Office of the Provost - Glossary of Calvin Acronyms

AAUP	American Association of University Professors
ABET	Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABSL	Academically-Based Service-Learning
ACRL	Association of College and Research Libraries
AER	Academic Evaluation Report
AHANA	Asian, Hispanic, African American, and Native American
AICUM	Association of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan
ALIVE	Advanced Learning in Virtual Environment
AMA	Academic Multicultural Affairs
ARIHE	Association of Reformed Institutions in Higher Education
AV	Audio-Visual
BB	Boer-Bennink (Residence Hall)
BHT	Bolt-Heyns-Timmer (Residence Hall)
BOT	Board of Trustees
BV	Beets-Veenstra (Residence Hall)
CAA	Calvin Alumni Association
CALL	Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning
CAP	Calvin Accelerated Program
CART	Calvin Anti-Racism Team
CAS	Communication Arts and Sciences
CCCS	Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship
CCCU	Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
CCE	Cross-Cultural Engagement
CEAP	Calvin Environmental Assessment Program
CIC	Council of Independent Colleges
CICW	Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
CIS	Calvin Information Services
CIT	Calvin Information Technology
CLAE	Christian Liberal Arts Education
COG	Committee on Governance
COPC	Community Outreach Partnership Center
CORE	Calvin's Core Curriculum (General Education)
CP	Chapel
CPC	Community Partnerships Coordinator
CPI	Consumer Price Index
CPOL	Christian Perspectives on Learning
CRC	Christian Reformed Church
CRCNA	Christian Reformed Church of North America
CRF	Calvin Research Fellowship
CRWM	Christian Reformed World Missions
CRWRC	Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
CSI	Christian Schools International
CSR	Center for Social Research
CTC	Calvin Theatre Company
CTS	Calvin Theological Seminary
CUR	Council on Undergraduate Research
DC	DeVos Communication Center
DCM	Developing a Christian Mind
DH	DeVries Hall
EB	Engineering Building
EHOS	Environmental Health and Occupational Safety
EPC	Educational Policy Committee
ESC	Environmental Stewardship Coalition
ESM	An Expanded Statement of the Mission of Calvin College
FAC	Fine Arts Center [NOTE: The FAC is currently being expanded and rennovated and will reopen in October 2010 as the Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC)]
FEN	From Every Nation: Revised Comprehensive Plan for Racial Justice, Reconciliation, and Cross-cultural Engagement at Calvin College
FIPSE	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
FOSCO	Faculty Organization Study Committee
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
FTIAC	First Time In Any College
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GRACE	Grand Rapids Area Council for Ecumenism
GRCS	Grand Rapids Christian Schools
HERI	Higher Education Research Institute
HH	Hiemenga Hall
HL	Hekman Library
HLC	Higher Learning Commission
HPERDS	Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport
HUD	Housing and Urban Development
IAPCHE	International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education
ICM	Inter-Campus Mail
ICO	Independent Colleges Office
IPEDS	Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IRB	Institutional Review Board
IRC	Instructional Resource Center
IT	Information Technology
ITC	Information Technology Center
ITEC	Instructional Technology Education Center
KE	Knollcrest East
KH	Kalsbeek-Huizenga (Residence Hall)
KIDS	Kindling Intellectual Desire in Students
LEED	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LOFT	Living Our Faith Together
MAC	Multicultural Affairs Committee
MCF	Michigan Colleges Foundation
MIAA	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
MPAC	Master Plan Advisory Committee
MSU	Michigan State University
NAE	National Association of Evangelicals
NCA	North Central Association
NCAA	National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCATE	National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
NEH	National Endowment for the Humanities
NH	North Hall
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSSE	National Survey of Student Engagement
NVW	Noordewier-VanderWerp (Residence Hall)
OCCE	Office of Conferences and Campus Events
P2P	Pathways to Possibilities
PC	Prince Conference Center
PCD	Partners for Christian Development
PDP	Professional Development Plan
PECLAC	Professional Education & the Christian Liberal Arts College
PPC	Planning and Priorities Committee
PSC	Professional Status Committee
RA	Resident Assistant
RD	Resident Director
RIT	Research & Information Technology
RVD	Rooks-VanDellen (Residence Hall)
SAC	Spiritual Activities Coordinator
SAS	Student Academic Services
SB	Science Building
SBSL	Student-Based Service-Learning
SC	Spoelhof Center
SE	Schultze-Eldersveld (Residence Hall)
SLC	Service Learning Center
STARS	Student Technology Advisors
STEP	Striving Toward Educational Possibilities
SVS	Student Volunteer Service
TEC	Teacher Education Committee
WAC-WM	World Affairs Council of West Michigan
WMRL	West Michigan Regional Laboratory