AAPR Academic and Administrative Program Review
AEC Aboriginal Education Council
APPRC Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee (Senate)
ASCP Academic Standards, Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee (Senate)
ARC Academic Resources Committee (Board)
AVP Associate Vice-President (academic portfolio) or Assistant Vice-President (non-academic)
BPC Budget and Policy Committee
CDO Chief Development Officer
CIO Chief Information Officers
EXEC Executive Committee (Board)
EXEC Executive Committee (Senate)
OC Office of the Counsel
PACHR President's Advisory Committee on Human Rights
PACOP President's Advisory Committee on Parking
PVP President Vice-Presidents Committee
UEC University Executive Committee (President, Vice-Presidents and Deans)
SAC Senate Appeals Committee
T&P Tenure and Promotions (process or committees of Senate and Councils)
TUUS Temporary Use of University Space
PVPA Provost and Vice-President Academic
VPFA Vice-President Finance and Administration
VPEPC Vice-President Equity, People and Culture
VPRI Vice-President Research and Innovation
VPS Vice-Provost Students
Acronyms are not used for Senate itself and the Board of Governors (may be shortened to Board)
AER Academic Employee Relations
AO Administrative Officer
AODA Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005
ATB Across the Board (funding or cuts) or Added to Base
BIU Basic Income Unit
BOI Basic Operating Income
CAUBO Canadian Association of Business Officers
CFI Canadian Foundation for Innovation
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CPM Confidential, Professional and Management (non-unionized employees)
CMO Chief Marketing Officer
CSBO Campus Services and Business Operations
CUPE Canadian Union of Public Employees (multiple units at York)
ECR External Cost Recovery
EO Executive Officer
FBO Facilities and Business Operations
FFTE Fiscal Full Time Equivalent
FHRS Finance and Human Resources System
FIPPA Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
FTE Full Time Equivalent
GFU Graduate Funding Unit
GRIP Government Research Initiative Program
HR Human Resources
ICR Internal Cost Recovery
IRP Integrated Resource Planning (Provost’s Office)
IUOE International Union of Operating Engineers
JCOAA Joint Committee on the Administration of the (YUFA) Agreement
KIP Knowledge Infrastructure Program (Federal Government funding)
KPI Key Performance Indicators
LRP Long Range Planning (YUFA-Administration)
LUCOG Land Use Coordinating Group
MIS Management Information System
OPSEU Ontario Public Service Employees Union (representing YUELI instructors)
OTO One Time Only
PACED President’s Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
PCAC Promotion and Continuing Appointment Committee (T&P for Librarians)
PI Performance Indicator (also, Principal Investigator, funded research projects)
PMP Performance Management (staff)
PPT Permanent Part Time
PRASE Process Re-Engineering and Service Enhancement
PTR Progress Through the Ranks (pay increments for faculty members)
QAF Quality Assurance Fund (funding based on fulfilling government-defined criteria)
RFP Request for Proposals
SAGE Senior Administrators Group Exchange
SIS Student Information System
XTO Multiple Time Only Funding
YUFA York University Faculty Association
YURA York University Retirees Association
YUSA York University Staff Association
AMPD Arts, Media, Performance and Design
ED Education
FEUC Environmental and Urban Change
FH Health
FGS Graduate Studies
LSE Lassonde School of Engineering
GL Glendon
LAPS Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (also, LA&PS)
OH Osgoode Hall Law School
SC Science
SSB Schulich School of Business
YUL York University Libraries
For a list of building acronyms see https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm.woa/wa/DirectAction/BuildingAcron
CAR Centre for Automotive Research
CERIS The Ontario Metropolis Project (Centre of Excellence)
CERLAC Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean
CFR Centre for Feminist Research
CITY The City Institute at York University
CJS Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies
CRBI Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions
CRESS Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science
CRLC Centre for Research on Language Contact
CRMS Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry
CRS Centre for Refugee Studies
CRWS Centre for Research on Work and Society
Dahdaleh Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health
GLRC Global Labour Research Centre
IC@L Innovation Computing at Lassonde
IRDL Institute for Research on Digital Learning
ISR Institute for Social Research
LaMarsh LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution
MHRC Muscle Health Research Centre
Nathanson Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security
Robarts Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies
