Abomasum

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


Academic 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.


Accuracy

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


Acidosis (rumen)

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


Ad Libitum

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


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 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. 


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].


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.


Apply-To Opportunity (WiSH)


Aptitude Test

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


Asynchronous

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


Authors

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


Auto-Match Opportunity (WiSH)


Autodiscover

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


Automatic Reply

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


BeyondTrust (Formerly Bomgar)

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


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.


Brochure ID

  1. The Brochure ID is a unique identifier assigned in ET to a specific promotional material piece.


Bucky Backup

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


BUFFER

A chemical substances, such as sodium bicarbonate, that can maintain the pH of the rumen content around neutrality (pH = 6 to 7). The pH is maintained by neutralizing the volatile fatty acids and other organic acids produced by ruminal fermentation.


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.


Campus ID

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


Campus ID number*

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


Canvas/EdTech Support

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


Capture Profile

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


Capture Token

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


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'


Cloud Service

Services made available to users on demand via the Internet from a cloud computing provider's servers as opposed to being provided from a company's own on-premises servers. Cloud services are designed to provide easy, scalable access to applications, resources and services, and are fully managed by a cloud services provider.


College Code - Future

When a student changes their School/College (i.e. at SOAR), the change is often future effective dated. This means that the change is set to occur on a date in the future and the student's new college code will not become their current college code until that date. College Code - Future displays this future college code and the effective date (the date it will change in SIS) of any student who is set to have their college code changed. Once the effective date passes, the student's college code will change to the new value and College Code - Future will become blank. Please note: this field may also populate if a student changes their major and that change is set to a day in the future. This is because college code and major exist on the same table in SIS.


colloquia*

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


COLOSTRUM

The thick and yellowish secretion collected from the mammary gland at the first milking after calving. The colostrum is low in lactose but normally high in total solid (24%). It is rich in fat, proteins and antibodies that help the new born calf to fight infectious diseases. The secretion collected from the second to the eighth milking is referred to as "transition milk" because of it intermediate composition between colostrum and whole milk.


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.


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 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).


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


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.


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.


CPU*

Central Process Unit
 Also known as a desktop computer. 


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.


Curriculum ID

  1. Curriculum ID, as seen in CSIS, is using the ET Clone ID number that is assigned to the basic curriculum of the course. It is inclusive of Programs that share the same curriculum. See also: Clone ID [KB Clone ID]


Custom Properties

Additional fields that can be used to describe a document. Custom properties are associated with Doctypes. The number of custom properties is not limited.


Customer's Originals

print ready copy


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. 


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.


Dissertator Status

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


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.


Double-sided

see duplex category


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


eduroam

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


Eloqua Profiler

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


Emeritus Staff

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


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.


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. 


EPITHELIUM

Membranous tissue, usually in a single layer, composed of closely arranged cells separated by very little intercellular substance. The epithelium forms the lining of the respiratory, intestinal, and urinary tracts and the outer surface of the body.


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 - Packaging Status (Y/N)

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

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


FA - Student Aid Index (SAI)

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


FA - Unmet Need

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


Faculty

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


SOURCE: Faculty Policy and Procedures 1.02.A


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).


FETUS

The unborn young.


FIBROUS CARBOHYDRATE

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


Field of Study

Academic plans (majors) are aggregated into four divisions called the Field of Study. The Field of Study for a student is based on the student’s primary academic program.  This allows the user to select a division rather than listing several majors. Values are:

SIS Field of Study Codes and their meaning
SIS Field of Study Code Description
HUM Arts and Humanities Division
BIO Biological Sciences Division
PHY Physical Sciences Division
SOC Social Studies Division


FileVault

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


Finalize Documents

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


Flush cut

cut to the edge


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).


Food Security

Food security exists “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the three pillars of food security are: availability, access and (safe) utilization. In addition you can learn about the four dimensions of food insecurity at the FAO website.


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 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). 


