General Acronym Listing

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A
AACSB	the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
	other notes:	accrediting body for the BS and MS degrees offered by the Department of Management
	Web address:	http://www.aacsb.edu/

AAV	Alumni Admissions Volunteers
	Web address:	http://www.admissions.wpi.edu/AAV/

ABET	Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
	pronunciation:	'a-bet'
	other notes:	ABET has accredited WPI's programs in BME, Chem Eng, Civil, ECE/EE, IE, MFE, and ME
	Web address:	http://www.abet.org/

AC	Area Coordinator
	other notes:	employee of RSO

AC	Advisory Council
	other notes:	A subset of the Graduate Student Government

ACM	Association for Computing Machinery
	other notes:	student organization
	Web address:	http://www.acm.wpi.edu/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Association_for_Computing_Machinery

ACP	Advanced Certificate Programs

ACRC	Advanced Casting Research Center
	other notes:	part of MPI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/ACRC/

ACS	American Chemical Society
	other notes:	also known as Skeptical Chemists
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~skepchem
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Chemical_Society

ACS	American Chemical Society
	other notes:	accrediting body for the Chemistry major
	Web address:	http://www.chemistry.org/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Chemical_Society

AD	Athletic Director

ADLN	Advanced Distance Learning Network
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ADLN/

ADP	Advanced Document Processing Laboratory
	pronunciation:	ADP-Lab
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Labs/labs.html

ADSA	Assistant Director of Student Activities
	other notes:	employee of SAO

ADSA	Associate Director of Student Activities
	other notes:	employee of SAO

AE	Annual Events Committee
	pronunciation:	AE-Comm
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu/

AEJ	Allan E. Johannesen
	other notes:	Director, Internetworking and Telecommunication
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aej/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Allan_Johannesen

AFAS	Air Force and Aerospace Studies Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/AFAS/

AFB	Alumni Fund Board

AFEL	Alternative Fuel Economics Laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/Research/AFEL/

AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy Lab
	pronunciation:	AFM-Lab
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Physics/AFM/

AFROTC	Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp
	pronunciation:	'Air Force rot-sea', Air Force ROTC
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/AFAS/

AG	Access Grid
	other notes:	Sometimes Access Grid Node
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/HPC/AG/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Access_Grid

AG	Arthur Gerstenfeld
	Web address:	http://mgt.wpi.edu/People/Gerstenfeld/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Arthur_Gerstenfeld

AGD	Alpha Gamma Delta
	Greek letters:	ΑΓΔ
	other notes:	social fraternity for women
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~agd/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alpha_Gamma_Delta

AIAA	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
	pronunciation:	AI-Double-A
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aiaa/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics

AIChE	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
	pronunciation:	'achy'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aiche/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Institute_of_Chemical_Engineers

AIDG	Artificial Intelligence in Design Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/AIDG/

AIRG	Artificial Intelligence Research Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/AIRG/

AISA	Alliance of International Students and Alumni
	Web address:	http://www.aisa.wpi.edu/

AISES	American Indian Science and Engineering Society
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Indian_Science_and_Engineering_Society

ALC	Alumni Leadership Council
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Alumni/Association/alc.html

AM	Associate Member
	other notes:	fraternal term

AM	Asset Management
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Asset/

AMERIC	Aerospace Materials Education, Research, and Innovation Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/AMERIC/

ANS	American Nuclear Society
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~ans

AO	Admissions Office
	pronunciation:	Admissions
	Web address:	http://www.admissions.wpi.edu/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Admissions_Office

AO	Accounting Office
	pronunciation:	Accounting
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/

AOR	Advancement Operations and Research

APBM	Administrative Policies and Benefits Manual
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HR/BenMan/

APDE	African Percussion Drum Ensemble

APO	Alpha Phi Omega
	Greek letters:	ΑΦΩ
	pronunciation:	APO
	other notes:	co-ed service fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~apo
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alpha_Phi_Omega

APW	AIDS Project Worcester
	Web address:	http://www.aidsprojectworcester.org/

ARC	Academic Resources Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/ARC/

ARC	Academic Research Collaborative
	other notes:	Direct borrowing cards which allow access to local college library materials.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/directborrowing.html

