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	Terms	Definitions
	Adobe Connect	One system used by the CON for meetings. Allows for synchronous video and audio
	ADDC	Associate Deans and Department chairs. An council that manages the day to day operations of the CON.
	ADDC-S	Department Chair staff. A council that manages the day to day operations of the CON from a staff perspective.
	ADR	Assistant Dean for Research. Based in the Niedfelt Nursing Research center of the CON.
	ATI	ATI Nursing Application used to teach interventions and assess for learner readiness.
	BB	Blackboard: Course management system
	Bridge Line	Phone conferencing system
	CCNE	Our accrediting body: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
	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	Financial software (bill paying, etc)
	Semester Coordinator	Faculty charged with coordination of all courses on the campus for a particular semester.
	Viydo	A web conferencing software