SMCM Acronym List

AA/ACAF - Academic Affairs

AD - Associate Dean

AFA - Academic Fiscal Administrator

AVPAA - Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

BFC - Building Faculty Coordinator

CCPD - Center for Career and Professional Development

CITL - Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning

CLO - Course Learning Outcomes

CSD - Center for the Study of Democracy

DPAC - Dodge Performing Arts Center

EA - Executive Assistant

FA - Fiscal Associate

IDEAA (IDEAD2) - Inclusive Diversity Equity Accountability & Access

IE - International Education

IRB - Institutional Review Board

LEAD - Learning Through Experiential and Applied Discovery

MAT - Master of Arts and Teaching 

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

MRP - Master's Research Project

MSCHE - Middle States Commission on Higher Education

OA - Office Associate; Office Administrator

OIE - Office of International Education

ORSP - Office of Sponsored Research and Programs

PERC - Policy Equity Review Committee

RF - Request for Funds

SHIP - Signature Honors Internship Program

SMCPS - St. Mary's Public Schools

SMP - St. Mary's Projects

SOAR - Seahawk Orientation, Advising, and Registration

SURF - St. Mary's Undergraduate Research Fellowships

STS - St. Mary's Transit System

T&P - Tenure and Promotion

VPAA - Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty