A-basis

Salary rate computed on a twelve-month, annual basis.


ABA AQ

American Bar Association Annual Questionnaire
Comprehensive survey of the Law School. Completed in the autumn.
The ABA is the accrediting organization for the Law School.


Abomasum

The fourth digestive chamber of the digestive system of most ruminants. The abomasum is located after the forestomachs (rumen, reticulum and omasum) and before the first segment of the small intestine (i.e., the duodenum); It is sometimes referred to as the "true" stomach because of its acid-secreting ability, which is found in most other mammalian species.


Academic Level (Year in School)

The academic level, or year in school, is determined at the beginning of most current term in SIS.  Academic level determination includes all units, including test and other credit. Prospective students/Applicants to the university do not have an academic level. Values are:

  • UW Special Guest
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
  • Graduate
  • Professional Year 1
  • Professional Year 2
  • Professional Year 3
  • Professional Year 4


Academic Load

The number of credits a student takes determines the academic load.  The credits vary by career or the student’s degree objective.   For undergraduates, the credits are:
  • 12+ credits = full-time load (F)
  • 9-11 credits = three-quarters load (T) 
  • 6-9 credits = half-time load (H)
  • 1-6 credits = less than half-time load (L)
  • 0 credits = no unit load


Academic Program

Schools/Colleges/Divisions enter information into the Academic Program field for their own population of students. As such, there is a variation in what data it conveys. A student's Academic Program may indicate a student's degree program, but it can also indicate their School/College or major. A full list of all Academic Programs for all careers can be found on the Registrar Office's website.


Academic Staff

  1. Academic Staff are respected professionals who hold positions in virtually every unit on campus. These positions are either unique to higher education and/or provide direct support for academic programming and/or develop and implement policies at UW-Madison. The academic staff contribute daily to the quality and reputation of a University recognized and respected around the world. Learn more


Academic Staff

Academic Staff: a professional and administrative employee other than faculty with duties and types of appointments that are primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration.  Each academic staff has a principal role related to research, teaching, outreach, student services, information technology, libraries, communications, clinical/health services, or other responsibilities. 


Academic Standing Status

The academic standing status of the student is calculated for the most current term.


SIS Academic Standing Codes and their meaning
SIS Academic Standing Code Description
GST Good Standing
PRO Probation
DIS Dismissed
SUB Subject to Dismissal


Account

Salesforce object that houses account records. Account records contain information about entities - school, university, Community-Based Organization (CBO), association, and business contact and location information. See Salesforce Objects.


Account Consolidation

The process of combining multiple accounts into a single account during the transition to Office 365.


Accounting and Financial Team

  1. The Accounting Team offers support with non-credit custom course contracts, credit courses accounting administration, research and effort administration, hotel contracts, academic support service agreements, accounts receivable, travel expense reports, credit card payment authorizations, and supplies orders.


Accuracy

The degree with which a measurement matches the actual, true or target value (see also Precision).


Achievement Test

 Test designed to evaluate mastery of a given body of material. Grades are generally based on achievement tests. The SAT (Stanford Achievement Tests) is an example of an achievement test. See also Aptitude Test


Acidosis (rumen)

Condition characterized by a low rumen pH (below 6). The normal rumen function are impeded usually because too much concentrates were fed.


Acknowledge Reportable Event

This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to acknowledge receipt of a reportable event that does not require further IRB review. Upon acknowledgement, the study will return to the approved state.


ACSSS*

Adult Career Special Student Services:  
Admissions, advising, and academic deans office for 4,500 UW-Madison University Special Students. Provides comprehensive assistance for returning adult degree students, career assessment and help with career transitions. Learn More.


ACT Composite

The rounded whole number average of the four subject test scores of the ACT (English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning). WiSH selects the highest ACT composite score reported to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment. Only students and applicants who have taken the ACT will have scores.


ACT Test Scores

The four subject test scores of the ACT (English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning) and the scores of their sub-sections.

SIS ACT Subject Codes and their meaning
SIS Subject Code Description
COMP Composite
CWRT Combined English/Writing
ELA English Language Arts
ELAN English Lang Arts Nat Norms
ENGL English
MATH Mathematics
NS Natural Science
READ Reading
SCIRE Science Reasoning
SS Social Science
SS-AG Alg/Coor Geometry Standard Sub
SS-AL Arts Literature Standard Subsc
SS-EA Elem Algebra Standard Subscore
SS-GT Plane Geom/Trig Standard Subsc
SS-RH Rhetorical Skills Standard Sub
SS-SS Soc Studies/Sci Standard Subsc
SS-UM Usage/Mechanics Standard Subsc
STEM STEM Score
STEMN STEM National Norms
WDDS Writing Dev and Support
WDIA Writing Ideas and Analysis
WDLUC Writing Lang Use and Con
WDORG Writing Organization
WNN Writing National Norms
WRSUB Writing Subscore
WRT Writing Subject Score


Active Directory

Active Directory is a collection of network resources that can contain users, computers, printers, groups, and even other Active Directories. Active Directory services allow administrators to handle and maintain all network resources from a single location, providing users access to the network resources they need to get their work done. Active Directory is a feature primarily of Microsoft Windows, although other operating systems can participate in it to a limited degree.

AD services control much of the activity that goes on in WCER’s network environment. In particular, they make sure each person is who they claim to be (authentication), usually by checking the username and password they enter, and allow them to access only the data they’re allowed to use (authorization).

In general, WCER users don't need to know how to configure their computers to connect to the Active Directory domain. If your device is provided by WCER, Research IT has configured this for you.


Activity

An activity is an action that you can take for a submission. For example, if a study team wants to respond to pre-review issues, they would use the Send Issues Response activity. Activities are always listed on the left of each study workspace. The list of activities changes based on a user's role in ARROW and what state a submission is in.


Ad Libitum

A latin word that means "to one's pleasure." In nutrition, ad libitum (abbreviated "ad Lib") refers to feeding management in which animals are fed without restriction. Cows are usually considered fed ad libitum when the refusals (orts) amount to approximately 5 to 10% of what has been offered the day before.


ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.ada.gov/


Adaptation

Adjustment or preparation of natural or human systems to a new or changing environment which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities (Source: EPA Glossary).


ADF

Automatic Document Feeder. In a scanner device, an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a feature which takes several pages and feeds the paper one page at a time into a scanner.

Absolutely Definitely Fudged. In an Ice Cream Shop you might desire the most popular flavor -- Absolutely Definitely Fudged (ADF) -- and if they are out, that will be the condition your condition is in.


Administrative Contact

An organization's administrative point of contact, responsible for assigning staff time to the Office 365 transition. Communicates with the Office 365 Team and their organization's leadership.


Admission Plan

The primary intended major as indicated by an applicant on the Admissions application (e.g. Psychology BS – BS 832). Request the ‘Subplan’ when generating reports for more information.


Admission Secondary Plan

The secondary intended major as indicated by an applicant on the Admissions application (e.g. Psychology BS – BS 832). Request the ‘Subplan’ when generating reports for more information.


Admissions Admit Status

Admissions Admit Status indicates where the student is in the admissions process. Important for verifying enrollment.

SIS Admissions Program Action Codes and their meaning
Admissions Program Action  Description
AC Accepted Admission
AD Admitted
AP Applied
CN Cancelled
PM Pre-Matriculant (i.e. Intend to Enroll)
WT Waitlist


Admissions Admit Status - Detailed

Admissions Admit Status - Detailed, or Admissions Program Action, indicates where the student is in the admissions process. Important for verifying enrollment.

SIS Admissions Program Action Codes and their meaning
Admissions Program Action  Description
WADM Administrative Withdrawal
ADRV Admission Revocation
ADMIT Admit
WAPP Applicant Withdrawal
APPL Applicant
COND Conditional Admit
DATA Data Change
DDEF Defer Decision
DEFR Defer Enrollment
DENY Deny
DEIN Intention to Matriculate
MATR Matriculation
PLNC Plan Change
PRGC Program Change
RAPP Readmit Application
RECN Reconsideration
WAIT Waitlist
WAOF Waitlist Offer


Admissions Applicant Affiliations

A field used in the admission's process to track an applicant's/admitted student's participation or association with certain programs or UW affiliations. This field is also known as Recruitment Category.

SIS Recruitment Category Codes and their meaning
SIS Recruitment Category Code Description Award
BEL Business Emerging Leaders $10,000+ / Year
ITAP Information Technology Academy PEOPLE Program Tuition Scholarship
PEOP PEOPLE Program Tuition Scholarship
POSS UW-Madison Posse Tuition Scholarship
WAVS First Wave Scholarship Tuition Scholarship


Admissions Application Materials

There is one data point in WiSH for the Admissions Application Materials:
  • Admissions Application Materials
This data point displays an ImageNow link. This data point is primarily intended to allow Scholarship Administrators and Reviewers to review a summary of the Admissions Application for incoming Undergraduate students. Please note - when accessing the ImageNow link, users must be logged into VPN via their GlobalProtect app.

Additionally, please note that only Users/Reviewers with the appropriate ImageNow access will be able to access the links. If you’d like to sign your Review Group(s) up for ImageNow access for Admissions Application Materials, please use our sign-up sheet.


Admissions Category - Academic Performance and Course Rigor



This data point provides a summary of high school academic performance through placing students in one of three groups based on similar grade performance and course rigor. Admitted students are not equally distributed between these hierarchical group. As of 1/29/2025, admitted first-year students are distributed across the three academic groups as follows:  

  • Group 1: (34.0% of admits) This group has achieved all A/A- Grades taking rigorous courses across 4-5 course subjects. Course subject areas include English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and World Language

  • Group 2: (33.5%) Most of the students in this group have achieved A- grades with rigor across 4 subjects. Some students may have achieved higher grades with slightly lower rigor or slightly lower grades with slightly greater rigor.

  • Group 3: (32.4%) This group contains all remaining admits. Most students in this group have achieved A-/AB grades with rigor across 2-4 subjects. 

It is appropriate to note that access to high course rigor is not consistent among our admitted students and that some schools do not offer as many opportunities for advanced course work. As a result, not every student will have an opportunity to achieve at the highest academic performance and course rigor groups. The Academic Performance and Course Rigor Group should be used in conjunction with other aspects of student achievement. 


Admissions Category - First Choice Major Fit



This field will display a “Y” when the admission’s review determines clear passion and commitment to the applicant’s first choice major through the campus essay, coursework, involvement, and/or other application materials.


Admissions Category – Wisconsin Idea and Impact



The Wisconsin Idea is one of the longest and deepest traditions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and serves as the guiding principle in all that we do. Simply put, the Wisconsin Idea states that the education a student receives on our campus should influence people’s lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom to make the world a better place.

Through the review of an applicant’s involvement, essays, and letters of recommendation, this item rates the applicant’s eagerness to explore and embody the principles of the Wisconsin Idea and their potential to enrich our campus community. 

Valid values in hierarchical order are:
Extraordinary

Few are given this highest rating. Students in this category have shown evidence of interest in making an impact on their community through a UW-Madison education AND shown evidence of currently making an impact on their school/community. This could include:

  • Reflection on work they've already done to make an impact on their community/society and how they will continue to do so
  • An action or impact plan to advance change that is inspired/informed by their lived experiences, observations, or intellectual pursuits
  • Extraordinary commitment to furthering knowledge through discovery, leadership, and problem solving to assist in addressing societal challenges
Exceeds Expectations

These students show evidence of a genuine interest in making an impact on their community through a UW-Madison education. This could include:

  • Making an impact in their community or society at large
  • Contributing to research/discovery to serve the greater good
  • A desire to address societal challenges
Meets Expectations

This is the most common rating in our applicant pool by far. These students show involvement in high school and/or interest in involvement as a student at UW-Madison though do not rise to the level of the first two categories.

Average These students may have limited involvement and/or share minimally as to how they will become involved as a student at UW-Madison.


    Admit Term

    The admit term is the term for which an applicant is applying and plans to matriculate. This field is always associated with an Admit Type and is a four digit number that corresponds to the year and semester the student was admitted. The admit term nomenclature is 1 + last two digits of the aid year + 2 (fall), 4 (spring) or 6 (summer). For example, the admit term for fall 2017 was 1182, the admit term for spring 2018 was 1184 and the admit term for summer 2018 was 1186. If you use this field for matching criteria, you must remember to update it annually at the start of a new admissions cycle.


    Admit Type

    The Admit Type indicates the type of prospective student is applying to the university. This field is always associated with an Admit Term. Values are:
    • FYR - First Year
    • TRF - Transfer
    • RAD - Reentry (previously enrolled and returning after an absence of at least one term, not counting summer) 
    • RET - Reentry Transfer (previously enrolled and returning after an absence of at least one term, not counting summer and attended another school –and bringing transfer credit from another school)
    • NEW – Used by Grad/Prof schools to indicate a new prospective student

    SIS Admit Types and their Associated Careers
    Admit Types by Career  Undergraduate  Graduate  Special  Medical  Law  Pharmacy  Vet Med 
    First Year FYR    
    New    NEW  NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
    Transfer TRF     TRF
    Reentry RAD RAD RAD RAD
    Reentry Transfer RET

    Other Undergraduate Admit Types you should not use:
    • EOS (Engineering Outreach Student) is not used by any career.
    • CAD (Connections Apply Direct) should not be used as they indicate current Connections students (doing first 54 credits at partner campus) and if they return after 54 credits, will reapply with an Admit Type of TRF.
    • 2ND (second degree) is used when applicants indicate they want a 2nd degree. If verified that they can attend for a 2nd degree, Admit Type is changed TRF, RAD, or RET as appropriate; if not, they remain a Admit Type of 2ND and are denied admission. 


    ADMT*

    Admitted Status Code: 
    Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code- Admitted status code.  
    Internal admissions code for admitted students within UW-Madison student database system. 


    ADRV*

    Admission Revocation Status Code
    -Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code: Admission revocation status code.
    Internal revoked admissions code within UW-Madison student database system.


    Advanced Course Level

    Program knowledge level most useful for individuals with mastery of the particular topic. This level focuses on the development of in-depth knowledge, a variety of skills, or a broader range of applications. Advanced level programs are often appropriate for seasoned professionals within organizations; however they may also be beneficial for other professionals with specialized knowledge in a subject area.


    AEN Number

    1. AEN Number is another name for the Clone ID [KB Clone ID] or curriculum ID [KB Curriculum ID].


    AFCHRON

    AFCHRON is the "affective chronometry" R01 also known publicly as the Emotion and Wellness Study.

    It was separate from the MIDUS cohort.


    Against the grain

    at right angles to direction of paper grain. Opposite of paper grain direction


    Allometric (equation)

    Allometric equations take the general form Y = aMb, where Y is some biological variable, M is a measure of body size, and b is some scaling exponent. See West et al. (2012) for more details.


    Allometry

    The growth of body parts at different rates, resulting in a change of body proportions.


    Alternate Address

    In Microsoft 365, an alternate address is any email address associated with a NetID@wisc.edu or service account (something@domain.wisc.edu). Any NetID or Service account may have any number of email addresses associated with it. These email addresses includes, but is not limited to, previous alias/alternates accounts and/or user/role/service accounts that have been consolidated with the NetID. A message destined to any of the alternate addresses will be delivered to the main address on the account (NetID@wisc.edu or something_domain@wisc.edu).


    AMINO ACID

    One of the 20 building block units of protein. Amino acids contain both an amino group (NH2) and an acid or carboxyl group (COOH).


    AMMONIA (NH3)

    A pungent gas. Ammonia is extensively used to manufacture fertilizers and nitrogen containing compounds. Also, ammonia is the end-product of protein degradation by ruminal bacteria.


    ANABOLISM:

    The part of the metabolism in which metabolites are used in the growth and repair of body tissues.


