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 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.


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.


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).


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.


    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.


    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.


    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 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). 


    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).


    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".


    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.


    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.


    Auto-Match Opportunity (WiSH)


    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.   


    Begin Review Period (WiSH)


    BeyondTrust (Formerly Bomgar)

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


    Binders

    see page 27, job J143416 for example


    Biogenic

    Produced or brought about by living organisms.


    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.


    Blended

    1. Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through delivery of content and instruction via digital and online media with some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace.  Can also be called Hybrid Learning.


    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


    Business Insight

    A tool integrated into the Imaging Service that can be used to run reports against data; often used to check user/group permissions.


    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 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.


    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.


    CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)

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


    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.


    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.


    CELLULOSE (C6H10O5)n:

    A polymer - long chain- of glucose units. Cellulose is the most abundant organic matter in the world. It is a major component of plant cell wall. Ruminant can use cellulose as an energy source because of fermentation by bacteria in the rumen.


    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.


    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. 


    Citizenship Country

    A student's country of citizenship. This value captured on the application for admission, and when necessary, is verified by the International Student Services Office. There is a value for every country.

    Country codes and descriptions
    Country Code Country Description
    ABW Aruba
    AFG Afghanistan
    AGO Angola
    AIA Anguilla
    ALA Aland Islands
    ALB Albania
    AND Andorra
    ARE United Arab Emirates
    ARG Argentina
    ARM Armenia
    ASM American Samoa
    ATA Antarctica
    ATF French Southern Territories
    ATG Antigua and Barbuda
    AUS Australia
    AUT Austria
    AZE Azerbaijan
    BDI Burundi
    BEL Belgium
    BEN Benin
    BES Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba
    BFA Burkina Faso
    BGD Bangladesh
    BGR Bulgaria
    BHR Bahrain
    BHS Bahamas
    BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina
    BLM Saint Barthelemy
    BLR Belarus
    BLZ Belize
    BMU Bermuda
    BOL Bolivia
    BRA Brazil
    BRB Barbados
    BRN Brunei Darussalam
    BTN Bhutan
    BVT Bouvet Island
    BWA Botswana
    CAF Central African Republic
    CAN Canada
    CCK Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    CHE Switzerland
    CHL Chile
    CHN China
    CIV Cote D'Ivoire
    CMR Cameroon
    COD Congo, The Democratic Republic
    COG Congo
    COK Cook Islands
    COL Colombia
    COM Comoros
    CPV Cape Verde/Cabo Verde
    CRI Costa Rica
    CUB Cuba
    CUW Curacao
    CXR Christmas Island
    CYM Cayman Islands
    CYP Cyprus
    CZE Czech Republic
    DEU Germany
    DJI Djibouti
    DMA Dominica
    DNK Denmark
    DOM Dominican Republic
    DZA Algeria
    ECU Ecuador
    EGY Egypt
    ERI Eritrea
    ESH Western Sahara
    ESP Spain
    EST Estonia
    ETH Ethiopia
    FIN Finland
    FJI Fiji
    FLK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
    FRA France
    FRO Faroe Islands
    FSM Micronesia, Federated States
    GAB Gabon
    GBR United Kingdom
    GEO Georgia
    GGY Guernsey
    GHA Ghana
    GIB Gibraltar
    GIN Guinea
    GLP Guadeloupe
    GMB Gambia
    GNB Guinea-Bissau
    GNQ Equatorial Guinea
    GRC Greece
    GRD Grenada
    GRL Greenland
    GTM Guatemala
    GUF French Guiana
    GUM Guam
    GUY Guyana
    HKG Hong Kong
    HMD Heard and McDonald Islands
    HND Honduras
    HRV Croatia
    HTI Haiti
    HUN Hungary
    IDN Indonesia
    IMN Isle of Man
    IND India
    IOT British Indian Ocean Territory
    IRL Ireland
    IRN Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
    IRQ Iraq
    ISL Iceland
    ISR Israel
    ITA Italy
    JAM Jamaica
    JEY Jersey
    JOR Jordan
    JPN Japan
    KAZ Kazakhstan
    KEN Kenya
    KGZ Kyrgyzstan
    KHM Cambodia
    KIR Kiribati
    KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis
    KOR Korea, Republic of
    KOS Kosovo
    KWT Kuwait
    LAO Lao People's Democratic Rep
    LBN Lebanon
    LBR Liberia
    LBY Libya
    LCA Saint Lucia
    LIE Liechtenstein
    LKA Sri Lanka
    LSO Lesotho
    LTU Lithuania
    LUX Luxembourg
    LVA Latvia
    MAC Macao
    MAF Saint Martin (French part)
    MAR Morocco
    MCO Monaco
    MDA Moldova, Republic of
    MDG Madagascar
    MDV Maldives
    MEX Mexico
    MHL Marshall Islands
    MKD Macedonia, fmr Yugoslav Rep of
    MLI Mali
    MLT Malta
    MMR Myanmar
    MNE Republic of Montenegro
    MNG Mongolia
    MNP Northern Mariana Islands
    MOZ Mozambique
    MRT Mauritania
    MSR Montserrat
    MTQ Martinique
    MUS Mauritius
    MWI Malawi
    MYS Malaysia
    MYT Mayotte
    NAM Namibia
    NCL New Caledonia
    NER Niger
    NFK Norfolk Island
    NGA Nigeria
    NIC Nicaragua
    NIU Niue
    NLD Netherlands
    NOR Norway
    NPL Nepal
    NRU Nauru
    NZL New Zealand
    OMN Oman
    PAK Pakistan
    PAN Panama
    PCN Pitcairn
    PER Peru
    PHL Philippines
    PLW Palau
    PNG Papua New Guinea
    POL Poland
    PRI Puerto Rico
    PRK Korea, Democratic People's Rep
    PRT Portugal
    PRY Paraguay
    PSE Palestine, State of
    PYF French Polynesia
    QAT Qatar
    REU Reunion
    ROU Romania
    RUS Russian Federation
    RWA Rwanda
    SAU Saudi Arabia
    SDN Sudan
    SEN Senegal
    SGP Singapore
    SGS Sth Georgia & Sth Sandwich Is
    SHN Saint Helena
    SJM Svalbard and Jan Mayen
    SLB Solomon Islands
    SLE Sierra Leone
    SLV El Salvador
    SMR San Marino
    SOM Somalia
    SPM Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    SRB Serbia
    SSD South Sudan
    STP Sao Tome and Principe
    SUR Suriname
    SVK Slovakia
    SVN Slovenia
    SWE Sweden
    SWZ Swaziland
    SXM Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
    SYC Seychelles
    SYR Syrian Arab Republic
    TCA Turks and Caicos Islands
    TCD Chad
    TGO Togo
    THA Thailand
    TJK Tajikistan
    TKL Tokelau
    TKM Turkmenistan
    TLS Timor-Leste
    TON Tonga
    TTO Trinidad and Tobago
    TUN Tunisia
    TUR Turkey
    TUV Tuvalu
    TWN Taiwan, Republic of China
    TZA Tanzania, United Republic of
    UGA Uganda
    UKR Ukraine
    UMI US Minor Outlying Islands
    URY Uruguay
    USA United States
    UZB Uzbekistan
    VAT Holy See (Vatican City State)
    VCT St Vincent and the Grenadines
    VEN Venezuela
    VGB Virgin Islands (British)
    VIR Virgin Islands (U.S.)
    VNM Viet Nam
    VUT Vanuatu
    WLF Wallis and Futuna Islands
    WSM Samoa
    YEM Yemen
    ZAF South Africa
    ZMB Zambia
    ZWE Zimbabwe


    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


    Clone ID

    1. A Clone ID is an ET Number assigned to the basic curriculum of a course. It is inclusive of Instances that share the same Curriculum ID. See also: Curriculum ID [KB Curriculum ID]


    Coil Bind

    a plastic coil that has a 4:1 pitch ratio used as a binding material to hold a book together


    Coil Bind

    see page 32, job J143418 for example


    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.


    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.


    Complete Exemption Checklist

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to complete the exemption checklist when a submission is in the exempt review state.  This activity must occur for all exempt reviews before the IRB staff reviewer can send modifications to study team and grant exemption. 


    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. 


    Confirm Study Completed

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to document IRB agreement with the study team's assessment that the study meets study completion criteria.


    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.


    Continue Button

    ARROW forms have a Continue button at the bottom that moves you forward through the application. Clicking Continue saves the current page and moves  the user to the next page. Continue is not the same as the Forward  button on a browser. Do not use the Forward button on a browser when completing forms in ARROW or the data entered will be lost.


    Continuing or New Student

    A value assigned to a student based on their admissions and enrollment at the university. It is not a standard field in SIS and is thus calculated using a mixture of enrollment data and admissions data. The value “continuing” is assigned to students who are ‘eligible to enroll’ or ‘enrolled’ in the SIS affiliation table. The value “new” is assigned to applicants who have applied for admission, been admitted or indicated they intend to enroll.

    Timing is an important consideration if using this field in terms of your scholarship cycle.  A ‘New’ applicant will become a ‘Continuing’ student when matriculation occurs.  For Admit Terms, matriculation occurs:
    • Admitted for summer term = matriculation occurs in late March
    • Admitted for fall term = matriculation occurs in May
    • Admitted for spring term = matriculation occurs in mid-November


    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.


    Count Sheep

    Midnight test. Lamb. Some text here.


    Course Number

    1. The Course Number is another way of referring to an Instance Number [KB Instance Number], or an unique identifier that refers to a specific offering of a course.


    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).


    CROWN

    Base of the stem where roots arise


    CRUDE PROTEIN

    A measure of the amount of protein in a feed determined as the amount of nitrogen multiplied by 6.25. The factor 6.25 is the average grams of protein that contains 1 gram of nitrogen. The word "crude" refers to the fact that not all nitrogen in most feed is exclusively in the form of protein. Because most feeds contain non-protein nitrogen (NPN), crude protein generally overestimates the actual protein content of a feed.


    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.


    Degree Conferred

    Degree conferred populates with any degrees a student has been conferred/has completed at UW-Madison and the date the degree was conferred.


    Densitometer

    a quality control device to measure the density of printing ink


    Density

    the degree of color or darkness of an image or photograph


    DENSITY

    A measure of the concentration of matter per unit of volume (e.g., g/l or kg/m3)


    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.


    Deny Request to Reopen

    This is an activity in ARROW in which the IRB submission manager can deny a study team's request to reopen a submission that was reported by the study team as completed or is in the closed state. 


