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A committee formed in each faculty to review applications for tenure
or renewal of appointment for an academic staff member

An Administrative Appointment accepted by an academic staff member.  Responsible for overseeing and faciliatating research activities within
a faculty.

Council of ADR's that meet monthly to discuss issues of common
interest

Alberta Health Services 

Annual increase negotiated between the University, FA and AUPE.

Union that all support staff of the University are required to join.

Term used commonly in IT to refer to our entreprise PeopleSoft systems.

An agreement negotiated between AUPE or TUCFA and the university.

Professional Organization

Professional Organization

Canadian Energy Research Institute

CIC is the department responsible for all immigration processes. Foreign Nationals submit visa and work permit applications to CIC.

Canadian Institute of Health Research 

Canada Research Chair

All VPs that report to the President are part of ELT, including the General Counsel

A committee formed in each faculty to review merit increments recommended for each academic and review applications for promotion.

PeopleSoft Module handling all financial and supply chain transactions. 

Full Time Equivalent

Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee 

Faculty Merit Committee

Graduate Assistant Teaching

General Faculties Council

General Merit Committee 

A committee chaired by the Provost; final authority on all promotion and merit increases, as well as granting of Emeritus status. 

PeopleSoft Module handling all human resource related transactions. 

Standing committee struck by the Board of Governors to provide oversight on HR policies and procedures. 

HRSDC is responsible for evaluation of the Canadian Labour Market.  When we wish to hire a foreign national, we must apply to them for a Labour Market Opinion (LMO).

internal, cross departmental billing

A project initiated in 2009 to improve and integrate administrative support services across campus; introduced the integrated service delivery model now in use.

Delivery model used to provide IT, Finance and HR services whereby each faculty and unit in the University has an assigned IT, Finance and HR "partner" to work strategically with the faculty/unit administration.

Interdisciplinary initiative of the UofC - similar in many ways to a faculty.

An online PeopleSoft form used to request authorization to hire an employee, and proceed with recruiting for the role. 

Employee Group

National Institute of Health 

Granting Agency 

Office of the Auditor General

Academics may be involved in outside professional activities under certain conditions and upon approval of their Dean.

North end of McMahon Stadium - University Office space

Post Award Research 

An individual who has recently obtained his or her Ph.D. (usually within the past five years or possibly longer) who is engaged in advanced research activities at a university or at a facility or laboratory connected with a university. The aim of the individual is often to obtain sufficient experience and published research as a PDS to be considered for a position as a professor at a university.

An individual who has completed both the required academic and professional training in a particular field (for example, a medical doctor), and who has been given a special grant to enable him or her to engage in specialized training or research. In the field of medicine, such  scholars often receive the grant to work in a highly specialized area requiring clinical duties as a medical doctor within a hospital setting. Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ refers to these fellows as PGMEs since this program is run through the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) program.

Researchers who lead one or more research projects.

Enterprise software system with many modules such as HR, Finance and Supply Chain. The University also uses a PeopleSoft module for its Student System.

The Public Service Employee Relations Act outlines the rights and responsibilities of employers, trade unions and employees in labour relations affecting the Alberta public sector employees.

Part of the Finance organization that specializes in Research Accounting.

Also referred to as a Sabattical; earned by an academic after a certain period of service; can be fully paid or partially paid (80%) depending on the length of service earned and length of leave selected.

Student Academic Appeals Committee. 

The Signing Authority Matrix outlines spending authority levels for senior managers. 

Formerly the Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS)

Part of the VP Finance Services portfolio.

Includes the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), University Secretariat, Deans, Vice-Deans, Vice- Provosts, and AVPs.

Interdisciplinary initiative of the UofC - similar in many ways to a faculty.

Research Granting agency that promotes and supports post secondary-based research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

Student Union

Staff Wellness 

Available in Human Resource PeopleSoft, Manager Self Service. Used to hire casual, Postdoc, Sessional Academic and Non-Classified appointment types.

Located by Foothills Hospital

Represents the academic staff members.

Business unit under which all positions funded from a department's operating accounts are hired. UCALG is used for budgeting purposes and defines appointment types where actual benefit amounts rather than estimated percentages are charged to applicable benefit accounts.

Business unit under which all positions funded from projects are hired. UCALT is used for budgeting purposes and defines appointment types where percentage based benefits rather than actuals are charged to applicable benefit accounts.

Rating system that students use to rate their instructors. 

Portfolio includes Finance, IT, HR, Audit, Occupational Health & Safety, Ancilliary Services.

An appointment accepted by an Academic who agrees to take on additional  responsibilities to be a Department Head, Associate Dean, Assistant Dean,   Program Director, etc.