Bobcat Glossary

An individual’s TXT ID Number. All TXT ID numbers begin with an “A.”

Division of Academic Affairs

Advanced Prototyping Laboratory

Academic Testing for Students with Disabilities

Behavior Assessment Team

Banner Document Management System

Nontenure line faculty book club

Child Development Center

Center for Diversity and Gender Studies

Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, & School Psychology

College of Education Research Office

College of Science and Engineering

Computer Replacement Program

Conference of Southern Graduate Schools

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Department Funded Purchase

Division of Information Technology

Doctoral Research Assistant

Doctoral Teaching Assistant

Electronic Interdepartmental Transfer

Electronic No Purchase Order

Employee Assistance Program (Bobcat Balance)

Event Management Systems

Employee Retirement System of Texas – Handles insurance benefits for employees

Foster Care Alumni Creating Educational Success

Workshop Series for Faculty

Financial Conflict of Interest

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Family and Medical Leave Act

Division of Finance and Support Services

Full-Time Equivalent

Fiscal Year (September 1st – August 31st)

Graduate Assistant

General Accounting Office

Texas State’s web content management system

Guidelines Oriented Job Analysis - Replaced by the Job Analysis Form (JAF)

Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Teaching Assistant

The Here to Help site provides a way for faculty, staff, students or others to report concerning student behavior that may adversely impact a student or our university community.

Human Resources

Hispanic-Serving Institution. As an HSI designated institution Texas State takes pride in understanding the diverse needs of Bobcats today

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Institutional Biosafety Committee

Institutional Effectiveness

Institutional Research

Institutional Review Board

Information Security Office

Information Technology Assistance Center

JC Kellam Building

LBJ Student Center

Learning Management System (Texas State uses the Canvas LMS)

Materials Applications Research Center

Multicultural Curriculum Transformation & Research Institute

The Monarch Center is a virtual hub, streamlining communications and access to immigration resources, programs, and research.

Multicultural Perspective Course Attribute: Indicates that a course uses a variety of strategies to encourage multicultural literacy, including content, instructional strategies, assessment, and classroom interactions. When this is the only classification noted, the content is less than 60 percent.

Multicultural Content Course Attribute: Indicates a course has 60 percent multicultural content (U.S. or international).

Texas State provides each of its authorized users with a computer account, known as a NetID.  This provides access to the university's information resources. It is usually a combination of your initials and random numbers.

New Employee Welcome: For staff and off-cycle faculty.

New Faculty Orientation: Orientation for all newly benefits-eligible faculty.

National Institutes of Health

Nontenure Line Faculty

National Research University Fund

National Science Foundation

Non Student Non Regular:  Hourly temporary staff employee, non-benefits eligible.

New Student Orientation

Non-tenure line

New Tenure-Track Orientation: Orientation for all new tenure-track faculty.

Office of Distance and Extended Learning, former name of Online and Extended Programs. 

Office of Disability Services

Office of Research Compliance

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Department of Organizational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies

Online and Extended Programs, formerly known as the Office of Distance and Extended Learning (ODEL).

Procurement Card

Personalized Academic and Career Exploration

Personnel Change Request

Principle Investigator

Quality Enhancement Plan

Registration and Academic Calendar Coordinating Committee

Research Integrity and Compliance

Round Rock Campus

Division of Student Affairs

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

System Applications and Products in Data Processing: Texas State uses SAP for financial accounting, budgeting, grants, payroll and human resources.

Student Business Services

Significant Financial Interest

Student Learning Assistance Center

State Longevity Pay

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District (K-12)

San Marcos Police Department

San Marcos TX Utilities

Schedule of Classes

State Office of Risk Management

Student Recreation Center

Science, Technology, and Advanced Research Park

Scholarship and Teaching Excellence Program: Ongoing orientation program for all assistant professors in their first year on the tenure track at Texas State.

Texas Academic Leadership Academy

Testing Evaluation and Measurement Center

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

It is not an acronym; it refers to a number (originally three, now eight) of U.S federal programs to increase access to higher education for economically disadvantaged students.

Teacher Retirement System

Texas Success Initiative Program

Technical Support Person

Texas State University System

Texas School Safety Center

Division of University Advancement

University Longevity Program

University Police Department

University Policy and Procedure Statements

University Seminar: Transitional course for new students.

Veterans Advisory Council 

Worker’s Compensation Insurance