    DENY*

    Admission Denied Status Code
    Admission denied and coded due to the following: denied by Capstone Program, denied reentry from Dean of Students or ineligible for admission.


    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.


    DIGESTIBILITY (Coefficient of)

    A measure of the proportion of a feed that is digestible. The digestibility of a nutrient is often measured as the difference between the amount of nutrient ingested minus the amount of nutrient excreted in the feces, expressed as a percentage of the nutrient ingested: 100 x (intake - excreted)/intake.


    Distance Degree

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


    DNS

    Domain Name System
    Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses


    Document capture

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


    Document Keys

    Values set that define and describe a document. There are seven for campus’ implementation of ImageNow: Drawer, Doctype, and five optionable/customizable keys. Discrete documents cannot have the same value for all of the key(s) otherwise they will be considered the same document and effectively merged.


    Document Lifecycle

    The document lifecycle is the sequence of stages that a document goes through from its creation to its eventual archival or deletion. Proper procedures throughout the document’s lifecycle are an important part of content management.

    This is a set of defined processes that help your KB Group obtain, organize, store and deliver information crucial to its operation in the most effective manner possible. The stages of a document’s lifecycle include: creation, publication (site access), categorizing (topics), keywords, metadata tagging, delivery or sharing, repurposing, review and reporting, archiving and / or deletion.


    Document Review Mode

    Click on the Title of a document in any queue: Active, In Review, In Progress, Inactive and/or Trash to see its content in read-only mode.


    DoIT Billing Customer ID

    A payment system that allows departmental customers to pay for DoIT goods and services though an account-specific set of numbers: DoIT Numbers - Overview (DoIT Billing Customer ID). As part of the Workday transition in July 2025, your DoIT Number became your DoIT Billing Customer ID.


    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.


    Dunning Letter

    1. A dunning letter is a notification sent to a customer, stating that the customer is overdue in paying an account receivable to the sender.


    DUODENUM

    First part of the small intestine. The secretions of the liver and pancreas are discharged into the duodenum.


    Duotone

    a halftone picture made up of two printed colors


    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.


    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.


    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".


    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


    Encumbered Funds (WiSH)

    Encumbered Funds are the total amount of aid/funding an application has been offered or awarded.

    For more information about how Encumbered Funds work in WiSH, please check out these BAM Knowledgebase articles: What is the Encumbered Funds Report and How Can I See How Much Funding an Applicant Has Received.


    End Review Period (WiSH)


    ENDOSPERM

    The nutritive tissue of a plant seed, surrounding and absorbed by the embryo.


    ENERGY DENSITY

    A measure of the concentration of energy in a feed or a ration usually expressed as a unit of energy (megacalorie or megajoule) per lb of dry matter or per kg of dry matter.


    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.


    ENZYME

    Usually a protein that accelerates a biochemical reaction at body temperature, without being used up in the process (see also catalyst).


    EPD - binder provided

    see page 22, job E140248 for example


    EPD - iGen

    see page 15, job E140225 for example


    EPD - Nuvera

    see page 17, job E140245 for example


    EPD Community

    • The EPD Community is a central space within Socialcast where conversations can occur related to EPD events or outings, announcements on achievements or fun facts/stories, and anything else the department would like the EPD Community to become. 


    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.


    EXCRETION

    The removal of a material from an organism. Example of material excreted include tears, urine, feces, sweat and carbon dioxide. Examples of an organism's organs involved in excretion include eyes, bladder, rectum, skins and lungs.


    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.  


    Extend Exemption

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the study team to automatically set a new 5 year renewal period for the exemption if the activities are not yet complete.  The study team must provide attestation of exempt status of study.  There is no limited on the use of the “Extend Exemption” activity, as long as the activities conducted under the exemption are not yet complete and the the exempt status of the study has not changed.


    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 - 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 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


    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.


    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).


    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)


    Font

    A font is a set of printable or displayable text characters in a specific style and size.


    Food Insecurity

    The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) defines food insecurity as a household characteristic. Food insecure households are those for which “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year” (See more at: USDA-ERS).


    Food Insecurity

    The state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. During the first decade of this century, more than 800 million people live every day with hunger or food insecurity as their constant companion (see also National Academy of Science definitions).


    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.


    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 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. 


    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.


    Fund Code

    The 'Fund Code' field on a WiSH portfolio is intended for the scholarship funding string. Fund Codes must be formatted in the correct format and include the correct components as shown below:
    • Account_Fund_Program_Org_Project/Grant (Example: 5711_233_9_123456_PRJ1234)
    Awards made in WiSH will NOT send to SIS, pay out students, show up in WISER, etc. unless a Fund Code is present and accurate.


    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

    The stomach and the intestine as a functional unit.


    Gender

     A person's biological or reassigned sex as printed on legal documents:
    • F - Female
    • M - Male
    • U - Unknown
    • X - Another legal sex

    As a note, while SIS uses the term gender in reference to these values, they actually are sex values. Gender values would be man, woman, non-binary etc. To stay inline with SIS and minimize confusion between the two systems, WiSH refers to the field as gender instead of sex.

    For more information, please see our Inclusive Scholarship Practices: Designing Scholarship Applications and Communications page.


    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 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.


    Gloss finish

    shiny, reflective, smooth finish on paper or laminate


    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.


