# Acronyms

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## Acronyms

### #

#### 1st Gen

[First Generation Mentorship Program](https://med.stanford.edu/md/student-affairs/1stgenmentorship.html) for Stanford Medicine

#### 5-SURE

[5-Sure](https://vaden.stanford.edu/super/programs/5-sure-safe-rides ) is a free ride program for students at night similar to Uber. \
650-725-SURE \
650-725-7873

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### A

#### A3C

[Asian American Activities Center](https://a3c.stanford.edu/)

#### AAAS

[African & African American Studies](http://aaas.stanford.edu)

#### AAC

Avery Aquatic Center (Pools adjacent to Maples Pavilion & Sunken Diamond)

#### AAN

Advanced Award Notice

#### ACE

[Additional Calculus for Engineers](https://engineering.stanford.edu/students-academics/equity-and-inclusion-initiatives/undergraduate-programs/additional-calculus)

#### ACSR

Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation

#### ADAPT

[Alumni and Development Application Platform Transition](https://uit.stanford.edu/organization/priorities/2020/adapt)

#### AFS

[Andrew File System](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/afs)

#### AHP

Allied Health Professional - These are professions that are often listed as “allied health”.

#### AIMI

[Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging](https://aimi.stanford.edu/)

#### AISF

American Indian Staff Forum

#### AOERC (aka - Farrillaga)

Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center

#### AP

Accounts Payable

#### APARC

[Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center](https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/)

#### ARCAS

Arrillaga Recreation Center at SLAC

#### ARP

Avery Rec Pool (at AOERC)

#### ASF

Asian Staff Forum

#### ASR

[Academic Staff - Research](https://doresearch.stanford.edu/policies/research-policy-handbook/non-faculty-research-appointments/policy-and-procedures-appointment-and-promotion-academic-staff-research) (AS-R) are Stanford employees hired to work on Stanford research activities as defined below. As Stanford employees, Academic Staff-Research are subject to all policies and procedures related to Stanford employment, and receive staff benefits, as applicable.

#### ASSU

[Associated Students of Stanford University](http://assu.stanford.edu)

#### ATO

Authorization to Operate - When conducting government-related research, an ATO is sought from the federal entities that give the approval to conduct a research project.

#### ATS

[Academic Technology Specialists](http://ats.stanford.edu/)

#### AVP

1. [American Voices Project](https://americanvoicesproject.org/) - A qualitative social science study pursued jointly by Stanford and Princeton
2. Associate Vice President
3. Associate Vice Provost
4. Assistant Vice Provost

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### B

#### BA

[Business Affairs](http://www.stanford.edu/dept/businessaffairs/)

#### BaaS

[Bioinformatics-as-a-Service](https://med.stanford.edu/gbsc/baas.html) - Part of GBSC; it is a consulting service to help Stanford labs do cutting-edge bioinformatics pipeline development, data analysis, interpretation, and training; without a significant investment in laboratory personnel.

#### BCSC

[Black Community Services Center](https://bcsc.stanford.edu/)

#### BE

Business Expense

#### BFAM

[Black Faculty Affinity Meetings](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-community/bfam-member-spotlights.html)

#### BGB

Breadth Governance Board

#### BGM

[Buildings & Grounds Maintenance](http://bgm.stanford.edu)

#### BOSP

[Bing Overseas Studies Program](https://bosp.stanford.edu/)

#### BoT

Board of Trustees

#### BSA

Black Staff Alliance

#### BTS

[Business Technology Services](https://corral.stanford.edu/business-technology-services )

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### C

#### C3PAO

CMMC Third Party Assessment Organization. This is usually a private company or third party that audits a research project's management of technology and security plan in order to approve the handling of government-related data. Often associated with cloud-based research projects.

#### C-ACIS

[Committee on Academic Computing and Information Systems](https://facultysenate.stanford.edu/academic-council-committees/committee-academic-computing-and-information-systems-c-acis) - C-ACIS formulates policies concerning the computing and information systems of the University to meet the academic and administrative needs of the faculty, students and academic staff.

#### C-GS

[Committee on Graduate Studies](https://registrar.stanford.edu/faculty/academic-senate-committees/committee-graduate-studies-c-gs)

#### C-UAFA

Committee on Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid - Pronounced as "Kwah-Fuh"

#### C-USP

[Committee on Undergraduate Standards and Policy (C-USP)](https://registrar.stanford.edu/faculty/academic-senate-committees/committee-undergraduate-standards-and-policy-c-usp)

#### CA

1. Course Assistant
2. [Community Associate](http://glo.stanford.edu/glo-services/community-associates)

#### CAPE

[Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education](https://cape.stanford.edu/)

#### CAPS

[Counseling and Psychological Services](http://vaden.stanford.edu/caps)

#### CARD

Constituent and Alumni Records Database - created and maintained by SAA and OOD.

#### CareerEd

[Stanford Career Education](https://careered.stanford.edu/)

#### CASBS

[Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences](https://casbs.stanford.edu/)

#### CASI

[Corporation and Society Initiative](https://casi.stanford.edu/)

#### CAW

[Cardinal at Work](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/) - A Human Resources website for faculty and staff with information on benefits, training, professional development, and more. All employees automatically receive the monthly newsletter, the *Cardinal at Work Insider*.

#### CBD

[Contemplation by Design](https://med.stanford.edu/contemplation) - A program in the Stanford School of Medicine

#### CBMTA

[Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics](https://ccrma.stanford.edu/academics/phd) - The PhD program at CCRMA

#### CCB

Center for Conservation Biology

#### CCRMA

[Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics](https://ccrma.stanford.edu)

#### CCRTP

[Comprehensive Cancer Research Training Program](https://med.stanford.edu/cancer/training/ccrtp.html)

#### CCSRE

[Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity](https://ccsre.stanford.edu)

#### CCSG

Cancer Center Support Grant

#### CDDRL

[Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law](https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/)

#### CEE

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

#### CEPD

[Center for Education and Professional Development](https://stanfordhealthcare.org/health-care-professionals/nursing/professional-excellence/cepd.html) - a continuing education center that runs out of Stanford Healthcare and also provides certification and meeting planning services for continuing education activities; however, their focus is primarily on non-physician learners.

#### CES

[Center for Entrepreneurial Studies](https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/about/centers-institutes/ces)

#### CESTA

Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis

#### CFERE

[Committee on Funding for Energy Research and Education](https://cfere.stanford.edu/)

#### CFO

Chief Financial Officer

#### CHaMP

Campus Hardware Maintenance Program

#### ChEM-H

Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, and Human Health - Sarafan ChEM-H brings together chemists, engineers, biologists, and clinicians to understand life at a molecular level and apply that knowledge to improve human health.

