Browse Acronyms

AABC

Academic and Administrative Benefits Committees

AANDC

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Centre

ACCC

Association of Canadian Community Colleges

ACE

American Council on Education

ACRIC

Advisory Committee on Research and Instructional Computing

ACU

Association of Commonwealth Universities

ADDH

Associate Deans and Department Heads

AED

Automatic External Defibrillator

AGPEA

Advisory Group on Planning, Evaluation and Allocation

AIT

Agreement on Internal Trade

ALARA

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

ALG

Academic Leadership Group

APEA

Accountable Professional Expense Account

APT

Administrative, Professional and Technical Employees Bargaining Unit

ARDC

Academic Review and Development Committee

ASP

Application Service Provider

AUCC

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

BCP

Business Continuity Plan: a BCP can be defined as a set of documents, instructions, and procedures which enable a unit or organization to respond to emergencies, disasters and/or threats without any, or at most a minimal, stoppage of key activities or functions. Typically, an Organizations Emergency Management Plan is encompassed within a BCP.

CACUSS

Canadian Association of College and University Student Services

CAH

Centre on Aging and Health

CANARIE

Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network

CATS

Campus Administrative and Technical Staff

CAUBO

Canadian Association of University Business Officers

CAURA

Canadian Association of University Research Administrators

CAUT

Canadian Association of University Teachers

CBIE

Canadian Bureau for International Education

CCAC

Canadian Council on Animal Care

CCAM

Council Committee on Academic Mission

CCE

Centre for Continuing Education

CCPPS

Canadian Centre for Policing and Public Safety

CCSA

Council Committee on Student Appeals

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

CCUAS

Council Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Studies

CDC

Council Discipline Committee

CEC

Continuing Education Centre (Saskatoon and Prince Albert)

CERN

European Organization for Nuclear Research

CFI

Canadian Foundation for Innovation

CGCM

Consortium for Global Change Management

CGI

Career Growth Increment

CGPSS

Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey

CHEA

Council for Higher Education Accreditation

CHERD

Centre for Higher Education Research and Development

CIC

Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan

CICA

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency

CIET

Centre for International Education and Training

CIHI

Canadian Institute for Health Information

CIHR

Canadian Institutes for Health Research

CIPI

Canadian Institute for Photonics Innovations

CKHS

Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport

COLAM

College of the Americas

COWCUBS

Council of Western Canadian University Board Secretaries

COWCUP

Council of Western Canadian University Presidents

COWFLOP

Council of Western Canadian Financial, Logistical and Operational Personnel

CPI

consumer price index

CPRC

Canadian Police Research Center

CPRC

Canadian Plains Research Centre

CRA

Canada Revenue Agency

CRC

Canadian Research Chairs

CRFM

Centre canadien de recherche sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire

CSC

Centre for Sustainable Communities

CSEE

Centre for Studies on Energy and Environment

CSIR

Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research

CTL

Centre for Teaching and Learning

CUPE 1975

Canadian Union of Public Employees 1975

CUPE 2419

Canadian Union of Public Employees 2419

CURA

Community University Research Alliance

CURIE

Canadian Universities Reciprocal Insurance Exchange

CUSC

Canadian University Survey Consortium

CVA

Central Vehicle Agency

CoT

Communities of Tomorrow

DC

Deans' Council

DFAIT

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

DSA

Designated Smoking Area

DSA

Distinguished Service Award

EECC

Employment Equity Consultative Committee

EOC

Emergency Operations Centre Group: a core group comprised of individuals from the Emergency Management Committee who, in the event of an Emergency, attend to the University Emergency Operations Centre (when activated). This group may expand or contract dependent upon the specific needs of an emergency.

ERM

Enterprise Risk Management

EUA

European University Association

FGSR

the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

FNUniv

First Nations University of Canada (formerly Saskatchewan Indian Federated College - SIFC)

FOAPAL

the codes used to identify the Fund, Organization, Account, Program, Activity and Location of a financial transaction

GASP

General Application Security and Planning Committee

GS

Ministry of Government Services

GUCC

Government Universities Consultation Committee (Premier, Minister, Presidents, Board Chairs)

HRI

Humanities Research Institute

HSMS (relating to Health and Safety)

the University’s Health and Safety Management System

H&S (relating to Health and Safety and Violence Prevention)

the University’s Health & Safety unit

ICRR

the rate of cost recovery set by the University’s Board of Governors (25%)

IEESC

Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities

IOHE

Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

IP

Intellectual Property

IPAC-CO2

International Performance Assessment Centre - CO2

IPC

Intellectual Property Committee

IPHRC

Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre

IRAP

Industrial Research Assistance Program

IRIS

Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems

IRS (relating to University Gift Acceptance)

United States of America Internal Revenue Service

IS

Information Services

ISC

Information Services Corporation

ISM

Information Systems Management Corporation

IT

Information Technology

ITC

Information Technology Centre

IUC

Inter-University Council (presidents, academic officers, elected faculty members)

IWS (relating to Website Naming, Hosting, Risks and Security)

Integrated Web Services - the standard offering of web hosting, operating system, database, language, development tools, training, resources, and support provided to the University community of site owners and content contributors for the purpose of delivering websites. Under the authority of the University Web Governance Committee, the IWS central/day-to-day operational group is jointly led by External Relations and Information Services and oversees governance, management and service delivery of University websites. The IWS operational group and the campus connect through site owners and content contributors.