    Ancillary Committee (ANC)

    Ancillary Committees (ANC) are committees that have oversight for specific areas of a submission, such as investigational drugs, conflict of interest, or Veterans Affairs (VA) issues. These committees do not issue approval for the study a whole; only for their areas of oversight.

    The IRB will forward submissions to the appropriate ancillary committee if review is needed and has not yet been provided. Ancillary committees may request  documentation from the study team that is additional to the IRB application completed in ARROW.


    ANEMIA

    A disease due to a deficiency in red blood cells or in hemoglobin that carries oxygen in the blood.


    Annotations

    In Perceptive Content imaging software, annotations are used to mark up and add comments to a document without affecting the original image. Annotations enable you to select, add notes to, or even block out parts of a document. The file types that support annotations are: TIFF (.tif), JPEG (.jpg), Bitmap (.bmp), GIF (.gif), and PNG (.png).


    ANTIBODY

    Protein released in the blood that is generated in reaction to a foreign protein (antigen) that has entered the body. Antibodies produce immunity against certain micro-organisms or their toxins.


    App

    A set of fields, objects, permissions, and functionality to support a business process. OAR users utilize Recruiting and Service Console Apps. See Salesforce Apps in Navigating Salesforce.


    APPETITE

    Desire for food that can be quantify by measuring dry matter intake.


    APPL*

    Application Status Code
    Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code: Application status code. 
    Internal application received code within UW-Madison student database system. 


    Application Plan

    An Application Plan defines index keys of a document. It is created in the Perceptive Content Management Console and set in a Capture Profile.


    Apply-To Opportunity (WiSH)


    Approved

    This is a state in ARROW. Studies in the Approved state have been reviewed and fully approved by the IRB and relevant ancillary committees, if any.


    Approved with Administrative Hold

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in the Approved with Administrative Hold state have been reviewed and approved by the IRB; however, additional administrative documentation is required before final approval is granted (e.g. submission of a Certificate of Confidentiality). 


    Aptitude Test

     Test designed to predict how well students are likely to perform in some subsequent educational setting. The most common examples of aptitude tests are teh SAT-I and the ACT, both of which attempt to forecast how well high school students will perform in college. See also Achievement Test.


    APTLII*

    Arabic Persian Turkish Language Immersion Institute 
    Residential summer language immersion program for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals for academic credit at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.  Learn More


    Archived

    This is a state in ARROW.  Once an application is in the archived state, no other activities with that application are possible, other
    than copy/paste of text. Studies in the archived state can not be re-opened. 


    ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

    Reproductive procedure by which semen previously collected from sires, packaged in “straws” and frozen in liquid nitrogen is thawed and manually deposited in the uterus of a cow in estrus, in the hope of conception. Artificial insemination is a technology that allows for genetic improvement based on selection and use of superior sires.(see also Timed Artificial Insemination).


    AS-IS BASIS

    A method of expressing the concentration of a nutrient in a feed. For example, a feed containing 12% crude protein on a dry matter basis contains 12 g of protein for each 100 g of feed "as-is" (or "fresh"). When feed ingredients are added to a mixer, they are weighted on an "as-is" of "fresh" basis. See also "Dry Matter Basis.


    ASH

    (see minerals)


    ASPP

    Academic Staff Policies and Procedures.  For more information, visit the Secretary of Academic Staff website: http://acstaff.wisc.edu/resources/policies-and-procedures


    ASSA

    1. ASSA (Academic Support Service Agreement) is any instructional or professional consulting service, provided by an individual or company that is unique (sole source) and is specifically related to the University's mission of education, research, or public service. This document is completed by UW Purchasing. Payment to an EPD speaker with an ASSA cannot be completed until the ASSA is fully executed by UW Purchasing. An ASSA is required if the speaker is being paid more than $5,000 over a 12 month period of time.


    Assessment

     1. Evaluation of student performance. 2. A component of the instructional environment that provides feedback which can be used to improve teaching and enhance learning. Assessment activities ought to help us improve the learning experience and validate what appears to be working successfully. Assessments activities are often categorized as "formative" or "summative".


    assets

    Assets are any physical object which has a certain value and needs to be tracked over its life cycle. Examples of assets include: laptops, desktops, monitors, printers, tablets, cameras, etc.

    Assets in Inventory Manager are anything that has a WCER asset tag. Asset tags are always unique, and are meant to be used with asset tag labels affixed to the assets themselves.


    Assign IRBF

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to assign a submission to an IRB Floater.


    Assign to IRBS and IRB

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to assign a new submission to an IRB staff reviewer and an IRB (e.g. Minimal Risk IRB or Health Sciences IRB). 


    Assigned to IRB Meeting

    This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state have been assigned to an upcoming meeting by either the IRB staff reviewer or the IRB submission manager.  In this state, the IRB staff reviewer can record the IRB meeting decision and draft meeting minutes.


    AST

    Apple Service Toolkit


    Asynchronous

    1. Asynchronous learning is a student-centered teaching method that uses online learning resources to facilitate instruction that is not being delivered in person or in real time.  Discussion forums and recorded lectures are examples of asynchronous components in an online course.


    Authors

    A KB user who may edit documents. Authors may or may not be able to publish documents and all follow their KB Group's agreed upon document workflow.


    Auto-Match Opportunity (WiSH)


    Autodiscover

    Exchange Autodiscover is a web service that helps Microsoft Exchange administrators configure user profile settings for clients running Outlook Enterprise/Subscription/2019/2016. It allows users to easily configure their email client knowing only their email address and password.


    Automatic Reply

    Also known as a vacation message or an out of office message. Automatic reply is a rule that can be set in your Office 365 account that will automatically reply to incoming emails with a preset response for a preset amount of time.


    Awaiting Correspondence

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have undergone IRB review, a meeting decision has been recorded and the IRB staff can draft correspondence for the study team. 


    Awaiting Scientific Review

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have been triaged by the IRB and determined to require scientific review.  In this state, the Scientific Review Committee (e.g. CTRC PIR, SRC, PRMC) will review the study and indicate the outcome of their review.   


    Award Period (WiSH)

    The Award Period is the term(s) you intend to pay the student their scholarship/award.


    BACTERIA

    Single-cell organisms living either independently or in close association with other living organisms. Often referred to as microbes or microorganisms because of their microscopic size. Some bacteria are beneficial, but others cause infectious diseases.


    BadgIRT

    Incident Response Team - a group of volunteers that respond to threats involving information technology resources
    General Information


    Batches

    Documents are scanned in batches which are placed into the batches view of Perceptive Content. Once in the batches view, the batches undergo processing which includes separation into individual documents and quality assurance.


    Bead

    a border of lamination material used with laminated products, standard is 1/8"


    BeyondTrust (Formerly Bomgar)

    a remote desktop solution that allows for remote troubleshooting and the presentation of meetings
    Handling Information


    Bezoar

    A small stony concretion that may form in the stomachs of certain animals, especially ruminants. Bezoars are caused by a buildup of material in the gastrointestinal tract that the stomach can't digest.


    BIOLOGICAL VALUE (of a protein)

    A measure of protein quality. The percentage of protein in a feed which is not lost in the urine or the feces of the animal. Biological value is a reflection of the balance of amino acids available to the animal after digestion and absorption.


    Black

    K, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, black in color. Also referred to as the Key color


    BLOAT

    A swelling of the left side of the cow caused by a frothy material which prevents gases of fermentation from being eructed from the rumen. Occurs primarily when cows are grazing certain species of legumes especially, alfalfa. If not treated immediately, bloat can cause death in a matter of hours. More...


    Bucky Backup

    A data backup and archival system from Tivoli used by UW-Madison departments, administrative offices, faculty, and staff: Service Description


    BULL (CLEAN-UP)

    A bull used for natural mating after mutiple artificial insemination attempts have failed to establish pregnancy.


    Business Card - 12 up

    see page 2, job J143565 for example


    Business Card - 8 up

    see page 1, job J143567 for example


    C-basis

    Salary rate computed on a nine-month, academic year basis.


    CALORIE

    A unit of heat that can be used to measure the amount of energy in a feed or a ration. A calorie is the amount heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 14.5 ° centigrade to 15.5 ° centigrade.


    CALS*

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 
    Includes 19 academic departments that span the college's seven priority themes: basic sciences, food systems, bioenergy and bioproducts, healthy ecosystems, changing climate, health and wellness, and economic and community development.   Learn More


    CALVE (to)

    (see Parturition)


    Campaign

    Salesforce object area that houses campaign records. Each campaign records contains one recruitment or marketing event. Recruitment events include on-campus and off-campus programming. See Salesforce Campaigns.


    Campus ID

    This is the unique student identifier (10 digits).  It may change occasionally at the student's request.  It is the only record identifier known to the student.


    Campus ID number*

    Also known as Student ID number, is a ten digit number that starts with a 9, assigned once your application has been received by the admission department.


    Canvas/EdTech Support

    1. Canvas/EdTech Support (Online Support) offers support for Canvas, Web Conferencing software (Zoom), screen-casting software, Box used in online courses, CAE Software Troubleshooting, Campus Software Library troubleshooting outside of departmental desktop support.


    Capital Asset

    A device that cost $5,000 or more when it was purchased


    Capture Profile

    A reusable collection of settings that simplifies entering documents into Perceptive Content imaging software. Captures profiles can set entities such as document keys, device choice, workflow queues, etc.


    Capture Token

    A licensing mechanism. Every scanner used with ImageNow uses a token; if all tokens are in use, another scanner cannot be configured until one is released.


    CARBOHYDRATE

    Any of a group of chemical compounds, including sugars, starches, and cellulose, containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with a ratio of hydrogen to oxygen of 2:1.


    CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)

    A gas produced by combustion or oxidation of organic matter. Carbon dioxide is also produced in large quantities during ruminal fermentation.


    Career

    The academic career is the degree objective in which the student is currently enrolled.

    SIS Career Codes and their meaning
    SIS Career Code Description
    UGRD Undergraduate
    GRAD Graduate
    VMED Veterinary Medicine Professional
    LAW Law Professional
    MEDS Medical Professional
    PHAR Pharmacy Professional
    USPC University Special Students
    NSTD Non-Standard


    Case

    Salesforce object that houses case records. Each case record tracks a question or issue from an individual, usually a prospective student, applicant, or supporter. See the CRM section of the Admissions Front Line Services Resource (How To's: Step-by-Step Guides for the CRM, PC, SIS, Student Views, and Visit Bucky module) and the KB document Salesforce Cases Overview & Recruitment Case Management.


    Case Management

    The collaborative functionality built into the Cases object in the Service Console app of Salesforce. And, the process of following a Salesforce case through to completion. See the CRM section of the Admissions Front Line Services Resource, How To's: Step-by-Step Guides for the CRM, PC, SIS, Student Views, and Visit Bucky module and the Cases KB document.


    CASI

    Committee on Academic Staff Issues; these committees have been established in each school and college to advise Deans on policies and procedures, promotional opportunities, participation in department governance, and performance recognition for academic staff.


    CATABOLISM

    The part of the metabolism in which metabolites are oxidized for the production of work and heat.


    CATALYST

    A substance present in small amounts that increases the rate of chemical or biochemical reactions without being consumed in the process.


    Categories

    Is a feature in Outlook and Outlook on the web that allows you to assign a keyword or phrase (and color) to help you keep track of items/events. Using this feature you can easily find, sort, filter, or group different items/events that are located across your different folders/calendars.


    Category (WiSH)

    Within the WiSH system, students are assigned categories to show their status/progression through the system. Students can have different categories within the General Application, Auto-Match, Apply-To and Post-Acceptance grids depending on where they are in the scholarship process. Below are a list of the available categories within WiSH. Please note: Applicants may not see the same category names as administrators. If applicants see a different name, it will be indicated in the table.

    Apply-To Student Categories

    WiSH Apply-to Student Categories and their meaning
    Name Visible To Impact/Definition
    Accepted Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has accepted the award. If the portfolio has a funding string and Post-Acceptance is NOT turned on, the student's award will be sent to their financial aid offer in the Student Information System (SIS) as soon as they are in this status.
    Accepted - Paid Out From Payroll Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Accepted") Instead of being paid through the Bursar's Office, the applicant's award was processed and paid to them through Payroll.
    Accepted – Post to Financial Aid for Disbursement Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Accepted") Sends the student's award to their financial aid offer in the Student Information System (SIS) while also allowing the student to continue to complete Post-Acceptance.
    Accepted - Sent to Payroll/Glacier Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Accepted") This status is used to track which awardees with visas you or your business office have sent to the Glacier Team. Awards in this status will NOT be sent to SIS. If a student's award was previously sent to SIS using a different status and their was moved to this status, their scholarship in SIS will be removed
    Applicant Declined Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has declined the award.
    Cancelled Administrators only The scholarship administrator no longer wishes to offer the student the award.
    Drafted Applicants The application has been started/opened but the applicant has not yet submitted the application.
    Ineligible – Drafted Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Drafted") A way you can mark a student who has started an application as ineligible without notifying the student.
    Ineligible – Submitted Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Submitted") A way you can mark a student who has submitted an application as ineligible without notifying the student.
    Offered Applicant and Reviewers The scholarship administrator has offered an award to the applicant. The applicant can now accept or decline this offer. If set to immediately, communications notifying the applicant of their offer will be sent as soon as they are moved to this category. If set to upon approval, the communications notifying the applicant of their offer will be in scholarship administrator's message queue to be approved. 
    Plan to Offer Reviewers The scholarship administrator has encumbered funds by creating an offer for the applicant. However, the applicant cannot see the offer. To them, their category is still "Submitted." Additionally, the applicant has not been sent a communication notifying them of their offer.

    Automatch Student Categories

    WiSH Automatch Student Categories and their meaning
    Name Visible To Impact/Definition
    Accepted Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has accepted the award. If the portfolio has a funding string and Post-Acceptance is NOT turned on, the student's award will be sent to their financial aid offer in the Student Information System (SIS) as soon as they are in this status.
    Accepted - Paid Out From Payroll Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Accepted") Instead of being paid through the Bursar's Office, the applicant's award was processed and paid to them through Payroll.
    Accepted – Post to Financial Aid for Disbursement Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Accepted") Sends the student's award to their financial aid offer in the Student Information System (SIS) while also allowing the student to continue to complete Post-Acceptance.
    Accepted - Sent to Payroll/Glacier Applicants and Reviewers (displays as "Accepted") This status is used to track which awardees with visas you or your business office have sent to the Glacier Team. Awards in this status will NOT be sent to SIS. If a student's award was previously sent to SIS using a different status and their was moved to this status, their scholarship in SIS will be removed.
    Applicant Declined Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has declined the award.
    Cancelled Administrators Only The scholarship administrator no longer wishes to offer the student the award.
    Drafted Applicants The applicant has not submitted the General or Conditional, if applicable, Application.
    Nominated Reviewers The applicant has been nominated to receive an award, often by a committee. This category encumbers funds for the applicant, but the applicant only sees the category "Submitted."
    Offered Applicant and Reviewers The scholarship administrator has offered an award to the applicant. The applicant can now accept or decline this offer. If set to immediately, communications notifying the applicant of their offer will be sent as soon as they are moved to this category. If set to upon approval, the communications notifying the applicant of their offer will be in scholarship administrator's message queue to be approved. 
    Plan to Offer Reviewers The scholarship administrator has encumbered funds by creating an offer for the applicant. However, the applicant cannot see the offer. To them, their category is still "Submitted." Additionally, the applicant has not been sent a communication notifying them of their offer.
    Submitted Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has completed all necessary/required parts of the General and (if applicable) Conditional Application.

