Purchase Alphabet Soup

Every wonder what BPAC stands for? How about EMIT? Here’s your guide to the acronyms staff encounter at Purchase.

AAFTE

Annual Average Full-Time Equivalent

A+D

School of Art+Design

ACE

Advancing Completion through Engagement

ASAC

Academic Standards and Awards Committee

BEM

Broadcast E-mail Message

BPAC

Budget Planning and Assessment Committee

BUG

Banner Users Group

C&CS

Office of Communications & Creative Services

CARE

Community Assessment, Response and Education

CCN

Campus Center North

CCS

Campus Center South

CE

School of Continuing Education

COA

Cost of Attendance

COD

Conservatory of Dance

COM

Conservatory of Music

CSEA

Civil Service Employees Association

CTS

Campus Technology Services

DEIC

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

DT

Theatre Design/Technology

DTL

Dance Theatre Lab

EAP

New York State Employee Assistance Program

EITA

Electronic Information Technology Accessibility

EMIT

Enrollment Management Implementation Team

EOP

Educational Opportunity Program

EPC

Educational Policies Committee

F@L

Faculty at Large

FERPA

Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FMG

Office of Facilities Management

FMS

School of Film and Media Studies

FPO

Faculty Presiding Officer

FT

Full-Time

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent

HR

Human Resources

HRETS

Human Resources Employee Tracking System

HUM

School of Humanities

ITAC

Instructional Technology Advisory Committee

LAS

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

LS

School of Liberal Studies

MAP

Merit Access Program

MC

Management Confidential

NEU

Neuberger Museum of Art

NME

New Media

NSS

School of Natural and Social Sciences

  NYSUP

New York State University Police

OGE

Office for Global Education

ORD

Office of Disability Resources

PAC

The Performing Arts Center

PAF

Personnel Action Form

PCA

Purchase College Association

PCF

Purchase College Foundation

PIPCO

President’s Integrated Planning Council

PPC

Personnel Policies Committee

PPEV

Performance Program and Evaluation

PSAC

Professional Standards and Awards Committee

PSC

Professional Staff Council

PSGA

Purchase Student Government Association

PT

Part-Time

PWO

Plan Wide Open

RA

Resident Assistant

RC

Residence Coordinator

RF

Research Foundation

RSL

Office of Residential and Student Life

SAF

Student Affairs

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SFS

Student Financial Services

SOA

School of the Arts

SPAC

Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee

TA

Conservatory of Theatre Arts

TLTC

Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center

THP

Theatre and Performance

TWO

Think Wide Open

UFS

University Faculty Senate

UPD

See NYSUP

UUP

United University Professions

VA

Visual Arts Building


Adapted for the spring 2024 PSC newsletter from the original version compiled and edited by Dan Hanessian.