 |
|
|
Terms of EngagementTable of contentsNo headers
This page offers a quick reference guide that we hope will help and make it easier for faculty, staff, students and other stakeholders, to engage in purposeful dialogue and exchange of ideas affecting the college by having a shared vocabulary across all campuses. The title Terms of Engagement, we hope, says it all. Let's all get engaged in lively discussion of concerns and issues. Here are terms – and what they mean – that you may need to know, or recall in case memory fails you.
Let's start with ...
Committees
Cabinet – President's Cabinet
CAC – Curriculum and Assessment Committee
FAC – Financial Aid Committee
FC – Finance Committee
FCEC – Facilities and Campus Environment Committee
HRC – Human Resources Committee
ICTC – Information and Communications Technology Committee
PRC – Planning and Resources Committee
RARC – Recruitment, Admission, and Retention Committee
TOR – Terms of Reference (See also similar term under Academic Matters)
Organizational units and Positions/Titles ALO – Accreditation Liaison Officer COC – Council of Chairs COM – College of Micronesia CRE – Cooperative Research & Extension DAP – Director of Academic Programs DCR – Development and Community Relations DSL – Director of Student Life FAO – Financial Aid Office FMI – Fisheries and Maritime Institute FSS – Faculty/Staff Senate HR – Human Resources IRPO – Institutional Research and Planning Office IT – Information Technology LRC – Learning Resources Center MITC – Media and Instructional Technology Center OAR – Office of Admissions and Records PBDC – Pohnpei Business Development Center PTK – Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society SBA – Student Body Association VPA – Vice President for Administration VPIEQA – Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Quality Assurance VPIA – Vice President for Instructional Affairs VPSSS – Vice President for Student Support Services YES! – Young Executives Society ACCREDITATION ACCJC – Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges WASC – Western Association of Schools and Colleges TCO – Total Cost of Ownership ACADEMIC MATTERS AES – Agricultural Experiment Station AS – Associate of Science AAS – Associate of Applied Science CES – Cooperative Extension Services DE – Distance Education FTE – Full Time Equivalent PHTP – Public Health Training Program RI – Resident Instruction TOR – Transcript of Records (See also similar term under Committees) TSP – Educational Talent Search Program TYC – Third-Year Certificate UB – Upward Bound Program HISTORY CCM – Community College of Micronesia FSM – Federated States of Micronesia MMFA – Micronesian Maritime and Fisheries Academy MTEC – Micronesia Teacher Education Center TTPI – Trust Territory of Pacific Islands More coming up.... Found errors in this page? Want to see other terms added to the list? Got any suggestions? Contact: Rafael Pulmano, Tel. No. (691) 320-2481 Ext. 110, or send email to pulmano@comfsm.fm. |