This list was compiled and is maintained by Tyler Cundiff, special assistant to the Dean of Libraries and Academic Innovation. Please contact Tyler with edits or suggestions.
Schools, Divisions, and Units
AT: Academic Technologies
BoT: Board of Trustees
BMAG: Business Management and Analysis Group
CPS: College of Professional Studies
CCAS: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
DAR: Development and Alumni Relations
DIT: Division of Information Technology (DIT) now is called "GWIT"
DivOps: Division of Operations
DSA: Division of Student Affairs
DSS: Division of Safety and Security
DSS: Disability Support Services (Students)
ESIA: Elliott School of International Affairs
ER: External Relations
GWPD: George Washington Police Department
GSEHD (g-SHED): Graduate School of Education and Human Development
GSPM: Graduate School of Political Management
HRMD, HR: Human Resource Management and Development
HRSD: Human Resource Service Delivery
ISO: International Services Office
LAI (GWLAI): Libraries and Academic Innovation
SPH, Milken (GWSPH): Milken Institute School of Public Health
MSSC: Multicultural Student Services Center
OECP: Office of Ethics, Compliance and Privacy
OGC: Office of the General Counsel
OTP: Office of the President
OVPR: Office of the Vice President for Research
GCAS: Grants & Contracts Accounting Services
GWorld: GW ID card office - also manages building access and debit card or "colonial cash"
GWSB: School of Business
SEAS: School of Engineering and Applied Science
SMHS: School of Medicine and Health Sciences
SMPA: School of Media and Public Affairs
SON: School of Nursing
TSPPPA: Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
EMeRG: Emergency Management Response Group
SARC: Sexual Assault Response and Consultation Team
LAI Specific Terms
ARL: Association of Research Libraries
CDI: Course Design Institute (an ICARE program)
CDL: Collections Development Librarian OR Controlled Digital Lending
CLS: Consortium Loan Service
CUFR: Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research
ETDs: Electronic Theses and Dissertations
FinOps: Financial Operations
GRC: Global Resources Center
ICARE: Instructional Core for Advocacy, Research, and Excellence
ID: Instructional Design(er)
ILL: InterLibrary Loan
ITL: Instructional Technology Lab (part of ICARE)
IBT: International Brotherhood of Teamsters (or Gelman 702, their donor space)
LHRC: Labor History Research Center (IBT Archives)
MonoAcq: Monograph Acquisitions
NCLC: National Churchill Leadership Center (or Gelman 101, their donor space)
NEA: National Education Association (Archives)
OER: Open Educational Resources
RDG: Resource Description Group
RUS: Research and User Services
ScholComm: Scholarly Communications Group
SeRG: Serials and eResources Group
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
SCF: Shared Collections Facility (WRLC)
SCRC: Special Collections Research Center (also called Spec or SpecColl)
SDLI: Strategic Digital Learning Initiatives
STG: Scholarly Technology Group
ULC: University Leadership Council
UTLC: University Teaching and Learning Center (Faculty Development, part of ICARE)
WRLC: Washington Research Library Consortium
Human Resources Specific Terms
AAP: Affirmative Action Plan
CBA: Collective Bargaining Agreements
CP: Client Partner, formerly GW's HR Business Partners/Generalists, now Human Resource Service Delivery team or "HR Rep"
Comp: Compensation
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
ER: Employee Relations
FTE: Full-Time Exempt
HRIS: Human Resouces Information Systems
HRSD: Human Resource Service Delivery
IEP: Introductory Employment Period
IPP: Internal Progressive Promotion
JD: Job Description (also PD, Position Description)
KSA: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
LOA: Leave of Absence
NEO: New Employee Orientation
OD: Organizational Development
PIP: Performance Improvement Plan
PTO: Paid Time Off
PCCA: Performance Counseling and Corrective Action
PMP: Performance Management (Process)
PTBGW: Proud to Be GW Festival
RIF: Reduction in Force
SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
TA: Talent Acquisition
WLD: Workplace Learning and Development
FSSC: Faculty and Staff Service Center
PSHD: Preventing Sexual Harassment and Discrimination (training)
COI: Conflict of Interest
ColonialTemps: Internal temporary worker agency, run by Talent Acquisition
TYCTWD: Take your Children to Work Day
Titles
AVP: Associate Vice President/Associate Vice Provost
CFO: Chief Financial Officer
CIO: Chief Information Officer
CoS: Chief of Staff
EVP-CAO: Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer
FD: Finance Director
PI: Principal Investigator
Locations
"Academic Center": Composed of Rome Hall, Phillips Hall, and Smith Hall of Art
"Biostats": The Rockville Biostatistics Center (part of the Milken Institute School of Public Health)
"Old Main": Now called "1922 F St." across from president's house, next to 1918 F St.
