Glossary of Terms, Acronyms & FAQs
| Adjunct | a part-time faculty member |
| Articulation | agreement between the faculty of the College and a university OR between faculty of a high school and the College to accept units for the same course offering at each institution |
| CAC | Community Athletic Center (aka "New Gym") |
| CalWORKs | California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids |
| CARE | Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education |
| CASSL | Center for Advancement of Staff & Student Learning |
| CC&E | Cultural Competence & Equity Committee |
| CDC | Child Development Center |
| CPC | College Planning Committee |
| C&T | Careers & Technology |
| CVPA | Communication, Visual & Performing Arts |
| Dean of the Dark | Administrator on duty during evening hours (after 5:00pm) |
| DEMS | Distance Education & Media Services |
| Diop Scholars | A program designed to addresses students’ needs through academic support services and curriculum focused on African American and multicultural literature, history and experiences in order to create a supported community of learners who achieve increased academic success. |
| DSPS | Disability Support Programs & Services |
| EOP&S | Extended Opportunities Programs & Services (L106) |
| ESA | Employment Service Agreement |
| FLEX | There are two Flex Days each semester, which are part of the academic calendar, set aside for professional development activities. Each full-time faculty member has a minimum flex obligation of 12 hours per semester; 24 hours per academic year. The Friday events (convocation and area meetings) are required and account for six hours each semester. Adjunct (part-time) faculty have an obligation based on the number of hours taught in a full-semester class on Thursdays and/or Fridays each semester. More detail is available at the Professional Development web page. |
| Ford ASSET | Automotive Student Service Education Training program offered in conjunction with Ford Motor/Mazda Company |
| Gym, New | Located in CAC |
| Gym, Old | located in the PE Building |
| Hawk's Nest | the CRC College Bookstore |
| LRC | Learning Resources Building (east of Library building) |
| Matriculation | a process required of new students designed to promote student success, which includes orientation, assessment, placement, counseling/advisement, and various follow-up services |
| MESA | A program than enables educationally disadvantaged students to prepare for and graduate from a four-year college/university with a math-based degree in fields related to Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement |
| New Horizons |
Support program for students that need services, but don't quality for EOPS/CalWORKs. |
| OPS | OPS Building (Operations & Public Safety Building) |
| Puente | a program to increase the number of educationally under served students who go on to four-year colleges/universities, returning to the community to serve as leaders and mentors to other educationally under served students |
| SOC | South East Office Complex |
| SLO | Student Learning Outcome |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| TA | Travel Authorization |
| TCS | Tentative Contract for Service |
| VPA | Vice President of Administrative Services and Student Support |
| VPI | Vice President of Instruction and Student Learning |
| VPSS | Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management |
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