Foward to Full Review

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


Free/Busy

Free/busy is a determination of whether there is a calendar event in a given time slot. Free designates time slots without events and busy designates time slots that are taken up in a person's calendar. Any account within Microsoft 365 will have the ability to view free/busy information against any other Office 365 account. Note: an event can be set to show as busy or free.


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.


FRUCTOSE (C6H12O6)

A sweet sugar occurring in many fruits and honey.


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.


Global Studies Passport Program*

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


GLUCOSE: (C6H12O6)

A six carbon sugar which is the building block of starch and cellulose. Glucose is rapidly fermented into volatile fatty acids by ruminal bacteria.


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)


Group

Groups in Office 365 let you choose a set of people that you wish to collaborate with and easily set up a collection of resources for those people to share - such as emails, files, and calendar data. You don’t have to worry about manually assigning permissions to all those resources because adding members to the group automatically gives them the permissions they need to the tools your group provides.


HEMICELLULOSE

A type of carbohydrate similar to cellulose except that it contain not only glucose but also other 6 carbon sugars and also 5 carbon sugars.


Heuristic

Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. Techniques, activities or lessons that allow someone to discover something for himself or by finding solutions through experiments or loosely defined rules.


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 - 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 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.


HULL

Outer covering of grain or other seed, especially when dry (syn: husk).


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

(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.)


HUNGER

A strong desire for food.


HUSK

Outer envelop, usually green, of fruits and seeds, as around an ear of corn (syn hull).


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.”


Industrial Refrigeration Center (IRC)

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

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


Inform Institutional Official

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


Instance Number

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


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.


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 Close Study

This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to close a study in the approved state once the study team has submitted a study completion report.


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). 


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.


Jump-To

The Jump-To menu at the top of each application allows the user to jump directly to any section of that form.


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


Laminating - Upstairs

see page 24, job J143414 for example


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.


LEGUME

A plant of the family leguminosae which bears a pod that splits into two valves with the seed attached to lower edge of one of the valves (examples: pea, bean, clover, alfalfa, lespedeza). Also, legumes are characterized by the nodules on their roots that allow these plants to use atmospheric nitrogen reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer and improving soil fertility.


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.


Lupe

small magnifying glass used to review a printed image, plate, and position film


Major - Future

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


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).


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.


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.


MIDUS

Midlife in the US, the longitudinal study the MIDUS Neuroscience project is one of the sub-projects of.


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.


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.


Multi on

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


Multi up

(see Step-and-repeat)


MULTIPAROUS (cow)

A cow that has given birth more than once.


MyUW*

UW-Madison system web portal
Where students can access their online student center, course schedule and guide, email, learn@UW all in one place.


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.


NIDU

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


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.


OMASUM

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


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.


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)


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".


Outage

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

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


Outlook

Microsoft's desktop email and calendar application. It is part of the Microsoft 365 suite of desktop applications and can be used to view email, calendar, contacts, and more.


Outlook for Mac

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


Outlook on the web

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


Outlook Profile

A profile is what Outlook desktop client uses to remember the e-mail accounts and the settings that tell Outlook which account(s) to connect to and where your e-mail is stored.


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.


Page count

total number of pages in a book including blanks


Papercut

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


PAPILLAE (reticulo-rumen)

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


PAPILLAE (tongue)

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


PARTURITION

The act of giving birth (Syn Calving).


Perfect bound book

see page 29, job J143396 for example


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.


Phone Number

The student’s designated preferred phone number.


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.


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.


PRIMIPAROUS (cow)

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


Program Number

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


Program Support

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


Public Data

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


Public End Date (WiSH)


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


PUP

Potentially Unwanted Program


PYLORUS

The passage connecting the stomach (abomasum) to the duodenum.


Qualifications (WiSH)


Query Library

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


Queues


A list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order.
Workflows are comprised of queues. Documents route through workflow queues until they reach their end destination. Often, in each queue an action is performed (automatically, by a user, or by a script).


