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ACAC (Administrative Computing Advisory Committee) A university-wide representative organization for advising on computing and information technology matters as they relate to the administrative function of the university.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ucsacs /acac/ACACHOME.html


ACT (Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change) Focuses on the study of human dimensions of global environmental change, provides research and training facilities to visitors from other universities and conservation organizations, as well as coordinates research and training of graduate students from various departments in the social, biological and natural sciences oriented to understanding the human dimensions on such changes.

http://www.indiana.edu/~act/mission.html


ACUI (Association of College Unions International) Brings together college union and activities professionals from nearly 1,000 schools worldwide, located in Bloomington.

http://www.indiana.edu/~acui/whats/profile.htm


AIM (Association of Information Managers) A partnership created to coordinate technological vision, policy and implementation among the various parts of the university and to give information managers and support providers a strong, unified voice in the decision-making process.

http://www.indiana.edu/~aimadmin/mission.htm


AMID (Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design) An integrative basis for the study of individuals as they interact with resources in their near environment. The program draws knowledge from the arts and the physical, biological and social and business sciences.

http://www.fa.indiana.edu/~amid/info.html


ARMS (Accounts Receivable Management Systems) Serves the university community by increasing delinquent collections and assisting with university write-off reduction in the most effective and efficient fashion.

http://www.indiana.edu/~iuarms/


ARTI (Advanced Research and Technology Institute) Umbrella organization encompassing the Industrial Research Liaison Program, the Office of Licensing and Trademarks, Office of Technology Transfer and the Office of Corporate Relations.

http://www.indiana.edu/~arti/


BEST (Bureau of Evaluative Studies and Testing) Assists faculty in the development and scoring of classroom achievement measures, including both traditional paper-based methods and increasingly with computer based measures.

http://www.best.indiana.edu/


BRAG (Bloomington Rainforest Action Group) To educate consumers on how our purchasing habits support corporate devastation of tropical forests and support groups working in the tropics to preserve the rainforest.

http://www.indiana.edu/~brag/


CELT (Center for English Language Training/Intensive English Program) Goal is to increase the English language skills of non-native English speakers to the level needed for study at a college or university within the United States.

http://www.indiana.edu/~celtiep/iep.html#Curriculum


CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research) One of 27 federally funded CIBERs nationwide to improve U.S. business global competitiveness by fostering internationalization in all disciplines taught in business schools.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ciber


CICA (Center for Innovative Computer Applications) A support group that provides assistance in developing supercomputing applications and provides consultation in the use of IU's Paragon and SP2 parallel supercomputers.

http://www.cica.indiana.edu/


CIPEC (Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change) A two-campus (IU Bloomington and the University of Arizona Tucson) center that focuses primarily on the study of deforestation and afforestation processes as mediated by institutions.

http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/foundations/foundations.html


CISAB (Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior) Focuses on the study of animal behavior across conceptual levels and dedicated to research and education that furthers the understanding of the proximal mechanism and evolutionary processes that influence animal behavior.

http://www.cisab.indiana.edu/PAB/PABB


CLACS (Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies) Faculty members who teach and conduct research on topics related to Latin America, with particularly strong expertise on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and Brazil.

http://www.indiana.edu/~clacs/


COMU (Commission on Multicultural Understanding) Aims to enhance campus climate through education and increased communication on issues of oppression, gather information and encourage activities that increase awareness and understanding of racism and other forms of oppression and promote greater communication among all persons, regardless of race, age, religion, ability, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status.

http://www.indiana.edu/~comu/


CRES (Center for Real Estate Studies) Provides support for a variety of research and educational activities related to the research needs of the real estate industry.

http://www.indiana.edu/~cres/welcome.htm


EMI (Early Music Institute) Provides a comprehensive program in the study of historical performance on original instruments of music before 1750.

http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/emi/#al


ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) IUB has two centers: language arts and social studies.

http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/

http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm


FACET( Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching) Recognizes, encourages and enhances outstanding teaching throughout the eight IU campuses.

http://www.iusb.edu/~facet/ashistry.html


FASE Mentoring Program (Faculty and Staff for Student Excellence) Provides students with a one-on-one relationship with an IU faculty or staff member, academic assistance, social opportunities and a friendly on-campus support structure.

http://www.indiana.edu/ ~popfocus/fase/fase-home.html#2


FIPT (Facilities Inventory Process Team) Investigates, examines and recommends changes in procedure to meet CADD standards and maintains IU's facilities data.

http://www.indiana.edu/~bureau/fipt.html


GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

http://www.indiana.edu/~speagis


IAS (Institute for Advanced Study) Supports research and creative activity in all areas of thought, particularly work that cuts across disciplinary and cultural boundaries and invites distinguished scientists, scholars and artists from throughout the world to one or more of the IU campuses to work on specific projects with faculty and students.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ias/


ICPAC (Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center) Informs, encourages and supports the education and career development of all Hoosiers.

http://icpac.indiana.edu/inside/mission.html


IFC (Interfraternity Council) Aims to foster a greater level of communication, cooperation and achievement for the Greek system.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ifc/exec.html