#### CHPR

[Community Health and Prevention Research](https://prevention.stanford.edu/education/chpr.html)

#### CIBSR

Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research

#### CIDR

[The Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research](https://library.stanford.edu/research/cidr) enables digital research and teaching to encourage and inspire innovative scholarship throughout the University.

#### CIFE

[Center for Integrated Facility Engineering](cife.stanford.edu)

#### CIO

Chief Information Officer

#### CIRGE

[Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics](http://cirge.stanford.edu/)

#### CIS

[Center for Internet and Society](http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/)

#### CISAC

[Center for International Security and Cooperation](https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/)

#### CISO

Chief Information Security Officer

#### CITL

Campus IT Leaders

#### CLAS

Center for Latin American Studies

#### CME

Continuing Medical Education - Education that provides the required credits for healthcare professionals to maintain licensure and board certification.

#### CMMC

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification - This is an emerging federal data security compliance framework, indicating where research projects use government datasets. CMMC comes in version 1 and version 2, which corresponds to moderate and high risk; version 2 has greater controls that a researcher must follow. A third party must attest to compliance. See also C3PAO.

#### CoDa

[Computing and Data Science Building](https://engineering.stanford.edu/get-involved/support-engineering/funding-initiatives/computing-and-data-science-coda)

#### CoHo

[The Stanford Coffee House](http://coho.stanford.edu/)

#### COI

Conflict of Interest

#### COLLEGE

[Civic, Liberal, and Global Education](https://college.stanford.edu/)

#### COP

[Community of Practice](https://cop.stanford.edu/)

#### CORES

[Stanford Data Science, Center for Open and Reproducible Science](https://datascience.stanford.edu/cores)

#### COS

[The Center for Ocean Solutions](https://oceansolutions.stanford.edu/)

#### CPD

Continuing Professional Development - Ongoing learning activities that help professionals maintain, enhance, and expand their knowledge, skills, and competencies throughout their careers.

#### CPE

Client Platform Engineering

#### CPI

1. Center for Poverty and Inequality
2. Consumer Price Index

#### CRC

[Computer Resource Consulting](https://uit.stanford.edu/crc)

#### CRF

[Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Facility](https://cyclotron.stanford.edu/)

#### CRFM

[Center for Research on Foundation Models](https://crfm.stanford.edu/)

#### C-RUM

Committee on Review of Undergraduate Majors

#### CS

Department of Computer Science

#### CSI

Center for Social Innovation

#### CSL

[Computer Systems Laboratory](http://csl.stanford.edu/research.html)

#### CSLI

Center for the Study of Language and Information

#### CSL

[Computer Systems Laboratory](http://csl.stanford.edu/research.html)

#### CSP

[Continuing Studies Program](https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/) - The Continuing Studies Program (CSP) offers 150+ courses every quarter to the Stanford community and the public.

#### CTL

[Center for Teaching and Learning](http://ctl.stanford.edu)

#### CTP

[Charitable Trust Program](https://giving.stanford.edu/planned-giving/charitable-trust-program/)

#### CTSC

CISG and TCG have been merged into "Client Technology Solutions and Consulting (CTSC)" - see this [post](https://uit.stanford.edu/news/cisg-tcg-ctsc-we%E2%80%99ll-help-solve-it) from UIT

#### CVMed

Cardiovascular Medicine Division

#### CY

Calendar Year

#### CYMHW

[Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing](https://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/special-initiatives/youthwellbeing.html)

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### D

#### d.school

[Hasso Plattner Institute of Design](http://dschool.stanford.edu/)

#### DAG

[Desktop Advisory Group](https://cop.stanford.edu/community/desktop-advisory-group) - A community of practice which brings together IT support staff from across Stanford to discuss best practices and relevant topics in the IT sphere.

#### DAHA

"Does Anyone Have A" - Used to ask for things in group chats like "DAHA charger?" \
see also: IHA as a response

#### DAPER

[Department of Athletics, Physical Education & Recreation](https://www.stanford.edu/dept/daper/)

#### DARE

[Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence](http://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/dare) Doctoral Fellowship Program

#### DBDS

Department of Biomedical Data Science

#### DCORE

[Diversity Center for Representation and Empowerment](https://med.stanford.edu/diversity/d-core.html) in Stanford Medicine

#### DDCC

[Digestive Disease Clinical Conference](https://med.stanford.edu/gastrohep.html) - Stanford Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology (GI) Grand Rounds

#### DDD

[Documentation, Design, and Development](https://uit.stanford.edu/organization/documentation)

#### DDRCC

[Deep Data Research Computing Center](https://deepdata.stanford.edu/)

#### DEIB / DEI

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

#### DEL

[Digital Economy Lab](https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/)

#### DFA

Director of Finance and Administration

#### DFO

Director of Finance & Operations

#### DGAC

[Diabetes Genomics Analysis Core](https://med.stanford.edu/dgac.html) - Part of SoM, it provides access to cost-effective high-throughput sequencing and analysis to researchers at the SDRC.

#### DGB

[Data Governance Board](http://www.stanford.edu/group/security/securecomputing/DGB.html)

#### DGS

Director of Graduate Studies (e.g., for a particular Department)

#### Dink

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

#### DLSS

Digital Library Systems and Services

#### DOC

Department Operations Center - The UIT DOC is one of 26 response teams across Stanford that activate to coordinate response during a crisis.

#### DOM

1. "Department" of Medicine (but in fact Stanford has a School of Medicine: SoM)
2. Department of Music

#### DOR

[Dean of Research](http://dor.stanford.edu/)

#### DPA

[Department Property Administrator](https://uit.stanford.edu/organization/propertymgt)

#### DPS

[Department of Public Safety](http://police.stanford.edu)

#### DRA

Data Risk Assessment form - Used if you collect, store and use high-risk data.

#### DRMC

[David Rumsey Map Center](https://library.stanford.edu/rumsey)

#### DSF

Disability Staff Forum

#### DSL

Destination Service Line

#### DTN

Data Transfer Node

#### DUS

Director of Undergraduate Studies (e.g., for a particular Department)

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### E

#### E-IPER

[Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources](https://eiper.stanford.edu/)

#### Eampus

East Campus

#### EANAB

The term “[Equally Attractive Non-Alcoholic Beverage](https://vaden.stanford.edu/super/education/parties/eanabs-mocktails)” (or EANAB) was coined at Stanford to describe non-alcoholic drink options. EANABS are required at all Stanford parties, and can be more commonly referred to as “mocktails."