JSGSPP

Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

K&HS

Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies

MAE

Ministry of Advanced Education

MAGI

MacKenzie Art Gallery Incorporated

MITACS

The Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems

NAUBCS

National Association of University Board Chairs and Secretaries

NCE

Network Centres of Excellence

NRC

National Research Council

NRCan

Natural Resources Canada

NSERC

Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada

NSF

Non sufficient funds

NSSE

National Survey of Student Engagement

OHC (relating to Health and Safety)

the University of Regina’s main Occupational Health and Safety Committee

OIPC

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

ORP

Office of Resource Planning changed to Office of Institutional Research Fall 2020

OIR

Office of Institutional Research

ORS

Office of Research Services

P3I

Prairie Particle Physics Institute

PACA

President's Advisory Committee on Art

PACESH

President's Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Sexual Harassment

PACRS

President's Advisory Committee on Radiation Safety

PACS

President's Advisory Committee on Sustainability

PAGFA

President's Advisory Group on Faculty Appointments

PARC-UR

Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative-University of Regina

PCAC

President's Committee on Animal Care

PCERII

Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration, Integration and Diversity (now Prairie Metropolis Centre)

PCI DSS

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. The PCI DSS Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms published by the PCI Security Standards Council will be used to assist in the interpretation of this Policy and related procedures.

PIC

President's International Committee

PIMS

Pacfic Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

PMAC

Purchasing Management Association of Canada

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PTRC

Petroleum Technology Research Centre

PWHCE

Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence

REB

Research Ethics Board

RESOLVE

Research and Education Solutions to Violence and Abuse

RF

Radio Frequency

RFx

An omnibus acronym for any or all of the following tender documents: request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), request for quotation (RFQ), request for tender (RFT) and request for expression of interest (RFEOI).

RROC

Regina Regional Opportunities Commission

RSC

Radiation Safety Committee

RSO

Radiation Safety Officer

SAC

Senate Appeals Committee

SAC (relating to Space Management and Allocation)

Space Allocation Committee

SAQ

Self-Assessment Questionnaire. This is a mandatory document, required by the PCI Security Standards Council, which sets out the level of compliance required by the University.

SEC

Seniors' Education Centre

SHRC

Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission

SHRF

Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

SIC

Student Issues Committee

SIDRU

Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit

SJI

Saskatchewan Justice Institute

SLGA

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

SMS

Supply Management Services

SOFA

Society of Faculty Administrators

SPHERU

Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit

SPRU

Social Policy Research Unit

SRC

Saskatchewan Research Council

SRU

Survey Research Unit

SSA

Site Security Assessment

STEP

Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership

SUFM

Saskatchewan Universities Funding Model

SUG

Seniors' University Group

TAAG

The Administrators Advisory Group

TCPS

Tri-Council Policy Statement

TDC

Teaching Development Centre

TEL

Technology-Enhanced Learning

TIC

Technology Innovation Centre

TRIUMF

Tri-University Meson Facility

UCC

Universities Coordinating Committee (DM, Presidents, Vice-Presidents)

UEOC

University Emergency Operations Centre: a central location on campus where the EOC will convene to manage an emergency situation. The UEOC can be activated at any time in whole or in part for a Level 1 or Level 2 emergency. It is the responsibility of the Director of Emergency Operations to determine whether or not the UEOC is activated.

UET

University Executive Team (President, Provost, Vice-Presidents, Chief Governance Officer, and anyone else appointed by the President)

UHSC

University Health and Safety Committee

UILO

University-Industry Liaison Office

UITSC

University Information Technology Steering Committee

ULT

University Leadership Team: senior administrators who are a member of the University Executive Team (UET) or report to a member of UET, including but not limited to the President and Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Presidents, Chief Governance Officer, Associate Vice-Presidents, Deans, (selected) Directors, Internal Auditor, and the Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Deans of the federated colleges.

URFA

University of Regina Faculty Association

URIMC

University Records and Information Management Committee

URSU

University of Regina Students' Union

UWGC (relating to Information Technology Initiatives)

University Web Governance Committee - Is responsible for overseeing the institutional website policies, standards, guidelines and procedures. The UWGC also oversees website development projects and their implementation.

UWGC (relating to Website Naming, Hosting, Risks and Security)

University Web Governance Committee - This subcommittee of the University Information Technology Steering Committee (UITSC) has been formed as the University of Regina’s senior governance committee responsible to oversee institutional website development and implementation, with a mandate to:

develop, approve, implement and oversee policies, standards, guidelines and associated procedures which ensure the institutional website and web activities are aligned with and focused on the strategic objectives and priorities of the University of Regina; and,
oversee institutional web-related projects for web services, web content and web technology infrastructure which forms the delivery mechanism for institutional website initiatives.

WCA

Wascana Centre Authority

WCMS (relating to Website Naming, Hosting, Risks and Security)

Web Content Management System

WED

Western Economic Diversification

WESTVAC

Western Canadian Vice Presidents' Academic Commission

WHO

World Health Organization

WUAC

Western Universities' Advancement Council

WUSC

World University Services of Canada