The Acronym Guide (TAG)
The Acronym Guide (TAG) is a resource for campus community members to reference for abbreviations they may not be familiar with.
| A-C | |
|---|---|
| ACRONYM | FULL NAME |
| AA | Academic Affairs |
| AAC | Academic Affairs Council |
| AANAPISI | Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution |
| ABP | Academic Budget & Planning |
| ACo | Articulation & Curriculum office |
| AID | Accessibility and Inclusive Design |
| ALO | Accreditation Liaison Officer |
| ASC | Administrative/Academic Support Coordinator |
| AMP | Academic Master Plan |
| APCI | Academic Programs & Continuous Improvement |
| APPC | Academic Policy & Planning Committee |
| A&S | School of Arts & Sciences |
| ASI | Associated Students, Inc. |
| ASSET | Academic Student Success Excellence Team |
| AVP | Assistant/Associate Vice President |
| AY | Academic Year |
| AYUDAS | Articulating Your Undergraduate Degree & Academic Success in STEM |
| BFA | Business & Financial Affairs |
| BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color |
| BOT | Board of Trustees |
| BTE | Bell Tower East |
| BTW | Bell Tower West |
| CAPS | Counseling & Psychological Services |
| CBA | Collective Bargaining Agreement |
| CCE | Center for Community Engagement |
| CCS | Campus Climate Surveys |
| CD | Career Development |
| CDO | Chief Data Officer |
| CFA | California Faculty Association |
| ChilFASA | Chicana/o Latina/o Faculty and Staff Association |
| CGR | Community & Government Relations |
| CSUCI | Cal State Channel Islands |
| CGE | Center for Global Engagement |
| CIMAS | CSUCI Initiatives |
| CIS | Center for Integrated Studies |
| CLC | Critical Learning Collectives |
| CSA | Center for Social Action |
| CSUEU | California State Employees Union |
| CO | Chancellor's Office |
| CoC | Charting Our Course |
| CSU | California State University |
| CYS | Channel Your Success |
| D-F | |
|---|---|
| ACRONYM | FULL NAME |
| DASS | Disability Accommodations & Support Services |
| DEIA | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility |
| DFWI | Courses where students receive a D/F, withdraw or incomplete grades |
| DIGs | Dolphin Interest Groups |
| DP | Degree Planner |
| DPR | Degree Progress Report |
| DSP | Directed Self Placement |
| DAA | Division of Academic Affairs |
| DBFA | Division of Business & Financial Affairs |
| DSAEM | Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management |
| DOTP | Division of Office of the President |
| DUA | Division of University Advancement |
| EAB | Education Advisory Board |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program (employees) |
| EAP | Early Assessment program (students) |
| EH&S | Environmental Health & Safety |
| EIP | Equity Inquire Project |
| ELDAC | Employee Development & Learning Advisory Council |
| ELF | Equity Lens Framework |
| EM | Emergency Management |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
| EOP | Educational Opportunity Program |
| EPA | Educational Partnership Agreement |
| EPM/EPT | Embedded Peer Mentor/Tutor |
| EU | Extended University |
| FA | Financial Aid office |
| FASE | Faculty Affairs, Success, & Equity |
| FEAP | Faculty Equity Advocate Program |
| FIT | Faculty Innovations in Teaching (Studio) |
| FIVO | Freshman Island View Orientation |
| FS | Facilities Services |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| FTFT | Full Time, First Time Student |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| FYE | First Year Experience |
| FYM | First Year Math |
| G-N | |
|---|---|
| ACRONYM | FULL NAME |
| GE | General Education |
| GI2025 | Graduate Initiative 2025 |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| GSR | Graduate Studies & Research |
| HACU | Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities |
| HIPEE | High Impact Practices & Experiential Education |
| HSI | Hispanic Serving Institution |
| HUGS | Historically Underrepresented Groups |
| IEAP | Inclusive Excellence Action Plan |
| IEAT | Inclusive Excellence Action Team (IEAP Methodology) |
| IFSA | International Faculty & Staff Association |
| IR | Institutional Research |
| ISS | Inclusive Student Services |
| LC/LLCs | Learning Communities/Living-Learning Communities |
| LRC | Learning Resource Center |
| MAP | Multi-year Academic Plan |
| MARCOMM | Marketing & Communications |
| Math MINDS | Math Institute for Nurturing Developing Skills |
| MBC | Mission-Based Centers |
| MLA | Middle Leadership Academy |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPP | Management Personnel Plan (administrator) |
| MSI | Minority Serving Institution |
| MVS | Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| NAISA | Native American and Indigenous Student Association |
| NSO | New Student Orientation |
| NTTF | Non-Tenure-Track Faculty |
| O-S | |
|---|---|
| ACRONYM | FULL NAME |
| OTP | Office of the President |
| PACIE | President's Advisory Council for Inclusive Excellence |
| PCAC | President's Chumash Advisory Council |
| PDC | Planning, Design & Construction |
| PEEP | Peer Education & Equity Programs |
| PEEPs | Peer Education & Equity Program Mentors |
| PGAC | Planned Giving Advisory Council |
| PMAF | Position Management Action Form |
| PPPC | President's Planning & Policy Council |
| PROMESAS | Pathways with Regional Outreach and Mathematics Excellence for Student Achievement in STEM |
| PS | Public Safety |
| QR | Quantitative Reasoning |
| RSC | Reaffirmation Steering Committee |
| RSP | Research & Sponsored Programs |
| RTP | Retention, Tenure and Promotion |
| RTSSS | Regional Transfer Student Success Summit |
| SAEM | Student Affairs & Enrollment Management |
| SAPP | Student Academic Policies & Procedures Committee |
| SASEI | Student Academic Success & Equity Initiatives |
| SB | Schedule Builder |
| SBS | Student Business Services |
| SR | Student Research |
| SIGUE | Success & Inclusion for Graduate & Undergraduate Academic Excellence |
| SMART goals | Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound goals |
| SOC | Schedule of Classes |
| SOE | School of Education |
| SOPs | Standard Operating Procedures |
| SRIRS | Santa Rosa Island Research Station |
| SRPC | Strategic Resource Planning Committee |
| SSA | Summer Success Academy |
| SSP | Student Services Professional |
| SU | Student Union |
| SURF | Summer Undergraduate Research Fund |
| T-Z | |
|---|---|
| ACRONYM | FULL NAME |
| TAE | Temporary Academic Employment |
| TER | Travel Expense Reimbursement |
| T.H.R.I.V.E. | T - Teaching & Technology, H - High-Touch & Human-Centered, R - Revised & Reenergized, I - Interaction & Impact, V - Vulnerability & Variability, E - Equity, Empathy, & Engagement |
| TLC | Teaching & Learning Continuity |
| TLi | Teaching & Learning Innovations |
| TPR | Thematic Pathway for Review/WSCUC Accreditation |
| TPS | Transportation & Parking Services |
| UAS | University Auxiliary Services |
| UPAC | University Police Advisory Council |
| UPCS | University Preparatory Charter School |
| UPD | University Police Department |
| VPAA | Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| VPBFA | Vice President for Business & Financial Affairs |
| VPSA | Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management |
| VPUA | Vice President for University Advancement |
| WSCUC | Western Association of Senior College & University Commission |
| WMC | Writing & Multiliteracy Center |