#### EBF

Enchanted broccoli forest - A dorm at stanford

#### ECH

Electronic Communications Hub

#### EED

[Endpoint Engineering and Development](https://uit.stanford.edu/eed)

#### EDGE

[Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education](http://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/enhancing-diversity-graduate) Doctoral Fellowship Program

#### EFS

[English for Foreign Students Program](http://language.stanford.edu/programs/efs/languages/english-foreign-students)

#### EH&S

[Environmental Health & Safety](http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/general/fire/index.html)

#### ELR

[Employee & Labor Relations](https://hr.stanford.edu/organization/employee-labor-relations)

#### EMED

Emergency Medicine

#### EOC

[Emergency Operations Center](https://ehs.stanford.edu/manual/emergency-response-guidelines/introduction)

#### ER

Expense request

#### ERA

[Engineering Research Administration](https://era.stanford.edu/)

#### ERO

Employer Relations and Outcomes

#### ESE

[Energy Science & Engineering](https://ere.stanford.edu )

#### ESS

1. [Earth System Science department](https://earth.stanford.edu/ess)
2. [Essential Stanford Software](https://ess.stanford.edu) - get applications that help you plug into the Stanford network (SUNet) and access university computing services safely and securely.

#### ET

[Enterprise Technology](https://uit.stanford.edu/organization/enterprise-technology) - part of University IT, implements and maintains information systems that support university operations.

#### EVGR

Escondido Village Graduate Residences

#### ExRe

External Relations

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### F

#### FACS

Filipino American Community at Stanford

#### FAIR

Financial Analysis & Information Reporting

#### FAO

[Financial Aid Office](https://financialaid.stanford.edu)

#### Farrillaga (aka - AOERC)

Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center

#### FASA

[Faculty Academic Staff Appointments](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/fasa)

#### FASM

Financials, Asset, and Service Management Systems - A division of University IT's Enterprise Systems group

#### FDI

Faculty Development Fund

#### FERPA

[Family Educational Right and Privacy Act](http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/ferpa)

#### FFIT

[Faculty Financial Inquiry Tool](https://fingate.stanford.edu/system/faculty-financial-inquiry-tool-ffit)

#### FIF

Faculty Incentive Fund

#### FLI

[First-generation (in family to attend university) and/or Low Income](https://diversityandfirstgen.stanford.edu/first-gen-andor-low-income-fli)

#### FloMo

[Florence Moore Hall](https://rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing/florence-moore-hall)

#### FMOTQ

Full moon on the quad - A Stanford Tradition

#### FMS

[Financial Management Services](https://fingate.stanford.edu/about-financial-management-services)

#### FoHo

[The Fountain Hopper](http://www.fountainhopper.com/)

#### FRIP

Faculty Retirement Incentive Program

#### FSC

Financial Support Center

#### FSH

Faculty/Staff Housing

#### FSI

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

#### FSL

Fraternity and Sorority Life

#### FWA

[Flexible Work Agreement](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/working-stanford/flexible-work/flexible-work-arrangements-policies)

#### FY

Fiscal Year

#### FYI

For Your Information

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### G

#### GAP

[Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures](http://gap.stanford.edu)

#### GBS

[Global Business Services](https://global.stanford.edu/)

#### GBSC

[Genetics Bioinformatics Service Center](http://med.stanford.edu/gbsc.html) - Part of SoM, it acts as the umbrella organization for charged services, including the SCG cluster, BaaS consulting, and large-scale object store.

#### GCEP

[Global Climate and Energy Project](http://gcep.stanford.edu)

#### GDAWG

Graduate Deans and Administrators Working Group

#### GDISC

[Graduate Diversity Inclusion Staff Council](https://graddiversity.stanford.edu/ )

#### GFE

Government Funded Equipment

#### GFPS

Graduate Financial Planning System

#### GFS

Graduate Financial Support system. Stanford's system for administering assistantships and fellowships for graduate students and Postdoctoral Scholars.

#### GLAM

[Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials](https://glam.stanford.edu/)

#### GLO

[Graduate Life Office](http://glo.stanford.edu)

#### GPC

[Graduate Package Center](https://rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing/mail-deliveries#GPC)

#### GPS

[Grow and Perform at Stanford](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/learning-stanford/grow-perform)

#### GS

[Geological Sciences](https://gs.stanford.edu )

#### GSB

Graduate School of Business

#### GSC

[Graduate Student Council](http://assu.stanford.edu/gsc)

#### GSE

[Graduate School of Education](http://ed.stanford.edu/)

#### GSPB

[Graduate Student Programming Board](http://web.stanford.edu/group/gspb/cgi-bin/wordpress/)

#### GSSC

[Genome Sequencing Service Center](https://med.stanford.edu/gssc.html) - Part of SCGPM, it provides access to cost-effective high-throughput sequencing services to SCGPM and the Stanford community.

#### GUP

[General Use Permit](https://gup.stanford.edu)

#### GVVC

[Gene Vector and Virus Core](https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/research/neuroscience-community-labs/gene-vector-and-virus-core)

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### H

#### H&S

The School of Humanities and Sciences

#### HAI

[Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence](http://hai.stanford.edu)

#### HEPL

[Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory](https://hepl.stanford.edu/)

#### HHMI

[Howard Hughes Medical Institute](https://www.hhmi.org/cities/stanford)

#### HILA

[Hoover Institution Library and Archives](https://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives)

#### HIP

[Health Improvement Program](http://hip.stanford.edu/)

#### HIPAA

[The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996](https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/) - View [HIPAA-related policies](https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-1/subchapter-6/policy-1-6-2) on the Admin Guide

#### Hoo Tow

Hoover Tower

#### HMS

[Hopkins Marine Station](https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/)

#### HPC

[High Performance Computing](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/hpc-cluster)

#### HSC

Housing Service Center

#### HSG

Human Resources Group (School of Medicine Central HR team)

#### HSDO

Humanities & Sciences Deans' Office

#### HVAC

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

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### I

#### IA

[Internal Audit](http://www.stanford.edu/dept/Internal-Audit/)

#### IAIS

[Improvement, Analytics, and Innovation Services](https://improvement.stanford.edu/) - An in-house consulting group in Business Affairs serving Stanford University organizations and departments.

#### ICIL

[Office for Inclusion, Community and Integrative Learning](icil.stanford.edu ) - A centralized office and subdivision of Student Affairs.

