New Employees | UNI Acronyms
| Colleges |
| College of Education |
COE |
| College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences |
CHAS |
| College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |
CSBS |
| Programs, Associations, Affiliations, Departments |
| Board of Regents |
BOR |
| Classic Upward Bound |
CUB |
| Community Outreach Partnership Center |
COPC |
| Educational Opportunity Center |
EOC |
| Educational Opportunity Program & Special Community Services |
EOP/SCS |
| Higher Learning Commission |
HLC |
| Information Technology |
IT |
| Instructional Resources and Technology Services |
IRTS |
| Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council |
IAAC |
| Iowa Academy of Science |
IAS |
| Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration |
ICILI |
| Iowa Waste Reduction Center |
IWRC |
| John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center |
JPEC |
| Management Information Systems Association |
MISA |
| Minority Graduate Student Association |
MGSA |
| National Program for Playground Safety |
NPPS |
| National Student Exchange |
NSE |
| Northern Iowa Student Government |
NISG |
| Office of Business Operations |
OBO |
| Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students |
PRISMS |
| Recycling & Reuse Technology Transfer Center |
RRTTC |
| Research & Sponsored Programs |
RSP |
| Strategic Marketing Services |
SMS |
| University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education |
UNI-CUE |
| University Relations |
UR |
| Wellness/Recreation Center |
WRC |
| Miscellaneous |
| Child Development Center |
CDC |
| Graduate Assistant |
GA |
| Masters of Business Administration |
MBA |
| Material Safety Data Sheets |
MSDS |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
STEM |
| Human Resource Services |
| Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance |
AD&D |
| Affordable Care Act |
ACA |
| American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees |
AFSCME |
| American's with Disability Act |
ADA |
| American's with Disability Act Amendments Act |
ADAAA |
| Collective Bargaining Agreement |
CBA |
| Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
COBRA |
| e-Business Suite |
e-biz |
| Employee Assistance Program |
EAP |
| Equal Employment Opportunity |
EEO |
| Explanation of Benefits (issued by the insurance company to participants to explain what amount of their medical expense was covered) |
EOB |
| Fair Labor Standards Act |
FLSA |
| Family and Medical Leave Act |
FMLA |
| Federal Insurance Contribution Act (refers to Sociality Security and Medicare taxes) |
FICA |
| First Report of Injury |
FROI |
| Fiscal Year |
FY |
| Flexible Spending Account |
FSA |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HIPAA |
| Health Maintenance Organization |
HMO |
| Human Resource Information Systems |
HRIS |
| Human Resource Services |
HRS |
| Internal Revenue Service |
IRS |
| Iowa Public Education Retirement System |
IPERS |
| Labor Distribution |
LD |
| Leave of Absence |
LOA |
| Leave without pay |
LWOP |
| Long Term Disability |
LTD |
| Pay Grade |
PG |
| Personnel Action Form |
PAF |
| Position Description Questionnaire |
PDQ |
| Preferred Provider Organization (a group of providers who are considered 'in-network' with the insurance company) |
PPO |
| Professional and Scientific |
P&S |
| Request to Fill (to request a new or vacant position to be filled) |
RTF |
| Staff Tuition Reimbursement Program |
STRP |
| Tax-Deferred Annuity Plans |
TDA |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association |
TIAA |
| University Identification Number |
UID |
| Workers Compensation |
WC/Workers Comp |
