| Term | Definition |
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| A.L.A.S. | Association of Latino-American Students, a student organization (Alas in Spanish means wings). |
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy, regulates the use of Sauk’s technology |
| ESL | English as a Second Language, referring to classes and services offered to non-native speakers |
| FAST | Faculty and Staff Tools, a password-protected portion of the college webpage restricted to employees, which provides access to internal documents |
| Funding bonds | A financing vehicle that allows a taxing body to issue bonds to cover capital expenses and levy taxes to repay the bonds in accordance with Illinois statutes |
| FUSE | Families United for a Strong Education, a grant-funded initiative that provides Hispanic families with family-oriented educational activities |
| GECC | General Education Core Curriculum, IAI term for the required set of general education courses expected of degree seekers |
| IAI | Illinois Articulation Agreement, a statewide transfer agreement among 109 private and public colleges and universities ( ) |
| IBHE | Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois government agency that regulates and coordinates all higher education in the state () |
| ICCB | Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois agency that regulates community colleges, and coordinates with the IBHE () |
| ILCCO | Illinois Community Colleges Online, a consortium to share resources for online and technology-enhanced education. () |
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KPI |
Key Performance Indicators, the primary benchmarks against which the strategic plan will be measured. |
| LAC | Learning Assistance Center, Sauk’s tutoring center |
| LRC | Learning Resource Center, also locally referred to as the library |
| NIOIN | Northern Illinois Online Initiative for Nursing, an online nursing degree partnership |
| OPIC | Organizational Planning and Improvement Committee, Sauk’s strategic planning committee |
| PC | President's Cabinet, consisting of "direct reports," meets weekly and responds to day-to-day issues that affect the college. This was known for several years as the President's Council, but this was often confused with the Administrative Council, a monthly meeting of the whole administrative team. |
| PCCS | Partnership for College and Career Success, the Illinois counterpart to the federal Tech Prep program () |
| RAMP | Resource Allocation and Management Plan, Illinois’s process for the college to request funding for capital improvement projects |
| SGA | Student Government Association |
| SSS | Student Support Services, a federally funded Trio grant serving at-risk students |
| SVCAT | Sauk Valley Crisis Assistance Team, a Sauk initiative to address concerns about the personal well-being of students and respond to perceived student threats |
| Units | Instructional units are commonly referred to as academic areas to designate the planning and assessment organizational breakout groups that are coordinated by Area Facilitators. The terms discipline or area (applied to transfer degrees) and program (applied to career degrees and certificates) refer to groupings of curriculum. Non-instructional units are referred to as offices and in cases where multiple offices are combined, departments. |
| Work Force Councils | Advisory councils of employer representatives who offer input pertaining to Sauk’s career program |