#### ICME

[Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering](https://icme.stanford.edu/)

#### ICO

[Industrial Contracts Office](https://ico.stanford.edu/)

#### ICYMI

In Case You Missed It

#### IDA

[Institute for Diversity in the Arts](http://diversityarts.stanford.edu)

#### IDC

Indirect Cost Rate

#### IDEAL

[Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in a Learning Environment](https://ideal.stanford.edu/)

#### IDG

[Infrastructure Delivery Group](https://uit.stanford.edu/organization/infrastructureservices)

#### IDP

[Individual Development Plan](https://postdocs.stanford.edu/current-postdocs/navigating-your-individual-development-plan-idp/your-individual-development-plan) - Different groups have different IDPs, not just postdocs, but all postdocs at Stanford are required to engage in the IDP process

#### IHA

I Have A - A response to the question DAHA \*item\*?

#### IIIF

[The International Image Interoperability Framework](https://iiif.io/)

#### IIRC

[If I Recall Correctly](https://www.howtogeek.com/449299/what-does-iirc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it)

#### ILAC

Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures

#### IntroSems

[Introductory Seminars](https://introsems.stanford.edu/)

#### IPCE

Interprofessional Continuing Education - These activities are specifically designed to improve interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) in health care delivery.

#### IR&DS

Institutional Research and Decision Support

#### IRISS

Institute for Research in the Social Sciences

#### IRL

In Real Life - E.g., as opposed to something that happens via the Internet

#### IRT

Information Resources & Technology - the former name of the IT organization in School of Medicine. Now a part of TDS.

#### ISC

Infrastructure Charges - Certain kinds of funds are charged ISC. [More details on the Admin Guide](https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-3/subchapter-3/policy-3-3-1).

#### ISO

[Information Security Office](http://www.stanford.edu/group/security/)

#### IT

[University Information Technology](https://uit.stanford.edu/)  - support and services.

#### ITLP

IT Leadership Program

#### ITMP

The IT Marketplace - Improves the experience of ordering SLAC IT’s recommended standard desktop and laptop computers as well as accessories in support of SLAC work

#### ITOC

[IT Operations Center](https://itservices.stanford.edu/organization/itoc) \

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### J

#### JA

[Joint Accreditation](https://www.jointaccreditation.org/ ) - Joint Accreditation establishes the standards for healthcare providers to deliver continuing education planned by the healthcare team for the healthcare team.

#### JGC

[John Gardner Center](http://gardnercenter.stanford.edu/)

#### JIF

Job Information Form - Pronounced "JIF," like the peanut butter. Required by HR (at least in SoM) for posting a new position. Ironically, neither the acronym "JIF" nor the words "Job Information Form" appear in the title of the JIF itself; each unique job (SSO1, AA2, etc.) has its own unique template, colloquially referred to as a JIF.

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### K

#### KDC

[Key Distribution Center](https://itservices.stanford.edu/strategy/access_control/authentication)

#### KHS

[Knight-Hennessy Scholars](http://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu)

#### KHSC

Kennedy Housing Service Center - Located in Escondido Village. A part of graduate student housing.

#### KIPAC

[Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology](https://kipac.stanford.edu/)

#### KIR

Keep It Running

#### KMC

[Knight Management Center](http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/knightcenter/)

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### L

#### LBRE

[Land, Buildings & Real Estate](http://lbre.stanford.edu)

#### LCGM

[Laboratory for Cell and Gene Medicine](https://med.stanford.edu/lcgm.html)

#### LDA

Labor Distribution Adjustment (module in Oracle Financials)

#### LHDP

[Leadership in Health Disparities Program](https://med.stanford.edu/odme/medical-students/leadership-in-health-disparities-program.html)

#### LKSC

[Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge](http://lksc.stanford.edu/)

#### LNA

[Local Network Administrator](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/lnaguide)

#### LOA

[Leave of Absence](http://registrar.stanford.edu/students/leave-absence)

#### Lou Hen Hoo Mem Li

Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Library

#### LPCH

[Lucile Packard Children's Hospital](http://www.lpch.org/)

#### LRP

Long-Range Planning

#### LRSA

La Raza Staff Association

#### LRV

Long-Range Vision

#### LS

Labor Schedule (module in Oracle Financials)

#### LSJUMB

[Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band](http://lsjumb.stanford.edu)

#### LTS

[Learning Technologies & Spaces](https://lts.stanford.edu)

#### LUEP

[Land Use & Environmental Planning](https://lbre.stanford.edu/luep) \

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### M

#### M&C

[Mechanics & Computation](http://mc.stanford.edu/)

#### MA/MST

[Master of Arts in Music, Science, and Technology](https://ccrma.stanford.edu/academics/masters)

#### MaIS

[Middleware and Integration Services](https://uit.stanford.edu/mais) - MaIS services and technologies are used by the campus community and by University business systems to manage enterprise data about people, organizations, courses, workgroups, and authority

#### MCD

Medical Center Development

#### MCHRI

[Maternal & Child Health Research Institute](https://med.stanford.edu/mchri)

#### MDM

[Mobile Device Management](mdm.stanford.edu)

#### MDS

[Managed Desktop Service](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/manageddesktop)

#### Mem Aud

Memorial Auditorium

#### Mem Chu

Memorial Church - An interdenominational church on Stanford's Main Quad

#### MemSquirt

The small fountain behind Memorial Church

#### MIP

Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy

#### MIPS

[Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford](https://med.stanford.edu/mips.html)

#### MLA

[Master of Liberal Arts](https://mla.stanford.edu/) - The MLA program is a part-time graduate program that offers students the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study in the liberal arts.

#### MLK-KPP

[Martin Luther King, Jr. - King Papers Project](http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/)

#### MOC

[Maintenance of Certification](https://www.abms.org/board-certification/board-certification-standards/ ) - To remain certified in their specialty, physicians must meet continuing education requirements set by the certifying boards.

#### MRC

Monthly Recurring Charge

#### MS&E

[Management Science and Engineering](http://msande.stanford.edu) - Not to be confused with MSE (Materials Science and Engineering)

#### MSE

[Materials Science and Engineering](http://mse.stanford.edu) - Not to be confused with MS&E (Management Science and Engineering)

#### MTDC

Modified Total Direct Cost Rate

#### MTA

Materials Transfer Agreement

#### MTL

Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Modern Thought and Literature

#### MyPHD

[My Personal Health Dashboard](https://myphd.stanford.edu/) - A novel biomedical research platform supporting various large-scale studies inside and outside of Stanford. \

---

### N

#### N2S

[Net-to-Switch Service](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/net2switch)

#### NACC

[Native American Cultural Center](https://nacc.stanford.edu/)

#### NatCap

Natural Capital Project

#### NGSO

[New Graduate Student Orientation](http://ngso.stanford.edu)

#### NNTR

[No Need To Respond](https://www.wired.com/2012/07/the-email-charter-nntr/) - Often used in email to relieve the recipient of feeling obliged to write back