    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)


    Halftone

    converting a continuous tone to dots for printing


    Hedonic

    Relating to or considered in terms of pleasant (or unpleasant) sensations.


    HEMOGLOBIN

    An iron rich protein found in the red blood cells which function as a carrier of oxygen and carbon dioxide.


    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 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 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.


    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 - Continuing Review Required

    This is a state in ARROW.  In this state, change applications are being held until a continuing review application has been submitted by the study team and reviewed by the IRB.


    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 institution*

    University or college a student is currently admitted to and attending.


    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.


    HUNGER

    A strong desire for food.


    Hunger

    (1) The word hunger describes the feeling of discomfort that is the body’s signal that it is in need of more food. Because of prolonged, involuntary lack of food, hunger results in discomfort, illness, weakness, or pain that goes beyond the usual uneasy sensation." Thus hunger is an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity. (2) The World Food Programme of the United Nations defines hunger as not having enough to eat to meet energy requirements. Hunger can lead to malnutrition, but absence of hunger does not imply absence of malnutrition (See related definitions at the WFP website.)


    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.


    Imposition

    the arrangement of pages on a press sheet, or, the arrangement of fields on a document


    Impression

    putting an image on paper


    Imprint

    adding copy to a previously printed page


    In Exempt Review

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have been identified as qualifying for exemption review and have been assigned an exempt reviewer.


    In Expedited Review

    This is state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have been identified as qualifying for expedited review and have been assigned an expedited reviewer. 


    Inbox

    The Inbox appears whenever a user logs into ARROW. Studies that appear in the Inbox require action by the user before a study can move forward in the review process.


    Incident

    an unplanned interruption to an IT Service or a reduction in the performance or reliability of an IT Service


    IncludeDoc

    • A custom class that embeds the contents of a KB document or url into a host KB document.


    independent study*

    “Directed and independent study courses are used by faculty and departments to convey academic credit for a rich and varied array of learning experiences. These experiences may include formal research (in lab, library, and field) or mentored work on creative and performance projects.”


    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.


    INFLORESCENCE

    The arrangement of flowers on a stalk that characterizes a plant species.


    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]


    Institution

    [Noun]

    1:  From institutional economics:  Economic institutions include norms (uncodified social rules), laws, and property relations (such as private property or communal property).  

    2:  From sociology:  Social institutions are established or standardized patterns of rule-governed behavior. They include the family, education, religion, and economic and political institutions.  The also include the nested systems of relationships, processes, beliefs, practices, arrangements, expectations, and incentives that constitute these higher-order institutions.
    See Topics in Sociology for more information, examples, and interesting food for thought.

    3:  A large organization that has a particular kind of work or purpose.
          (e.g., financial/educational/research etc. institution)
          ...The food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the IPCC, the World Bank, central banks in general.

    Other definitions (not necessarily used in this class):

    4:  A building that people are sent to when they need to be looked after, for example old people or children with no parents - often used to show disapproval:  I was determined not to put my mother in an institution.
     
    5:  When something is started or introduced in society, especially something relating to the law or politics:  The institution of divorce proceedings

    6:  To be an institution:  if a person, place, event, etc. is an institution, they have been an important part of a place for a very long time - often used humorously:  The British pub isn't just somewhere to drink - it's an institution.





    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.


    InterPro Customer Service

    1. InterPro Customer Service is responsible for handling emails from customers.


    Introductory Course Level

    Program knowledge level most beneficial to learners new to a skill or an attribute. These individuals are often at the staff or entry level in organizations. Although such program may also benefit a seasoned professional with limited exposure to the area.


    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 Pre-Meeting

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have been scheduled for an IRB meeting and go through the pre-meeting state in order to be scheduled for PRS or confirmed for an upcoming IRB agenda.


    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 Suspend

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to suspend a study in the approved state (for example, due to report of an unanticipated problem for which the IRB determined involved risk of harm to subjects). 


    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.


    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.


    Issue CTRC PIR Decision

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the CTRC PIR committee representative to indicate in the ARROW system the outcome of the committee review.  Once the motion has been entered, the study will transition out of the 'Scientific Review' state.


    Issue PRMC Motion

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PRMC representative to indicate in the ARROW system the outcome of the PRMC review.  Once the motion has been entered, the study will transition out of the 'Scientific Review' state.


    Issue SRC Motion

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the SRC representative to indicate in the ARROW system the outcome of the scientific review. Once the motion has been entered, the study will transition out of the 'Scientific Review' state.


    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/


    KCS (Knowledge-Centered Service)

    KCS (Knowledge-Centered Service) is a knowledge/information management model. It focuses on knowledge being created, used, reviewed, and edited by the same team that is resolving the issues, rather than a parallel knowledge management team. 


    KERNEL

    The whole grain of a cereal. The meats of nuts and drupes (single stoned fruits).


    Keyline

    an outline drawing (see also trim box defintion)


    Knowledge

     That, which is discovered and used to change one's life or the life of others.


    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.


    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.


    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.


    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).


    Lightning Experience

    Salesforce’s user interface, designed to be flexible, customizable, and optimized to help the user focus on, in OAR's case, recruiting and yielding students.


    LIGNIN

    Indigestible phenolic compound which, as the plant matures, is deposited in the cell wall and is responsible for the decrease in digestibility of the cell wall carbohydrates.