"The Yard": The University Yard
FB: Foggy Bottom
MPA: Media and Public Affairs
MVC: Mount Vernon Campus
SEH: Science and Engineering Hall
USC: University Student Center (formerly Marvin Center)
VSTC: Virginia Science and Technology Center (Ashburn)
Technology
T@G: Talent@GW, also called Cornerstone
PA7: PeopleAdmin7
MARTHA: HRMD Intranet, Sharepoint
EAS: Enterprise Accounting System
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning (software)
iBuy: Concur, expense reporting and travel planning
Colonial Connect: Cisco Phone system
VPN: Virtual Private Network
Jabber: Computer-based Cisco phone that allows you to use your computer like a phone (your number will ring to your computer)
BanWeb: Banner, also called GWeb
Gchat: Google chat
GWID: GW Identification
GWMail: Gmail for GW
UserID: Your UserID is the ID that you'll use to log in to GW resources
Fixit: Form for inputting facilities requests
TRS: Time Reporting System, Kronos
Other
DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
EPT: Education Policy and Technology (Faculty Senate subcommittee)
GWALA: GW Academic Leaders Academy
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
IRB: Institutional Review Board
P-card: Procurement Card (purchasing card, company credit card)
RFP: Request for Proposal
Full List in Alphabetical Order
"Academic Center": Composed of Rome Hall, Phillips Hall, and Smith Hall of Art
"Biostats": The Rockville Biostatistics Center (part of the Milken Institute School of Public Health)
"Old Main": Now called "1922 F St." across from president's house, next to 1918 F St.
"The Yard": The University Yard
AAP: Affirmative Action Plan
ARL: Association of Research Libraries
AT: Academic Technologies
AVP: Associate Vice President/ Associate Vice Provost
BanWeb: Banner, also called GWeb
BMAG: Business Management and Analysis Group
BoT: Board of Trustees
CBA: Collective Bargaining Agreements
CCAS: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
CDI: Course Design Institute (an ICARE program)
CDL: Collections Development Librarian OR Controlled Digital Lending
CFO: Chief Financial Officer
CIO: Chief Information Officer
CLS: Consortium Loan Service
COI: Conflict of Interest
Colonial Connect: Cisco Phone system
ColonialTemps: Internal temporary worker agency, run by Talent Acquisition
Comp: Compensation
CoS: Chief of Staff
CP: Client Partner, formerly GW's HR Business Partners/Generalists, now Human Resource Service Delivery team or "HR Rep"
CPS: College of Professional Studies
CUFR: Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research
DAR: Development and Alumni Relations
DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
DIT: Division of Information Technology (DIT) now is called "GWIT"
DivOps: Division of Operations
DSA: Division of Student Affairs
DSS: Disability Support Services (Students)
DSS: Division of Safety and Security
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
EAS: Enterprise Accounting System
EMeRG: Emergency Management Response Group
EPT: Education Policy and Technology (Faculty Senate subcommittee)
ER: Employee Relations
ER: External Relations
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning (software)
ESIA: Elliott School of International Affairs
ETDs: Electronic Theses and Dissertations
EVP-CAO: Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer
FB: Foggy Bottom
FD: Finance Director
FinOps: Financial Operations
Fixit: Form for inputting facilities requests
FSSC: Faculty and Staff Service Center
FTE: Full-Time Exempt
GCAS: Grants & Contracts Accounting Services
Gchat: Google chat
GRC: Global Resources Center
