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A two-character numeric designation for each department (academic or budgetary) within a Division (UDDS). Department is the fourth and fifth characters of a UDDS.

The four divisions established on the basis of related subjects of teaching and research and are independent of colleges, schools, and departments, and include: Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

A two-character numeric designation for each school/college or non-academic division within a Unit (UDDS). Division is the second and third characters of a UDDS.

A period that an organization uses for accounting purposes and preparing financial statements. For the university, the fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30 (i.e., FY2016 = July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016). Summer is the first term in the university fiscal year.

A postdoc who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. This definition applies to reporting for the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science (CNGLS).

An individual continuing training after receipt of the doctorate who is not a matriculated student. There are three types of postdoctoral appointments at UW-Madison: Research Associates, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Postdoctoral Trainees.

A postdoctoral appointment usually funded from a postdoctoral fellowship, which is an award made by an outside organization or agency to the individual in question. A person eligible for a postdoctoral fellowship is usually within five years of having received the doctorate, and most fellowship awards are for two-year terms. Fellows are paid a stipend as opposed to wages.

A postdoctoral appointment usually funded from from a postdoctoral traineeship, which is an award made by an outside organization or agency to the institution for the purpose of postdoctoral training. A person eligible for a postdoctoral traineeship is usually within five years of having received the doctorate, and most trainee awards are for two-year terms. Trainees are paid a stipend as opposed to wages.

The individual responsible for a sponsored research project. This responsibility includes both leadership of the scientific/technical aspects of the project and compliance with the financial and administrative aspects of the award.

A postdoctoral appointment usually funded from a principal investigator's grant funds or other sources. A research associateship is normally for a two- or three-year term, up to a maximum of five years, and is normally given to an individual who is within five years of having received the doctorate. Research associates are paid wages as opposed to earning a stipend.

Those faculty units headed by a dean. The dean is the chief executive officer of the school or college, and is appointed by the chancellor under search and screen procedures as set forth in 6.49. The dean must hold a tenured faculty rank as set forth in Chapter 7 of these rules. Other subunits of the university that include the term "school" in their titles are not considered schools for purposes of this chapter; they may be designated by the chancellor, in consultation with the University Committee, as equivalent to departments for any or all of the purposes described in Chapter 5. A school or college shall be created or discontinued, or the name of an existing school or college changed, by the chancellor after consultation with the University Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Regents. Creation of a school or college with academic programs at the post-baccalaureate graduate or professional level is also subject to the approval of the legislature. Recommendations concerning these matters shall be reported to the faculties of the schools or colleges directly affected and to the senate for discussion.

A UW System-wide, seven-character organizational code used to identify the Unit, Division, Department, Sub-department associated with a particular personnel, research, financial, or other activity or transaction.

Also referred to as URM. A US citizen or permanent resident who identifies as African American/Black; American Indian/Alaskan Native; Hispanic; Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; or more than one race when at least one of the preceding URM categories has been indicated. This definition applies to reporting for the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science (CNGLS).