    Lignin

    Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants. Lignins are particularly important in the formation of cell walls, especially in wood and bark, because they lend rigidity and do not rot easily.


    LIMESTONE

    A sedimentary rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO3), containing variable amounts of magnesium. It is used as building stone, but also as a source of calcium in ration of animals.


    LIPOPROTEINS

    Protein coated packages that transport fats in the bloodstream


    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.


    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.


    Log Scientific Review Comment

    This is an activity which allows a coordinator of any scientific review committee to comment on a submission during their review.  This comment is visible to the study team and the IRB staff.


    Lync

    Microsoft Lync (formerly Microsoft Office Communicator) and Microsoft Lync for Mac are instant messaging clients used with Microsoft Lync Server or Lync Online available with Microsoft Office 365. Lync is currently not available within UW-Madison's implementation of Office 365.


    LYSINE

    One of the 20 amino acids constituting the building blocks of proteins. Animals have a high requirement for lysine, and it is often deficient in proteins of plants.


    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 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.


    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).


    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).


    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. 


    Matte finish

    dull paper, ink, or laminate finish


    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.


    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.


    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).


    Multi on

    two or more different images placed on one sheet two or more of the same images up on one sheet


    NCR

    multiple-part paper form that does not use carbon paper


    NCR - Digital

    see page 9, job X140725 for example


    NCR - Offset

    see page 10, job F141492 for example


    Negative

    the image on a film that inverts color


    NENR*

    Never Enrolled Status Code
    Student Information System (SIS) Program Action Code: Never enrolled status.   
    Internal code for located within UW-Madison student database system to identify those who applied as a student but never enrolled in a course. 


    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.


    NetID

    A NetID is your username which allows both students and administrators access to WiSH and other University services (i.e. Office 365 email, MyUW, calendaring, student records, payroll information, etc.)

    For more information, please check out this IAM KB page on NetIDs.


    NetID*

    “. . . . . . is your username and password combination which allows access to University services, such as Office 365 email, MyUW, calendaring, student records, payroll information, etc.  NetID username is not case sensitive when used as a login credential. Your NetID username is randomly generated from University records and typically includes some combination of your first, middle, and last name. Your NetID username is not the same as your campus ID number.” See more here: NetID - What is a NetID?


    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 Continuing Review (CR)

    This is an activity available to study teams for all studies in the Approved state.  This allows study teams to initiate a new continuing review application.


    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. 


    NIDU

    The Help Desk NetID Utility, located at https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/internal/tools/netid/index.php


    NOC

    The former name for the Network Operations Center, now the Systems & Network Control Center (SNCC).


    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-PROTEIN NITROGEN (NPN)

    Nitrogen that comes from a source other than protein but may be used by a ruminant in the building of protein. NPN sources include compounds such as urea and anhydrous ammonia, which are used in feed formulations for ruminant only.


    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).


    Notebook Production Group (NPG)

    1. The Notebook Production Group (NPG) collaborates with instructors and EPD faculty and staff to create high-quality digital and printed course material for EPD's professional development courses. The team uses a combination of tools, expertise, and a streamlined, efficient, and organized process are to ensure that all materials meet the needs of both internal and external customers.


    NUTRIENT

    The chemical substances found in feeds that can be used, and are necessary, for the maintenance, production and health of the animal. The main classes of nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and water.


    NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT

    This refers to meeting the animal's need of the various classes of nutrients for maintenance, growth, reproduction, lactation and physical work.


    Office of Admissions and Recruitment*

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


    Office Online

    Office Online (previously Office Web Apps) is an online office suite offered by Microsoft as a part of Office 365, which allows users to create and edit files using lightweight, web browser-based versions of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. The offering also includes Outlook, People, Calendar and OneDrive for Business, all of which are accessible from a unified app switcher (Outlook on the web).


    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.


    Offsetting

    using an intermediate surface to transfer ink. This also occurs when images of freshly printed sheets transfer images to each other


    OneDrive for Business

    OneDrive for Business is Office 365's file hosting service. It allows users to upload and sync files to a cloud storage and then access them from a web browser or their local device.


    OneNote

    OneNote is an electronic version of a paper notebook where you can write down notes, thoughts, ideas, scribbles, reminders, and all kinds of other information. Unlike the traditional document page format of other programs such as word-processing or spreadsheet programs, OneNote offers a free-form canvas where you can type, write, or draw notes in the form of text, graphics, and images wherever and however you want them.


    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.


    Online Support

    1. Online Support offers support for Canvas, Web Conferencing software, screen-casting software, Box used in online courses, initial CAE Software Troubleshooting, and L3 process support.


    Opportunity

    Salesforce object that houses opportunity records. Opportunity records contain application term and status (stage) data. See Salesforce Objects.


    Opportunity (WiSH)


    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


    Outlook on the web

    Microsoft's service for accessing your Microsoft 365 account via web browser. Log into Outlook on the web.


    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.


    Owner

    The owner is the IRB staff member who has been assigned to review that submission.  Other IRB staff members can take ownership of a submission through the Take Ownership activity. 


    Page count

    total number of pages in a book including blanks


    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


    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).


    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.


    PEPSIN

    A digestive enzyme found in the gastric juice that breaks down proteins into peptides.


