At any university, you’ll find that acronyms are used to refer to a number of activities, services, buildings, and other key terms across campus. Augsburg is no different! Below are a list of common acroynms used at Augsburg.
A
- A-Mail – Augsburg mail; sent daily to all students, faculty, and staff
- AAC – Academic Affairs Committee
- AASA – Augsburg Asian Student Association student organization
- AAUP – American Association of University Professors
- ABO – Augsburg Business Organization student organization
- ACTC – Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities
- ADSG – Augsburg Day Student Government
- AFS – Augsburg Family Scholars
- AISA – Augsburg Indigenous Student Association student organization
- ALAS – Augsburg Latin American Students student organization
- AMSAC – Augsburg Music Student Advisory Council student organization
- AOD – Alcohol and Other Drugs
- APA – American Psychological Association writing format
- APA – Augsburg Psychological Association student organization
- ASAC – Augsburg Student Activities Council student organization.
- ASAO – Augsburg Student Accounting Organization student organization
- ASMTA – Augsburg Student Music Therapy Association student organization
- ASSU – Augsburg Somali Student Union student organization
- AU – Adult Undergraduate students
- AUGEX – Augsburg Experience; general education requirement
- AugNet – Augsburg Internet system
- AugSem – Augsburg Seminar; first-year student seminar
- AUSM – Augsburg University Student Ministries student organization.
B
- BA – Bachelor of Arts
- BS – Bachelor of Science
- BIPOC – Black, Indigenous, People of Color
- BOR – Augsburg Board of Regents
- BSN – Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program
C
- CA – Community Advisor in Residence Life
- CACE – Center for Adult and Continuing Education
- CAO – Chief Academic Officer
- CC – Christensen Center
- CCV – Christensen Center for Vocation
- CFO – Chief Financial Officer
- CIO – Chief Information Officer
- Clery – Jeanne Clery Campus Security Act
- CGEE – Center for Global Education and Experience
- CLASS Office – Center for Learning and Accessibility Student Services / Disability Services.
- COO – Chief Operations Officer
- CRES – Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies
- CSA – Campus Security Authority
- CTL – Center for Teaching and Learning
- CTP – Committee on Tenure and Promotion
- CWC – Center for Wellness and Counseling
- CV – Curriculum vitae (academic resume)
D
- DMSc – Doctor of Medical Science
- DOS – Dean of Students Office
- DNP – Doctor of Nursing Practice
- DPS – Department of Public Safety
E
- ELCA – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- ELP – Emerging Leaders Program
- ESL – English as a Second Language
F
- FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- FAR – Faculty Annual Report
- FERPA – Family Education Rights & Privacy Act
- FCC – Faculty Compensation Committee
- First-Gen – First-generation college student
- FMLA – Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
- FTE – Full-time equivalent
- FYE – First-Year Experience
G
- GAAC – Graduate Academic Affairs Committee
- GenEd – General Education requirements
- GPA – Grade point average
H
- HIIPA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- HLC – Higher Learning Commission (Augsburg’s accreditor)
- HR – Human Resources
- HWT – Hmong Women Together
I
- IA – Institutional Advancement
- IDI – Intercultural Development Inventory
- IRB – Institutional Review Board
- ISO – International Student Organization
- ISSS – International Student and Scholar Services
- IT – Information Technology
J
K
- KAUG – KAUG Radio student organization
L
- LAF – Liberal Arts Foundation courses
- LFC – Liaison for Computing (Information Technology staff point-person for a specific University department)
- LGBTQIA+ – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual
- LLC – Living-learning community
- LTI – Language Testing International
M
- MAE – Master of Arts in Education
- MAL – Master of Arts in Leadership
- MAN – Master of Arts in Nursing
- MarComm – Marketing and Communication
- MAT – Master of Arts in Teaching
- MBA – Master of Business Administration
- MFA – Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
- MHFA – Mental Health First Aid
- MLA – Modern Language Association (writing format)
- MIAC – Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- MMT – Master of Music Therapy
- MOHE – Minnesota Office of Higher Education
- MPCC – Minnesota Private College Council
- MSA – Muslim Student Association
- MSW – Master of Social Work
- M-Life – Multicultural Life
N
- NA/NP – Non-Attendance / Non-Participation
- NBSE – National Black Student Engineers student organization
- NCAA – National Collegiate Athletics Association
- NTTF – Non-Tenure Track Faculty
O
- OL – Orientation Leader
- OGC – Oren Gateway Center
- OPE – Office of Planning and Effectiveness
P
- PA – Master of Arts in Physician Associate Studies
- PASU – Pan-Afrikan Student Union student organization
- PAMP – Pan-Asian Mentor Program
- PIP – Performance Improvement Plan
- PPC – Faculty Personnel Policies Committee
- PSEO – Postsecondary Enrollment Options
- PsyD – Doctor of Psychology
Q
- QIPOC – Queer, Indigenous, and People of Color student organization
R
- R-Life – Residence Life
S
- SSC – Student Standing Committee
- SAAC – Student Athlete Advisory Council
- SAI – Student Aid Index
- SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- SAP – Satisfactory Academic Progress
- SARA – State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
- SFS – Student Financial Services
- SOAR – Student Orientation and Registration
- SoB – School of Business
- SoH – School of Health
- SoHSS – School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- SoNS – School of Natural Sciences
- SSA – Schwartz School of the Arts
- SSAO – Senior Student Affairs Officer
- STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
T
- TA – Teaching assistant
- TEL – Technology Enhanced Learning
- Title IX or TIX – Sex Nondiscrimination and Sexual Misconduct Support and Policies
- TRIO SSS – TRIO Student Support Services