Acronym & Initialism Glossary

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Glossary of UAF Acronyms
Acronym Department or program name

A

ABUD
ACCAP
ACEP
AFES
AHRB
AKA
ANKN
ANLA
ANLC
ANLP
ANSEP
AON
AOOS
AP
ASC
ASF
ASUAF
AVC
AVO

 

Agency Budget
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy (UAF)
Alaska Center for Energy & Power (UAF)
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Arctic Health Research Building
Akasofu Building
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
Alaska Native Language Archive
Alaska Native Language Center (UAF)
Alaska Native Language Program
Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (UAA/UAF)
Arctic Observatory Network
Alaska Oceans Observing System
Accounts Payable
Admin Services Center
Alaska Satellite Facility (UAF)
Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Associate Vice Chancellor
Alaska Volcano Observatory (UAF)

B

BBC
BDO
BiRD
BLaST
BOR
BPO
BR
BR
BUN
BUTRO

 

Bristol Bay Campus
Blanket Delivery Order
Biological Research & Diagnostics Building (UAF)
Biomedical Learning and Student Training (UAF)
Board of Regents
Blanket Purchase Order
Brooks Building
Budget Revision
Bunnell Building
Butrovich Building

C

CANHR
CARBO
CC
CCHRC
CBSM
CDE
CEM
CES
CFOS
CFWRU
CH
CIFAR
CLA
CMC
CNSM
CO
COH
CRC
CRCD
CTC
CTT

 

Center for Alaska Native Health Research
CNSM Academic and Research Business Office
Chukchi Campus
Cold Climate Housing Research Center
College of Business and Security Management
Center for Distance Education (now called eLearning)
College of Engineering and Mines
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UAF)
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (UAF)
Chapman Building
Cooperative Institute for Alaska Research (UAF)
College of Liberal Arts (UAF)
Campus Mail Center
College Natural Science and Mathematics
Change Order
Constitution Hall
Computer Resource Center
College of Rural & Community Development (UAF)
Community and Technical College
Construction Trades Technology

D

DDC/FS-DDC
DSCO
DTC
DU

 

Division of Design and Construction (Facilities Services)
Dining Services and Contract Operations
Downtown Center
Duckering Building

E

ECE
EEO
EFNEP
EHSRM
eLearning
ENRI
EPSCoR
EVC

 

Early Childhood Education
Equal Employment Opportunity
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management
Online courses and distance education
Environment and Natural Resource Institute (UAA)
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (UA)
Executive Vice Chancellor

F

F&A
FA/T
FITC
FML
FP
FS
FS-DDC/DDC

 

Facilities and Administrative Costs
Fine Arts Theatre Complex
Fisheries Industrial Technology Center (UAF in Kodiak)
Family Medical Leave
Fairbanks Purchase
Facilities Services
Facilities Services Division of Design and Construction

G

GCA
GCM
GI
GINA
GR

 

Custodial Services Contractor on Campus
Global Change Modeling OR Global Climate Model
Geophysical Institute (UAF)
Geographic Information Network of Alaska (UAF)
Gruening Building

H

HPR
HR
HUTCH
HVAC

 

Harper Building
Human Resources
Hutchison Center
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

I

IAB
IAC
IARC
ICP-MS
IDeA
IGERT
IMS
INBRE
INE
IP
IRV
ISER
IT

 

Institute of Arctic Biology (UAF)
Interior Alaska Campus
International Arctic Research Center (UAF)
Inductivity Coupled Mass Spectrometer
Institutional Development Award (part of the INBRE acronym)
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (UAF)
Institute of Marine Sciences (UAF, part of CFOS)
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (UA)
Institute of Northern Engineering (UAF)
Intellectual Property
Irving Building
Institute for Social and Economic Research (UAA)
Information Technology

J

JV

 

Journal Voucher

K

KPC
KUAC
KuC

 

Kenai Peninsula College
TV 9 & FM 89.9 - Operated by UAF
Kuskokwim Campus

L

LPO
LR
LAB
LIB
LIVE
LTER

 

Limited Purchase Order
Labor Redistribution
Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School
Rasmuson Library
Leadership Involvement and Volunteer Experience
Long Term Ecological Research

M

MAP
MAPTS
MAU
MBS
MIRL
MUS

 

Marine Advisory Program
Mining and Petroleum Training Service
Major Administrative Units of the University (SO, UAA, UAF & UAS)
Student residence hall complex:  Moore, Bartlett, Skarland and Hess Commons
Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
UA Museum of the North

N

NRAT
NEON
NSSI
NWC

 

Non-Resident Alien Taxes
National Ecological Observatory Network
North Slope Science Initiative (state agency supported)
Northwest Campus

O

OFA
OGCA
OIT
OMB
ONL
ORION

 

Office of Finance and Accounting
Office of Grants and Contracts Administration
Office of Information Technology
Office of Management and Budget
O'Neill Building
Observing Radiation in Our North Project

P

PACMAN
PBUD
PATTY
PDL
PE
PETE
PFRR
PO
POP
PPA
PS

 

Pacific Area Climate Monitoring and Analysis Network (UAF)
Plant Budget
Patty Building/Patty Ice Center
Petroleum Development Laboratory
Professional Engineer
Petroleum Engineering
Poker Flat Research Range (UAF)
Purchase Order
Period of Performance
Personal Payroll Assistant
Printing Services

R

RAHI
RAM
RAP
RBUD
REI
REQ
RHS
ROTC

 

Rural Alaska Honors Institute (UAF)
Resilience and Adaptive Management (UAA)
Resilience and Adaptation Program (UAF)
Restricted Budget
Reichardt Building
Requisition
Rural Human Services Program
Reserve Officers' Training Corp

S

SAC
SAR
SBO
SEL
SHCC
SIH
SLED
SMC
SNAP
SNRP
SO
SOAFC
SOE
SOM
SRC
SSLL

 

Cutler Apartment Complex
Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAF)
Signers' Business Office
Spatial Ecology Laboratory (UAF)
Student Health & Counseling Center
Signers' Hall
Statewide Library Electronic Doorway
Seward Marine Center (UAF)
Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning (UAF)
Specialized Neuroscience Research Program
Systems Office of the University of Alaska (formerly Statewide)
Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union
School of Education
School of Management (transitioning to CBSM)
Student Recreation Center
Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning

T

TFS
TCSO
TTY/TDD
TWEAK

 

Toolik Field Station
Travel Customer Service Office
Teletypewriter/Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
Tsunami Warning System of Alaska (UAF)

U

UA
UAA
UAF
UAS
UAV
UPARK
USDA
USGS

 

University of Alaska System
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Southeast
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
University Park Building
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Geological Survey

V

VC
VCAS
VCR
VCSA

 

Vice Chancellor
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services
Vice Chancellor for Research
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

W

WC
WERC
WFB
WHIT
WRRB

 

Wood Center
Water and Environmental Research Center
Wells Fargo Building
Whitaker Building
West Ridge Research Building