    Perceptive Content

    The desktop application used to access the Enterprise Content Management/Imaging Service at UW-Madison .

    Perceptive Content, formerly ImageNow, is a Hyland system provided to campus that allows users to enter and store documents. Documents are commonly entered via scanner, but can be “printed” into the system or bulk-imported as well.


    Perceptive Experience

    Perceptive Experience is an HTML5 web client that can access and view documents in the Imaging System on all operating systems. Unlike WebNow Perceptive Experience does not "look" like the Perceptive Content desktop client. Thus there is "get acquainted" period in learning its use. We have several KnowledgeBase documents about Perceptive Experience:


    Perf (Perforation)

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


    Perfect bind

    type of binding that uses glue on the spine of the sheets to adhere a cover to the sheets, like a phone book


    Perfect bound book

    see page 29, job J143396 for example


    Perfecting

    see page 14, job F141491 for example


    Perfecting

    a sheet printing both sides in one pass using perfector drum


    Permissions

    In Microsoft 365, permissions can enable an individual to access another individual's mail, calendars, and contacts. For example, if User A wanted the ability to modify events in User B's calendar, User B would need to assign read/write/modify permissions to User A. Review complete list of permissions levels (and definitions): Microsoft 365 - Mail and Calendar folder permission levels.


    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.


    PHENOLIC (compound)

    Organic substance in which the carbon atoms are linked together in a ring structure (also called aromatic structure). Lignin is an example of phenolic compound.


    Phishing

    an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information via email or other electronic means
    General Information


    Phone Number

    The student’s designated preferred phone number.


    PHOTOSYNTHESIS

    The process by which the chlorophyll of plants converts carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars with the simultaneous release of oxygen.


    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.


    PNG

    is a Portable Network Graphics) is a file format for image compression that was designed to provide a number of improvements over the GIF format. Like a GIF, a PNG file is compressed in lossless fashion (meaning all image information is restored when the file is decompressed during viewing). Files typically have a .png extension.


    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.


    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-Submission

    This is a state in ARROW. Pre-submission is the default state for any newly-created submission. Applications in Pre-Submission have not yet been submitted to the IRB.


    PRECISION

    1. The degree with which a measurement is reproducible, that is, yielding similar results when repeated (see also Accuracy).
    2. the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.


    PREGNANT

    Having one or several fetus growing inside the uterus.


    Print Reviewer Checklist

    When a study is scheduled for an IRB meeting, IRB staff reviewers will upload a reviewer checklist summarizing any issues/concerns/questions that the board should be aware of.  The checklist can then be printed out by key board reviewers during their review of the study.  This is where board members comment on affirm/deny staff recommendations.


    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]


    PROTEIN

    A chain or multiple chains of amino acids (more than 100). Proteins are composed of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen nitrogen (16% on average,found in the form of amino acids) and often sulfur. Proteins have important functions in the body. They are present in all plants and animals and they are essential in the ration of animals. See also Crude Protein.


    PROTOZOAN

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


    Public End Date (WiSH)


    Punch

    typically 44 hole (on 11" sheet of paper) on the binding-edge of a sheet of paper, created by punching the paper using a die that punches out the holes


    Qualifications (WiSH)


    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.


    Record Meeting Decision

    During or after an IRB meeting, IRB staff use this activity to record the outcome of the review (e.g. approved, deferred, etc.).


    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.


    Residency

    A student's most recent residency status as determined by the Residency Office. Values include “Wisconsin State Resident,” “Non-Resident for Wisconsin,” or “Unknown”. Please note that the most recent residency may be for a future term.


    Residency for Tuition

    A student's most recent residency status as determined by the Residency Office. Values include “Wisconsin State Resident,” “Non-Resident for Wisconsin,” "Minnesota Compact" or “Unknown”. Please note that the most recent residency may be for a future term.


    Resilience

    The capacity of a system to buffer shock and stresses. The ability to recover from setbacks, adapt well to change, and keep going in the face of adversity.


    ResNet

    An obsolete name for the former University Housing's Residential Network. ResNet was replaced with Campus Network Housing with the introduction of HAPs.
    Handling Information


    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.


    RETICULO-RUMEN

    The first two stomachs of a ruminant comprised of the reticulum and the rumen. A microbial population lives in the rumen and enable the cow to digest dietary fiber. The digesta in the rumen and the reticulum is being exchanged once about every 50 to 60 seconds under the influence of a rhythmic cycle of contraction which also results in passage of some digesta from the reticulum into the omasum through the reticulo-omasal orifice.


    Reviewer Notes

    Reviewer Notes are notes made in an application by IRB staff. Reviewer notes labeled IRB Question require a response from the study team. Only IRB staff can create Reviewer Notes in ARROW.


    Revoke Exemption

    If new information comes to light, or changes are made such that a previously exempted study no longer meets the criteria for exemption, the IRB director may revoke the exemption.  This moves the exemption to the "closed" state.


    Right-Angle fold

    two folds at right angles to each other


    RUMEN

    The large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant from which food is regurgitated and in which cellulose in broken down by the action of the symbiotic bacterial, protozoa, and fungal populations.


    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.


    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.


    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.


    Schedule for IRB Meeting

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to schedule a submission for an upcoming IRB meeting.  Once the IRB staff reviewer schedules the submission for a meeting, the submission moves to the IRB Pre-Meeting state. 