ARD	Alumni Reports Database

ARSC	Academic Resources Study Center

ARSO	Associate Radiation Safety Officer

AS	Administrative Services
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/AS/

AS	Alden Society
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Giving/Planned/alden.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alden_Society

ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
	pronunciation:	'ascii'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiasce/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers

ASIPSA	Alliance of Small Institution Sponsored Program Administrators
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Research/ASISPA/

ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
	pronunciation:	'ass-me'
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/American_Society_of_Mechanical_Engineers

ATC	Academic Technology Center
	other notes:	formerly IMC
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Academic_Technology_Center

ATO	Alpha Tau Omega
	Greek letters:	ΑΤΩ
	pronunciation:	ATO
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~atomega/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alpha_Tau_Omega

ATRC	Assistive Technology Resource Center
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/Research/ATRC/

AUP	Acceptable Use Policy
	pronunciation:	The AUP
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Policies/AUP/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Acceptable_Use_Policy

AV	Alden Voices
	other notes:	Female Counterpart to the WPI Men's Glee Club.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Music/Ensembles/voices.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alden_Voices

AXD	Alpha Xi Delta
	Greek letters:	ΑΞΔ
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alpha_Xi_Delta

AXP	Alpha Chi Rho
	Greek letters:	ΑΧΡ
	pronunciation:	Crow, 'a-row'
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~axp/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alpha_Chi_Rho

AY	Academic Year
	other notes:	An academic year begins with the start of A-Term. AY06 represents the 2005-2006 school year.
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Academic_Year

AYO	Alpha Psi Omega
	Greek letters:	ΑΨΩ
	pronunciation:	Alpha Psi
	other notes:	dramatic honor society, Rho Kappa Cast; at other universities the acronym would be APO, but AYO is used in deference to Alpha Phi Omega.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~alphapsi/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Alpha_Psi_Omega

B
BA	Bachelor of Arts
	other notes:	Currently, all BA majors are self designed and need approval from the IGSD
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Bachelor_of_Arts

BAC	Bookstore Advisory Committee

BBT	Biology and Biotechnology Department
	pronunciation:	Bio Depatment
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BBT/

BCC	Blind Courtesy Copy
	other notes:	used in email

BEANS	The Boston Extended Area Network of Schools
	pronunciation:	'beans'
	other notes:	a tour of Boston area colleges attended by high school guidance counselors

BEI	Bio Engineering Institute
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/BEI/

BILAGA	Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Alliance
	pronunciation:	'buy-la-gah'
	other notes:	Written BiLaGA
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~bilaga/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Bisexual_Lesbian_and_Gay_Alliance

BIR	Budget and Institutional Research

BK	Burger King

BME	Biomedical Engineering Department
	pronunciation:	Bio-Med Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BioMedEng/

BMES	Biomedical Engineering Society
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Biomedical_Engineering_Society

BO	Business Office
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym

BOT	Board of Trustees
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Trustees/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Board_of_Trustees

BRAD	Be Responsible About Drinking
	pronunciation:	"brad"
	other notes:	A national program sponosred locally by Healthy Alternatives.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HAO/brad21.html

BS	Bachelor of Science
	other notes:	One of two degrees available to undergraduates. Currently, only the BS has preapproved majors.

BSU	Black Student Union
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Black_Student_Union

BUG	Banner Users Group
	pronunciation:	"Bug"

BZ	Barbara Ziff
	other notes:	Executive Director of Advancement Operations & Research
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Advancement/staff.html#advance
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Barbara_Ziff

C
CA	Community Advisor
	other notes:	Formerly Orientation Leader

CAAP	Center for Advanced Abrasive Processes

CAI	Committee on Academic Issues
	pronunciation:	'chi'
	other notes:	part of SGA

CAIRN	Center for Advanced Integrated Radio Navigation
	pronunciation:	'karen'
	Web address:	http://www.ece.wpi.edu/Research/CAIRN/

CAML	Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory
	pronunciation:	'Cam-Lab'
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/Research/CAMLab/

