators |
| R | |
| Red Book | Refers to Budgeted positions within the University |
| RIF | Reduction in Force |
| RTW | Return to Work |
| S | |
| S&E | Supplies and Expense |
| SE | Salaried Exempt |
| SEC | [Faculty] Senate Executive Committee |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SEG | Segregated Revenue |
| SEG Fees | Segregated fees |
| SEI | Student Evaluation of Instruction |
| SHRM | Society for Human Resource Management |
| SHRM-CP | Society for Human Resource Management - Certified Professional |
| SHRM-SCP | Society for Human Resource Management - Senior Certified Professional |
| SMART | Smart, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SNE | Salaried Non-Exempt |
| SOE | School of Education |
| Solid Performance | Adjustments to those employees who demonstrate exceptional performance |
| SOX | Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| SPHR | Senior Professional In Human Resources |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSD | Social Security Disability |
| STD | Short-Term Disability |
| STEP | Secondary Teacher Education Preparation Program |
| Student Share of Costs | A portion of student costs paid by the student through tuition |
| SUTA | State Unemployment Tax Act |
| T | |
| T&D | Training & Development |
| TAI | Teaching Assignment Information |
| TIP | Talent Incentive Program |
| TNA | Training Needs Assessment |
| TPA | Third-Party Administrator |
| TSP | Thrift Savings Plan |
| U | |
| UCC | Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
| UCI | Unemployment Compensation Insurance |
| USCIS | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| User Charges | Revenue generated by charging an additional fee |
| USERRA | Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act |
| UWS | University of Wisconsin System |
| UWSAHR | University of Wisconsin System Administration Human Resources |
| UWSS | University of Wisconsin Shared Services |
| V | |
| VETS | Veterans Employment and Training Service |
| VEVRA | Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Act |
| VSA | Voluntary System of Accountability |
| W | |
| WARN | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
| WC | Worker's Compensation |
| Weighted Average | Average used to take in different charges/costs |
| WHEG | Wisconsin Higher Education Grant |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WINGS | Student Information System on UW-La Crosse's Campus |
| WISDM | UW-La Crosse budgeting and financial reporting system |
| Work Orders | Requests for department repair or orders |
| WRAEA | Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act |
| WTC | Western Technical College |
| WTCS | Wisconsin Technical College System |
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| Z | |
| Z- No Listing |
Links to related information:
- UW-Shared Services Glossary: UW-Shared Services Glossary
Revision history:
Format updated June 2025