    Scientific Review

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state must undergo review by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Scientific Review Committee (ICTR SRC), the UW Cancer Center Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) or the Clinical and Translational Research Core  Protocol Implementation Review (CTRC PIR) before moving on to the IRB Pre-Review state.


    SCIREV (Scientific Review)

    An abbreviation for the role of the Scientific Review committee.  Scientific Review Committee activities can only be executed by their respective coordinators.


    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.


    SECRETION

    The movement of a material from one place to another. Secretion is often required to move a material to the place where it can be excreted. Examples of materials secreted include all materials excreted (see Excretion above), plus enzymes, hormones and saliva. The organs that play a role in secretion include all those involved in excretion, plus the digestive glands like salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder and endocrine glands like the thyroid gland, pituitary gland, and ovaries and testes.


    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 Correspondence to STE

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to send formal correspondence from the IRB (e.g. IRB approval letter) to the study team.  The study team members with email/edit access will receive notification that formal correspondence has been sent that then the study team can access the document(s) in their ARROW workspace.


    Send Issues to STE

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to send issues, including reviewer notes, requests for modifications and clarifications, to the study team to address.  This is a transitional activity that moves a submission to the Issues Pending state.


    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. 


    Send to IRB Member

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to send modifications made by the study team to an IRB member to review.  This is a transitional activity that moves a submission from the IRB Review of Modification Response to the IRB Member Modification Review state.


    Send to Pre-Submission

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to send an application back to the Pre-Submission state from the Withdrawn state. For example, the PI withdrew an application from the IRB review process and now wants to start the submission process again using the previously withdrawn application.


    Send to PRS Review

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB submission manager to send a submission to Preliminary Review Session (PRS) review. Once the IRB submission manager executes this activity, the submission moves to the PRS review state.


    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.


    SENSITIVITY

    The probability that a test is positive, given that the animal has the disease (See also specificity).


    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 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 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.)


    Single-sided

    only one side of the page is printed, meaning the back side of each page is blank


    SINUS

    A cavity formed by a bending or curving; a dilated passage.


    SNCC

    Systems and Network Control Center: SNCC is the primary contact for outages and problems for HDQA, either through forwarding problems to SNCC-SysOps or by chatting in the Service Support chat room.


    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.


    SPHINCTER

    A ring-like muscle that maintains constriction of a bodily passage or orifice and opens upon relaxation.


    Spine

    the binding edge of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)


    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.


    Step-and-repeat

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


    STILLBORN CALF

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


    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 Group

    Student Groups are SIS attributes used for hundreds of different populations on campus, including First Year Interest Groups (FYIGs), honors programs, and others. If you would like to have a Student Group added to WiSH, please contact us at scholarships@finaid.wisc.edu. Values include:

    SIS Student Group Codes and their definitions
    SIS Student Group Code Description
    BEL Business Emerging Leaders
    CAE Center for Academic Excellence
    CAQS CALS Quickstart Participant
    CEO Center for Educational Opportunity
    CESP Community Environmental Scholars Program
    CSP Chancellor’s Scholars
    ECSL ECE Summer Launch
    FNED High Financial Need
    FSC1 Farm Short Course Year 1
    FSC2 Farm Short Course Year 2
    FWAV First Wave Program
    HDLA Honors - Liberal Arts (EDU)
    HLLA Honors - Liberal Arts (L&S)
    HMAJ Honors in the Major (L&S)
    ISSI International Student Summer Institute
    MESL Mechanical Engineering Summer Launch
    PEOP PEOPLE Program
    PKSP Powers-Knapp Scholars
    POSS Posse Program
    WESL WI Experience Summer Launch
    WISE WISE – Enrollment (i.e. Women in Science & Engineering)


    Student ID*

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


    Student Notebooks

    Student Notebooks are a part of Office 365's Class Notebook app. They are private notebooks that are shared between each teacher and their individual students. Teachers can access these notebooks at any time, but students cannot see other students’ notebooks.


    Student Services

    1. Student Services helps coordinate activities related to admissions, academic services and student support. The unit manages day to day interactions with customers and acts as a primary point of contact throughout customer lifecycle.


    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 Suspended

    The IRB can suspend a study, automatically moving it to the "suspended" state rather than the "approved" state.  Once a study has been suspended, activities available to the study team are limited.  Study teams can initiate a change of protocol to address whatever caused the study to be suspended in the first place. 


    Stunted growth

    Stunted growth also known as stunting and nutritional stunting, is a reduced growth rate in human development, characterized by a low height for one's age. It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition (or more precisely undernutrition) and recurrent infections, such as diarrhea and helminthiasis, in early childhood and even before birth, due to malnutrition during fetal development brought on by a malnourished mother. An estimated 162 million children under 5 years of age, or 25%, were stunted in 2012 (Source: Wikipedia).


    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 Issues Response

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


    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 Reopen

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit a request to reopen a study that is in the Study Completed state or in the Closed state.


    Submit Study Completion Report

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit their study completion report.  This activity is available in the following states for an initial review: Approved, Exemption Granted, Expired.  The study then transitions to the Study Completed state.


    Subset - Uncollated

    see page 8, job X140742 for example


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


    Suspend Study

    This is activity in ARROW that allows an IRB staff reviewer to execute the activity of suspending a study in the IRB Pre-Review state due to a reportable event.  Completion of this activity transitions the study from an approved state to the study suspended state. 