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.


Reschedule

This allows the IRB office to place an item on a different agenda that what was originally scheduled.


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.


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.


RETICULUM

The second stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells. Also called honeycomb stomach. The reticulum is joined to the omasum by the reticulo-omasal orifice.


RHIZOBIUM

A type of bacteria that live in association with the roots of legume plants and make the nitrogen of the air available to the plants.


Rules

A feature in Office 365 which allows you to take some action when a message arrives into your account or when you are sending a message. Examples of potential actions include move/copy/delete, mark with a category/read/importance, or forward/redirect.


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 Lookup field


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


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


Salesforce User

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


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. 


SCOUR

see diarrhea.


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.


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 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 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 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.


SERUM

The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating the clotted whole blood into its liquid and solid (red and white blood cells) components.


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.


Short Course

  • A Short Course is one of the main products EPD offers. These are 1-5 day courses that are held either on-campus or in a popular location. Participants earn continuing education credits or professional development hours by attending that may be used toward professional licensure, i.e.: Licensed engineers in WI must earn 30 credits/hours every biennium. See also non-credit.


Side guide

the mechanical register unit on a printing press that positions a sheet from the side


Signature

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


SINUS

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


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.


Spectrum U

Refer to SpectrumU.


SPROUT (to)

To grow or to develop quickly (syn to germinate).


Stack by page or subset

to keep each piece separate or independent


STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATE

(see Fibrous carbohydrate).


Student Assistants

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

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


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


Student 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 Completed

Once a study team has submitted a study completion report, the study moves from the "Approved" state to the "Study Completed" state. The study remains in this state for a period of 18 months, during which time the study team can reopen the study.  After 18 months, the study is permanently archived. 


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. 


Study Team

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


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

This is an activity available to study teams, allowing them to submit an initial application, continuing review, change of protocol, reportable event, etc., to the IRB.  


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 Reactivate

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


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

a defined part of a set


Subset - Collated

see page 7, job X140743 for example


Subset - Uncollated

see page 8, job X140742 for example


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


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.


Tabs - 2 up w/ HI tabs

see page 5, job J143403 for example


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.


Total Cumulative Credits

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


UDDER

Mammary gland of a cow.


UGRD*

Undergraduate Student Code Classification 
Career category for undergraduate student status. 


UGSR*

Special student classification: Senior Guest auditors 
Wisconsin residents age 60+ by the first day of class are eligible to audit lecture courses with instructor approval on a space available basis tuition-free. Some exceptions do apply. Learn More.


UGST*

Special student classification: Guest auditors 
Individuals not currently enrolled in a degree program or don't plan to pursue a degree, but want to attend a credit class without earning credits, grades or take exams, or complete assignments. Learn More.


UIDL*

Special student classification: Visiting international students from the dissertation level 
Dissertation level visiting international student. Learn More.


UIGL*

Special student classification: Visiting international students from the graduate level
Graduate level visiting international student. Learn  More.


UIUL*

Special student classification: Visiting international students from the undergraduate level 
Undergraduate level visiting international student. Learn More.


ULTRA-VIOLET:

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


Umbrella Apply-To Opportunity (WiSH)

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


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  


Update IRBS

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


Upload Checklists

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


Upload Scanned Reviewer Checklist

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


UREA [CO(NH2)2]

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


User Services

The department within DoIT that provides several of our high volume customer services. User Services is broken down into the following areas:

  1. Help Desk
  2. Departmental Support
  3. DoIT Logistics
  4. Product Management
  5. Productivity & Collaborative Solutions
For more information, see here.


USPC*

University Special Student
Category of student for those who are not currently enrolled in a UW-Madison degree program, but want to take UW-Madison courses for credit. Learn More.


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.


UW red

the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also PMS 200


UWNet

The UW-Madison wireless network service
Service Description


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.


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.


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.


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


WTUM

work and tumble (see work and tumble definition)