    Post-Acceptance (P.A.) and Renewal Student Categories

    Post-Acceptance/Renewal Student Categories and their meaning
    Name Visible To Impact/Definition
    Awarded Applicants The scholarship administrator approves the applicant's P.A. and marks the award payment to be sent to their financial aid offer in the Student Information System (SIS). Once a student is moved to this category, they can no longer adjust their P.A. answers. If P.A. is not turn on, when an applicant accepts their award, their P.A. category will be automatically flipped to "Awarded" and sent to SIS.
    Awarded by Bursar Upload Applicant (displays as "Awarded") The scholarship administrator paid the applicant's award using the Bursar Scholarship Upload process instead of using WiSH functionality.
    Awarded - Paid Out From Payroll Applicants (displays as "Awarded") Instead of being paid through the Bursar's Office, the applicant's award was processed and paid to them through Payroll. When in this category, students cannot adjust their P.A. answers.
    Awarded - Sent to Payroll/Glacier Applicants (displays as "Awarded") This status is used to track which awardees with visas you or your business office have sent to the Glacier Team. Awards in this status will NOT be sent to SIS. If a student's award was previously sent to SIS using a different status and their was moved to this status, their scholarship in SIS will be removed. When in this category, students cannot adjust their P.A. answers.
    Cancelled Applicants The scholarship administrator has cancelled the award and future disbursements (if applicable).
    Deferred Applicants The scholarship administrator has deferred the payment for another term (for renewals specifically).
    Drafted Applicant The applicant has started to complete the P.A. questions but they have not submitted their responses.
    Final Disbursement Applicants The scholarship administrator marks this award payment as the last payment of a renewable scholarship. This category works similar to "Awarded" in that the scholarship will be sent to SIS for payment.
    Pending Administrators Only The initial category of the P.A. grid. When the scholarship administrator first encumbers an award for the applicant in the Applications grid, the applicant appears in the P.A. grid with this status.
    Requested Applicants The applicant has been asked to completed P.A. Applicants automatically move to this category when they accept the award.
    Submitted Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has completed all necessary/required parts of P.A.

    General Application and Conditional Application Categories

    General and Conditional Application Student Categories and their meaning
    Name Visible To Impact/Definition
    Archived Administrators Only The applicant's application has been archived.
    Drafted Applicants The application has been started/opened but the applicant has not yet submitted the application.
    Submitted Applicants and Reviewers The applicant has completed all necessary/required parts of the General and (if applicable) Conditional Application.


    CCTAP*

    Child Care Tuition Assistance Program 
    Provides financial assistance to income eligible UW-Madison student parents (not UW employees or postdocs) for their child care expenses in order to encourage student parents to choose consistent, high quality child care, enable student parents to complete their degree in a timely manner, focus attention on family and academic responsibilities. Learn More.


    CE Grant*

    Continuing Education Grant
    Tuition grants are offered each term to support adults who have experienced a significant break in their formal education and do not qualify for federal financial aid. Learn More.


    CELL WALL

    Fibrous structure that provides rigidity to the plant. The cell wall is composed of digestible fibrous carbohydrates (cellulose; hemicellulose and pectin) and an indigestible phenolic compounds (e.g., lignin and tannin).


    CEREAL

    A plant in the grass family (gramineae), the seeds (i.e., grain) of which are used for human and animal food (e.g., maize, rice and wheat).


    Certify Not Human Subjects Research

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to certify that an application does not constitute human subjects research.  This activity occurs in the Pre-review state.


    CHAFF

    Glumes, husk, or other seed coverings, together with the plant parts, separated from seeds in threshing or processing.


    Changes Requested - Scientific Review

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have undergone scientific review and changes were requested by the scientific review committee.  In this state, the study team can either 1) respond to the committee request so that it returns to the Awaiting Scientific Review state for additional review, or 2) withdraw the application. 


    Chatter

    An internal social and collaboration instant messaging service within Salesforce. Also a Salesforce object that houses the user’s Chatter messages and other See Using Chatter to Communicate.


    Citizenship Status (U.S.A.)

    Citizenship status for the USA is captured on the application for admission, and when necessary, is verified by the International Student Services Office. Valid values are:
    • Native
    • Naturalized
    • Alien Permanent*
    • Alien Temporary
    • Alien
    • Refugee
    • Domestic, status pending
    • Unknown

    *Another term for 'Alien Permanent' is 'Permanent Resident'


    CLINICAL

    Involving or based on direct observation of the patient (a clinical diagnosis). A clinical disease is a disease that can be diagnosed by examination because of signs / symptoms of discomfort, anomalies of the normal state


    Collaboration Space

    Collaboration Space is a type of notebook in Office 365's Class Notebook app. It is a notebook for all students and the teacher in the class to share, organize, and collaborate.


    Collate

    a finishing term for gathering paper in a precise order


    College Transcripts

    There are three separate data points in WiSH for Undergraduate College Transcripts:
    • College Transcript #1
    • College Transcript #2
    • College Transcript #3
    These data points display an ImageNow link. This data point is primarily intended to allow Scholarship Administrators and Reviewers to review College transcripts for incoming Undergraduate transfer students as well as incoming Undergraduate first year students who took College courses prior to enrolling at UW-Madison (i.e. in High School). Please note - when accessing the ImageNow link, users must be logged into VPN via their GlobalProtect app.
    Please note – This will not display a transcript for current work at UW-Madison for enrolled Undergraduate students. If you would like to request a transcript for a current Undergraduate student’s work at UW-Madison, please request that students upload an Unofficial Transcript as part of your application.
    Additionally, please note that only Users/Reviewers with the appropriate ImageNow access will be able to access the links. If you’d like to sign your Review Group(s) up for ImageNow access for College Transcripts, please use our sign-up sheet.


    colloquia*

    Aka colloquium is a seminar or “conference at which scholars or other experts present papers on, analyze, and discuss a specific topic.”


    CONCENTRATE

    Feedstuffs usually rich in energy and coming from the part of the plant that accumulate nutrient reserves for an embryo (fruits, nuts, seeds and grains). The word concentrate is also used to refer to the mixture of minerals and other supplements used to feed dairy cattle.


    Conditional Application (WiSH)


    Confirm for IRB Agenda

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to confirm that a submission can be included on the assigned IRB meeting agenda (for example, once PRS review is complete).  The meeting date cannot be changed through this activity, only through the Reschedule activity. 


    Connections Program*

    "Offers select applicants, who are Wisconsin residents, the opportunity to start at a partner college or university and finish their bachelor's degree at UW-Madison and hold the distinctive UW-Madison student status from the beginning." Learn More.


    Consultant Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to document nature of the consult and any relevant information about the outcome of the consult.


    Contact

    Contacts are like electronic cards that store a person's information. A contact can be as basic as a name and email address, or include more information like a street address, multiple phone numbers, and a photo.


    Contact

    Salesforce object area that houses Contact records. Contact records contain contact information for individuals, and if they are an applicant, EMPL ID. Also contains a plugin to Eloqua Profiler. See Salesforce Objects.


    Contact

    A contact in Salesforce is a record about a single individual person and fundamentally it contains information about how to 'contact' a person.  


    Contact Group

    A contact group -- formerly called "distribution list" -- is a group of contacts that you can send messages, meeting requests and tasks requests.


    Contact Group/List

    A contact group/list is a personal group which is stored in your Contacts folder and can contain entries from your personal Contacts and from the Global Address List (GAL).


    Content Library

    A Content Library is a type of notebook in Office 365's Class Notebook app. It is a notebook for teachers to share course materials with students. Teachers can add and edit its materials, but for students, the notebook is read-only.


    Contract Partner(s)

    "Contract Partners" is the name for customers who are supported by DoIT Departmental Support for their tech support. Formerly customers may have been called other terms like Bascom Platinum, VIP, etc.


    Copy Reportable Event to Other Study

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to copy a reportable event application to another study.  For example, if a reportable event affects several studies open by the PI, the PI only needs to fill out the RE application one time and then copy it to the other affected studies.


    Correspondence Prepared

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB floater to confirm that correspondence they've drafted is ready for review by the IRB staff reviewer.


    Course Options Program (CO)*

    Course Options Program
    Created by the Wisconsin State Legislature; allows qualified public high school students to enroll in courses at public universities and colleges. Learn More.


    Course Planning Group (CPG)

    • The Course Planning Group (CPG) is a cross functional team within Education Support Services (ESS) which offers support in professional development course instruction and logistical coordination.


    Critical Thinking

     The art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it (Foundation for Critical Thinking).


    Cronbach alpha

     Cronbach's alpha is a measure used to assess the reliability, or internal consistency, of a set of scale or test items. In other words, the reliability of any given measurement refers to the extent to which it is a consistent measure of a concept, and Cronbach's alpha is one way of measuring the strength of that consistency. See more here: Virginia stat Consulting or here (Wikipedia).


    Crop marks

    printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet


    Cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average)

    A student’s cumulative Grade Point Average at UW-Madison for all graded courses.  It is calculated by adding the value of all of the grade points and dividing by the number of credits for graded courses.


    Customer's Originals

    print ready copy


    Cyan

    C, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, blue in color


    Cycle Management

    Cycle Management is the annual process to close out one cycle in WiSH and open a new one. UW-Madison performs this process each August, and members of the OSFA WiSH Team lead the process.

    For more information on the process, please check out this Blackbaud video on Cycle Management.


    DARS

    Degree Audit Reporting System, web-based
    Service Description


    DARS*

    Degree Audit Reporting System 
    Allows any student to audit their progress toward an undergraduate degree or certificate program. It also allows any advisor or other academic official to audit the academic progress of an individual student or a cohort of students. Learn More


    Dashboard

    A Salesforce object that houses dashboards. Dashboards are a collection of data visualizations tied to reports that allow the user to see an overview of data and track operational progress. See Salesforce Reports & Dashboards for Recruitment.


    Dashboard (WiSH)


    Delegate

    Someone granted permission to interact with another person's Office 365 account (email, calendar, address book, etc). This can include reading, writing, modifying, and deleting items.


    Deny Request to Reactivate

    This is an activity in ARROW in which the IRB submission manager can deny a study team's request to reactivate a submission that was previously withdrawn by the IRB (e.g. due to lack of submission of a continuing review for a study that has an expired IRB approval).  Execution of this activity will result in email notification to the study team that the request to reactivate has been denied and the study team will need to start the submission process over.


    Departmental Support (DS)

    The DoIT group under User Services that provides Departmental Tech Support to Contract Partners.


    Departmental Tech Support

    Refer to the IT Services page for information: Departmental Tech Support. Departments that use DoIT Departmental Tech Support are called Contract Partners. They are supported by the Contract Partner Support (CPS) Help Desk.


    DIARRHEA

    Pathologically excessive evacuation of watery feces. Diarrhea may be due to an infectious agent (bacterial infection) or a dietary imbalance.


    DIGESTA

    The mixture of digestive secretion, bacterial population and feeds undergoing digestion in the gastro-intestinal tract (such as rumen content).


    Dissertator Status

    This data point signals whether or not a student is currently a dissertator/completing their dissertation. The values are:
    • Y - Yes
    • Blank - No or No data


    Distance Degree

    1. A Distance Degree is an Online Masters Degree. For a complete listing of degrees, visit https://epd.wisc.edu/online-degrees/


    Document capture

    Document capture is any one of several processes used to convert a physical document to another format, typically a digital representation.


    DoIT Repair

    The group that handles computer hardware repairs, advanced software troubleshooting and virus removal. Repair is the group that handles machines checked in by the onsite help desk.


    Drawer

    Documents in ImageNow are stored in drawers; the drawer of a document is a document key with unique properties: user access to view documents in drawers can be limited, views/filters typically focus on a single drawer, and the drawer key for a document is required.


    DRY MATTER

    That part of the feed which is not water. It is usually determined by the residual weight of a sample placed for a period of time in a drying oven that removes the water from the sample. Usually, the dry matter content of a feed is expressed as a percentage. For example, an hay of 85% dry matter contains 85 g of dry matter for each 100 g of fresh feed.


    DRY MATTER BASIS

    A method of expressing the concentration of a nutrient in a feed. For example, a feed containing 12% crude protein on a dry matter basis contains 12 g of protein for each 100 g of feed dry matter


    DRY MATTER INTAKE

    Quantity of dry matter ingested by a cow in a 24 h period. For example, a cow eating 18 kg of grass silage of 33% of dry matter ingest 18 x 0.33 = 6 kg of grass silage dry matter.


    EAO

    Employee Assistance Office.  The Employee Assistance Office is a resource provided by the University of Wisconsin to assist employees and their immediate family members or significant others who are finding it difficult to successfully cope with personal or work related issues and concerns.  http://eao.wisc.edu/


    EAR (of corn)

    The seed-bearing part of a cereal plant. An ear of corn is composed of the grains, the cob, but not the husk, which are removed during harvesting.


    EASLC

    East Asian Legal Studies Center, now the Graduate Programs Office. Established in 1990 by Charles Irish, it assumed and ran the MLI, LLM-LI, LLM, and SJD programs. In 2009 it moved the MLI degree from the Grad School to the Law School and changed it to the LLM-Legal Institutions degree.  Eventually the Center was moved under the umbrella of the Law School Research Centers and the Graduate Programs Office is a separate entity.


    eduroam

    A worldwide roaming access wireless internet service that allows affiliates of participating schools to access the internet at other participating campuses.
    Handling Information


    Elastic (goods and services)

    Elastic goods and services generally have plenty of substitutes. Inelastic goods have fewer substitutes and price change doesn't affect quantity demanded as much. Some inelastic goods include gas, electricity, water, drinks, clothing, tobacco, food, and oil.


    Eloqua Profiler

    The analytics side of Eloqua, UW-Madison’s marketing automation tool. Eloqua is used to send any OAR email or text sent to more than one person at a time - typically called marketing communication. The Eloqua Profiler plugin to Salesforce enables Salesforce users to view a contact’s history with OAR marketing communication. See Getting Started in Salesforce.


    Email Address

    WiSH uses the preferred email address which is almost always the campus address for current students (i.e. the wisc.edu email address).


    Email Address

    An email address identifies the account that messages should be delivered (e.g., bbadger@wisc.edu). An account can have multiple email addresses. Each account in Microsoft 365 has only one primary address, but an account can have multiple alternate addresses. An account will accept email for any email address on the account.


    Email Domain

    In email addresses, the domain is the part of an email address comes after the @ symbol. For example, for the email address of "bbadger@wisc.edu", the domain is "wisc.edu".


    Email Template

    The subject and body of an email, usually with customizeable fields for name, date, etc. Used to respond to often-asked questions to save response time white using consistent language.


    Emeritus Staff

    1. Emeritus Staff The status of Emeritus/Emerita is an honorary title conferred upon individuals who have had permanent employment at UW-Madison, are 55 years of age or older, and have completed a minimum of ten years of distinguished service. 


    Employee-in-Training

    Persons holding a title in the Employees-in-Training title group are normally acquiring additional training or experience in their field of specialization. Two examples of Employees-in-Training titles are Postdoctoral Fellow and Postgraduate Trainee.
    Source: Office of Human Resources, Unclassified Title Guideline: Summary of Unclassified Appointment Types


    ENROLLMENT PLAN

    Method used to select cows which are eligible for hormonal treatment (such as Ovsynch). For example, the enrollment plan may be defined by the voluntary waiting period or a negative pregnancy check.


    EPD - Nuvera

    see page 17, job E140245 for example


    EPD Academic Staff Committee

    1. EPD Academic Staff Committee This committee assists department academic staff with information about academic staff governance and promotions. They are also connected with the college-wide CASI: Committee on Academic Staff Issues which advises the College of Engineering dean on academic staff policy and procedure formulation, review and development, in compliance with campus policies and procedures.


