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Whether you're new at the University of Kentucky or have been here awhile, you may encounter acronyms that are unfamiliar to you. Below is a list of some commonly used acronyms in the UK community. WARNING: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The university does not review, control or take responsibility for the contents of those sites. ACRONYM FULLNAME Webpage LINK AA Affirmative Action http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/EEO/test/AAP.pdf (PDF) ASTeCC Advanced Science and Technology Commercialization Center http://www.rgs.uky.edu/astecc/ CE Continuing Education http://www.uky.edu/CE/ COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/cobra/welcome.html COBRE Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Women's Health. http://www.mc.uky.edu/cobre/ DAV Departmental Authorization and Voucher http://www.uky.edu/Regs/BPM/ (section B-3-2-2) EEO Equal Employment Opportunity http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/EEO/ EEP Employee Education Program http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/eep/ EKU Eastern Kentucky University http://www.eku.edu/ EPO Exclusive Provider Organization http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits/health/epo03.html EPSCoR Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research http://www.kynsfepscor.org/ FML Family & Medical Leave http://www.uky.edu/HR/policies/ (section 88) FRS Financial Resource System http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/Controller/FRS.html FY Fiscal Year http://www.uky.edu/Regs/BPM/ (sections E-10-1 & E-10-2) HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act http://www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/generalinfo/hipaa.htm HMO Health Maintenance Organization http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/health/hmo03.html HR Human Resources http://www.uky.edu/HR/ HRD Human Resource Development http://www.uky.edu/HR/HRD/ HRS Human Resource System http://ukcc.uky.edu/~uka050/hrsug.html OR http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/Controller/FRS.html IDIV Interdepartmental Invoice Voucher http://www.uky.edu/Regs/BPM/ (section B-10) IT Information Technology http://www.uky.edu/IT/CustomerService/ ITC Instructional Technology Center http://www.coe.uky.edu/ITC/ KCTCS Kentucky Community and Technology College System http://www.kctcs.net/ KSU Kentucky State University http://www.kysu.edu/ LCC Lexington Community College http://www.uky.edu/LCC/ MC Medical Center http://www.mc.uky.edu/ MSU Morehead State University OR Murray State University http://www.morehead.edu/ http://www.murraystate.edu/ NKU Northern Kentucky University http://www.nku.edu PAR Payroll Authorization Record   PE Performance Evaluation http://www.uky.edu/HR/HRD/PE/welcome.html POP Post Office Protocol E-mail http://ukcc.uky.edu/~ukccinfo/popmail.html POT Patterson Office Tower http://ukcc.uky.edu/cgi-bin/dynamo?maps.391+campus+0027 PPD Physical Plant Division http://www.ppd.uky.edu/ PPO Preferred Provider Organization http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/health/ppo03.html PR Public Relations http://www.uky.edu/PR/ SIS Student Information System http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/SIS-User-Guide/ STEPS Student and Temporary Employee Placement Services http://www.uky.edu/HR/steps/ TASC Teaching & Academic Support Center http://www.uky.edu/TASC/ U of L University of Louisville http://www.louisville.edu/ UK University of Kentucky http://www.uky.edu/ UKCMC University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center http://www.mc.uky.edu/ UK-VIP Voice Information Processing Network http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/vipinfo.html WKU Western Kentucky University http://www.wku.edu/

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