New Employees: UNI Acronyms

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Resources for New Employees


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Contact Information for P&S New Hires
Scott Klahsen
P&S Employment & Immigration Coordinator
(319)273-6110
Scott.Klahsen@uni.edu

Contact Information for Merit New Hires
Liz Cook
Merit Coordinator
(319)273-6300
Liz.Cook@uni.edu

Contact Information for Faculty New Hires

Contact Your Departmental Representative



Colleges 
College of Business Administration CBA
College of Education COE
College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences CHAF
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences CSBS


Programs, Associations, Affiliations, Departments 
Community Outreach Partnership Center COPC
Educational Opportunity Programs & Special Community Services        EOP/SCS
Health, Physical Education & Leisure Services HPELS
Higher Learning Commission HLC
Information Technology Services ITS
Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council IAAC
Iowa Academy of Science IAS
Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration ICILI
Iowa Consortium for Applied Gerontology IaCAG
Iowa Educational Technology Training Institute IETTI
Iowa Waste Reduction Center IWRC
Instructional Resources and Technology Services IRTS
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center JPEC
Management Information Systems Association MISA
Minority Graduate Student Association MGSA
National Program for Playground Safety NPPS
National Student Exchange NSE
Northern Iowa Student Government NISG
Office of Business Operations OBO
Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students PRISMS
Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center RRTTC
Strategic Marketing Services SMS
Student Admission Ambassadors SAA
Student Disability Services SDS
Student Outcomes Assessment SOA
UNI Together for Education UNITE
University Marketing & Public Relations UM&PR
Wellness & Recreation Services WRS



Buildings 
Baker Hall BAK
Bartlett Hall BAR
Bender Hall BEN
Biology Research Complex BRC
Business and Community Services BCS
Communication Arts Center CSC
Campbell Hall CAM
Curris Business Building CBB
College Courts CCT
Center for Energy and Environmental Education CEE
Center for Multicultural Education CME
Commons COM
Campanile CPL
UNI Center for Urban Education DPT
Dancer Hall DAN
UNI-Dome DOM
Eiklor EIK
Honors Cottage EMC
Gilchrist Hall GIL
Greenhouse GNH
Hagemann Hall HAG
Health Beat HEB
Holmes HOM
Human Performance Complex HPC
Hillside Courts HSC
International Studies Center INT
Industrial Technology Center ITC
Innovative Teaching and Technology Center ITT
Iowa Waste reduction IWR
Jennings Courts JCT
Kamerick Art Building KAB
Latham Hall LAT
Lawther Hall LAW
Rod Library LIB
Lang Hall LNG
Mauker Union MAU
McElroy Hall MCE
McGovern MCG
Marshall Center School MCS
McLeod Center MCL
McCollum Science Hall MSH
Museum MUS
NABL Research Program NAB
Noehren Hall NRN
Tallgrass Prairie Center NRV
Psychology 1 P#1
Gallagher-Bludorn Performing Arts Center GBPAC/ PAC
Pendergraft PEN
Physics Building PHY
Price Laboratory School PLS
Physical Plant PHP
Power Plant PPL
John Pappajohn Regional Center RBC
Redeker Center RDC
Rider Hall RID
Russell Hall  RSL
Residence on the Hill RTH
Sabin Hall  SAB
Schindler Education Center SEC
Student Health Clinic SHC
Shull Hall SHU
Seerley Hall SRL
East Bartlett SSC
Strayer-Wood Theatre SWT
Towers Center TOW
University Apartments Office UAP
Warehouse 1 WH1
Warehouse  WHS
Wellness Recreations Center WRC
West Gym WST
Wright Hall WRT



Miscellaneous 
Child Development Center CDC
Masters of Business Administration MBA
Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS
Graduate Assistant GA


Human Resource Services 
Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance AD&D
American's with Disability Act ADA
American's with Disability Act Amendments Act ADAAA
Coordinating Committee on Disability Accommodations CCDA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act COBRA
Employee Assistance Program EAP
Equal Employment Opportunity EEO
Explanation of Benefits (issued by the insurance company to participants to explain what amount of their medical expense was covered) EOB
Early Retirement Incentive Plan ERIP
Employee Self Service ESS
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (refers to Sociality Security and Medicare taxes) FICA
Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA
Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA
First Report of Injury FROI
Flexible Spending Account FSA
Faculty and Staff Disability Services FSDS
Fiscal Year FY
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA
Health Maintenance Organizational  HMO
Human Resource Services HRS
Iowa Public Education Retirement System IPERS
Internal Revenue Service IRS
Labor Distribution LD
Leave of Absence LOA
Long Term Disability LTD
Leave without pay LWOP
Professional and Scientific P&S
Personnel Action Form PAF
Primary Care Physician PCP
Position Description Questionnaire PDQ
Position Evaluation Committee PEC
Pay Grade PG
Premium Only Plan (allows employees to pay for their share of insurance premiums with pre-tax dollars) POP
Preferred provider organization (a group of providers who are considered 'in-network' with the insurance company) PPO
Request to Fill (to request a new or vacant position to be filled)
Student Disability Services SDS
Salary Reduction Agreement (for Supplemental Retirement elections) SRA
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (claims for an active at work Medicare eligible employee and spouse covered under the group health plan must be paid primary by the group health plan unless the employee indicates otherwise - this applies to persons who are eligible or Medicare due to age only.) TEFRA
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund TIAA-CREF
University Identification number UID
Vocational Rehabilitation VR
Workers Compensation WC/Workers Comp








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Date Updated:November 28, 2011