CON Terminology
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| Terms | Definitions | ||
| Adobe Connect | One system used by the CON for meetings. Allows for synchronous video and audio | ||
| ADAP | Associate Dean for Academic Programs | ||
| ADR | Assistant Dean for Research. Based in the Niedfelt Nursing Research center of the CON. | ||
| APT | Academic Programs Team - Comprising division assistant deans, program directors and academic program managerial staff to advise ADAP. | ||
| AST | Academic Support Team - Comprising division office associates and academic programs office associates who work with curriculum and Bb. | ||
| ATI | ATI Nursing Application used to teach interventions and assess for learner readiness. | ||
| Bridge Line | Phone conferencing system | ||
| CCNE | Our accrediting body: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education | ||
| CNS | Center for Nursing Science (Omaha) | ||
| CITI Training | Collaborative Institutional training Initiative. Research ethics education for those doing research. | ||
| CON | College of Nursing | ||
| Course Coordinator | Faculty responsible for coordinating a course on a campus | ||
| Division/Campus | the CON is composed of five divisions (may also be called campuses); Omaha, Lincoln, Northern (Norfolk), Kearney, Western (Scottsbluff) | ||
| ESS | Employee Self Service: includes Human Resource information i.e. paycheck, W-2 form, benefits, leave requests | ||
| Firefly | Business portal for college | ||
| FCC | Faculty Coordinating Council: Representation from all divisions and chairs of all nursing faculty committees | ||
| GFO | General faculty Organization: Shared governance structure for faculty | ||
| GSO | General Staff Organization: Shared governance structure for staff | ||
| IP Video | Internet Protocol video. Conference meetings, such as GFO and GSO, may be conducted by synchronous video and audio across all five campuses. | ||
| IT | Information Technology | ||
| McGoogan | Name of UNMC library physically based in Omaha but available on line in Blackboard. | ||
| Morehead Center for Nursing Practice | Supports academic nursing practice. | ||
| NEST | Nursing Exemplar Strategies for Teaching – Application on Blackboard with examples of novel teaching strategies. | ||
| NNRC | Niedfelt Nursing Research Center | ||
| NU | Nebraska University (or University of Nebraska) | ||
| Peoplesoft | Student information system | ||
| SAP | SAP is the acronym for Systems, Applications, Products. Financial software (bill paying, etc) | ||
| Semester Coordinator | Faculty charged with coordination of all courses on the campus for a particular semester. | ||
| Vidyo | A web conferencing software |