Glossary & Acronyms
Pacific Central District (PCD): The UUA district covering northern California, Hawaii, and northern Nevada.
Pacific Northwest District (PNWD): The UUA district covering Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Pacific Southwest District (PSWD): The UUA district covering Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada.
PCD (Pacific Central District): The UUA district covering northern California, Hawaii, and northern Nevada.
People of Color (POC): This is not a term that refers to a real biological or scientific distinction between people. People of Color in the U.S. share the common experience of being targeted and oppressed by racism.
PNWD (Pacific Northwest District): The UUA district covering Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
POA (Position on Appraisal): A two year member of the YRUU Steering Committee who evaluates continental YRUU programming, and focuses on an assigned element of that programming (i.e. anti-racism) over those two years. Appointed by the Office of Youth Ministries.
POC (People of Color): This is not a term that refers to a real biological or scientific distinction between people. People of Color in the U.S. share the common experience of being targeted and oppressed by racism.
Position on Appraisal (POA): A two year member of the YRUU Steering Committee who evaluates continental YRUU programming, and focuses on an assigned element of that programming (i.e. anti-racism) over those two years. Appointed by the Office of Youth Ministries.
Prairie Star District (PSD): The UUA district covering Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, northwestern Missouri, eastern Nebraska, North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, and western Wisconsin.
Professional Leadership: Leaders who are in a paid, professional, or staff position. They are not just volunteers. They have certain credentials (whether that’s training or degrees) and have applied for the position.
PSD (Prairie Star District): The UUA district covering Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, northwestern Missouri, eastern Nebraska, North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, and western Wisconsin.
PSWD (Pacific Southwest District): The UUA district covering Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
