UCSC abbreviations, acronyms and other useful information

Created 6/20/03 by Jeanine R. Cowan

Updated 8/9/05

 

á       AA/PI- Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center

á       Academic Preceptors-work with students to develop their plans for their academic careers.  They are a vital link in the network of addressing student concerns, as they will alert you to students who have been missing their classes and/or are failing their classes.

á       ACAO-Associate College Administrative Officer (every college has one)

á       ACE-Academic Excellence Program

á       AIS-Academic Information Services

á       AOD-Alcohol and Other Drugs prevention program through Health Services

á       ARC-Academic Resource Center (home to STARS, EOP and the Learning Center)

á       AVC-Associate Vice Chancellor (Jean-Marie Scott is the AVC in Student Affairs responsible for CUHS.)

á       BaSS-Business and Support Services for CUHS (payroll and personnel people, located off-campus at DASCOM and also included in this department is CHO)

á       CAO-College Administrative Officer (one per two sister colleges)

á       CHO-Campus Housing Office located in the Hahn building, primarily our account advisers

á       CA- At Kresge Community Assistants serve the same role as RAs,  at College 8 Community Assistants do community wide programs but not enforcement type activities and are in addition to RAs, at Oakes their Community Assistants are student programming workers who work for the CPC

á       CamFac-Campus Facilities, they will help you nights and weekends with emergency building repairs and custodial needs

á       CC-Community Coordinator who serve a similar role as a RA at the Camper Park

á       CPA-College Programming Assistant at Colleges 9 and 10 and Merrill assist the CPC

á       CPC-College Programs Coordinator Ð they coordinate college wide activities usually.

á       CPS-Counseling and Psychological Services or sometimes called Psych Services

á       CRE-Coordinator for Residential Education

á       CRO-Community Rentals Office

á       Cruz Time- the meeting manager software we all have so that we can keep track of where we are supposed to be at any given moment.  It helps to keep this updated as people will use it to invite you to a meeting when it looks like you have some ÒfreeÓ time

á       CUHS-Colleges and University Housing Services

á       DASCOM-the building that houses the CUHS IT department and the CUHS Business Service Center.  Located on Mission near Western Drive.

á       DRC-Disability Resource Center

á       EAOP-Early Academic Outreach program

á       EAP-Education Abroad Program

á       EH&S-Environmental Health and Safety, they can help you out with workplace hazards, OSHA issues, and hazardous waste

á       EOP-Educational Opportunity Programs Ð every college has an advisor and they do study skills workshops open to all students.  However most of their services are targeted to the students in their program.

á       ER-Employee Request Ð this is the system you use through the Career Center to hire student staff.  Also used in Staff Human Resources to recruit for non-student positions.

á       FSA-Food Service AdvisorÑa student who gets a partial room rebate to serve as the liaison between the students and the dining halls.  Each college has a FSA on their residential staff.

á       FSH-Family Student Housing

á       GLBTRC-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center

á       GSA-Graduate Student Housing or sometimes just called Grad Housing

á       housingweb.ucsc.edu/Welcome.cfm-This is the link to the CUHS web site where you can get lots of information, forms, IT support requests

á       HR-Human Resources

á       IPMTS-Imaging, Printing, Mail, and Temporary StaffingÑmostly you would use them for printing or mail.  There is an U.S. Post Office at Mail Services located in the basement of the Baskin Engineering Building.  No lines to buy stamps or mail packages!

á       ISS-International Support Services

á       ITS - Information Technology Services Ñthey do computer assistance for the labs and faculty. They also oversee the publication of the directory and oversee the telephone system for students (See SCS) as well as all business lines.  We have our own IT support as part of CUHS who will assist you with computer problems.  They are located at DASCOM as part of BaSS.

á       J drive-this fantastic drive has lots  of valuable information from your fellow CREs and others in CUHs

á       NA-Neighborhood Assistant, similar to a RA, found at Oakes

á       Northern RAP- a resident advisor conference held in the fall for northern California colleges and universities.

á       OA- Office Assistants

á       OL- orientation leaders who assist with move in, orientation and other events during the year

á       OPERS-Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports

á       PA-CrownÕs programming assistants (see also CPA) or at Merrill a Peer Advisor

á       CSO- Community Safety Officers - works nights to build community with the residents, to address safety and security issues, and to enforce policy

á       Provost-each college has a provost who serves as the academic leader

á       RA- Resident Advisor (Porter, College 9 and 10, Crown) or Resident Assistant (Cowell, College 8,Stevenson, Merrill, Garduate Student housing, The Village), the students who take responsibility for developing community in their buildings, halls or floors.

á       RDS-Residential and Dining Services Ð all the non-college affiliated housing options including Camper Park, Family Student Housing, Graduate Housing, University Town Center, UCSC Inn, and the Village.  This department also oversees food services.

á       ResNet-The computer networking people who help residents get hooked up and also disconnect students who have violated copyright and/or file sharing

á       RLH- stands for Residential Life and Housing monthly meeting.  In the past the group has met as a whole but may meet independently next year

á       SA-Student Affairs

á       SHS- Student Housing Services, includes the Community Rentals Office and the Marketing Department  as well as our account advisers are considered SHS

á       SHO-Student Housing On-Line Ð the computer system that allows the students to apply for housing and the Housing Coordinators to place students in rooms

á       SOAR-Student Organization Advising and Resources

á       STARS-Services for Transfer and Re-entry Students

á       SUA-Student Union Assembly

á       TAPS-Transportation and Parking Services, the people that provide you with a parking pass and also to rent a campus vehicle for trips

á       UCSC Inn-Formerly a Holiday Inn, this hotel now provides student housing on the first four of its five floors with the fifth floor being for hotel guests.  This housing option is only open to continuing students, reentry students and new transfers.

á       UTC- University Town Center is a residential site located downtown and should not be confused with the University Center on campus

á       Village, the-a housing until located near the Lower Quarry on Hagar Drive, they house continuing students and new transfers in modular home units.