    ESLAT*

    English as a Second Language Assessment Test
    Used to assess students' English language skills required for academic work and to place students in appropriate ESL courses. The ESLAT is required of many new graduate and undergraduate students. Learn More.


    Exchange ActiveSync Protocol

    Exchange ActiveSync (also known as EAS) is a communications protocol designed for the synchronization of email, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes from a messaging server to a smartphone or other mobile devices. The protocol also provides mobile device management and policy controls.


    Exchange Protocol

    A service -- similar to IMAP, POP3, and ActiveSync -- that works to transfer and synchronize email/calendar information between the server and the end user's client.


    Exemption Granted

    This is a state in ARROW.  Applications in this state have undergone review by an IRB staff reviewer and determined to qualify for exemption. In this state, the study team can submit changes of protocol, personnel changes, and reportable events, as well as report study completion.  


    FA - Aid Year

    The year for which Financial Aid is calculated. The value used for Aid Year is the ending year of the Academic Year. For example, if the Academic Year is "2011-2012", the aid year is "2012." The Aid Year includes the following terms in this order: Fall, Spring, Summer.


    FA - Cost of Attendance (COA)

    The estimated cost a student is expected to incur while attending the university. The student’s estimated Cost of Attendance (COA) for the academic year may vary by residency, active terms of enrollment (e.g., December graduates), enrollment level (e.g. ½ time) , Study Abroad program, program of study and other miscellaneous adjustments.  The COA includes both direct cost, which appear on the student account (tuition and fees) and indirect cost which is an estimate of a student’s cost for books, housing, food, transportation/travel and miscellaneous expenses.
    For more information on the Cost of Attendance, please visit the Office of Student Financial Aid's Cost of Attendance web page.


    FA - Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

    The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) was a number that determines a student’s eligibility for federal student aid. Starting with the 2024-2025 Academic Year, EFC has been replace with the Student Aid Index. You will still see EFC in WiSH for one more year. The EFC formulas, calculated according to a formula established by law, use the financial information students/parents provide on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to calculate the EFC. A family’s taxed and untaxed income, assets, and benefits (such as unemployment or Social Security), family size and the number of family members who will attend college during the year are all considered in the formula.   The EFC is a number used by the school to calculate the amount of federal student aid a student id eligible to receive. The EFC is a measure of a family’s financial strength -- the lower the EFC -- the "needier" the student.  EFCs range from $0 to $99,999.


    FA - FAFSA Received Date

    The FAFSA Received Date indicates the date in which a student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) was received by the Office of Student Financial Aid.


    FA - Federal Need

    Federal Need, sometimes referred to as financial need, is the amount of financial aid a student can receive if they are receiving federal aid. To calculate a students Federal Need, their Student Aid Index is subtracted from their Cost of Attendance.
    For example:

    Cost of Attendance $29,684 - SAI $3,108 = Federal Need $26,576. This means that the student may receive up to $26,576 in need-based aid, but can receive up to 29,684 in total aid.


    FA - Gift Aid

    The total grant, scholarship, waiver or fellowship aid currently reported as a financial resource on the student’s financial aid offer for the year. Federal Work Study and any type of loan are not included. This value is used in the Gift Need calculation.


    FA - Gift Need (Need Not Met by Gift Aid)

    Gift Need the gap between the cost of attending college and the gift aid a student is granted. In other words, it is the gap that remains for an individual student after all scholarship and grands (but not loans and Federal Work Study) are applied towards their Federal Need.
    Federal Need – Total Gift Aid = Gift Need


    Equation Examples:

    $5,000 Federal Need - $3,000 Grant Aid awarded  = $2,000 Gift Need
    $5,000 Federal Need - $10,000 Grant Aid awarded  = $0 Gift Need


    FA - Packaging Status (Y/N)

    Packaging Status (Y/N) shows whether or not a student has received their initial financial aid offer for a given academic year. If the student has submitted a FAFSA and received their initial financial aid offer, they will have the value of "Y." If the student has submitted their FAFSA but does not have a financial aid offer yet, it will show the value of "N." If the student has not submitted the FAFSA, the value will be blank. The intention of this data point is to offer more clarity around a student's financial information. There are several important things to remember when referencing this data point:

    • You should not use this data point as a qualification. Doing so might negatively impact students in the process of completing verification.
    • Even if a student has received their financial aid offer (i.e. has a "Y"), their financial aid offer may still change. OSFA is required by federal regulations to adjust student financial aid offers if a student receive additional financial aid (ie. scholarships, fellowships etc) after they receive their initial financial aid offer. A student may also experience a dramatic change to their financial situation (i.e. parent retiring, loss of parent's job) that might cause a re-evaluation of the student's financial aid offer.
    • When summer enrollment begins in late spring, you may see some students who were previously marked as "Y" move to "N." Summer financial aid offers use the same FAFSA data as the preceding academic year. These students still have their academic year offers. For next year offers (so the future academic year), this will not be an issue.


    FA - Student Aid Index (SAI)

    A number that determines a student’s eligibility for federal student aid. A student's SAI is calculated by the Department of Education based on the financial information  a student, their parents, and/or spouse provide on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The lower the SAI, the higher level of financial need a student has. SAIs can range from -1,500 to 999,999.


    FA - Unmet Need

    Unmet Need is the gap between the cost of attending college and the financial aid a student is granted. In other words, it is the gap that remains for an individual student after all financial aid has been applied towards their Federal Need.
    Federal Need - All Financial Aid (i.e. Gift Aid and Loans) = Unmet Need


    Faculty

    The UW-Madison faculty consists of all persons with instructional, research and service responsibilities who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor with at least a one-half time appointment with UW-Madison, or a full-time appointment held jointly between UW-Madison and UW-Extension.


    SOURCE: Faculty Policy and Procedures 1.02.A


    FAFSA*

    Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
    Through the Office of the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid is "Financial aid from the federal government to help you pay for education expenses at an eligible college or career school. Grants, loans and work-study are types of federal student aid. You must complete the FAFSA to apply for this aid." Learn More. 


    FALSE NEGATIVE

    An animal that tests as negative but who is actually positive. The percent of false negative for a test can be calculated as 100 – SENSITIVITY.


    FALSE POSITIVE

    An animal that tests as positive but who is actually negative. The percent of false positive for a test can be calculated as 100 – SPECIFICITY.


    FAT

    1. Ester of glycerol and fatty acids. 2. Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, but as opposed to the carbohydrates, fats have a ratio of hydrogen to oxygen well above 2:1. Fats, as opposed to oils, are solids at room temperature and usually are of animal origin.


    FATTY ACID

    A chain of carbon terminated by an acid (carboxyl) group (COOH). Fatty acids with less than 4 carbon units are volatile. Fatty acids with 5 to 20 carbon units are usually found as part of fats and oils.


    Favorite

    A Salesforce tool that enables the user to quickly find a set of records. See Add Favorite and Favorites List in Navigating Salesforce.


    Federal Ethnicity

    All colleges and universities in the U.S. are required to collect and report student and employee race/ethnicity according to federal Department of Education guidelines. This briefing paper describes the requirements for collection and reporting of race/ethnicity that have been in effect since December 2007.
    Colleges and universities are expected to use the federal methodology for the public reporting of enrollment, degrees conferred, graduation rates, employee counts, and other such standard metrics. Because individuals can identify multiple racial/ethnic categories that could result in duplicated counts, the Department of Education mandates use of a hierarchical methodology, as follows:
    1. All international individuals are reported in a separate category called “International”. “International” in this context refers to individuals who are not U.S. citizens and are not in permanent resident or refugee status.
    2. Domestic (non-international) individuals who identify as Hispanic are reported as “Hispanic”, regardless of the racial identities provided.
    3. Domestic individuals who do not identify as Hispanic but identify multiple races are reported as “2 or more races”.
    4. Domestic individuals who do not identify as Hispanic and only identified a single race are reported in that racial category (i.e. American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White).

    Racial/ethnic sub-categories for students are not considered part of the federal reporting methodology and are used only at the state and UW System level.


    FERMENTATION (in the rumen)

    The transformation of carbohydrates in absence of oxygen by rumen micro flora that produces volatile fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid, and gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).


    FERPA Hold

    A “Y” in this field indicates that the student has placed a FERPA-related hold on their record. Contact the student or look them up in SIS before sharing their information with outside entities. Values are:
    • Y - Yes
    • N - No
    • U - Unknown


    FERPA*

    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
    A federal law that governs the privacy of student educational records, access to those records, and disclosure of information from them. Learn More.


    FIBER (dietary)

    Nutrient of low energy density present in large quantities in forages. Fiber is composed of structural carbohydrates (cellulose and hemicellulose) and phenolic compounds. Fiber is important for dairy cows because they stimulate rumination and promote a healthy rumen environment for bacterial growth. However, in large amounts in the diet, fiber may fill the rumen, limit intake of energy and constrain milk production.


    FIBROUS CARBOHYDRATE

    Hemicellulose and cellulose that can be quantify by the neutral detergent fiber procedure.


    FileVault

    A built in feature of Mac OS X which enable encryption of the user directory. This feature is enabled by default in OS 10.10.


    Finalize Documents

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer or IRB floater to finalize IRB-approved documents for the study team.  The documents that can be finalized include IRB-approved consent forms and recruitment fliers.  Once the IRBS or IRBF finalizes a document, it is made into a pdf file and stamped with the IRB approval date, expiration date and name of the reviewing IRB.


    financial aid*

    Any grant or scholarship, loan, or paid employment offered to help a student meet his/her college expenses. Such aid is usually provided by various sources such as federal and state agencies, colleges, high schools, foundations, and corporations.  Learn More.


    First Generation

    A student who does not have a parent that graduated with a bachelor’s degree (as defined by the University of Wisconsin System). First Generation is a recruiting category used by the undergraduate Admissions office to indicate that a student has reported themselves to be a first generation college student. Please note: this is a self-report field which means students may accidentally mark themselves as first generation or they may not know that they would be considered first generation. Values are:
    • Y - Yes
    • Blank - Did Not Indicate First Generation Status OR Graduate/Professional/Special Student (i.e. who did not complete Undergraduate Admissions App)


    Foamcore

    strong, styrofoam-like board that printed material is mounted to


    Food Waste

    Food waste is a component of food loss and occurs when an edible item goes unconsumed as a result of human action or inaction, such as food discarded by retailers as a result of appearance or plate waste by consumers.


    FORAGE

    Feed that stimulate rumination due to their long particle size and their high content in fiber. Generally, forages are composed of the leaves and stems (stalk of plants. The bacterial population of the rumen allows the ruminant to digest forages.


    FORAGE TO CONCENTRATE RATIO

    Usually expressed as two percentages. The percentage of ration dry matter that is made up of forage and the percentage of ration dry matter that is composed of concentrates. The two total 100. For example a 50:50 forage to concentrate ratio means that a cow eating 20 kg of dry matter of that ration would eat 10 kg of concentrate dry matter and 10 kg of forage dry matter.


    Force Apply (WiSH)

    The process of manually adding students to an opportunity's applicant pool. For instructions on how to force-apply, please refer to this WiSH KB Force-Apply help page.


    Forward to Archive

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB to move a study to the archived state. 


    Forward to Archive

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to manually forward a submission that has been withdrawn by the IRB to the archive state.  


    Forward to Changes Requested - Scientific Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to forward a submission in the IRB withdrawn state to the Changes Requested -Scientific Review state.


    Forward to Deferral Response Pending

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to forward a submission in the IRB withdrawn state to the Deferral Response Pending state.


    Forward to Expedited Reviewer

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to forward an application to an expedited reviewer.  This activity should be used when it is determined that expedited review is the most appropriate review process for the application. 


    Forward to Faciliated Reviewer

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to forward an application to a facilitated reviewer.  This activity should be used when it is determined that facilitated review is the most appropriate review process for the application.


    Forward to IRB Administrative Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to forward a new submission to administrative review when scientific review is not required for the new submission. The activity requires attestation from IRB submission manager  that scientific review is not required. 


    Forward to IRB Pre-Meeting

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to transition a submission out of the PRS review state back to the IRB Pre-Meeting state in preparation for review at a convened IRB meeting.  


    Forward to IRB Pre-Meeting

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager or the IRB staff reviewer to forward a submission currently in the PRS review state to IRB Pre-Review.


    Forward to IRB Review of Modification Response

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to forward a submission to the IRB for review of a modification response from the study team.  This activity can be used when the study team's response requires additional review by the full IRB.


    Forward to Issues Pending

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to forward a submission in the IRB withdrawn state to the Issues Pending state.


    Forward to Modifications Requested

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to forward a submission in the IRB withdrawn state to the Modifications Requested state.


    Forward to Pre-Submission

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to forward a submission back to the Pre-submission state.  This activity can occur in Pre-review, In Expedited Review and In Exempt Review states.  This activity can be used when the application has been triaged incorrectly (e.g. requires review by a different IRB or scientific review). 


    Forward to Scientific Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager or IRB staff reviewer to forward a submission to scientific review.  Applications will be assigned to: 1. CTRC PIR, 2. PRMC, or 3. ICTR SRC. 


    Foward to Exempt Reviewer

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to forward an application to an exempt reviewer.  This activity should be used when it is determined that exempt review is the most appropriate review process for the application.


    Foward to Full Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to forward an application in the expedited review state to full review because the application  requires full review.


    FRUCTANS

    Is a polymer of fructose molecules generally, but not always, found as "carbohydrate storage in cool season grasses (C3 plants). Tall fescue and perennial ryegrass tend to have the highest levels of fructans when compared to other grasses under the same conditions. Fructan is stored in vacuoles inside cells throughout the plant where it is readily available as needed. In some species of grass the lower part of the stem is a carbohydrate storage organ.


    FTE (Full Time Equivalent) and Headcount

    There are two basic ways that we count the number of employees. When we use headcount, each individual person counts as one employee whether their appointment is full time or part time. When we use "FTE," we are using the "Full Time Equivalent."

    The Full Time Equivalent is the total of all positions using the percentage of the appointment rather than the number of individual employees. This is what the headcount looks like for the same employees using each measure:

    Employee A - .5 appointment
    Employee B - 1.0 appointment
    Employee C - .6 appointment
    Employee D - .4 appointment

    Using Headcount, there are 4 employees
    Using FTE, there are 2.5 employees (.5 + 1 + .6 + .4 = 2.5)



    Full Mailbox Permissions

    Full mailbox permissions can be assigned between any two accounts within UW-Madison's Microsoft 365 environment.

    table showing what you can or cannot do with full mailbox permissions
    What can I do with full mailbox permissions? What can't I do with full mailbox permissions?
    • Create email drafts
    • Send calendar invites
    • Create events
    • Delete emails
    • Read emails
    • Send emails *

    * To send emails, you will either need 'send as' or 'send on-behalf' of permissions.

    See how to manage full mailbox permissions for an account for further details.


    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

    The stomach and the intestine as a functional unit.


    General Application (WiSH)


    GERMINATE (to)

    To begin to or to cause to grow (syn to sprout.


    Global Action

    An action a user can take outside of an object. All actions relate back to one or more objects, but global actions are housed on Salesforce’s lightning experience bar (called the Salesforce tool bar in our documentation), located in the upper right corner, for easy access. See Global Actions in Navigating Salesforce.


    Global Address List (GAL)

    The Global Address List (GAL) is the address look up feature in Office 365. It contains email addresses for individuals and resources, excluding those that are hidden. Office 365 uses the Global Address List to supply email addresses when you are composing a message or inviting individuals to meetings.