IFS (Intensive Freshman Seminar) Program: Provides incoming freshmen on the Bloomington campus with opportunities for thinking, writing and talking with professors and fellow students about a seminar topic of choice and familiarization with academic computing facilities and the campus libraries.

http://www.indiana.edu/ ~summer/ifs/ifs.html


IHETS (Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System) A state funded consortium of all 39 public and private universities and colleges to collaborate and distribute educational services using technology.

http://www.ind.net/IHETS/


IMAGIS (Indianapolis Mapping and Geographic Infrastructure System) A geographically indexed data repository that allows various departments and utilities to utilize a rich set of information for logistics, infrastructure development and market planning.

http://www.iupui.edu/home/imagis.html


IMP (Individualized Major Program) Assists students in the College of Arts and Sciences at IUB to design their own course of study.

http://www.indiana.edu/~imp/program.html


ISS (Instructional Support Services) Dedicated to providing faculty with a full range of instructional support from teaching consultation to media (digital and analog) production and classroom media services.

http://www.indiana.edu/~iss/issmission.htm


LAMC (Latin American Music Center) Fosters research and performance of Latin American art music and performance of the repertory, promotes exchanges between musicians and scholars from the United States and Latin America and commissions, performs and records exemplary music.

http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/lamc/info/geninfo.html


LAMP (Liberal Arts and Management Program) Combines the study of arts and sciences with a solid grounding in business.

http://www.honors.indiana.edu/~lamp/index.html


LETRS (Library Electronic Text Resource Service) Provides faculty and students with access to electronic editions of scholarly texts and assistance in creating and using such texts.

http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/about-letrs/index.html#mission


LUIU (Latinos Unidos of Indiana University) Provides a support system by uniting Latinos on campus and in the community, promotes the Hispanic culture on campus and in the community and represents Latinos, their needs and concerns, to the university administration and other student organizations.

http://www.indiana.edu/~luiu/history.html


MAP (Minority Achievers Program) Seeks to assist with the long-run problem of under-enrollment and retention of academically promising minority students.

http://www.indiana.edu/~mapmass/


MUCIA (Midwest University Consortium for International Activities Incorporated) Undertakes capacity development and institution building projects involving teaching, research and extension which assist in the development of other countries, support international collaborative research and internationalize the perspectives of its member universities.

http://www.mucia.ohio-state.edu/


NOVL (Neurobiology of Vertebrate Learning Laboratory) Delineates neural structures and systems involved in mammalian learning and memory.

http://www.novl.indiana.edu/contents.html


OIS (Office of International Services) Provides a variety of services to students from other countries.

http://www.indiana.edu/~intlcent/resources/ois/servstud.html


OLA (Office of Latino Affairs) Provides a combination of support services and programming which contribute toward academic excellence and cultural pride for U.S. Latinos at IU and maintains contact with U.S. Latino communities in Indiana and around the country in order to facilitate recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students as well as Latino faculty.

http://www.indiana.edu/~lataff/top.html


PIRT (Population Institute for Research and Training) Promotes and supports the study of demography at IU.

http://www.indiana.edu/~pirt


QCPE (Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange) Serves as a collection and distribution center for software for use in understanding the structure and energetics of molecules.

http://www.chem.indiana.edu/qcpe.htm


RUGS - Research and University Graduate School

http://www.indiana.edu/~rugs/


SAC (Student Academic Center) Provides a variety of learning assistance resources that enable students to develop competence in chosen disciplines while gaining an enhanced understanding of themselves in relation to the academic community.

http://www.indiana.edu/~sac/aboutsac.html


SEAC (Student Environmental Action Coalition) A group of student environmentalists working together to protect our planet and our future.

http://www.indiana.edu/~seac/


S.O.A.P. (Students Organized Against Poverty) Helps the community of Bloomington by providing furniture and appliances to people in need.

http://www.indiana.edu/~soap/


TCVC (Theatre Computer Visualization Center) Researches and develops computer-based collaborative and design tools which will enhance live performance and the theater arts.

http://appia.tcvc.indiana.edu/~tcvc/


TeleSAC (Telecommunication Students Advisory Council)A non-profit, non-political and secular student organization designed to represent telecommunication students and serve as liaison between students and faculty.

http://php.indiana.edu/~telesac/home.html


TERA (Teaching Excellence Recognition Awards) Designed to reward sustained dedication to outstanding teaching. First awards were made this spring by the IU Trustees.


TLC (Threshold Learning Community) at IU South Bend

http://www.iuinfo.indiana.edu/homepages/1003/text/retention.htm


TLTL (Teaching and Learning Technologies) Facilitates instructional technology assistance.

http://www.indiana.edu/~tltl/mission.html


USER (Underwater Science and Educational Resources) Researches and interprets submerged cultural and biological resources emphasizing park development.

http://www.indiana.edu/~scuba/


WIB (Women in Business) Strives to identify and address the issues women face in the world and workplace.

http://www.indiana.edu:80/~wib/object.html


WIYN Telescope, Located at Kitt Peak, Ariz. WIYN is a collaboration among Wisconsin, Indiana and Yale universities and NOAO (National Optical Astronomy Observatories).

http://astrowww.astro.indiana.edu/facilities/observatories/wiyn


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