This is a list of commonly used acronyms across UMass.
Campus
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| BDL | Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell |
| CWM | Commonwealth Medicine (a division of UMCMS) |
| MBL | Mass Biologics (a division of UMCMS) |
| PO | President's Office |
| UMA/UMAMH | UMass Amherst |
| UMB/UMBOS | UMass Boston |
| UMD/UMDAR | UMass Dartmouth |
| UMDI | UMass Donahue Institute (part of Amherst) |
| UML/UMLOW | UMass Lowell |
| UMCMS | UMass Chan Medical School |
| UMPO | UMass President's Office |
| UMSO | UMass System Office |
| UMW/UMWOR | UMass Worcester (now UMass Chan Medical School) |
Committees
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| AAC | Academic Advisory Council |
| AFC | Administration & Finance Council |
| BOT | Board of Trustees |
| BTSC | Better Together Steering Committee |
| CASA | Committee on Academic and Student Affairs |
| COW | Committee of the Whole |
| E&E | Efficiency & Effectiveness |
| FPAWG | Financial Planning Advisory Working Group |
| IC | Investment Committee |
| PC | President's Council |
Departments
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| A&F | Administration & Finance |
| EC | Economic Development |
| EKI | Edward M Kennedy Institute |
| ERM | Enterprise Risk Management |
| IA | Internal Audit |
| IR | Institutional Research |
| OTCV | Office of Technology Commercialization & Ventures |
| UITS | University Information Technology Services |
| UMBA | University of Massachusetts Building Authority |
| UPST | Unified Procurement Services Team |
Human Resources
| Acroynym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| APR | Annual Performance Review |
| COI | Conflict of Interest |
| EPAF | Electronic Personnel Action Form |
| GIC | Group Insurance Commission |
| HRA | Human Resources Administrators |
| MEPA | MA Equal Pay Act |
| SRB | State Retirement Board |
| SFI | Statement of Financial Interest |