Sensorium The Centre for Digital Arts and Technology
YCAR York Centre for Asian Research
YCFR York Centre for Field Robotics
YCVR York Centre for Vision Research
YIHR York Institute for Health Research
YU-CARE York Centre for Aging Research and Education
ACMAPS Atkinson Centre for Mature and Part Time Studies
AGYU Art Gallery of York University
CDS Counselling and Developing Services
CHR Centre for Human Rights
CLASP Community and Legal Aid Services Program (Osgoode)
CSBO Campus Services and Business Operations
ILD Institute for Leadership Development
ILL InterLibrary Loan
IP&C Information Privacy and Copyright Office
ITC Information Technology Centre
IT’S Information Technology Services
OIPA Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis
OPD Osgoode Professional Development
ORS Office of Research Services
ORUs Organized Research Units (formally research centres and institutes)
OSFS Office of Student Financial Services
RO Registrar’s Office
SCC Student Centre Corporation
SCS School of Continuing Studies
SCLD Student Community and Leadership Development
UECR University Events and Community Relations
UIT University Information Technology
YI York International
YUAA York University Alumni Association
YUDC York University Development Corporation
YUELI York University English Language Institute
ADM Admissions System (also Student Information System)
BIU Basic Income Unit [per capita funding from government; different values for disciplines)
CGS Canada Graduate Scholarship
COS Course Offering System
ESL English as a Second Language
FCE Full Course Equivalent
FSL French as a Second Language
FT Full-Time
FTE Full-Time Equivalent (contrasted with “heads” or individual students)
GIA Grant-in-Aid
GSA Graduate Student Association
LOP Letter of Permission [to take courses at another institution]
NSSE National Survey of Student Engagement
OAC Ontario Academic Credit
OSG Ontario Student Grants (replaces OSAP and other programs)
OSSD Ontario Secondary School Diploma
OSOTF Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund
OUAC Ontario Universities Application Centre
YFS York Federation of Students
CLA Contractually Limited Appointment (Full time faculty not eligible for tenure; up to 3 years)
CD Course Director
CRC Canada Research Chair
CUPE Canadian Union of Public Employees (representing various groups, including TAs)
DRP Distinguished Research Professor
FRSC Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
GA Graduate Assistant
GPD Graduate Program Director
GRA Graduate Research Assistant
RA Research Assistant
TA Teaching Assistant (graduate student or contract tutorial leader)
T&P Tenure and Promotion
UP University Professor
UPD Undergraduate Program Director
YUFA York University Faculty Association
YUTA York University Temporary
APAY Academic Planning at York (Senate framework established in 1987)
CPR Cyclical Program Review (see also FAR and YUQAP)
FAR Final Assessment Report (see also CPR and YUQAP)
IIRP Institutional Integrated Resource Plan
IRP Integrated Resource Planning (Office of the Provost)
PBA Planning, Budget and Accountability (annual report; includes non-academic activities)
PIER Plan for the Intensification and Enhancement of Research
SRP Strategic Research Plan
UAP University Academic Plan (Senate)
YUQAP York University Quality Assurance Procedures
CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health Research
NSERC National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
SSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
CAAT College of Applied Arts and Technology
CCAC Canadian Council on Animal Care (at York ACC, Animal Care Committee)
CAUT Canadian Association University Teachers
CSSHE Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education
CAUS Canadian Association of University Solicitors
COU Council of Ontario Universities
CCOU Council of Ontario Universities Chairs
COUS Council of Ontario University Secretaries
CUBA Canadian University Boards Association
EQAQ Education Quality and Assurance Council
HEQCO Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
MADSK Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (Ontario; formerly MTCU)
MRCC Medical Research Council of Canada
NRC National Research Council
NSSE National Survey of Student Engagement
OAC Ontario Arts Council
OCAV Ontario Council of Academic Vice-Presidents
OCGS Ontario Council on Graduate Studies (part of COU)
OCT Ontario College of Teacher
OCUA Ontario Council of University Affairs
OCUFA Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association
OCUL Ontario Council of University Librarians
OUAC Ontario Universities' Application Centre
PEQAB Post-Secondary Education Quality Assessment Board
QC Quality Council of Ontario
SSHRC Social Science and Humanities Research Council (Federal funding agency)
SWAAC Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
UNIVCAN Universities Canada