What Do All These Acronyms Mean??

BSU Acronyms

  • AA-Academic Affairs
  • AAR-Academic Advising & Recruitment
  • AFSCME – Bargaining unit: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
  • AIRC – American Indian Resource Center
  • BSUFA – Faculty Association, the local branch of the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO)
  • CDEI – Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • CEC – Community Engagement Council
  • CEL -Center for Extended Learning
  • CPD – Center for Professional Development
  • D2L – Desire2Learn
  • DARS – Degree Audit Reporting System (called Interactive Degree Audit in student eservices)
  • DWF – Drop/Withdraw/Failure
  • ELM -Employee Learning Management
  • EMS – Event Management System
  • FERPA – Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • FTE – Full Time Equivalent
  • FWM – Faculty Workload Management
  • FYE – First-Year Experience
  • HLC – Higher Learning Commission
  • HPPA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • HR – Human Resources
  • IFO – Bargaining unit: Inter-Faculty Organization (statewide faculty union)
  • IRB – Institutional Research Board
  • IRPA – Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment
  • ISRS – Integrated Statewide Record System
  • ITS – Information Technology Services
  • MAP-Master Academic Plan
  • MAPE – Bargaining unit: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
  • MMA – Bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
  • MnTC – Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
  • MSUAASF – Bargaining unit: MN State University Association of Administrative & Service Faculty
  • NDS – Non-Degree Seeking Student
  • NSFP – New Student and Family Programs
  • PDP – Professional Development Plan
  • PDR – Professional Development Report
  • PSEO – Post-Secondary Enrollment Option
  • RASP – Research and Sponsored Programs
  • RFP – Request for Proposal
  • SAC-Search Advisory Committee
  • SAP – Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • SBP – Strategic Budget Planning
  • SRC – Student Relations Coordinator
  • SSAC – Student Scholarship and Achievement Conference
  • Starfish – Starfish is a communication tool used by faculty to support student academic success. Starfish enables professors to provide praise or raise concerns regarding their students’ academic performance
  • T & P – Tenure & Promotion
  • TLC – Teaching & Learning Center
  • UTAP – Undergraduate Teaching Associate Program
  • VPN – Virtual Private Network
  • WRC – Writing Resource Center

BSU Buildings Acronyms

  • BG –Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex
  • D –Deputy Hall
  • S –Sattgast Hall
  • M –Memorial Hall
  • HS –Hagg-Sauer Hall
  • HMU –Hobson Memorial Union
  • L –A.C. Clark Library
  • BN –Bridgeman
  • DPH –David Park House
  • AH –Alumni House
  • OPC –Outdoor Program Center
  • LH –Laurel House
  • BE –Bensen Hall
  • AIRC –American Indian Resource Center
  • GH –Glas Scholars House
  • BH –Birch Hall
  • DH –Decker Hall
  • GC –Gillett Wellness Center
  • PE –Physical Education Complex
  • FH –John Glas Fieldhouse
  • LH –Linden Hall
  • TK –Tamarack Hall
  • CH –Cedar Hall
  • WH –Walnut Hall
  • PH –Pine Hall
  • OH – Oak Hall
  • CR –Central Receiving