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Stands For or Means: |
What is it? |
| AQWP |
Advanced Quarter with Pay |
Faculty take a quarter off in current year, teach
next summer |
| ASI |
Associated Students, Inc. |
Student body organization |
| AY |
Academic Year |
Begins at the beginning of Fall Conference Week |
| BANK |
Means "to bank' an academic quarter |
Faculty teaches summer quarter and takes a quarter
off in following academic year |
| BPAS |
Budget Planning and Analytic Services |
An administrative office on campus |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
Computer programs |
| CAT |
College Assigned Time |
College gives faculty release from teaching assignments |
| CCP |
Cal Poly Plan |
Extra fee program for students. Ends 2000-01 |
| CFA |
California Faculty Association |
Faculty union |
| CLA |
College of Liberal Arts |
Us |
| CMS |
Common Management System |
PeopleSoft. |
| CPR |
Cal Poly Report |
Campus Newsletter |
| CSEA |
California State Employees Association |
Staff Union |
| CSU |
California State University |
The university system of which Cal Poly is part. |
| DIP |
Difference in Pay |
A type of faculty leave with pay. |
| DSS |
Disabled Student Services |
An office on campus |
| ELM |
Elementary Math Requirement |
Students must comply before graduation |
| EPT |
English Placement Test |
Incoming students |
| ESS |
Enrollment Support Services |
An office on campus |
| FERP |
Faculty Early Retirement Program |
Faculty retire then teach up to 1/2 time for 5 years |
| FTEF |
full-time Equivalent Faculty |
Number of faculty if all taught 15 units |
| FTES |
Full-Time Equivalent Student |
Number of students if all took 15 units |
| FWP |
Faculty Workstation Project |
Campus computer lease program |
| GAS |
Guidelines for Administrative Staff |
CLA How-To book for staff |
| GE&B |
General Education and Breadth |
Graduation requirements outside a student's major |
| GRW |
Graduate Writing Requirement |
A requirement for graduation, a test. |
| HR |
Human Resources (HREE) |
The personnel office on campus |
| HRS |
Human Resources System |
Campus data base of employee records |
| IRR |
Instructionally Related Responsibilities |
Part of permanent faculty assignment in addition
to teaching. |
| ITS |
Information Technology Services |
A division on campus |
| KCPR |
Cal Poly's Radio Station |
Part of Journalism Dept |
| KPTV |
Cal Poly's Television Station |
Part of Journalism Dept |
| LLP |
Living & Learning Project |
A Cal Poly Plan project. Liberal Arts' Dorm |
| LWOP |
Leave Without Pay |
A type of faculty/staff leave |
| NEA |
National Endowment for the Arts |
National organization, provides grants |
| NEH |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
National organization, provides grants |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
National organization, provides grants |
| PRTB |
Pre-retirement Reduction in Time Base |
Faculty work reduction before retirement |
| ROTC |
Reserve Officer Training Corps |
Military Science |
| RTP/RPT |
Retention, Tenure, Promotion |
Faculty review process |
| SCU |
Student Credit Unit |
Units students accumulate toward graduation |
| SFSG |
State Faculty Support Grant |
Supports faculty research |
| SIS |
Student Information System |
Campus data base of student records |
| SSI |
Service Salary Increase |
Faculty pay increase for years on the job |
| TT |
Tenure-Track |
Faculty probation process |
| UAT |
University Assigned Time |
Release from teaching funded by the University |
| UC |
University of California |
Other University system in California |
| USCP |
U.S. Cultural Pluralism |
A requirement for graduation |
| WASC |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Regional accrediting association. |
| WOW |
Week of Welcome |
Student orientation program |
| WTU |
Weighted Teaching Unit |
1/15 of a faculty assignment |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
A CPP project in CLA |