#### NOA

Notice of Award

#### Non-PO

Non-Purchase Order

#### NOTGS

No Ticket Granting Service

#### NSO

[New Student Orientation](http://nso.stanford.edu)

---

### O

#### O365

Office 365

#### OAE

Office of Accessible Education

#### OBIEE

[Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition](http://uit.stanford.edu/service/obiee)

#### OCE

[Office of Community Engagement](https://community.stanford.edu/)

#### OCRO

[Office of the Chief Risk Officer](https://ocro.stanford.edu/)

#### OCS

[Office of Community Standards](http://communitystandards.stanford.edu)

#### ODME

[Office of Diversity in Medical Education](https://med.stanford.edu/odme.html)

#### OFDD

[Office of Faculty Development and Diversity](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity.html)

#### OFDDE

Office of Faculty Development, Diversity, and Engagement

#### OFWEB

[Oracle Financials Web Application](http://ofweb.stanford.edu/)

#### OGA

[Office of Government Affairs](https://oga.stanford.edu/)

#### OGC

[Office of General Counsel](https://ogc.stanford.edu/)

#### OMAC

[Office for Military-Affiliated Communities](https://military.stanford.edu/)

#### OME

[Ottoman Music Ensemble](https://music.stanford.edu/performing-group/ottoman-music-ensemble), MUSIC 161F

#### OMSA

Office of Medical Student Affairs

#### OOD

[Office of Development](http://giving.stanford.edu)

#### OPA

1. Office of Postdoctoral Affairs - Pronounced as an initialism: "oh.pea.EH". Not pronounced like the enthusiastic Greek exclamation.
2. [Office of Public Affairs](http://publicaffairs.stanford.edu)

#### OPACS

[Outside Professional Activities Certification System](https://opacs.stanford.edu/) - OPACS certifies compliance with the Faculty Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest.

#### ORA

[Office of Research Administration](http://ora.stanford.edu/)

#### ORCO

[The Office of Chief Risk Officer](https://ocro.stanford.edu/)

#### ORSL

[Office for Religious and Spiritual Life](https://orsl.stanford.edu/)

#### OSC

[Operator Services Center](http://itservices.stanford.edu/organization/osc)

#### OSE

[Office of Student Engagement](http://ose.stanford.edu)

#### OSR

[Office of Sponsored Research](http://ora.stanford.edu/ora/osr/default.asp)

#### OTL

[Office of Technology Licensing](https://otl.stanford.edu/)

#### OVPA

[Office of the Vice President for the Arts](https://arts.stanford.edu/office-of-the-vice-president-for-the-arts/)

#### OWA

[Outlook Web App](https://webmail.stanford.edu)

#### OZs

[Operational Zones](https://itservices.stanford.edu/strategy/network#group_techstrategy_currentstate) \

---

### P

#### PCard

[Purchasing Card](https://fingate.stanford.edu/purchasing-contracts/stanfords-purchasing-card-pcard-program) - A university-issued and university-paid credit card to make allowable purchases on behalf of Stanford.

#### PCI DSS

[Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/index.php)

#### PCRAFT

[Pediatrics Central Research Administration Finance Team](https://med.stanford.edu/pediatrics/research/PCRAFT.html)

#### PDRF

Proposal Development Routing Form

#### PGR

Postgrads Reporting

#### PHI

[Protected Health Information](http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_07.asp)

#### PHIL

Polya Hall Instructional Lab - [Polya Hall room 107B](http://itservices.stanford.edu/service/techtraining/map)

#### PHS

(Center of) [Population Health Sciences](https://med.stanford.edu/phs.html)

#### PI

Principal Investigator - The person(s) in charge of a clinical trial or a scientific research grant. The principal investigator prepares and carries out the clinical trial protocol (plan for the study) or research paid for by the grant. The principal investigator also analyzes the data and reports the results of the trial or grant research.

#### PIF

Proposal Intake Form

#### PIH

[Protected Identity Harm Report](https://protectedidentityharm.stanford.edu) - The bias reporting system on campus for students.

#### PMHW

[Center for Precision Mental Health and Wellness](www.med.stanford.edu/pmhw)

#### PMO

1. Property Management Office
2. [Project Management Office](https://itservices.stanford.edu/organization/projectmanagement)

#### PMR

[Project Management Resources](https://lbre-pmr.stanford.edu/) - Project Management Resources (PMR) is a department within Land, Buildings, and Real Estate (LBRE).

#### PO

Purchase Order

#### POST

Professional Office Systems Training - [Redwood Hall room G6](http://itservices.stanford.edu/service/techtraining/map)

#### PPO

President and Provost Office

#### PRISM

[Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine](postdocs.stanford.edu/PRISM) - An initiative based in the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) to diversify the postdoc population at Stanford

#### PRL

[The Stanford Product Realization Lab](http://prl.stanford.edu/) - is a mechanical engineering facility for design and manufacturing, open to any registered Stanford student.

#### ProFro

Prospective Frosh

#### PS

[PeopleSoft](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/peoplesoft) - ("PS" is used by some on campus, not all)

#### PST

Product Support Team

#### PTA

[Project Task and Award](https://adminguide.stanford.edu/category/pta) - Stanford's version of an account number

#### PTS

1. [Peer Technology Specialists](https://thehub.stanford.edu/get-tech-support#pts) - Trained student positions providing tech support to both undergraduate and graduate students
2. Formerly the acronym for Stanford's Parking and Transportation Services (now Stanford Transportation)
3. Not to be confused with [PTS groups](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/afs/info/groupperms)

#### PWR

[Program in Writing and Rhetoric](https://pwr.stanford.edu/)

#### PY

Performance year - for employees, typically 5/1/XXXX - 4/30/XXXX\

---

### Q

#### QCN

[Quake-Catcher Network](http://qcn.stanford.edu/)

#### QSR

Queer Student Resources - A community center for students that are celebrating, questioning, investigating and/or struggling with sexual orientation and/or gender identity

#### QUEST

Queer University Employees at Stanford

---

### R

#### R&DE

[Residential & Dining Enterprises](https://rde.stanford.edu/)

#### RA

1. Research Assistant
2. Research Administrator
3. Resident Assistant

#### RAC

Real Application Cluster - A term used by Oracle to indicate redundant clusterware; related to Ntirety database administration

#### RaDIS

[Rapid Deployment and Imaging Service](https://livespace.stanford.edu/docs/DOC-2034)

#### RAG

[Roble Arts Gym](https://arts.stanford.edu/for-students/student-production-resources/roble-arts-gym)

#### RCF

Research Computing Facility - Located inside Forsythe Hall, this is University IT's on-campus data center for researchers.

