Business Glossary

Welcome to the Data Governance Business Glossary.

The business glossary enables you to find business term definitions and associated metadata.

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Data Domain
Community
Security Requirement
Status

P

Prospect Lifetime Giving

Created: Jan 05, 2016 1:03 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Cumulative amount that the prospect has given to GW

Data Domain Advancement
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Prospect Manager

Created: Jul 13, 2023 11:00 am
Status: Accepted
Definition

On the Prospect Assignment Record, this is the individual who is most responsible for the overall management of a prospect, which includes strategy development, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. This is reserved for DAR staff only. 

Data Domain
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Prospect Name

Created: Jan 05, 2016 1:03 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

The name of the prospect as it appears on the Advance Prospect record. A prospect represents one or more entities with the capacity and affinity to donate at least $50,000 to the university.

Data Domain Advancement
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Prospect Stage

Created: Jan 05, 2016 1:03 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Stages are used to track the prospect’s “moves” from one cultivation stage to the next, illustrating where the donor is within the donor lifecycle at any given time. Stages reflect proximity to solicitation, not a prospect’s inclination.

Data Domain Advancement
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted

PR Year

Created: Dec 21, 2023 9:27 am
Status: Under Review
Definition

PR Year is the year of the payroll to which an earning applies. 

Data Domain
Community Payroll
Security Requirement Restricted

PT Observation Hours

Created: Nov 12, 2019 1:52 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Total number of observation hours a physical therapy student completed at the time of application

Data Domain Academics
Community School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
Security Requirement Public

Public Assistance

Created: May 13, 2020 3:51 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Indicates if a student responded "Yes" to the following application prompt: I am from a family that receives public assistance (e.g. Aid to Families with Dependent Children, food stamps, Medicaid, public housing) or I receive public assistance

Data Domain Academics
Community School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
Security Requirement Public

Public Health Core/Prereq

Created: Nov 22, 2022 11:36 am
Status: Accepted
Definition

Indicates whether or not a course is a core or prerequisite for the undergraduate Public Health program

Data Domain Academics
Community Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH)
Security Requirement Restricted

Public Sector Ind (Y/N)

Created: Apr 17, 2024 3:49 pm
Status: Under Review
Definition

An indicator that displays either Y,N  for the public sector

Data Domain
Community Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Purpose

Created: May 05, 2023 5:02 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

These codes were originally defined by the Council for Financial Aid to Education (CFAE) to standardize gift recording and create the benchmarking report called the Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey. The survey is now managed by CASE (The Council for Advancement and Support of Education). The codes are recorded on each allocation. The purposes include current use, endowment and property, buildings & equipment.

Data Domain
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Purpose

Created: Apr 04, 2023 4:40 pm
Status: Candidate
Definition

Data Domain
Community Staging Area
Security Requirement

Purpose Code

Created: Jul 20, 2015 12:53 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Code which indicates the type of activity the award is funding.

Data Domain Research
Community Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
Security Requirement Restricted

PY Retained Donors

Created: May 23, 2016 1:38 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Of the donors from the previous fiscal year, the quantity that have donated again during the year in context.

Data Domain Advancement
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Q

Quantity

Created: Jul 08, 2014 11:41 am
Status: Accepted
Definition

The current quantity of the Requisition or Purchase Order

Data Domain Research
Community Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
Security Requirement Restricted

Quarter

Created: Sep 24, 2014 11:26 am
Status: Accepted
Definition

Quarter of the accounting period

Data Domain Finance
Community General Ledger
Security Requirement Restricted

Quarterly Affiliate Start Date

Created: Nov 20, 2023 1:23 pm
Status: Under Review
Definition

Quarter in which affilate position start date falls in.

Data Domain
Community Human Resources
Security Requirement Restricted

Quarter & Year Date

Created: Jul 11, 2016 3:16 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

The Quarter & Year is a concatenation of the calendar year quarter of the current hire date with the calendar year of the current hire date.

Data Domain Human Resources
Community Human Resources
Security Requirement Restricted

R

Race Code

Created: Sep 19, 2014 1:00 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Code used for Race

Data Domain Academics
Community Student
Security Requirement Restricted

Race Desc

Created: Sep 19, 2014 1:00 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Description of Race

Data Domain Academics
Community Student
Security Requirement Restricted

Race/Ethnicity

Created: Sep 11, 2014 12:51 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Contains
an individual’s self-reported race/ethnicity status.  

Data Domain Academics
Community Student
Security Requirement Restricted

Race/Ethnicity

Created: Mar 08, 2016 2:57 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Race/ethnicity based on respondent self identification; multiple racial and ethnic identifications may be selected

Data Domain Academics
Community Office of Survey Research and Analysis
Security Requirement Restricted

Rate

Created: Nov 11, 2019 10:22 am
Status: Accepted
Definition

The rate of pay for the earn code

Data Domain Finance
Community Payroll
Security Requirement Restricted

Rate Increase Amount

Created: May 16, 2023 2:34 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Rate Increase Amount is the amount difference between the current Regular Rate and the new Regular Rate

Data Domain
Community Human Resources
Security Requirement Restricted

Rate Pct Increase

Created: May 16, 2023 2:34 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Rate Increase Amount is the amount difference expressed as a percentage between the current Regular Rate and the new Regular Rate

Data Domain
Community Human Resources
Security Requirement Restricted

Rating

Created: Jan 05, 2016 1:03 pm
Status: Accepted
Definition

Estimates of prospect gift capacity derived from research, gift officer visits, or external wealth and asset screening for GW constituents. This rating value represents the "confirmed rating".

Data Domain Advancement
Community Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
Security Requirement Restricted