    Global Studies Passport Program*

    Passport Program
    An agreement/collaboration between UW-Madison and Madison College (fka MATC) to provide Madison College students a broader range of international studies courses not otherwise available at Madison College. -  Learn More


    Global Warming Potential (GWP)

    An index (i.e., a relative measure) of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere over a chosen time horizon, relative to that of carbon dioxide. The GWP represents the combined effect of the differing times these gases remain in the atmosphere and their relative effectiveness in absorbing outgoing thermal infrared radiation. Although the most common time horizon is 100 years, GWP have been reported also for time horizons of 20 years and 500 years.


    GPA*

    Grade Point Average
    GPA is calculated by dividing the total amount of grade points earned by the total amount of credit hours attempted. Your grade point average may range from 0.0 to a 4.0. 


    GRAD*

    Graduate Student Code Classification
    Student Information System (SIS) career category for Graduate Student status.


    Grain

    the direction in which the paper fiber lie


    GRAIN

    Seed from cereal plants.


    GRAMINEAE

    Family of plants including rye grass, fescue, brome, timothy and other herbaceous plants often referred to as grass. Cereals are gramineous plants but often, they are considered apart from the grass because they are cropped for the grain rather than the vegetative parts of the plant.


    GRASS

    Any of the numerous plants of the family gramineae, characteristically having narrow leaves and hollow, jointed stems (e.g., orchardgrass, ryegrass, bromegrass).


    Green Manure

    A fertilizer consisting of growing plants that are plowed back into the soil.


    Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

    Any of the atmospheric gases, both natural and anthropogenic, that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation produced by solar warming of the Earth's surface. Water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) are the primary greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.


    Greenhouse Gas Effect

    Heat trapping effect of greenhouse gases in the troposphere (lowest portion of the earth's atmosphere)


    H-basis

    Paid bi-weekly for hours worked per pay period in calendar year.


    Halftone

    converting a continuous tone to dots for printing


    HAY

    A sun-dried forage. A method of preserving forage by cutting the plant and letting it dry in the sun.


    HDQA

    Help Desk Quality Assurance. This refers to the agent who answers questions from other agents and routes forwarded cases to the appropriate technicians. (Previously known as HDI)


    Head-to-head

    right reading sheets with head on top, that, when duplexed, heads run together on front and back of sheet. The back sheet is right-side up


    Head-to-toe

    right reading sheets with head on top, that, when duplexed, heads run opposite on front and back of sheet. The back sheet is upside down


    HEAT PERIOD

    A period of 9 to 24 hours preceding the ovulation during which cows are receptive to bulls and exhibit a typical behavior of mounting other cows or standing when mounted by other cows (or a bull).


    High School Class Percentile

    The percentile is calculated by SIS when Admissions enters the high school class rank and high school class size as reported on the high school transcript. WiSH pulls this data for the last attended high school. To see data for prior attended schools, request the student’s high school transcript(s). Please note that High School Class Percentile is not always weighted.


    High School Class Rank

    An applicant's relative academic position compared to their High School graduation class. Viewed as a single number, should be combined with High School Class Size to get accurate data. WiSH pulls the last attended high school for this data. To see data for prior attended schools, requests the student’s high school transcript(s). Please note that High School Rank is not always weighted.


    High School Class Size

    This is reported on the high school transcript as Rank in Class/Number in graduating class. WiSH pulls the last attended high school for this data. To see data for prior attended schools, requests the student’s high school transcript(s).


    High School GPA - Estimated



    This field estimates the high school GPA (generally through junior year of high school) based on a visual review of the high school transcript. This GPA is not an objective calculation, it is a visual estimate. Valid values in hierarchical order are:
    • A
    • A-
    • AB
    • B
    • BC or lower


    High School Name

    The high school listed is the one from which the student intends to graduate. WiSH pulls the last attended high school for this data. To see data for prior attended schools, requests the student’s high school transcript(s).


    High School Rural Designation (WI High Schools Only)

    The designation assigned to an applicant by the Office of Admissions and Recruitment based on a student's High School community. Please note that the designation is only consistently populated for Wisconsin High Schools at this time. The designation values are as follows: 
    • City - Large: Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with population of 250,000 or more.
    • City - Midsize: Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with population less than 250,000 and greater than or equal to 100,000.
    • City - Small: Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with population less than 100,000.
    • Suburb - Large: Territory outside a principal city and inside an urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more.
    • Suburb - Midsize: Territory outside a principal city and inside an urbanized area with population less than 250,000 and greater than or equal to 100,000.
    • Suburb - Small: Territory outside a principal city and inside an urbanized area with population less than 100,000.
    • Town - Fringe: Territory inside an urban cluster that is less than or equal to 10 miles from an urbanized area.
    • Town - Distant: Territory inside an urban cluster that is more than 10 miles and less than or equal to 35 miles from an urbanized area.
    • Town - Remote: Territory inside an urban cluster that is more than 35 miles from an urbanized area.
    • Rural - Fringe: Census-defined rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster.
    • Rural - Distant: Census-defined rural territory that is more than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is more than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an urban cluster.
    • Rural - Remote: Census-defined rural territory that is more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and is also more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.


    High School State

    When combined with home address, can give an accurate idea of the region the student was originally from. WiSH pulls the last attended high school for this data. To see data for prior attended schools, requests the student’s high school transcript(s).


    High School Transcript

    There are three separate data points in WiSH for High School Transcripts:
    • High School Transcript #1
    • High School Transcript #2
    • High School Transcript #3
    These data points display an ImageNow link. This data point is primarily intended to allow Scholarship Administrators and Reviewers to review High School transcripts for incoming Undergraduate students. Please note - when accessing the ImageNow link, users must be logged into VPN via their GlobalProtect app.

    Please note that only Users/Reviewers with the appropriate ImageNow access will be able to access the links. If you’d like to sign your Review Group(s) up for ImageNow access for High School Transcripts, please use our sign-up sheet.


    High School Transcript - Unofficial

    There is one data point in WiSH for a student's unofficial High School Transcript:
    • High School Transcript - Unofficial
    This data point displays an ImageNow link. This data point is primarily intended to allow Scholarship Administrators and Reviewers to review an unofficial High School transcript for incoming Undergraduate students. Please note - when accessing the ImageNow link, users must be logged into VPN via their GlobalProtect app.

    Please note that only Users/Reviewers with the appropriate ImageNow access will be able to access the links. If you’d like to sign your Review Group(s) up for ImageNow access for High School Transcripts, please use our sign-up sheet.


    HIPAA

    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act


    HIPAA Waiver

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to issue approval for a full HIPAA waiver of authorization, partial waiver of authorization or altered authorization.


    Hold Change for Continuing Review

    This is activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to hold a change application submitted by the research team in order to proceed with review of a continuing review application that has also been submitted concurrently.  In ARROW, with the exception of a personnel change amendment, only one submission will be in the IRB review process at a time.


    Hold Change for Reportable Event

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to hold a change application submitted by the research team in order to proceed with review of a reportable event application that has been submitted concurrently.  In ARROW, with the exception of a personnel change amendment, only one submission will be in the IRB review process at a time.


    Hold Continuing Review for Reportable Event

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to hold a continuing review application submitted by the research team in order to proceed with review of a reportable event application that has been submitted concurrently.  In ARROW, with the exception of a personnel change amendment, only one submission will be in the IRB review process at a time.


    Hold for Scheduling: Ancillary Committee Review Pending

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state cannot be scheduled for an IRB meeting until the Ancillary Committee Review decision has been entered into the system.


    Hold IRB Review - Submission of Reportable Event Pending

    This is a state in ARROW.  In this state, continuing and change applications are being held until a reportable event has been submitted by the study team.  Once the reportable event has been submitted, the continuing or change will transition back to the pre-review state.


    Home Address

    The home address is generally, but not always, the permanent home address where the student resides when not attending UW-Madison. All home address fields - address lines 1 and 2, city, state, postal code, county, country - relate to the home address. However, as these attributes are dependent upon the student keeping them updated, they are not always accurate.


    Human Resources

    1. Human Resources handles payroll, benefits, payroll funding information, recruiting, reclassifications and promotions, retirements, emeritus appointments, HR concerns.


    Human Subjects Research

    For information on human subjects research, please see the Institutional Review Board's website.


    HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCl)

    Strong acid secreted by the abomasum that breaks down chemical bounds and thus contributes to the digestion of feeds.


    IAM

    IAM stands for Identity and Access Management

    Information on UW-Madison Identity & Access Management can be found here: Identity & Access Management


    IAP*

    International Academic Program
    Serves and support UW-Madison academic departments and other units in their internationalization strategies and goals by providing high-quality study abroad opportunities that foster academic development and personal growth in UW-Madison students. Learn More.


    IIAT

    Internet Infrastructure Applications Technology. Deprecated (obsolete) name for PCS.


    Image Area

    portion of paper on which ink can appear


    ImageNow Printer

    Software that enables you to "print" files into a .TIFF (tagged image file format); for desktop users, the ImageNow Printer will display as a device in the “Devices and Printers,” “Printers and Faxes” area of the Windows’ Control Panel.


    IMAP

    Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a protocol for e-mail retrieval and storage.


    IMAP

    Internet Mail Access Protocol

    The DoIT Help Desk recommends configuring your Mail client with IMAP instead of POP3.


    Indicia

    postal information place on a printed product


    Industrial Refrigeration Center (IRC)

    • The Industrial Refrigeration Consortium (IRC) is a collaborative effort between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and industry. They work to improve the safety, efficiency, and productivity of industrial refrigeration systems and technologies, realizing this goal by conducting applied research, delivering knowledge transfer, and providing technical assistance. Although efforts are focused on industrial refrigeration systems that utilize anhydrous ammonia, they also work with systems that use other refrigerants.

      The IRC offers a unique combination of complementary resources that include academic qualifications, technical expertise, and practical experience. They provide objective information that is not biased by an affiliation with any particular organization.


    Inform Institutional Official

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to inform the Instituitonal Official of a reportable event for which the IRB determined required reporting internally and/or externally (e.g. to the IO, regulatory agency, funding agency, etc.). 


    Instance Number

    1. Instance Number, which can be viewed in ET, is a unique ET Number assigned to a unique offering of a course being held over specific dates in a specific location. See also: Program Number [KB Program Number]


    Intermediate Course Level

    Program knowledge level that builds on an introductory program, most appropriate for learners with detailed knowledge in an area. Such persons are often at a mid-level within the organization, with operational or supervisory responsibilities, or both.


    Internal Data

    By default, all Institutional Data that is not explicitly classified as Restricted, Sensitive or Public data is treated as Internal data. See UW-Madison Data Classifications


    Internal End Date (WiSH)

    The final day on which a student can match to an Auto-Match opportunity. It is also the final day a student's imported SIS data will update in an opportunity's application grid. (The data will freeze at 11:59 PM on this day.) Please note that:

    • Students cannot see the Internal End Date; it is only for administrators.
    • Every opportunity must have an Internal End Date that ends before the start of Cycle Management of the next year (the process of opening the new General Application for the year.)
    • If you change the Internal End Date after it has passed to a date in the future, students will start matching to your opportunity (if an Auto-Match) and student imported SIS data will begin to update again.
    • Internal End Dates should be set as the same day or after the date the Public End Date is set to.


    INTERNATIONAL UNITS (IU)

    A unit of measurement of the amount of biologically active vitamin in a feed or required in a diet.


    IP Address

    a numerical label assigned to each device using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network


    IRB Administrative Review

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state will undergo administrative review by the IRB submission manager in order to determine appropriate IRB and staff reviewer assignment.  In this state, the IRB submission manager can also send administrative issues to the study team. 


    IRB Member Modification Review

    This is a state in ARROW in which an IRB member can conduct a review of a modification response by the study team upon the request of an IRB staff reviewer.  In this state, the IRB member can submit modification review notes regarding their assessment of the modification response.  Then the IRB staff reviewer forwards the submission back to IRB Review of Modification Response.


    IRB Review of Modification Response

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state were previously reviewed by the IRB and modifications were requested.  The response from the study team requires review by the IRB to determine whether the study team has adequately addressed the IRB's requests.  In this state, the IRB staff reviewer can send the modification response to an IRB member or schedule it for review at a full meeting.


    IRB Withdraw

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to withdraw a study from the review process.


    IRB Withdrawn

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have been withdrawn by the IRB due to lack of response to an IRB request for modifications or deferral response.


    IRBS (IRB Staff Reviewer)

    Abbreviation for IRB staff reviewer role.


    IRBSM (IRB Submission Manager)

    Abbreviation for IRB submission manager role.  The submission manager is responsible for the triage and administrative review of all IRB submissions to ARROW.


    Issue Ancillary Decision

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows an ancillary committee representative to indicate in the ARROW system the outcome of the ancillary committee review.


    Kanopy

    A video streaming service that was discontinued by UW-Madison Libraries. Any questions about Kanopy must be referred to the General Library Help Desk

    For more information, see https://www.library.wisc.edu/music/2018/06/28/kanopy-no-longer-available/


    KILO CALORIE (KCAL)

    One thousand calories.


    L&S Department ID/UDDS

    A Department ID is the sequence of numbers that identifies a specific campus department, program, or entity. Historically, the Department ID was known as a "UDDS," which stands for "Unit, Division, Department, Subdepartment." This term is still in use in some resources, so we are including it in this glossary listing.

    In more practical terms, a Department ID/UDDS is the unique combination of letters and numbers that identify the division, department, and possibly subdepartment, associated with a particular personnel, research, financial, or other activity or transaction.

    EXAMPLE:  The full Department ID for a particular Letters & Science Department would be written as : 48XXXX.

    "48" stands for "College of Letters & Science"

    "XXXX" are the four numbers that identify the specific department, program, project, or other administrative entity.

    A list of Letters & Science Department ID/UDDS numbers can be found at:

    UW Madison Coding Information Dept ID

    Click on the link and you will be directed to the Accounting Services web site.  Click on the Coding link on the left side of the screen.  Click on the Organization/Dept ID.  When the excel list opens click on A48 to find a list of all Letters & Science Departments and descriptions. 

    UDDS Look Up Tool


    L&S Majors, Certificates, and Degrees

    The official lists of majors, certificates, and degrees offered in Letters & Science are available on-line:

    • The Guide provides a comprehensive list of undergraduate majors, special degree programs, certificates, and concentrations organized by the respective school or college that offers the academic program.
    • The Guide also provides a comprehensive list of graduate degrees, minors, and certificates. The information is organized alphabetically for all university programs.


    LACTOSE

    A disaccharide composed of a unit of glucose and a unit of galactose. Also known as milk sugar, lactose is produced commercially from whey.


    Laminate

    using a high-temperature process to melt plastic on paper, can be one or two-sided


    Laminating - Downstairs

    see page 25, job J143415 for example


    Laminating - Upstairs

    see page 24, job J143414 for example


    LAMINITIS

    Inflammation of the sensitive vascular tissue of the hoof.


    LAXATIVE

    A feed or drugs that will induce bowel movements (defecation) and relieve constipation.


    LDAP

    Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. This often refers to the NetID Utility, which is used for NetID password resets and to look up customer information such as NetID, email forwarding and filter information, current university affiliation, and active services.


    LDT and Marketing Production Team

    1. The LDT and Marketing Production Team Education Support Services team that is responsible for the creation, processing, and delivery of instructional and promotional assets for InterPro efforts.


    Leadership Team

    1. The Leadership Team provides necessary support to enable the efficient execution of InterPro's overall operation.  The Leadership Team functions to ensure strong lines of communication between each sub-unit, encouraging alignment to InterPro's mission, pursuit of its vision, and overall effectiveness of execution.


    LEAF

    Structure, usually flat and green that grows from a stem or stalk of a plant and is responsible for photosynthesis.


    Learning

     The process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience (Kolb, Experiential Learning; Experience as the Source of Learning and Development).