#### RCO

[Research Compliance Office](http://researchcompliance.stanford.edu/)

#### RDO

[Research Development Office](https://doresearch.stanford.edu/who-we-are/stanford-research-development-office )

#### RDS

[Research Data Services](https://library.stanford.edu/research-data-services) - supports researchers at all levels who work with data and/or digital scholarship methods.

#### ResEd

[Residential Education](https://resed.stanford.edu/)

#### Rev SYS

[The Rev. Dr. Sakena Young-Scaggs](https://orsl.stanford.edu/person/rev-dr-sakena-young-scaggs)

#### RF

[Resident Fellow](https://resed.stanford.edu/get-involved/resident-fellow-program)

#### RFCS

[Research Financial Compliance & Services](https://businessaffairs.stanford.edu/administrative-organizations/research-financial-compliance-services)

#### RM

[Risk Management](http://www.stanford.edu/dept/Risk-Management/)

#### RMG

[Research Management Group](http://rmg.stanford.edu) - RMG serves as the central resource and expert partner on research administration providing support and oversight of sponsored projects for the School of Medicine

#### RPM

Research Process Manager - The institutional official at the research management group.

#### RPP

[Research Participation Program](https://med.stanford.edu/spectrum/study-team-resources/participant-engagement.html)

#### RRA

[Research Related Agreements](https://ora.stanford.edu/research-related-agreements)

#### RSS

Regularly Scheduled Series - This is a continuing education course planned as a series with multiple, ongoing sessions.

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### S

#### SA

[Student Affairs](http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/)

#### SAA

[Stanford Alumni Association](https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/home)

#### SAC

Stanford Administrative Champions - A multi-department team of administrative staff throughout Stanford to support, enhance, and grow the admin experience and build a strong administrative community across all Stanford campuses and remote locations

#### SAD

1. Stanford Acronym Directory - The former name of this website
2. Senior Associate Dean

#### SAI

[Stanford Arts Institute](https://arts.stanford.edu/arts-institute/)

#### SAIT

Student Affairs Information Technology - A division of VPSA (Vice Provost for Student Affairs)

#### SAS

Student and Academic Service - A division of VPSA (Vice Provost for Student Affairs), comprising six units: Registrar's Office, Student Services Center, Student Financial Systems, Student Information, Systems, Bechtel International Center, and Graduate Admissions

#### SBS

Stanford Baroque Soloists

#### SCARF

Status Certainty Autonomy Relatedness Fairness - Increase Awareness, Influence Others, and Improve Interactions. The SCARF® Model is a brain-based framework designed to enhance self and social awareness and improve the quality of daily interactions.

#### SCCEI

[Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions](http://sccei.stanford.edu)

#### SCCME

[Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education](https://med.stanford.edu/cme.html) - A global leader that advances lifelong learning for healthcare professionals through accredited education to improve patient and population health.

#### SCEC

[Stanford Center on Early Childhood](https://earlychildhood.stanford.edu/) - An early childhood-focused center in the Graduate School of Education.

#### SCG

[The SCG cluster](https://docs.scg.stanford.edu) - owned by GBSC and operated by SRCC, is a compute environment tailored to genomics and bioinformatics workloads. It has a simple per-group and per-core-hour pricing model, and is available to all Stanford PIs and their labs.

#### SCGPM

[Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine](https://med.stanford.edu/scgpm.html)

#### SCI

[Stanford Cancer Institute](https://med.stanford.edu/cancer.html)

#### SCL

[Stanford Center on Longevity](https://longevity.stanford.edu/ )

#### SCPD

[Stanford Center for Professional Development](http://scpd.stanford.edu)

#### SCRP

[Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan](http://benefits.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/retirement/retirement_plans/scrp_contributions/)

#### SDE

[Stanford Digital Education](https://digitaleducation.stanford.edu)

#### SDR

[Stanford Digital Repository](https://library.stanford.edu/research/stanford-digital-repository) - The SDR supports management of scholarly information resources of enduring value to Stanford. Faculty, students, and researchers use SDR services to promote and protect the products of their work.

#### SDRC

[Stanford Diabetes Research Center](https://sdrc.stanford.edu) - Supports basic and clinical research to discover, apply and translate science about diabetes and its complications, to improve health and wellness.

#### SDS

Stanford Data Science

#### SDSS

[Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability](https://sustainability.stanford.edu/)

#### SDT

[Stanford Desktop Tools](http://itservices.stanford.edu/service/ess/pc/docs/sdt)

#### SEP

[Stanford Executive Program](http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/exed/sep/)

#### SEQ

Science and Engineering Quad

#### SeRA

Stanford Electronic Research Administration - An enterprise-wide system that supports research administration at Stanford. It tracks the stages of the research project lifecycle from initial proposal to award closeout enabling investigators and staff to effectively manage their projects.

#### SERJ

[Students for Environmental and Racial Justice](https://www.ejstanford.com/students-for-erj.html)

#### SFGF

[Stanford Functional Genomics Facility](https://med.stanford.edu/sfgf.html) - Part of SoM, it provides services in support of high-throughput sequencing, single-cell assays, gene expression and genotyping studies utilizing microarray and real-time PCR, and related services.

#### SFS

[Student Financial Services](http://sfs.stanford.edu)

#### SGC

[Stanford Geospatial Center](http://gis.stanford.edu ) - promotes and supports the use of spatial data in research in teaching, at Stanford.

#### SGF

[Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science & Engineering](http://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/sgf)

#### SGG

System Governance Group - SGG helps guide Stanford's information technology strategy by evaluating and prioritizing new systems projects for funding and implementation

#### SGS

Stanford Global Studies

#### SGSI

[Stanford Graduate Summer Institute](sgsi.stanford.edu) - A suite of free week-long interdisciplinary courses for Stanford grad students. Sponsored by VPGE.

#### SHARE

[Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Education Title IX](https://share.stanford.edu/) - The SHARE Title IX office uses the acronym SHARE to encompass the entire SHARE Title IX Office, including the Response Team and the Education and Prevention Team.

#### SHC

1. [Stanford Health Care](https://stanfordhealthcare.org/) (adult hospitals and clinics)
2. [Stanford Humanities Center](shc.stanford.edu)

#### SHPRC

[Sexual Health Peer Resource Center](http://www.stanfordshprc.com/)

#### sic

Stanford [sic] Improvisation Collective, aka Music 156, led by [Mark Applebaum](https://music.stanford.edu/people/mark-applebaum)

#### SiCa

[Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts](http://arts.stanford.edu/)

#### SIEPR

[Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research](http://siepr.stanford.edu)

#### SIG

Stanford In Government

#### SIGF

[Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship](https://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/sigf) - Usually pronounced as initialism: "Ess-Eye-Gee-Eff".

