Concur Acronyms

AAUP

American Association of University Professors

A national professional organization, the UConn Chapter of the AAUP is certified as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the University of Connecticut’s teaching, research, and coaching staff. Visit the official website at http://www.uconnaaup.org/ For more information.

ACH

Automated clearing house

A financial tool for direct deposit and automatic bill payments

ACTUALS

Individual actual meal expenses

The maximum reimbursement for actual meal costs, including tax and tips. This amount may not exceed the daily meal per diem, based on the meal per diem rates published by the GSA / U.S. Department of State. If travelers purchase meals with a UConn Travel card the individual actual methods should be used instead of claiming per diem reimbursement at the end of the trip.

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. Visit the official website at https://www.ada.gov/ For more information.

ANTHONY

Anthony Travel

UConn’s designated Travel management company.

CBS

Company Billed Statements

Company Billed Statements in Concur simplify the purchasing process from employee purchase to general ledger. This will be the process used to reconcile the Pro-CARD.

DV

Disbursement Voucher

A way to request a check or ACH payment to a vendor for goods sold or services rendered. This can be done manually or automatically.

FO

Fiscal Officer

The FO provides day-to-day oversight on how the funds of an account are spent and managed.

GA

Graduate Assistants

An assistantship is awarded to a graduate student who provides teaching (teaching assistantship: TA) or research (research assistantship: RA) support to the University that is a part of his/her academic program. In recognition of this support, the tuition (but not fees) and a portion of health care are provided by the grant/contract funding agency or through the University.

GL

General Ledger

Part of the accounting system which contains the balance sheet and income statement, accounts used for recording financial transactions.

GSA

General Services Administration

Establishes Per Diem rates for destinations within the United States. Visit the official website at https://www.gsa.gov/ for more information.

JPMC

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

KFS

Kuali Financial System

Used by UConn to process accounting transactions, manage budgets and balances, payments and reimbursements, monitor cash and receivables, as well as other financial functions.

NCAA

National Collegiate Athletics Association

A member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of athletes. Visit the official website at http://www.ncaa.org/ for more information.

OVPR

Office of the Vice President for Research

Responsible for overseeing the annual research and scholarship activities across all UConn campuses, including UConn Health. Visit the official website at https://ovpr.uconn.edu/ for more information.

Pro Card

Procurement Card

Credit card issued by JPMC on behalf of UConn for university procurement related expenses, excluding travel expenses.

Personal

Personal travel expenses

Any travel that does not have a business purpose and is not associated with legitimate university business.

Per Diem

Daily Allowance

The allowance for lodging (excluding taxes), meals, and incidental expenses.

PI

Principal Investigator

Individual responsible for the conduct of the sponsored program project. Responsibility includes the intellectual conduct of the project, fiscal accountability, administrative aspects, and the project’s adherence to relevant policies and regulations.

Request

Travel Pre-Approval Request Module

The Request Module in Concur is where travelers will submit their Travel Pre-approval requests to their Direct Supervisor and/or Fiscal Officer (FO) plus any other additional approvers based on the information in the Request.

Prior to Concur the Request was referred to as a TA (travel authorization).

SPS

Sponsored Program Services

Assists faculty with the administration of sponsored program activities to reduce administrative burdens on researchers and department staff.

Student Travel Card

Student Travel Card

Credit card issued by JPMC on behalf of UConn to Students for incidental expenses incurred during legitimate university business travel such as airline baggage fees, Individual actual meal expenses (if not claiming Per diem reimbursement at the end of the trip) and ground transportation, etc. excluding airline tickets, hotel lodging expenses and car rental expenses.

Travel Card

Travel Card

Credit card issued by JPMC on behalf of UConn to employees for expenses incurred during genuine UConn business travel.

T&E

Travel and Expense

Business process associated with expenses incurred while traveling on behalf of the university.

TMC

Travel Management Company

Company chosen by UConn to book and issue tickets on behalf of our travelers. Anthony Travel is the current TMC.

TSA

Transportation Security Administration

An agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that has authority over the security of the traveling public in the United States. Visit the official website at https://www.tsa.gov/ for more information.

UConn

University of Connecticut

A national leader among public research universities, with more than 30,000 students seeking answers to critical questions in classrooms, labs, and the community. For more information Visit the official website at https://uconn.edu/ for more information.

UCPEA

UConn Professional Employees Association

The exclusive bargaining agent for more than 1,870 professional staff at the UConn. Visit the official website at http://ucpea.ct.aft.org/ for more information.

3D’s

Dean, Director, or Department Head

University leaders who will be providing senior, secondary or exception approvals.