    Learning Design and Technologies (LDT)

    1. The Learning Design and Technologies (LDT) team provides effective support, consultation, strategic planning, and leadership in all current and emerging areas of teaching, learning, and technologies. Their work supports faculty, staff and students, and includes all phases of instructional design, development, and evaluation.

      They are dedicated to providing high quality learning experiences; empowering stakeholders with effective best practices, technologies, support and consultation; building constructive partnerships with UW-Madison campus units; and sustaining a strong record of scholarly activity through research and conferences in order to stay informed of emerging areas that drive educational innovation.


    Learning Environment

    1. learning environment is a combination of social and physical qualities that create the classroom experience. It includes classroom management procedures, as well as the way the space is organized, furnished and maintained.


    LearnModes

    A special type of application plan that can interface with Windows programs outside of Perceptive Content and pull information from them. The information can then be mapped to document keys.


    Letter of Recommendation

    There are five separate data points in WiSH for Letters of Recommendation:
    • Letter of Recommendation #1
    • Letter of Recommendation #2
    • Letter of Recommendation #3
    • Letter of Recommendation #4
    • Letter of Recommendation #5
    These data points display an ImageNow link. This data point is primarily intended to allow Scholarship Administrators and Reviewers to review the Letters of Recommendation from the Admissions Application for incoming Undergraduate students. Please note - when accessing the ImageNow link, users must be logged into VPN via their GlobalProtect app.

    Please note that only Users/Reviewers with the appropriate ImageNow access will be able to access the links. If you’d like to sign your Review Group(s) up for ImageNow access for Letters of Recommendation, please use our sign-up sheet.


    Life Cycle Assessment

    LCA addresses the environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts (e.g. use of resources and the environmental consequences of releases) throughout a product's life cycle from raw material acquisition through production, use, end-of-life treatment, recycling and final disposal (i.e. cradle-to-grave). There are four phases in an LCA study: a) the goal and scope definition phase, b) the inventory analysis phase, c) the impact assessment phase, and d) the interpretation phase (ISO 2006).


    LIPASE

    An enzyme that breaks down fat.


    Living Documentation

    Living documentation is a dynamic system documentation that provides information that is current, accurate and easy to understand. Documents that are written in a natural language format serve as the core of living documentation. Your content experts can review the documentation to ensure that it describes the desired behavior of the system from a logical standpoint.


    LOA

    Leave of absence


    Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

    1. The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) provides state and local municipalities with the resources and training required to manage their road systems. Training — from government and industry experts, engineering consultants, contractors, and highway and enforcement agency representatives — includes one-day workshops in several different locations around the state. Resources include videos, and online and printed manuals, bulletins, and Crossroads articles.

      The UW-LTAP is part of the
      National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA), as Wisconsin's LTAP center.


    Log Private Comment

    This is a way for IRB staff to make comments on applications that are saved to the history log, but are not visible outside the IRB office.  Study teams cannot see private comments.


    Mac Address

    media access control address - a unique identifier assigned to all network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment
    Also known as: physical address, Ethernet ID


    Macro

    A macro is a set of pre-programmed instructions that can be applied to a Salesforce record at the user’s discretion. Macros are used for repetitive tasks. One example in OAR is the use of a macro to: 1) Respond to an often-asked question with an email template that does not have customizable fields, and 2) To update and close the case. 


    Magenta

    M, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, pink/purple in color


    Mailing Address

    The mailing address is generally, but not always, the address of the student while attending UW-Madison. Official university mail is sent to the mailing address. Mailing address fields also include address lines 1 and 2, city, state, postal code, county and country.


    MAINTENANCE (diet)

    A diet that supplies the nutrients required to maintain vital functions (heart beat, respiration) and assure a constant body temperature.


    MAINTENANCE (state)

    A physiological state in which the animal is neither gaining nor losing weight, performing work or expending nutrients for any type of production.


    Major

    A student’s major is referred to as an academic plan in SIS. Some students may have more than one plan, and all are brought forward. How a student declares a major varies by school or college. Undecided students may show as BA 000 and BS 000.

    Sub-plan is available as a sub-attribute for major in criteria and reports. These codes are generally used for major options and some honors programs.


    Major - Future

    When a student changes their major (i.e. at SOAR), the change is often future effective dated. This means that the change is set to occur on a date in the future and the student's new major will not become their current major until that date. Major - Future displays this future major and the effective date (the date it will change in SIS) of any student who is set to have their major changed. Once the effective date passes, the student's major will change to the new value and Major - Future will become blank.


    Major Option

    Major Option is a named option is a formally documented sub-major within an academic major program.

    For more information, please check out this CAP KB page on named options in academic majors.


    Make-ready

    all the activities required to prepare a press for printing


    Malnutrition

    Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat (see more on Wikipedia).


    MAMMALS

    A class of vertebrate animals distinguished by self-regulating body temperature, hair, and in the female (a) milk producing gland(s).


    Management Console

    A major component of Perceptive Content that allows users with appropriate permissions to manage many aspects of Perceptive Content including drawers, doctypes, application plans, etc.

    Where your boss plays Mine Sweeper™.


    Marketing Message

    1. Marketing Message is content within promotional material that is designed to inform the reader about what to expect and why they should attend a course. Examples of Marketing Message content include: target audience, attending benefits, course content, and testimonials. It is often reviewed and updated with input from both the Program Director and/or Program Associate and the EPD Marketing team. It does not include administrative/logistical information.


    MASTICATION

    To grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth to prepare it for swallowing and digestion (Syn: Chew).


    MASTITIS

    An infammation of the udder (often caused by a microbial infection) resulting in pain and the secretion of milk with a high count of white blood cells (referred to as somatic cell count).


    MATC-Conn*

    Madison Area Technical College Connections Program
    Connections Program offers select applicants, who are Wisconsin residents, the opportunity to start at a partner college or university and finish their bachelor's degree at UW-Madison and hold the distinctive UW-Madison student status from the beginning. 
    Learn More.


    MATC*

    MATC also known as Madison College, formally known as Madison Area Technical College
    A technical and community college centered in Madison, Wisconsin. It serves students in parts of 12 counties in south-central Wisconsin. Learn More.


    MATR*

    Matriculation Status Code
    Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code: Matriculation.   
    Internal code for matriculated students (the formal process of entering a university).


    Matte finish

    dull paper, ink, or laminate finish


    MBAM

    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
    download


    MCAL

    Abbreviation for Megacalorie.


    MEAL

    1. The episodes of feed ingestion throughout the day.
    2. The edible seed or other edible part of a grain, coarsely ground (as opposed to flour which is finely ground).


    MEAN (Statistics)

    The mean of a normal distribution is the most likely value (the value that has the lowest probability of being "wrong"). The mean is the best measure of central tendency of a normal distribution. With a normal distribution, approximately one-half of the samples have values lower than the mean and one-half have values higher than the mean.


    MEGACALORIE

    One million calories.


    MELAB*

    Michigan English Language Assessment Battery
    Intermediate to advanced level standardized examination for adult non-native speakers of English. Learn More.


    METABOLISM

    Refers to all of the changes that nutrients undergo after they are absorbed from the digestive tract. Metabolism is divided into anabolism and catabolism.


    METABOLITE

    A product of metabolism of nutrients.


    METABOLIZABLE PROTEIN

    In ruminant nutrion, metabolizable protein, often abbreviated MP, is the amount of digestible protein that reach the small intestine, which is the source of amino acids absorbed into the blood. The three main sources of MP include rumen undegraded protein (the dietary protein fraction that has not been degraded in the rumen), the microbial (bacterial) protein synthesized in the rumen from the fermentation process, and the endogenous protein (intestinal digestive enzymes and sloughed cells from the gastro-intestinal tract). The latter source is minimal.


    MFA-Duo (multi-factor authentication)

    Multi-factor authentication is part of the new UW–Madison login process that verifies your identity. It combines something you know (your NetID and password) with something you have (smartphone, token/fob or tablet) preventing anyone but you from logging into a system. UW-Madison has partnered with Duo to provide this service.

    You will now need to log in by:

    1. Entering your NetID and password, and

    2. Confirming your login with the Duo app on your device.


    MICROORGANISM

    (see Microbe).


    Microsoft 365 (Email and Calendaring System)

    Office 365 is a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft. To see what features are available in UW-Madison's implementation, check here: Microsoft 365 - What features are included in Microsoft 365?


    Microsoft 365 Account

    The location in the Office 365 system where your email, calendar, task list, and address book are stored. Each Office 365 account has one primary address, but can have many alternate addresses.


    Microsoft 365 Transition Website

    Located at 365transition.wisc.edu, the Office 365 Transition Website is the first stop for those who are interested to know more about the transition. It provides general info on everything from the project history and the business case to the Office 365 Team roster and announcements to campus.


    MILL (a)

    1. A building equipped with the machinery for grinding grain into flour or meal. 2. A device or mechanism such as rotating millstones, that grinds grain.


    MINERAL

    1. The inorganic chemical elements (e.g., calcium phosphorus magnesium) determined by combusting a sample in a furnace and weighing the mineral residue. 2. Minerals play major roles in numerous metabolic processes. (syn Ash).


    Minutes Summary

    A summary of IRB discussion and determinations made on a particular submission. This is completed by IRB staff reviewers after the submission has been reviewed at an IRB meeting.


    MItigation

    A human intervention to reduce the human impact on the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce greenhouse gas sources and emissions and enhancing greenhouse gas sinks (Source: EPA Glossary).


    Modfications Requested

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have gone to an IRB meeting and IRB modifications have been sent to the study team.  Study teams must submit a response to the modifications before the study can move on from this state.


    Modification Response Approved

    This is an activity that is completed by a staff review.  This means that a modification response submitted by a study team has been reviewed by the IRB staff reviewer and was found to have adequately addressed the IRB's concerns without the need for additional full board review. 


    Modification Response Reviewed

    Allows a floater (assistant) to confirm that they have completed a preliminary review of a modification response submitted by a study team. Additional action must be taken by the assigned staff reviewer in order for the submission to move forward in the system.


    MONOGASTRIC

    Having one digestive cavity (i.e., one stomach).


    Mortality

    is incidence of death in a population. It is measured in various ways, often by the probability that a randomly selected individual in a population at some date and location would die in some period of time. Contrast to morbidity.


    MULTIPAROUS (cow)

    A cow that has given birth more than once.


    NCR - Digital

    see page 9, job X140725 for example


    Negative

    the image on a film that inverts color


    NET ENERGY OF LACTATION (NEl)

    The amount of energy in a feed which is available for milk production and body maintenance. Feeds generally are similar in total energy content but vary widely in the proportion of the total energy which is available for maintenance and milk production. The remainder of the energy in the feed is lost in the feces urine, gas belched form the rumen and excess heat production by the cow. In the cow, it takes 0.74 Mcal NEl to produce 1 kg of milk containing 4% fat and the net energy content of most feed range from 0.9 to 2.2 Mcal NEl per kg dry matter.


    NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER (NDF)

    A measure of the amount of cell wall in a feed determined by a laboratory procedure. Neutral detergent fiber includes cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.


    New Full Change

    This is an activity available to study teams for all studies in the Approved state.  This allows study teams to initiate a new change of protocol.


    New Reportable Event

    This is an activity available to study teams for all studies in the Approved state.  This allows study teams to initiate a reportable event. 


    NON-FIBER CARBOHYDRATE

    Carbohydrates that are not part of the neutral detergent fiber, but generally accumulate in the plant as energy reserve (e.g., starch). These carbohydrates usually are more rapidly and more completely digested than the fibrous carbohydrates (syn Non-structural carbohydrate).


    Non-Service Related Appointment

    Income with no work requirement; related to a non-service appointment (e.g. Fellow, Scholar, Trainee). Payment of the funds is not dependent on work or service to the university performed by the recipient.


    NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATE

    (see non-fiber carbohydrate).


    OAR Salesforce Website

    https://uwmadison.my.salesforce.com/


    OASDI*

    Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance: 
    It is the official name for Social Security in the United States. It is a comprehensive federal benefits program that provides benefits to retirees, disabled people and their survivors. Learn More.


    Office of Admissions and Recruitment*

    Admissions and recruitment office for all new, transfer or reentry freshman, sophomore, junior or senior students. Learn More.


    Office of the Registrar*

    UW-Madison Office of the Registrar supports the teaching and learning mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison by providing essential enrollment, curricular, and student record services to the campus community. It is organized into four areas: 

    • Administration, Reporting and Eligibility Services
    • Application Development and Technical Services
    • Curricular and Academic Management Services
    • Student Services


    Offline Data File (OST)

    Typically, when you use a Microsoft Exchange Server account (Office 365 account), your email messages, calendar, and other items are delivered to and saved on the server. You can configure Outlook to keep a local copy of your items on your computer in an Outlook data file that is named an offline Outlook Data File (.ost). This allows you to use Cached Exchange Mode or to work offline when a connection to the Office 365 (Exchange) computer may not be possible or wanted. The .ost file is synchronized with the Office 365 (Exchange) computer when a connection is available.


    Offset & Digital Job

    see page 12, job J143515 for example


    Offset Paper

    term for uncoated paper


    OMASUM

    The third stomach of a ruminant between the reticulum and the abomasum. It is characterized by the presence of muscular leaves that may have an absorptive function.


    OneNote Class Notebook

    The OneNote Class Notebook is an Office 365 app that helps instructors set up OneNote in their class. This app will create a class notebook, which includes three types of sub-notebooks: Student Notebooks, Content Library, and Collaboration Space.


    Opacity

    the amount of show-through on a printed sheet. The lesser the amount of show-through the thicker the paper, the more show-through the thinner the paper


    Opportunity Administrator (WiSH)


    ORGANIC MATTER

    Compounds composed of carbon oxygen hydrogen and nitrogen. All living organisms are composed primarily of organic matter. Fats, carbohydrates and proteins are examples of organic compounds.


    Organizational Unit

    An organizational unit (OU) is a subdivision within an Active Directory to which you can place users, groups, computers, and even other organizational units. Organizational units can be created to mirror an organization's functional or business structure. Each domain can implement its own organizational unit hierarchy. If an organization contains several domains, there may be organizational unit structures in each domain which are independent of the structures in the other domains.

    The term "organizational unit" is often shortened to "OU" in casual conversation. The organizational units within the School of Education’s AD domain are "WCER" and "SOEIT".


    Original

    material that is to be reproduced using various printing methods. i.e., PDFs, documents, photographs, artwork, product sample, or artist's drawing


    Outage

    Any event in which any of the following criteria are or will be met will constitute an IT Service Outage for a DoIT managed/monitored IT Service:

    • The IT Service is unavailable to its customers or a subset of its customers.
    • The IT Service is unable to function as designed and installed.
    • IT Service performance has degraded to a degree to render the resource unusable.
    • Multiple users' work may be lost.


    Outlook for Mac

    Microsoft Outlook for Mac is an email and calendar client that's available as part of Microsoft's 365 suite. It can be used to manage email, calendar, contacts, and more.


    Overlay

    transparent cover sheet on artwork often used for instructions


    OVULATION

    Release of an oocyte (i.e., egg) from a mature follicle. In dairy cows, ovulation occurs 24 to 32 hours after the first standing event of behavioral estrous. Similarly, ovulation occurs 24 to 32 hours after an injection of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone; (Gn-RH) administered in the presence of a dominant follicle.


    Pads

    see page 26, job J141725 for example


    PAG

    pagination sheet


    Page count

    total number of pages in a book including blanks


    PALATABILITY

    The taste and flavor property of a feedstuffs that make them more or less acceptable to be eaten.


    PaloAlto GlobalProtect

    The VPN client recommended for WiscVPN


    PANCREAS

    An irregularly shaped gland that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and produces insulin that is released into the blood.


