A Brief Guide to Acronyms and Abbreviations Commonly Used at Virginia Tech Revised June 2023
Colleges/Academic Areas (many others without acronyms) CALS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences AAD College of Architecture, Arts, and Design CLAHS College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences COE College of Engineering CNRE College of Natural Resources and Environment COS College of Science CVM College of Veterinary Medicine MLSoC Myers-Lawson School of Construction PCOB Pamplin College of Business SOE School of Education SOVA School of Visual Arts SOPA School of Performing Arts SPIA School of Public and International Affairs VTCSOM Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
University-level Institutes (major university-wide institutes; there are many more [100+] that are research- related institutes at the department/college/unit level) FBRI Fralin Biomedical Research Institute FLSI Fralin Life Science Institute ICAT Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology ICTAS Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science ISCE Institute for Society, Culture and Environment NSI National Security Institute VTTI Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Other University Entities and Programs AREC Agricultural Research and Extension Center AIS Academy of Integrated Science BEC Business Engagement Center BOV Board of Visitors CETL Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (formerly CIDER) CIRED Center for International Research, Education, and Development CMDA Computer Modeling and Data Analytics CRC Corporate Research Center DSA Division of Student Affairs EFAR Electronic Faculty Activity Reports GEDI Graduate Education Development Institute (Learning Technologies and Graduate School collaboration) GLC Graduate Life Center
HST Health Sciences and Technology IALR Institute for Advanced Learning & Research (in Danville) IC Innovation Campus IR Institutional Research and Effectiveness NEC North End Center NIS Network Infrastructures & Services NVC Northern Virginia Center OIA Outreach and International Affairs OID Office for Inclusion and Diversity OSP Office of Sponsored Programs OVPRI Office of Vice President for Research and Innovation SAIG Statistical Applications and Innovations Group (Statistical Assistance) TAT Virginia Tech’s Threat Assessment Team TBMH Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health TGE Transformative Graduate Education TLOS Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies VCOM Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine VPAS Vice President of Administrative Services VT-ARC Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation VTCC Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets VTRC-A Virginia Tech Research Center-Arlington
University Strategic Initiatives DA Destination Area ABB Adaptive Brain and Behavior (a university DA) C+I Creativity and Innovation (a university DA) DD Data and Decisions (a university DA) ESM Economic and Sustainable Materials (a university DA) ESDHC Equity and Social Disparity and the Human Condition (a university DA) GSS Global Systems Science (a university DA) HSIH Human-Systems Integration in Healthcare (a DA 2.0) IS Integrated Security (a university DA) IIHCC Intelligent Infrastructure for Human-Centered Communities (a university DA) VT-PIT Virginia Tech Public Interest Technology Initiative (a DA 2.0)
Budget-Related Agency 208 University Division Agency 229 Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension BBA Base Budget Adequacy CE/AES Cooperative Extension/Agricultural Experiment Station E&G Education and General Fund F&A Facilities and Administrative Charges (Indirect Costs)
GF General Fund NGF Non-General Fund PIBB Partnership for Incentive-Based Budgeting State O&M State Operation and Maintenance
Faculty-Related A/P Administrative and Professional faculty ADP Alumni Distinguished Professor T/R Teaching and Research Faculty (includes tenure-track instructional faculty and non-tenure track faculty – clinical faculty, professors of practice, collegiate faculty, instructors, adjunct faculty) UDP University Distinguished Professor Extension Specialist Tenure–track faculty appointed by the academic department to work with Virginia Cooperative Extension Extension Agent Non–tenure-track faculty assigned to a Virginia Cooperative Extension field office. Research Faculty employed by Virginia Tech to promote and expedite university research endeavors (formerly “Special Research” Faculty)
University Governance University Council (meets semi-monthly on Mondays, 3-5) Commissions and committees CAPFA Commission on Administrative and Professional Faculty Affairs CEOD Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity CFA Commission on Faculty Affairs CGPSP Commission for Graduate and Professional Studies & Policies COIA Commission on Outreach and International Affairs COR Commission on Research CSA Commission on Student Affairs CSPA Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs CUSP Commission for Undergraduate Studies & Policies CUS Commission on University Support
Student Associations/Groups (selected; many more exist) GSA Graduate Student Assembly SGA Student Government Association (undergraduate students)
National/State Agencies/Associations with specific ties to VT AAC&U Association of American Colleges and Universities AAU Association of American Universities AAUP American Association of University Professors ACC Atlantic Coast Conference ACE American Council on Education APLU Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
SACSCOC Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Colleges SCHEV State Council for Higher Education in Virginia IPAC Instructional Programs Advisory Committee (VA Univ Provosts) COP Council of Presidents (VA University Presidents)