CAN	Career Alumni Network

CAO	Committee on Academic Operations
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/CAO/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Committee_on_Academic_Operations

CAP	Committee on Academic Policy
	pronunciation:	'cap'
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/CAP/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Committee_on_Academic_Policy

CAP	Committee on Appointment and Promotions
	pronunciation:	'cap'
	other notes:	faculty committee

CAS	Communicating About Safety
	pronunciation:	CAS 101
	other notes:	Used for the program CAS101, a peer education course for violence against females.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SDCC/peered.html

CASL	Committee on Advising and Student Life
	pronunciation:	'castle'
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/CASL/

CBC	Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
	pronunciation:	'Chem'
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Chemistry/

CBF	Christian Bible Fellowship
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~cbf/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Christian_Bible_Fellowship

CBOD	Class Board of Directors
	pronunciation:	'see-bod'

CBTE	Center for Bioprocessing and Tissue Engineering
	other notes:	part of BEI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/BEI/CBTE/

CC	Courtesy Copy
	other notes:	used in email

CC	Crew Chief
	other notes:	LNL term, the member in charge of a given event

CC	Congestion Control
	other notes:	CS research group

CCAB	Campus Center Advisory Board

CCAC	Center for Communication Across the Curriculum
	pronunciation:	Writing Workshop
	other notes:	a division of HUA
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/WC/

CCC	Computing and Communications Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Computing_and_Communications_Center

CCC	College Community Connection
	other notes:	A program in partnership with Worcester Public Schools

CCD	College Comedy Database
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~improv/ccd/

CCM	Catholic Campus Ministry
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CRC/ministry.html

CCNI	Center for Comparative Neuro Imaging
	other notes:	part of BEI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/BEI/CCNI/

CCNM	Campus Center Night Manager

CCSA	Campus Center and Student Activities
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO

CDC	Career Development Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Career_Development_Center

CDR	Completion of Degree Requirements
	pronunciation:	'CDR Forms'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Registrar/Forms/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Completion_of_Degree_Requirements

CE	Continuing Education
	pronunciation:	Continuing Ed.
	other notes:	see CPE
	Web address:	http://www.ce.wpi.edu/

CE	Corporate Education
	pronunciation:	Corporate Ed.
	other notes:	part of DEE
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Corporate/

CE	Chi Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΧΕ
	other notes:	civil engineering honor society
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Chi_Epsilon

CEDA	Center for Educational Development and Assessment
	other notes:	formerly CED and CEDTA
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CEDA/

CEE	Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
	pronunciation:	Civil
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/CEE/

CEI	Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MGT/CEI/

CEO	Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MGT/CEI/CEOEast/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Collegiate_Entrepreneurs'_Organization

CEO	Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Collegiate_Entrepreneurs'_Organization

CEPD	Center for Economic Policy and Development
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/SSPS/Research/CEPD/

CEU	Continuing Education Units

CF	Crisis Facilitator

CFD	Computational Fluid Dynamics

CFO	Chief Financial Officer
	other notes:	WPI's CEO, Jeffrey Solomon, was specifically hired to 'get [his] hands around the fiscal state of the university"

CFR	Corporate and Foundation Relations
	other notes:	The Univesity Advancement team charged with building corporate and foundation relationships and giving.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Corporate/

CFRA	Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Assistance
	other notes:	Committee of SGA responsible for auditing student clubs and organizations

CFS	Center for Firesafety Studies
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/

CFVS	Coalition For Venture Support
	Web address:	http://www.cfvs.org/

CGPL	Computational Gas and Plasma Laboratory
	other notes:	a mechanical engineering lab

CGSR	Committee on Graduate Studies and Research
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/CGSR/

CH	CoffeeHouse
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu/

CHB	Campus Hearing Board

CHE	Chemical Engineering Department
	pronunciation:	'Chem. Eng.'
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/CHE/

CHO	Chemical Hygiene Officer
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/Laboratory/hygiene.html

CHP	Chemical Hygiene Plan
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/Laboratory/hygiene.html

CHSLT	Center for Holographic Studies and Laser micro/mecha Tonics
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~chslt/