    Pantone Matching System

    (PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing


    Papercut

    Papercut is a commercial product that the campus is using to allow pay-for-print in the InfoLabs and other locations.  Handling Information


    PAPILLAE (reticulo-rumen)

    1. Small projections on the inner surface of the rumen and the reticulum wall that increase the surface area of absorption of volatile fatty acids and other end-products of bacterial fermentation.


    PAPILLAE (tongue)

    Protuberances at the surface of the tongue that detect the taste of a feed.


    PARTURITION

    The act of giving birth (Syn Calving).


    PAT

    Pre-Posting Allocation Tool: Pre-Posting Allocation Tool (PAT) Handling Information.


    Payment for Environmental Services (PES)

    Payments to farmers or landowners who have agreed to take certain actions to manage their land or watersheds to provide an ecological service. As the payments provide incentives to land owners and managers, PES is a market-based mechanism, similar to subsidies and taxes, to encourage the conservation of natural resources.


    Perf (Perforation)

    a series of small cuts at regular intervals usually made to help a sheet tear apart evenly


    Personal Folders File (PST)

    A Personal Folders file (.pst) is an Outlook data file that stores your messages and other items on your computer. This is the most common file in which information in Outlook is saved by home users or in small organizations. Learn more.


    Pica

    unit of measurement. One pica = 1/6 inch


    PLACENTA

    An organ that develops during pregnancy in female mammals. It lines the uterus and partially envelopes the fetus, to which it is attached by the umbilical cord. Following birth, the placenta, then called the after birth, is normally expelled. The retention of the placenta usually leads to bacterial infection of the uterus called metritis.


    Plan Group

    The Plan Group is the three digit number that follows the student’s program code, indicating the major type (ex: for Communications majors, the code is 201, instead of the full BS201 or BA201). Use this as a short cut for schools/colleges that have the same major for many programs.


    plate

    Plate is a metal plate is imaged in a plate setter for each separation on an offset press job.


    Plate gap

    gripper space. The area where the grippers hold the sheet as it passes through the press


    Point of Contact (POC)

    The point of contact on a study has the capacity to edit the application and can also submit to the IRB on behalf of the PI.  There may four point of contacts assigned to a study and only the PI and the POCs can submit directly to the IRB.


    POLYGASTRIC

    Having more than one digestive cavity; Having a stomach divided into different chambers (e.g., ruminants).


    POPULATION (statistics)

    The set of individuals, items, or data from which a statistical sample is taken. In statistical terms, a population is defined as a larger set from which samples are obtained.


    Pre-Review Prepared

    Allows a floater (assistant) to confirm that they have completed a preliminary review of an application. Additional action must be taken by the assigned staff reviewer in order for the submission to move forward in the system.


    PREGNANT

    Having one or several fetus growing inside the uterus.


    Primary Academic Program Code

    The Primary Academic Program is designated for each term by the student’s highest ranking career and associated program.


    Primary Address

    In Microsoft 365, your primary address is the email address associated with your Microsoft 365 account that will appear as your "From" address on emails and calendar invites. It will also appear as a result in the global address look up feature in Microsoft 365. For further information, click here.


    PRIMIPAROUS (cow)

    1. A young cow that is pregnant for the first time. 2. A cow that has given birth once.


    Program Number

    1. A Program Number can currently be viewed in CSIS by using the unique ET Instance Number assigned to a unique offering of a course being held over specific dates in a specific location. See also: Instance Number [KB Program Number]


    Program Support

    • Program Support is responsible for working with program directors, department faculty, guest lecturers, instructional designers, technical specialists, and student employees to coordinate the scheduling, development, and delivery of both credit and non-credit courses from inception through evaluation.


    PROTEASE

    Digestive enzyme that breakdown proteins into peptides.


    PROTOZOAN

    Most primitive form of life in the animal kingdom composed of only one microscopic cell.


    Public Data

    UW-Madison data is classified as public when unauthorized disclosure, alteration or destruction would result in little or no risk to individuals or the University. Public data is freely accessible, usually from a university webpage. See UW-Madison's Data Classifications.


    Public End Date (WiSH)


    Qualifications (WiSH)


    Query Library

    A facet of interactive reporting (Help Desk Level 2-supported service).


    RADICLE

    The part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root.


    RaDS

    Repair and Departmental Support - Deprecated (obsolete) name for Departmental Support + Repair, which are now two separate groups within the User Services department


    RAM

    Random Access Memory


    Reassign IRB

    Research teams initially determine which IRB to submit their study to. During pre-reivew, the IRB office may determine that the study should be reviewed by another IRB.  This activity, available only to the IRB director, can move the study between the MR and HS boards, as well as to the SBS and ED IRBs. 


    Reassign IRB Member

    Once a submission has been scheduled for review at an IRB meeting, IRB Office staff can reassign the primary or secondary reviewer responsible for conducting the review, should scheduling or other conflicts arise. 


    Reassign IRBS

    Studies in pre-review are assigned to a specific IRB staff reviewer.  If necessary due to workload, vacations, or any other issue, the IRB director can reassign that study to a different staff reviewer using this activity.


    Record Facilitated Review Decision

    Some studies undergo a facilitated review rather than a full review, for example, studies sent to the NCI CIRB.  IRB staff will record the facilitated review decision using this activity.  This activity moves the study to the "awaiting correspondence" state.


    REGURGITATION

    Reversal of the natural direction in which contents flow through a tube or a cavity in the body. During rumination, rumen contents are regurgitated through the esophagus in the mouth for further mastication.


    Remove from Agenda

    A study that has been assigned to an IRB meeting may need to be removed from the agenda for various reasons (new information has come to light, the study team needs to make additional revisions, etc.).  This activity allows IRB staff to remove a previously scheduled item from an agenda and send it back to pre-review.


    Reportable Events

    Refers to any submission that is not an initial, continuing or change of protocol.  Reportable events include noncompliance, new information, adverse events and unanticipated problems.


    Research (Applied)

    Study directed toward gaining (scientific) knowledge to meet a recognized need


    Research (Basic)

    Study directed toward gaining (scientific) knowledge primarily for its own sake


    Resource Account

    In Office 365, a resource account is a non-person account that can be classified as either "room" or "equipment". Examples can include meeting/conference rooms, audio-visual equipment, or vacation calendars. Individuals must be granted permissions to interact with a resource account. More details.


    Restricted Data

    Data is classified as Restricted if protection of the data is required by law or regulation or UW-Madison is required to self-report to the government and/or provide notice to the individual if the data is inappropriately accessed. See UW-Madison Data Classifications.


    Right-Angle fold

    two folds at right angles to each other


    Saddle Stitch

    Saddle stitch is term for a pair of staples added to a collated booklet along the spine.


    Salesforce

    Salesforce started in 1999 in San Francisco and quickly grew in the 2000s to be an industry leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Salesforce was originally designed as a business-to-business (B2B) application to help companies improve their sales processes, and by extension, maximize their sales. It developed an Education platform in 2016. 


    Salesforce Compliance Form

    All Salesforce users agreed to the terms of the Recruitment CRM Compliance Form for UW–Madison prior to gaining access to Salesforce. All users are responsible for continuing to comply with the form's terms for the duration of their access. Failure to comply will result in revocation of access.


    Salesforce Lookup field


    A lookup field in Salesforce is used to find other records in Salesforce to build relationships between records.  For example, in a contact record one uses a lookup field to find and relate another record such as an organization or community to the contact.


    Lookup fields are not searchable in the global search on the home page, but can be searched with the Enhance Lookup feature.  See a video about this in knowledge base article Wildcard search and search limitations (video)


    Salesforce User

    A UW-Madison employee who has agreed to follow the terms of the Recruitment CRM Compliance Form for UW–Madison and has been granted access to OAR's Salesforce platform.


    Sample

    rough layout of a printed piece showing position and finished size


    SASLI*

    South Asian Summer Language Institute 
    A formal educational collaboration of the US Department of Education-designated Title VI National Resource Centers for South Asia, dedicated to training students, faculty, and professionals in the languages of South Asia. Learn More.


    SAT (Composite and Component)

    The highest SAT composite score as reported to the Admissions Office, using the total score of the two components from a single test date: Mathematics (MATHS) and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW).  The best possible score is 1600. 
    • Before March 2016, the SAT composite score was the combined score of the three main test sections (mathematics, verbal, and writing). The best possible score was 2400.


    Save

    The smartform application allows users to save their work before exiting the application. Users should periodically save their completed work in the smartform application in order to avoid losing any work due to the potential for timing out of the system or when the user needs to complete the application at a later time.  


    Scanner Profile

    A reuseable collection of settings that defines scanner parameters. A scanner profile sets things like DPI (dots per inch) and Simplex (single-side) /Duplex (double-sided) on scans. Scanner profiles are located and set in capture profiles.


    Searchable Question (WiSH)

    When marked, enables questions to appear on the Public Website to be used as filters. However, we strong discourage users from making questions searchable. Some question types when made searchable have the capacity to overload the Public Website. Our best practice is to never use the searchable function.


    SEASSI*

    South East Asian Studies Summer Institute
    Provides high quality intensive language instruction in at least eight of the major Southeast Asian languages at one location during the summer. Learn More.


    seminar*

    “A class at a college or university in which a topic is discussed by a teacher and a small group of students.”


    Send Administrative Issues to Study Team

    The IRB Submission Manager reviews all new submissions to ARROW for completeness and any other administrative concerns (incorrect/missing documentation,etc.).  Any identified issues are sent from the submission manager to the study team via this activity.


    Send As

    In Office 365, this permission allows users other than the mailbox owner to use the mailbox to send messages. After this permission is assigned to a delegate, any message that a delegate sends from this mailbox will appear as if it was sent by the mailbox owner. However, this permission doesn't allow a delegate to sign in to the user's mailbox.


    Send Change for Exemption to Ancillary Committee

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to send a change of protocol for an exemption to an ancillary review committee.  For example, if an exemption initially required VA R&D Committee review and a change is being made to the exemption, the IRB staff reviewer could send the change to the VA R&D Committee for review.


    Send On Behalf Of

    In Office 365, this permission allows a delegate to use this mailbox to send messages. However, after this permission is assigned to a delegate, the From address in any message sent by the delegate indicates that the message was sent by the delegate on behalf of the mailbox owner.


    Send Revised Determination to Study Team

    This is an activity in ARROW in the Exemption Granted state.  This activity allows the IRB staff reviewer to send a revised exemption determination to the study team.


    Send to Ancillary Committee

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to send full board review applications to ancillary committees for review.  All ancillary committee approvals must be in place before scheduling for IRB meeting can occur. 


    Sensitive Data

    Data is classified as Sensitive if the loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability of the data could have a serious adverse effect on university operations, assets or individuals. See UW-Madison Data Classifications.


    Service Account

    An OAR email address that ends in @admissions.wisc.edu and that represents a core function of our office rather than an individual. See Case Queues in Cases.


    Service Account

    Microsoft 365 service accounts are intended to be used for shared/changing roles (e.g., info, secretary, webmaster, newsletter, feedback, etc.) or service/programmatic access (e.g., printers, copiers, mailers). Service accounts can be accessed via all Outlook clients. Learn more about the types of accounts available within UW-Madison's implementation of Microsoft 365.


    Service Related Appointments

    Employment payment, compensation for work performed in service to the university. Income is contingent upon an activity or employee position (e.g. Project Assistant, Research Associate, Teaching Assistant, etc.).


    Set Expiration Date

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer or IRB floater to set the expiration date for a continuing review submission, rather than relying on the default expiration date set by the system (at 1 year minus 1 day from the meeting date). 


    SharePoint

    SharePoint is a web application framework and platform which integrates intranet, content management, and document management. You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from almost any device. Learn more.


    SharePoint Designer

    Microsoft SharePoint Designer is a specialized HTML editor and web design freeware for creating or modifying Microsoft SharePoint sites, workflows and web pages.


    Sifting and Winnowing

    The phrase "sifting and winnowing" refers to UW-Madison's historic tradition of defense of intellectual and academic freedom. The words are taken from an 1894 report of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and were originally used to explain the board's refusal to censure a professor accused of socialist and pro-union activity. The words are mounted on a plaque on the front of Bascom Hall:

    WHATEVER MAY BE THE LIMITATIONS WHICH TRAMMEL INQUIRY ELSEWHERE, WE BELIEVE THAT THE GREAT STATE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SHOULD EVER ENCOURAGE THAT CONTINUAL AND FEARLESS SIFTING AND WINNOWING BY WHICH ALONE THE TRUTH CAN BE FOUND.


    Signature

    a sheet of printed pages that when folded become part of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)


    SILAGE

    Method of preservation of fresh forages based on the partial fermentation of the sugars in absence of oxygen. Silage can be made in various silos.


    SOAR*

    Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration 
    New student orientation, program advising and course registration for freshman, transfer, or an international students. Learn more here: SOAR / Student Orientation Advising and Registration / Center for the First-Year Experience


    SOMATIC CELLS

    (a) Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells. (b) Milk somatic cells are primarily leukocytes (white blood cells) and some epithelial cells shed from the lining of the mammary gland. The leukocytes are derived from blood and consist of macrophages, lymphocytes, and polymorphonuclear cells, primarily neutrophils (PMN). Normal milk does contain somatic cells, and the concentration of these cells is almost always less than 100,000 cells/ml in milk from uninfected/uninflamed mammary quarters.


    Special student*

    Non-degree seeking student
     AKA University Special Student, students not currently enrolled in a UW-Madison degree program, but are taking UW-Madison courses for credit or audit. Learn More.


    Stack by page or subset

    to keep each piece separate or independent


    STALK

    The main stem of an herbaceous plant.


    STANDARD DEVIATION (statistics)

    Standard deviation (SD) is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. If the data points are further from the mean, there is higher deviation within the data set. The SD shares the same unit as the mean. The SD is calculated as the square root of variance by determining the variation between each data point relative to the mean. The symbol for standard deviation is σ (the Greek letter sigma). Approximately, in a normal distribution,
    38% of all observations are within ± 0.5 SD units of the mean;
    68% of all observations are within ± 1 SD units of the mean;
    95% of all observations are within ± 2 SD units of the mean;
    99% of all observations are within ± 3 SDunits of the mean.


    staple

    Staple is a term for a staple added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet.


    STARCH

    Carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots, an stem pith of plants notably in corn, potatoes, wheat and rice. Warm season grasses (C4 plants) store starch in chloroplasts in leaf tissue. C4 grasses such as Bermuda Paspalum or Rhodes grasses grown under heat stress may contain considerable starch in leafy tissue. Nutritionally, it is referred to as non-structural carbohydrate as opposed to the carbohydrate found in the neutral detergent fiber of the plant.


    Start Date (WiSH)


    States

    In ARROW, the IRB review process is divided into different parts, called States. The State an application is in will change as it moves through the review process. The list of actions a user can take for a submission will vary according to the state it is in.


    Step-and-repeat

    the process of placing the same image on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times


    Stereotype Threat

     The term refers to being at risk [given a specific set of contextual circumstances] of confirming a negative stereotype about one's social group as a self-characteristic [i.e., a personal trait]. For example, Let's say that you find yourself in a situation in which you realize that someone may have a steretotype about you [because of you physical appearance, gender or any other general characteristic of social group] and there is a part of you that is afraid that your [about to be undertaking] action and behavior will prove to that person that the stereotype is true. The concept was first introduced in seminal publication of Steele and Arsonson (1995) (see also ResearchGate link).


    STILLBORN CALF

    A calf born dead or that dies within 48 hours of birth.


    STRAW

    The plant residue remaining after separation of the seeds in threshing. It includes chaff.


    STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATE

    (see Fibrous carbohydrate).


