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Faculty-Student Interaction Playbook

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University Part-Time Faculty Advisory Council

The University Part Time Faculty Advisory Council (UPTFAC) has created resources to support part time faculty at National University. Each school has an elected representative:

College of Business, Engineering, and Technology (COBET) – Susan Petroshius
College of Law & Public Service (COLPS) – Patricia Benke
School of Arts, Letters, & Sciences – (SOALS) Ted Shove
Sanford College of Education – (SCOE) Laurie Wellner
School of Health Professions (SOHP) – Opal Reinbold
JFK School of Psychology & Social Sciences (JFKSOPSS) – Alycia Harris
 

NU Acronyms

Colleges and Schools

COBET: College of Business, Engineering, and Technology

SOBE: School of Business and Economics

SOTE: School of Technology and Engineering

SOHP: School of Health Professions

COLPS: College of Law and Professional Studies

SCOE: Sanford College of Education

JFKSOPSS: JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences

SOALS: School of Arts Letters and Sciences

Councils and Groups

AAC: Academic Affair Council

BOT: Board of Trustees

CHEA: Council of Higher Education Accreditation

SYG: Systems Management Group

SAC: School Advisory Committee 

US: University Senate

DCC: Department Curriculum Committee 

DRC: Department Review Committee 

ULC: University Leadership Council

Positions

This list is not inclusive of all positions including positions that are not abbreviated.

VP: Vice Provost/President

AVP: Associate Vice Provost/President

EVP: Executive Vice Provost/President 

APD: Academic Program Director

SME: Subject Matter Expert

ADFSD: Associate Director of Faculty Support and Development 

ADAA: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs 

LXD: Learning Experience Designer (Instructional Designer)

CA: Course Author

Others

ASC: Academic Success Center

ATA: Academic Training Academy

FAP: Faculty Annual Plan 

FYR: Five-Year Review 

GSSC: Graduate Studies Support Center

HR:  Human Resources

LeX: Learning Experience Team

OLIS: Online Learning and Instructional Support

PAR: Program Annual Review

SSO: Single Sign On (Okta - login.nu.edu)

SLAs: Service Level Agreements

OPS: Operations