#### SiNY

[Stanford in New York](https://bosp.stanford.edu/explore-programs/stanford-new-york)

#### SIP

Shelter In Place

#### SIS

1. Student Information Systems - Subgroup in Registrar's Office
2. Student Information System - Usually pronounced as an initialism: "ESS.i.ess", but occasionally pronounced "sis," like the first syllable in "sister." General kind of software for managing student records. As of April 2021, Stanford's SIS is PeopleSoft.
3. [Stanford Introductory Studies](http://sis.stanford.edu)

#### SITE

[Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics](https://economics.stanford.edu/site/stanford-institute-theoretical-economics-site)

#### SIW

[Stanford In Washington](http://bsiw.stanford.edu/)

#### SJW

[Stanford Jazz Workshop](https://stanfordjazz.org/)

#### SL

[Software Licensing](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/softwarelic)

#### SLA

[Stanford Leadership Academy](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/manager-toolkit/develop/develop-manager/stanford-leadership-academy)

#### SLE

[Structured Liberal Education](https://sis.stanford.edu/structured-liberal-education-sle)

#### SLAC

[SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory](http://www.slac.stanford.edu/) - Formerly Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

#### SLOrk

[The Stanford Laptop Orchestra](https://slork.stanford.edu)

#### SLPA

Stanford LatinX Postdoc Association

#### SLS

[Stanford Law School](http://www.law.stanford.edu/)

#### SMADIE

[Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity](https://med.stanford.edu/smadie.html)

#### SMC

[Stanford Management Company](http://smc.stanford.edu/)

#### SMEE

[Stanford Middle East Ensemble](https://mee.stanford.edu)

#### SMIIP

[Stanford Medicine Industry Interactions Policy](https://med.stanford.edu/smiip/policy.html ) - the policy governing ethical interactions with industry partners to support education, clinical care, and research of Stanford Medicine.

#### SMOC

[Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center](http://outpatient.stanfordhospital.org/)

#### SMPL

Stanford Media Preservation Lab - a unit within Stanford Libraries focused on ensuring ongoing access to information recorded in media formats that span the history of recording technology.

#### SMWS

Self-Marked Work Stoppage

#### SNF

[Stanford Nanofabrication Facility](https://snf.stanford.edu/)

#### SNOW

Service Now - Pronounced like the word "snow". The system used by some departments for help tickets.

#### SNSF

[Stanford Nano Shared Facilities](https://nanolabs.stanford.edu/facilities/stanford-nano-shared-facilities) - SNSF provides shared scientific instrumentation, laboratory facilities, and expert staff support to enable multidisciplinary research and educate tomorrow’s scientists and engineers.

#### SNSR

[Stanford Network Self-Registration](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/selfreg)

#### SoCo

Sophomore College

#### SODA

[Stanford Office of Digital Accessibility](https://uit.stanford.edu/accessibility) - Formerly SOAP, Stanford Online Accessibility Program

#### SoE

[School of Engineering](https://engineering.stanford.edu/)

#### SOLO

[Stanford On & Off-campus Learning Opportunities](https://solo.stanford.edu )

#### SoM

[School of Medicine](http://med.stanford.edu/)

#### SP

[Stanford Philharmonia](https://web.stanford.edu/group/sso/cgi-bin/orchestras/orchestras/stanford-philharmonia/)

#### SPARC

Stanford Property Administration Resource Center - An application initiative sponsored by the Stanford University Property Management Office to provide a convenient, electronic portal for property administration processes

#### SPCS

[Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies](https://spcs.stanford.edu/)

#### SPDB

Service Provider Database

#### SPICE

1. [Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education](https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/)
2. [Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement](http://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/student-projects-intellectual)

#### SRC

[Stanford Research Computing](https://srcc.stanford.edu/)

#### SRCF

Stanford Research Computing Facility - Located on the SLAC campus, this is the SRCC's primary data center for researchers.

#### SRI

[SRI International](https://www.sri.com) - The research institute formerly known as the "Stanford Research Institute"

#### SRM

[Sponsored Receivables Management](https://ora.stanford.edu/ora-units/sponsored-receivables-management)

#### SRP

[Stanford Research Park](https://med.stanford.edu/medfacilities/locations/stanford-research-park.html) - Stanford Research Park The School of Medicine has 2000+ people working in SRP

#### SRWC

[Stanford Redwood City](https://redwoodcity.stanford.edu/)

#### SSC

1. [Stanford Symphonic Chorus](https://web.stanford.edu/group/SymCh/)
2. [Student Services Center](http://studentservicescenter.stanford.edu)

#### SSDS

[Software and Services for Data Science](ssds.stanford.edu) - A unit of the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research within the Stanford Libraries

#### SSEA

Stanford Summer Engineering Academy

#### SSF

[Stanford Science Fellows](https://stanfordsciencefellows.stanford.edu)

#### SSI

[Stanford Student Space Initiative](https://www.stanfordssi.org/) - Stanford’s largest club.

#### SSO

1. Single sign-on - The nifty piece of tech that allows one username/pw combo to be used across multiple systems. Thank you IT!
2. [Stanford Symphony Orchestra](https://web.stanford.edu/group/sso/cgi-bin/orchestras/orchestras/stanford-symphony-orchestra/)
3. Student Services Officer

#### SSP

System Security Plan - which is used in many government research projects to show how the security of data is handled throughout a project. See also C3PAO.

#### SSPG

[Stanford Science Policy Group](//cardinalservice.stanford.edu/opportunities/stanford-science-policy-group-sspg)

#### SSS

1. [Stanford Summer Symphony](https://web.stanford.edu/group/sso/cgi-bin/orchestras/orchestras/stanford-summer-symphony/) \
2. [Students for a Sustainable Stanford](https://cardinalservice.stanford.edu/opportunities/students-sustainable-stanford-sss)

#### STAP

[Stanford Training Assistance Program](http://stap.stanford.edu)

#### STAR

Stanford Telecommunications Account Representative - Specific to the School of Medicine, this is a person who is responsible for placing orders for telecommunications services—such as IP phones and mobile phones—from University IT

#### STARS

[Stanford Training and Registration System](http://uit.stanford.edu/service/stars)

#### STLP

Stanford Technical Leadership Program

#### STLR

[Stanford Technology Law Review](http://stlr.stanford.edu/)

#### STRP

Staff Tuition Reimbursement Program - Provides partial or full payment of tuition and covered fees for courses meeting requirements of undergraduate or graduate degree programs

#### STS

Science, Technology, and Society - A program in H&S

#### STVP

[Stanford Technology Ventures Program](https://stvp.stanford.edu/)

#### SUES

[The Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford](https://sues.stanford.edu/)

#### SUFMO

[Stanford University Fire Marshal's Office](http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/general/fire/index.html)

#### SUHP

[Stanford University Hardware Program](suhp.stanford.edu)

#### SUID

[Stanford University ID Number](https://web.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin1112/4964.htm) - A unique number for each student.