    Student Assistants

    Titles in the Student Assistant title group are used for graduate students who: hold a fellowship, scholarship or traineeship; hold an appointment which is intended primarily to further the education and training of the student; are employed to assist with research training or other academic programs or projects; and/or have been assigned teaching responsibilities in an instructional department under the supervision of a faculty member.

    In addition, Student Assistant titles are available to undergraduate students when: no qualified graduate student is available to perform a function that would normally be assigned to graduate students (i.e., Undergraduate Assistant - requires advance approval of the dean); or when the terms of a supporting grant or contract preclude the use of other normally appropriate titles (Undergraduate Intern).


    SOURCE: Office of Human Resources, UW-Madison Unclassified Title Guideline; Summary of Unclassified Appointment Types


    Student Visa Type

    The visa a student or applicant possess that allows them to study at a university in the United States. These are determined by the Office of International Student Services.


    Study Team

    The study team consists of the PI, the point of contact, and any other personnel listed as having edit/email or read-only access to study materials in the initial application smartform. 


    Sub-Domain

    A sub-domain is a domain that is part of a larger domain; the only domain that is not also a sub-domain is the root domain. For example, doit.wisc.edu and engr.wisc.edu are sub-domains of the wisc.edu domain.


    SUBCLINICAL

    Without clinical manifestations; said of the early stages or a very mild form of a disease, e.g. subclinical disease, infection, parasitism, or when a disease is detectable by biological tests but not by a clinical examination.


    Submit Administrative Hold Response

    After a study has been approved with an administrative hold, study teams must resolve the conditions of this hold; this is done by submitting a response.  


    Submit Changes

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit changes requested by the scientific review committee.


    Submit Deferral Response

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit a deferral response to the IRB.  Once the PI or POC submits the deferral response, the submission transitions back to the IRB Pre-Review state.


    Submit Facilitated Review Notes

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows an IRB member to submit their facilitated review notes.  This activity transitions a submission from the IRB Member Facilitated Review state back to  the In Facilitated Review state once the assigned IRB member(s) has completed their review.


    Submit Modification Response

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit their modification response to the IRB.  Once the PI or POC submits their modification response, the submission transitions to the IRB Review of Modification Response state.


    Submit Modification Review Notes

    Review state to the IRB Review of Modification Response state once the assigned IRB member(s) has completed their review. 


    Submit Reportable Event Notes

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows an IRB member to submit their reportable events notes.  This activity transitions a submission from the IRB Member Review of Reportable Event state back to the IRB Pre-Review state once the assigned IRB member(s) has completed their review.


    Submit Request to Reactivate

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit a request to reactivate a submission that is in the IRB withdrawn state.  


    Subset - Collated

    see page 7, job X140743 for example


    Subset - Uncollated

    see page 8, job X140742 for example


    Supplemental Question (Apply-To/Fund-Specific Applications)


    Sustainability

    Sustainability is a holistic concept that built on three inter-related pillars: environmental, social and economic. To be sustainable, any entrepreneurial activity must be economically viable, ecologically healthy and socially equitable. A universal definition of sustainability was given for the first time by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in the Brundtland report published under the auspices of the United Nations in 1987.


    Sustainable Intensification

    Narrowly defined, SI refers to increase food production from existing farmland in ways that place far less pressure on the environment and that do not undermine our capacity to continue producing food in the future. However, Garnett et al. (2013) added the following four premises underlying SI: (a) The need to increase production; (b) Increase production must be met through higher yields because increasing the area of land in agriculture carries major environmental costs; (c) Food security requires as much attention to increasing environmental sustainability as to raising productivity; and (d) SI denotes a goal but does not specify a priori how it should be attained or which agricultural techniques to deploy.


    SWAP

    Surplus With a Purpose


    Sway

    Microsoft Sway is a presentation app available through Office 365 that allows you to create and share interactive reports, presentations, newsletters, personal stories, and more.


    System Administrator (WiSH)


    Tabs - 2 up w/ HI tabs

    see page 5, job J143403 for example


    Tabs Job

    see page 3, job J143400 for example


    Take Ownership

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows an IRB staff reviewer or IRB director to take ownership of a submission from another IRB staff reviewer. This may be necessary when the original assigned staff reviewer is unavailable or workload needs to be shifted.


    TANNIN

    Highly complex phenolic compounds in plants that may play a role of defense again microorganisms and possible predators (the herbivores). Tannin binds and reduces the availability of proteins and carbohydrates to ruminal microbes.


    Tape Bind

    a type of binding that uses a strip of durable tape to hold a book together lines that indicate where to trim before a job goes on the collator or other binding equipment, by doing this it allows the operator to still see the trim marks for final trim


    TAR

    Telephone Activity Reports: Telephone Activity Report (TAR) Handling Information.


    TASTE

    Property of feed detected by some papillae of the tongue and the roof of the mouth resulting in a positive or negative response to further ingestion of the feed.


    Technical Support

    1. The Technical Support Team is responsible for departmental desktop, laptop, and mobile device support. You can also contact them for help with local department systems, Box, Teams, USI, and Microsoft Office.


    Teragram

    One trillion (1x1012) grams = one million 1x106) metric tons (see Units of Mass in Metric System).


    Terminated

    This is both a potential motion that can be made by the IRB upon review of a reportable event, as well as a state in ARROW.  Studies that are in the terminated state can be forwarded to the end state, Archive, by the IRB submission manager or will be automatically archived after 18 months. 


    THYROID GLAND

    A two-lobed gland located in the throat and secreting the hormone thyroxin, which regulates the iodine metabolism in the body.


    TIMED ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

    Method of AI breeding in which the timing of artificial insemination (AI) is based on a hormonal protocol that synchronizes the timing of ovulation. This is in contrast to timing insemination based on direct or indirect detection of estrous behavior. Hormonal protocols for Timed AI were developed in 1995 and have been widely adopted by dairy producers for reproductive management.


    Total Cumulative Credits

    The total credits earned by the student up to and including the current term. This should be the sum of all terms in the given career, up to and including the present term. It includes transfer, test and other credits as well as UW-Madison credits.


    TOTAL MIXED RATION (TMR)

    Mixture of the forages, concentrates, minerals and vitamin supplements of a ration. The total mixed ration has the advantage of offering a balanced ration at each meal rather than on a 24 h basis.


    Total Mixed Ration (TMR)

    Refers to the practice of loading pre-determined amounts of all feed ingredients and blending them in a mixer, followed by delivery to a group of cows, usually housed and managed in confinement. Typically a dairy nutrition consultant will make recommendations using least-cost ration formulation software to determine the amounts and type of feed to blend based on economic considerations (minimizing feed cost), while providing the lactating cows with all know nutrients required for health and high milk production performance.


    Trapping

    used to expand the dominant ink to be printed larger-than the less-dominant ink, used to help tight registration on offset printing


    Triage

    Another way to refer to the onsite Help Desk (Hours & Locations)


    Trim marks

    see crop marks


    ULTRA-VIOLET:

    Ray in sunlight which enables vitamin D to be synthesized under the skin.


    Umbrella Apply-To Opportunity (WiSH)

    This opportunity structure allows you to replicate the functionality of the conditional application using an Apply-To Opportunity. In this case, the Apply-To is used as the overarching (umbrella) application for a series of Auto-Match Opportunities. This term is specific to UW-Madison, so you will not find it on the Blackbaud Knowledgebase.  
    For more information on how to create an umbrella apply-to opportunity, please refer to our Umbrella Apply-to help page.


    Undergraduate Admissions Recruitment Initiated Event Campaign

    Campaign used by recruiters for high school, college and organization visits. 

    Naming Convention
    State or Country Code - School Name - Month - Year


    Undergraduate Admissions Recruitment Invited Event Campaign

    Campaign used by recruiters for college fairs, panels, and other events we are invited to.

    Naming Convention
    State or Country Code - School Name - Year [for fairs] 
    OR
    State or Country Code - Org Name - Event Name - Season - Year [for other external events]


    Undergraduate Admissions Recruitment Trip Campaign

    Campaign used by recruiters to set up a recruitment trip or recruiting season itinerary.

    Naming Convention
    Last Name-State or Country Code - Month - Year
    OR
    Last Name - Season - Year


    Undergraduate Admissions UW Sponsored Event

    Campaign used by recruitment and events team members for prospective student recruitment sessions and Visit Bucky events.


    Undergraduate degree*

    An academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses.  The most common type of this degree is the bachelor's degree, which typically takes at least three or four years to complete or 120+ credit hours.


    Undergraduate*

    A student at a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree, but is in pursuit of. 


    Unit of Mass in Metric System

    1,000,000,000,000,000  1x1015 petagram (Pg) quadrillion  
    1,000,000,000,000  (Million Metric Tons or Megatonnes)1x1012 teragram (Tg) trillion
     1,000,000,000  (Thousand Metric Tons) 1x109 gigagram (Gg) billion
     1,000,000  (Metric Ton) 1x106 megagram (Mg) million
     1,000   1x103 kilogram (Kg) thousand  
     100   1x102 hectogram (Hg) hundred  
     10   1x101 decagram (Dg) ten  
     1    gram    
       0.1 10-1 decigram (dg) tenth   
       0.01 10-2 centigram (cg) hundredth  
       0.001 10-3 milligram (mg) thousandth  
       0.000,001 10-6 microgram (µg) millionth  
       0.000,000,001 10-9 nanogram (ng) billionth  
       0.000,000,000,001 10-12 picogram (pg) trillionth  
       0.000,000,000,000,001 10-15 femtogram (fp) quadrillionth  


    Units Taken

    The number of credits that a student is taking in a current or future term.


    University Special Students*


    University Staff

    University staff positions focus primarily on supporting education, research, and the campus infrastructure. If a position involves functions that are similar in nature to other positions in Wisconsin state government, the position is university staff. These positions include accountants, administrative support associates, nurses, microbiologists, and custodians.


    SOURCE: Office of Human Resources


    University Staff

    1. University Staff hold positions in virtually every unit on campus. The University Staff positions are quite varied and duties include, but are not limited to, administrative support, information technology, accounting, engineering, in addition to custodial, food service, and craftsworkers and contribute daily to the quality and reputation of a University recognized and respected around the world. 


    UNSATURATED FAT

    Fat containing fatty acids that can accept hydrogen atoms to saturate their structure (e.g., oleic, linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids).


    Update IRBS

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to notify the IRB staff reviewer if there are IRB member comments resulting from Preliminary Review


    Upload Checklists

    Prior to an IRB meeting, staff reviewers are able to upload reviewer checklists summarizing any issues/concerns/questions for the board to consider.


    Upload Scanned Reviewer Checklist

    During their review of a submission, IRB members make comments on and respond to specific staff questions/recommendations on hardcopies of the reviewer checklists that they have previously printed out.  These hardcopies with board member comments are uploaded into ARROW after the IRB meeting and become part of the studies electronic file.   


    UREA [CO(NH2)2]

    A nitrogen-containing organic compound found in urine and other body fluids. Urea is synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide. Urea can be used as fertilizer or as a source of nitrogen in the ration of ruminants.


    UV Coating

    protective liquid coating applied to printed sheets (similar to varnish), bonded and cured with ultra-violet (UV) light


    UW Board of Regents*

    “. . . consists of 18 members, 16 of whom are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. ” “The Board is responsible for establishing policies and rules for governing the System, . . .future state needs for collegiate education, . . . admission standards and policies, reviewing and approving university budgets . . .. “ Learn More.


    Variable Data

    see page 34, job X141473 for example


    Variable Data

    see page 34, job X141473 for example


    Varnish

    clear ink-like substance that is applied to printed surfaces for appearance and protection


    VEGETATIVE

    The parts of plants that are involved in the growth as opposed to the parts of plants involved in reproduction.


    VITAMINS

    Complex organic substances occurring naturally in plants and animal tissue and essential in small amounts for the proper functioning of numerous metabolic processes.


    VOLATILE

    Evaporating readily at normal temperature and pressure.


    VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA)

    Products of fermentation of carbohydrates (and some amino acids) by the rumen microorganisms. Acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid are the primary volatile fatty acids which are absorbed through the rumen wall and used as an energy source by the cow.


    VOLUNTARY WAITING PERIOD

    The number of days between calving and first attempt to breed a cow. A typical voluntary waiting period is 45 days. However, it may varies from less than 40 to 80 days depending on farmer’s preference and reproductive protocol in place on the farm.


    WADM*

    Administrative Withdrawal Status Code
    Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code: Administrative withdrawal status. Internal code for administrative withdrawal status, located within UW-Madison student database system. 


    WAPP*

    Applicant Withdrawal Status Code 
    Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code: Applicant withdrawal status. Internal code for student/applicant withdrawal status, located within UW-Madison student database system


    Wasting

    Wasting, also known as wasting syndrome, refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away leading to children of low weight for their height. Wasting is sometimes referred to as "acute malnutrition" because it is believed that episodes of wasting have a short duration, in contrast to stunting, which is regarded as chronic malnutrition (Source: Wikipedia).


    Watermark

    distinctive design created in paper at the time of manufacture that can be easily seen by holding the paper up to a light


    Webinar

    1. A Webinar is a type of web conference that allow participants in different locations to see and hear the presenter, ask questions and generally interact by connecting over the Internet. The distinction between web conference, webcast and webinar is becoming particularly difficult to define as functionality and usage becomes more similar.


    Wisc Account Administration Site

    A web site that allows administrators and end users to manage accounts (NetID and departmental) that access Office 365, WiscMail, CloudFax, Box, Qualtrics, LastPass, and Google Apps.


    Wiscard*

    Is the Campus/Student Photo ID for students and staff.  See more here: Wiscard / UW-Madison Photo ID Card


    Wisconsin Federation Login

    an authentication and authorization framework that allows applications the ability to provide campus-specific login services


    With the grain

    folding or feeding paper into the press or folder parallel to the grain of paper


    Withdraw

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to withdraw a submission from the initial review process.  This activity moves the submission to the Withdrawn state at which time the PI or POC can make a copy of the application, send it back to Pre-Submission or archive it.


    Withdraw Change

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to withdraw a submitted change from the review process.  This activity moves the submission to the Withdrawn state at which time the PI or POC can send the submission back to Pre-Submission or archive it.


    Withdraw Continuing Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to withdraw a submitted continuing review from the review process.  This activity moves the submission to the Withdrawn state at which time the PI or POC can send the submission back to Pre-Submission or archive it.


    Withdraw Reportable Event

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to withdraw a submitted continuing review from the review process.  This activity moves the submission to the Withdrawn state at which time the PI or POC can send the submission back to Pre-Submission.


    withdrawal*

    Is a term used for “dropping all courses during a given term.”  "(Note: You can drop all of your courses prior to the start of a term without going through the withdrawal process.  This is considered 'canceling your enrollment'.)" Learn More.


    Withdrawn

    This is a state in ARROW.  Submissions in this state have been withdrawn by the PI or POC.  Submissions in this state can be sent back to Pre-Submission or Archived by the PI or POC.


    Work and tumble

    using the same plate and same guide, printing one side of a sheet, and flipping it from gripper to tail to print on the back of the sheet. Similar to perfecting but 2 passes


    Work and turn

    using the same plate and common guide, printing one side of a sheet, and flipping it from left to right to print on the back of the sheet


    Workspace ONE

    Workspace ONE is VMWare’s unified endpoint management (UEM) service. The service allows individual campus units to configure and manage devices on multiple platforms such as macOS, iOS, Android, and Windows. Workspace ONE allows Research IT to purchase and install Apple App Store software on enrolled devices, and to uninstall software and reassign licenses as needed.

    Users also have access to popular UW campus-provided software as well as freely available offerings via the self-service features of the Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub. Workspace ONE also allows the configuration of security and other device policies.