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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