Acronyms

AcronymTerm
AAAffirmative Action
AAOAffirmative Action Officer
ACAAffordable Care Act
ADAAmericans with Disabilities Act
AD&DAccidental Death & Dismemberment
ADAAA
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
ADEA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
ALM(Chancellor's Administrative Leadership Meetings)
AVC
Associate Vice Chancellor
AY
Academic Year
BOG
Board of Governors
BOT
Board of Trustees
CALS
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
CCP
Certified Compensation Professional
CDC
Check Distribution Code
CEBS
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist
CFEPChancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program (or Cluster Hires)
CHASS
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
CIP
Classification of Instructional Programs
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COIConflict of Interest
COS
College of Sciences
CPCertified Professional
CTO
Compensatory Time Off
CUPA-HR
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
CV
Curriculm Vitae
CVM
College of Veterinary Medicine
DASADivision of Academic and Student Affairs
DVFDepartmental Voting Faculty
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EHRA
Exempt from the Human Resources Act
EOE
Equal Opportunity Employer
EPAPExternal Professional Activities for Pay
ER
Employee Relations
ERISA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
FASAP
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
FCRA
Fair Credit Reporting Act
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FICA
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIL
Family Illness Leave
FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA
Family Medical Leave Act
FSA
Flexible Spending Account
FTE
Full time Equivalent
FY
Fiscal Year
GA
(UNC) General Administration
GINA
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
GRAGraduate Research Assistant
GSSPGraduate Student Support Plan
GTAGraduate Teaching Assistant
HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
HRA
Health Reimbursement Account
HRCI
Human Resources Certification Institute
HRIM
Human Resrouces Information Management
HRIS
Human Resources Information System
HAS
Health Savings Account
IRCA
Immigration Reform and Control Act
JAR
Job Action Request
JCAT
Job Categories
KSA
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
LEORS
Law Enforcement Officers
LOA
Leave of Absence
L&OD
Learning & Organizational Development
LWOP
Leave of Absence Without Pay
NEO
New Employee Orientation
NOINotice of Intent
NSC
Non Salary Compensation
OFA
Office of Finance & Administration
OFCCP
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OIED
Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity
OITOffice of Information Technology
ORP
Optional Retirement Program
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OSHR
Office of State Human Resources
OT
Overtime
OUC
Organization Unit Code
PA7PeopleAdmin
PCARD
Purchase Card
PCOM
Poole College of Management
PEPPEP - Provost Professional Experience Program
PFProfessional Faculty
PHR
Professional in Human Resources
PI Principal Investigator
POSTDOCPostdoctoral Scholar
PRR
Policies, Regulations, and Rules
PTRPost-Tenure Review
RADARResearch Administration Data and Reporting (now RED)
REDResearch Enterprise Data system
RIF
Reduction in Force
RPTReappointment, Promotion, and Tenure
SAAO
Senior Academic and Administrative Officers
SACS
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
SCPSenior Certified Professional
SFRStatement of Faculty Responsibility (formerly Statement of Mutual Expectations or SME)
SHRA
Subject to the Human Resources Act
SHRM
Society for Human Resources Management
SISStudent Information System
SPARCS
Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services
SPHR
Senior Professional in Human Resources
STWStudent Worker
SSN
Social Security Number
TA/RAGraduate Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant
T/TTTenured / Tenure-Track
TSERS
Teacher's and State Employees' Retirement System
UCommUniversity Communications
UIC
Unemployment Insurance Commission
UNC SOUniversity of NC System Office
USERRA
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
UTS
University Temporary Services
VCVice Chancellor
VETS
Veterans Employment and Training Service
W-2
Income tax form issued by employers and showing how much an employee was paid in that year
W-4
Federal income tax withholding form
YTD
Year to Date
3DDeans, Directors, and Department Heads