    Suspended

    This is a state in ARROW.  Studies in this state have been suspended.  Research teams can only submit a change of protocol in this state.  Once the IRB approves the change of protocol addressing the issues which resulted in the suspension, the IRB will then review the full study to determine if the suspension can be lifted and the study can be moved back to the approved state.   


    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.


    Synchronous

    1. Synchronous learning refers to a learning environment in which everyone takes part at the same time. Lecture is an example of synchronous learning in a face-to-face environment, where learners and teachers are all in the same place at the same time.


    System Administrator (WiSH)


    System Thinking

     A set of synergistic analytic skills used to improve the capability of identifying and understanding systems, predicting their behaviors, and devising modifications to them in order to produce desired effects (Arnold and Wade, 2015)


    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


    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.


    Teleconference

    1. A Teleconference is a conference with participants in different locations linked by telecommunications devices.


    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.


    Tints

    a shade of a single color or combined colors


    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.


    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.


    Trapping

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


    TRYPSIN

    Digestive enzyme secreted by the pancreas and responsible for the break down of peptide bonds of proteins. Some plants contain a trypsin inhibitor that prevent trypsin from functioning properly.


    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.


    UNCS*

    Special student classification: Capstone certificate students 
    Capstone Certificates are typically a one-year collection of courses, a record of coherent academic accomplishment in a given discipline or set of related disciplines. Learn More.


    UNDERFEEDING

    Usually refers to feeding insufficient energy.


    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. 


    UNDS*

    Special student classification: Professional or personal development
    Non-degree seeking students, who wish to pursue coursework for professional development or personal enrichment (for those who have already earned an undergraduate degree). Visiting graduate students should use this classification . Learn More.


    UNES*

    Special student classification: Intensive English as a Second Language students 
    Studying English as a second language full time at UW-Madison. Learn More.


    UNHS*

    Special student classification: High school students
    Qualified high school juniors or seniors may apply to take one course each term through the Traditional, Youth Options, or Course Options Programs. Learn More.


    Unique ID

    A special index key typically used as one of the five customizable document keys. If used, this key will generate a unique string that will belong only to a single document. This field exists to ensure that individual documents stay separate from others and to easily locate/communicate information about a specific document.


    UNIS*

    Special student classification: International students on formal exchange program
    Currently a student at a university abroad (that has a formal exchange agreement with UW-Madison), and you wish to attend UW-Madison for one or more terms. Learn More.


    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

    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. 


    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


    UNOL*

    Special student classification: Online only

    The online-only University Special (nondegree) student classification (UNOL) is for students who are not currently in a degree program at UW–Madison and planning to enroll in stand-alone online courses for which they meet the prerequisites. For more information and further restrictions please see our UNOL webpage.
    Undergraduates who are applying in the UNOL classification are required to submit official transcripts from all other colleges and universities to confirm good standing and a minimum GPA of 2.0 cumulative and in the most recent semester. Qualified high school juniors and seniors who are applying in the UNOL classification are required to submit a high school transcript with a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 overall and in the most recent semester.


    UNOS*

    Special student classification: Others, one term only
    Non-degree seeking students, one term as designated by ACSSS* academic advisor. Learn More.


    UNPS*

    Special student classification: Pre-selected by a department or program
    Non-degree seeking students, pre-selected groups designated by ACSSS* academic advisor. 


    UNRS*

    Special student classification: Admission requirements for graduate or professional school

    Students completing courses and/or other admission requirements for graduate or professional school.


    UNSATURATED FAT

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


    UNVS*

    Special student classification: Undergraduate visiting from another college/university
    Undergraduate degree candidates (visitors) from other colleges and universities  


    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.


    UWNet

    The UW-Madison wireless network service
    Service Description


    Varnish

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


    Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)

    Particles that carry cholesterol and fat throughout the bloodstream. These particles are released from the liver into the bloodstream. They are similar to chylomicrons which originate from the gut because they both carry cholesterol and triglycerides which are gradually released in the bloodstream to be absorbed by body cells along the way. In the process of losing triglycerides, the VLDLs grow smaller and turn into LDLs (Low Density Lipoprotein) which have lost all their triglycerides.


    View Differences

    This is an activity in ARROW that allows IRB staff, IRB members, and study teams to view differences between versions of the submitted smartform application.  For example, if a study team made changes to the initial review application as a result of IRB Pre-Review and submitted those change to the IRB, a new version of the application is tracked.  The study team and the IRB staff can easily view the differences between the old and new version of the application by using this activity button.


    VITAMINS

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


    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.


    VPN

    Virtual Private Network

    WiscVPN: A VPN service available to all UW students, faculty and staff.
    Departmental VPN: Used by some departments to allow employees to access department resources remotely.


    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).


    Web Conference

    1. A Web Conference is a form of real-time communication in which multiple computer users, all connected via the Internet, see the same screen at the same time in their Web browsers. Some Web conferencing systems include features such as text chat, VoIP (voice over IP), whiteboard, and full-motion video. Can also be referred to as a Webinar.


    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.


    Wisconsin County

    The county of residence for a student.

    Note: We suggest using in combination with Mailing Address, Home Address, Residency for Tuition and/or High School State to ensure accuracy.


    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 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.


    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.