GSEHD (g-SHED): Graduate School of Education and Human Development
GSPM: Graduate School of Political Management
GWALA: GW Academic Leaders Academy
GWID: GW Identification
GWMail: Gmail for GW
GWorld: GW ID card office - also manages building access and debit card or "colonial cash"
GWPD: George Washington Police Department
GWSB: School of Business
HRIS: Human Resouces Information Systems
HRMD, HR: Human Resource Management and Development
HRSD: Human Resource Service Delivery
HRSD: Human Resource Service Delivery
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
IBT: International Brotherhood of Teamsters (or Gelman 702, their donor space)
iBuy: Concur, expense reporting and travel planning
ICARE: Instructional Core for Advocacy, Research, and Excellence
ID: Instructional Design(er)
IEP: Introductory Employment Period
ILL: InterLibrary Loan
IPP: Internal Progressive Promotion
IRB: Institutional Review Board
ISO: International Services Office
ITL: Instructional Technology Lab (part of ICARE)
Jabber: Computer-based Cisco phone that allows you to use your computer like a phone (your number will ring to your computer)
JD: Job Description (also PD, Position Description)
KSA: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
LAI (GWLAI): Libraries and Academic Innovation
LHRC: Labor History Research Center (IBT Archives)
LOA: Leave of Absence
MARTHA: HRMD Intranet, Sharepoint
MonoAcq: Monograph Acquisitions
MPA: Media and Public Affairs
MSSC: Multicultural Student Services Center
MVC: Mount Vernon Campus
NCLC: National Churchill Leadership Center (or Gelman 101, their donor space)
NEA: National Education Association (Archives)
NEO: New Employee Orientation
OD: Organizational Development
OECP: Office of Ethics, Compliance and Privacy
OER: Open Educational Resources
OGC: Office of the General Counsel
OTP: Office of the President
OVPR: Office of the Vice President for Research
P-card: Procurement Card (purchasing card, company credit card)
PA7: PeopleAdmin7
PCCA: Performance Counseling and Corrective Action
PI: Principal Investigator
PIP: Performance Improvement Plan
PMP: Performance Management (Process)
PSHD: Preventing Sexual Harassment and Discrimination (training)
PTBGW: Proud to Be GW Festival
PTO: Paid Time Off
RDG: Resource Description Group
RFP: Request for Proposal
RIF: Reduction in Force
RUS: Research and User Services
SARC: Sexual Assault Response and Consultation Team
SCF: Shared Collections Facility (WRLC)
ScholComm: Scholarly Communications Group
SCRC: Special Collections Research Center (also called Spec or SpecColl)
SDLI: Strategic Digital Learning Initiatives
SEAS: School of Engineering and Applied Science
SEH: Science and Engineering Hall
SeRG: Serials and eResources Group
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
SMHS: School of Medicine and Health Sciences
SMPA: School of Media and Public Affairs
SON: School of Nursing
SPH, Milken (GWSPH): Milken Institute School of Public Health
STG: Scholarly Technology Group
T@G: Talent@GW, also called Cornerstone
TA: Talent Acquisition
TRS: Time Reporting System, Kronos
TSPPPA: Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
TYCTWD: Take your Children to Work Day
ULC: University Leadership Council
USC: University Student Center (formerly Marvin Center)
UserID: Your UserID is the ID that you'll use to log in to GW resources
UTLC: University Teaching and Learning Center (Faculty Development, part of ICARE)
VPN: Virtual Private Network
VSTC: Virginia Science and Technology Center (Ashburn)
WLD: Workplace Learning and Development
WRLC: Washington Research Library Consortium