U of M-Speak: A Glossary of Terms

U of M-Speak: A Glossary of Terms

Campus Information Centers

Acronym

Meaning
A2 Ann Arbor
AATA Ann Arbor Transit Authority (City Buses)
APA Academic Peer Advisor
Arb Nichols Arboretum;
A large wooded area east of campus
B-School The business school
Big House One of many terms for the Michigan Football Stadium
CAEN

Computer Aided Engineering Network
CAPS Counseling and Psychological Services
CCRB, NCRB, IMSB Central Campus Recreation Building, North Campus Recreation Building, Intramural Sports Building
CEW Center for the Education of Women
CIC Campus Information Centers
CP&P Career Planning and Placement (formerly)-now The Career Center
CRLT Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Cube The large, black metal sculpture in Regents Plaza near the Fleming Administration Building
Diag The large area with grass, sidewalks, and benches directly in front of the Graduate Library
DPS Department of Public Safety
EECS Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (a builiding and a major)
EH East Hall (formerly East Engineering … on South and East University Streets)
ELI English Language Institute
Engin Arch The archway through West Hall at the southeast corner of the Diag
EPB Enginering Programs Building
Fishbowl The glassed-in area facing the Diag where Angell, Haven, and Mason Halls meet
FXB Francois Xavier-Bagnound Building
The Grad Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
GEO Graduate Employees' Organization
GSI Graduate Student Instructor
GSM Graduate Student Mentor
GTC Graduate Teaching Consultant
The Hill The area of residence halls on and near Observatory St., east of the walking bridge
HRD Human Resource Development
IM Intramural, as in IM sports or building
ISR Institute for Social Research (a Department and a Building)
ITCS Information Technology Central Services
Formerly known as ITD.
LGBTA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Affairs
LRC Language Resource Center
LSA Literature, Science, and the Arts (a college and a building)
LSI Life Sciences Institute
League The Michigan League on North University Avenue
MESA Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (formerly Minority Student Services and Trotter House)
MIRLYN Michigan Research Library Network
MLB Modern Languages Building
MSA Michigan Student Assembly
MUG The restaurant and seating area on the ground floor of the Union
MUTO Michigan Union Ticket Office
NIS News and Information Services (a department and a building)
OAMI Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
OSCR Office of Student Conflict Resolution
ONSP Office of New Student Programs (Orientation, Mentorship, and Welcome to Michigan)
OVPSA Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
PC Pierpont Commons (formerly North Campus Commons)
RA, HD, MPA, MPAA Resident Advisor, Hall Director, Minority Peer Advisor, Minority Peer Advisor Assistant – an upperclass student living in a resident hall as a peer counselor and floor supervisor
RC Residential College
SAB Student Activities Building
SAL Student Activities and Leadership
SAPAC Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center
SEB School of Education Building
SLC Science Learning Center
SNRE School of Natural Resources
UAC University Activities Center
U-Club The University Club, in the Michigan Union
UGLi Undergraduate Library; Renamed the Shapiro Undergraduate Library
UHS University Health Service
UMMC University of Michigan Medical Center
UMS University Musical Society
UROP Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Union The Michigan Union, on State Street
Uniqname Your computing ID
WCBN Campus Broadcasting Network (call letters for student radio station)
WISE Women in Science and Engineering
Wolverine Access UM’s process for registering for classes and managing student business. See http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/

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