CHTE	Center for Heat Treating Excellence
	other notes:	part of MPI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/CHTE/

CIMA	Center for Interactive and Media Arts

CIMS	Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics
	pronunciation:	'sims'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Math/CIMS/

CIMS	Center for Inorganic Membrane Studies
	pronunciation:	'sims', IMS
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/CHE/Research/CIMS/

CIO	Chief Information Officer
	other notes:	also VPIT
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/IT/About/tjl.html

CIPM	Corporate Institute of Project Management
	other notes:	A continuing education certificate program.
	Web address:	http://www.ce.wpi.edu/PM/cipm.html

CIS	Center for Imaging and Sensing
	other notes:	part of MPI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/CIS/index.html

CITP	Committee on IT Policy
	other notes:	An ad-hoc subcommittee of COG

CK	Crimson Key
	pronunciation:	Crimson Key
	Web address:	http://www.admissions.wpi.edu/CrimsonKey/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Crimson_Key

CLA	Campus License Agreement
	other notes:	specifically dealing with Microsoft software
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Software/CLA/

CLICK	College Lifestyles Involving Consensual Kink
	pronunciation:	'click'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~bilaga/CLICK/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/College_Lifestyles_Involving_Consensual_Kink

CME	Center for Molecular Engineering
	other notes:	part of BEI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/BEI/CME/

CMI	Cambridge-MIT Institute
	Web address:	http://www.cambridge-mit.org/cgi-bin/default.pl

CMS	Content Management System
	other notes:	WPI uses RedDot

CND	Chicken Nugget Day
	other notes:	usually Thursdays for lunch during the academic year
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Chicken_Nugget_Day

CNTS	Center for Nuclear Technology and Science
	Web address:	http://cnts.wpi.edu/

COAP	Committee on Appointments and Promotions
	pronunciation:	'cope'
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/COAP/

COG	Committee on Governance
	pronunciation:	'cog'
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/COG/

COOP	Cooperative Education
	pronunciation:	'Co-Op'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC/Students/Coop/

COS	Change of Status

COWC	Colleges of Worcester Consortium
	pronunciation:	The Consortium
	Web address:	http://www.cowc.org/

CP	Campus Police
	pronunciation:	'Cam-Po', 'Po-Po'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Police/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Campus_Police

CPE	Continuing and Professional Education
	pronunciation:	Continuing Ed.
	Web address:	http://www.ce.wpi.edu/

CPG	Capital and Planned Giving
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Giving/

CPS	Classroom Performance System
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/CPS/

CR	Continuous Recruitment
	other notes:	sororal term

CRC	Collegiate Religious Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CRC/

CRECT	Center for Research in Electronic Commerce Technology
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~crect/

CREDIA	Center for Research in Exploratory Data and Information Analysis
	pronunciation:	'cree-dee-uh'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/CREDIA/

CREL	Catalyst and Reaction Engineering Laboratory

CRIS	Cryptography and Information Security
	pronunciation:	'chris', 'Crypt'
	Web address:	http://www.ece.wpi.edu/Research/Crypt

CS	Computer Science Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/

CSA	Chinese Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~dragon/

CSA	Club Sports Administration

CSAB	Computing Sciences Accreditation Board
	pronunciation:	'see-sab'
	other notes:	ABET Member, CSAB accredits the CS degree at WPI
	Web address:	http://www.csab.org/

CSC	Campus Safety Committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/people.html

CSGSO	Computer Science Graduate Student Organization
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~csgso/

CSLI	Committee on Student Life Issues
	other notes:	part of SGA
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sga/

CSPSP	Center for Sensory and Physiologic Signal Processing
	pronunciation:	C(SP)^2
	Web address:	http://www.ece.wpi.edu/Research/CSP2/

CSS	College Scholarship Service
	pronunciation:	CSS Profile
	other notes:	standard financial aid form
	Web address:	http://wpi.edu/Admin/FA/First/css.html

CSS	College Scholarship Service
	other notes:	The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE is an application form the College Board that gives colleges a standard metric from which to measure financial need.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/First/css.html