#### SUL

[Stanford University Libraries](http://library.stanford.edu/)

#### SUMC

Stanford University Medical Center

#### SUMMA

[Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance](https://med.stanford.edu/odme/pre-med-students/summa-premedical-conference.html)

#### SUMS

[Stanford University Mass Spectrometry](https://mass-spec.stanford.edu/) - is the campus-wide biological and organic mass spectrometry shared resource laboratory which supports scientific research through instrument access, education, and research development.

#### SUNAC

[Stanford University Network Access Control](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/sunac)

#### SUNet

Stanford University Network ID

#### SUP

[Stanford University Press](http://sup.org)

#### SUPER

[Office of Substance Use Programs, Education, and Resources](https://vaden.stanford.edu/super)

#### SURE

[Stanford University Ragtime Ensemble](https://web.stanford.edu/group/sso/cgi-bin/orchestras/orchestras/stanford-university-ragtime-ensemble/)

#### SURPAS

[Stanford University Postdoc Association](http://www.surpas.org/) - Pronounced "sur.PASS."

#### SUSE

Stanford University School of Education - The former acronym for the GSE

#### SUSSL

[Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/vpn/sslvpn)

#### SVS

[Stanford Venture Studio](https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/learning/entrepreneurship/beyond-classroom/venture-studio)

#### SWDE

[Stanford Whole Disk Encryption](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/encryption/wholedisk)

#### SWS

Stanford Web Services

#### SymSys

[Symbolic Systems - A major at Stanford](https://symsys.stanford.edu)

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### T

#### TA

Teaching Assistant

#### TAP

The Axe and Palm, a late night burger joint within the Old Student Union

#### TAPS

Theater and Performance Studies

#### TAS

[Transfer Administration System](tas.stanford.edu)

#### TCard

[Travel Card](https://fingate.stanford.edu/business-travel-expenses/stanford-travel-card-tcard-program) - A university-issued and university-paid credit card for purchasing travel and travel-related services required to conduct university business.

#### TCG

UIT's [Technology Consulting Group](https://uit.stanford.edu/tcg)

#### TDC

Total Direct Cost Rate

#### TDS

[Technology & Digital Solutions](https://tds.stanfordmedicine.org/) - The unified IT organization for both the School of Medicine and Stanford Health Care

#### TFAC

[Technical Facilities](https://itservices.stanford.edu/organization/technicalfacilities)

#### TGP

[Tuition Grant Program](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/tgp) - A benefit program that helps eligible faculty, staff and retirees pay for the cost of undergraduate college education for their eligible children

#### TGR

[Terminal Graduate Registration](http://registrar.stanford.edu/students/tgr)

#### THRIVE

Therapeutic Healing Resilience Inclusivity Values Empowerment - Stanford Psychiatry LGBTQ+ Clinic

#### TILJ

The IDEAL Learning Journey

#### TIPS

[TIPS](https://tips.stanford.edu/) - Team for Improving Productivity at Stanford description: a staff-based organization for achieving productivity gains at Stanford.

#### TLA

Time Leave Administrator

#### TLP

Traffic Light Program - A way of expressing the sensitivity of information among cybersecurity-related organizations, indicating whether the information can be shared widely or under very specific conditions, if at all.

#### TOG

[Training Opportunities Guide](http://training.stanford.edu/)

#### TPC

[Third Party Contract](http://sfs.stanford.edu/tpc)

#### TSO

[Telecommunications Service](https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-8/subchapter-1/policy-8-1-1) Outlet - the wall jack installed in a room to provide Ethernet and telephone ports

#### TST

Technology Support and Training (part of Office of Development)

#### TT

[Technology Training](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/techtraining) \

---

### U

#### UAD

Undergraduate Advising Director - Assigned academic advisor for all undergraduate students (formerly called AADs)

#### UBO

University Budget Office

#### UComm

[Office of University Communications](http://ucomm.stanford.edu)

#### UDL

[Universal Design for Learning](https://udl.stanford.edu/about) - A framework that integrates what we know about how we learn into the design of learning environments that emphasize expert learning

#### UGA

[Undergraduate Admission](http://admission.stanford.edu/)

#### UGS

[Undergraduate Senate](https://www.assu.stanford.edu/branches/undergraduate-senate)

#### UHR

[University Human Resources](https://hr.stanford.edu/)

#### UIT

University IT - The central IT organization at Stanford

#### UMG

University Management Group - Comprising Academic and Administrative Deans, the UMG contributes to and develops policy on issues that address all of Stanford. Meetings are held the first and third Thursday of each month from 8:30 - 9:45 am. Jeanne Berent serves as chair.

#### UPO

University Privacy Office

#### UXDS

User Experience & Design Services

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### V

#### VPA

[Office of the Vice President for the Arts](http://arts.stanford.edu)

#### VPDoR

[Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research](https://doresearch.stanford.edu/office/office-vice-provost-and-dean-research)

#### VPGE

[Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education](https://vpge.stanford.edu/)

#### VPN

[Virtual Private Network](https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/vpn)

#### VPNL

Vision and Perception Neuroscience Lab (site)

#### VPSA

[Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs](http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu)

#### VPTL

Office of the Vice Provost for Technology and Learning - Supported the Stanford community in advancing Stanford educational experiences for students on campus and around the world. In Fall of the 2020-2021 school year, VPTL was split into LTS, SCPD and CTL.

#### VPUE

[Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education](http://undergrad.stanford.edu/about)

#### VSO

[Voluntary Student Organization](https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/studentaffairs/)

#### VSSS

[Video Safety and Security Systems](https://uit.stanford.edu/service/video-safety-security-systems)

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### W

#### Wampus

West Campus

#### WASC

[Western Association of Schools and Colleges](http://wasc.stanford.edu/)

#### Ways

[Ways of Thinking, Ways of Doing (Ways)](https://ways.stanford.edu/) - the core of general education requirements for undergrads since they must take 11 Ways-certified courses to graduate.

#### WSCUC

WASC Senior College and University Commission

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### Y

#### Y2E2

[Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building](http://engineering-info.stanford.edu/stanford-engineering/deans-office/facilities-planning-management/seq-operations/jerry-yang-and-akiko)

#### YEC

[Year-End Close](https://fingate.stanford.edu/managing-funds/year-end-close) - finalize the year's financial transactions

## Web Accessibility

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