CSSA	Chinese Student and Scholars Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~cssa/

CSWS	Community Service Work Study

CTAF	Committee on Tenure and Academic Freedom
	pronunciation:	'see-taf'
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/CTAF/

CTC	Convergent Technologies Center

CUTH	Center for UnTethered Healthcare
	other notes:	part of BEI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/BEI/CUTH/

CWINS	Center for Wireless Information Network Studies
	pronunciation:	'sea-wins'
	Web address:	http://www.cwins.wpi.edu/

CWIS	Campus Wide Information System

CWT	Can We Talk?
	other notes:	Performance by OLs traditionally on final night of NSO

D
DAA	Division of Academic Affairs
	pronunciation:	The Provost's Office
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Provost/

DAA	Director of Academic Advising

DAAOP	Division of Academic Affairs and Office of the Provost
	other notes:	see DAA
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Provost/

DAKA	Dining And Kitchen Administration
	pronunciation:	'day-kuh'
	other notes:	DAKA is still used to refer to the company providing the food, the food the company serves, and the location where the food is served. The official name of the dining company on campus is Chartwells, a member of the Chartwells Compass Group.
	Web address:	http://www.dineoncampus.com/wpi/

DAR	Development and Alumni Relations
	other notes:	encompasses Advancement Research, Alumni Relations & Annual Giving, Corporate & Foundation Relations, and Major Gifts & Planned Giving
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Advancement

DB	Dennis D. Berkey
	pronunciation:	alternate: Dr. Berkey, President Berkey, 'deebs', or D1B
	other notes:	Although Dr. or President Berkey is customary, DB and 'deebs' are gaining popularity as nicknames. 'Deebs" may also refer to Professor David DiBiasio of Chemical Engineering. D1B refers to Dr. Berkey's faculty code issued by the registrar's office.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/President/bio.html
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Dennis_D._Berkey

DBIA	Design Build Institute of America
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~salazar/dbia/

DD	Dunkin' Donuts
	pronunciation:	Dunks, Dunkys, Dunky Donuts, The Dunk, Dunky D's
	other notes:	coming soon (we really don't know what students are going to call it yet)

DDP	Director of Diversity Programs
	other notes:	This position currently filled by Calvin Hill
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/about.html

DEE	Division of Extended Education
	pronunciation:	'dee'

DKBRG	Data/Knowledge Base Research Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/DKBRG/

DMC	Division of Marketing and Communications
	other notes:	Uncommon, usually referred to as DOMAC.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/UR/Marketing/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Division_of_Marketing_and_Communications

DMCA	Digital Millenium Copyright Act
	other notes:	Much like HIPPA or FERPA, DMCA is a federal policy the university must adhere to.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Policies/Copyright/dmca.html

DOI	Digital Object Identifier
	other notes:	Some databases available to WPI students through the George C. Gordon library will use a DOI as a permanent link to a full text article.

DOMAC	Division of Marketing and Communications
	pronunciation:	'dough mac'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Marketing/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Division_of_Marketing_and_Communications

DOS	Dean Of Students
	other notes:	formerly known as the Dean of Student Life

DSA	Division of Student Affairs
	pronunciation:	Student Affairs
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Student/

DSAC	Dining Services Advisory Committee
	pronunciation:	'D-sack'

DSO	Disability Services Office
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Disabilities/

DWE	Dinner With Entrepreneurs
	other notes:	part of CEI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MGT/CEI/DWE/

E
EA	Early Action
	other notes:	a non-binding admissions option

EAC	Engineering Accreditation Commission
	other notes:	part of ABET
	Web address:	http://www.abet.org/eac1.html

EAP	Employee Assistance Program
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/News/Events/Various/iraq.html#2

EBI	Educational Benchmarking, Inc.
	other notes:	WPI contracts with EBI to provide exit surveys
	Web address:	http://www.ebi.com/

ECAC	Eastern College Athletic Conference
	Web address:	http://www.ecac.org/

ECE	Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.ece.wpi.edu/

EDC	Educational Development Council
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CEDA/Funding/edc.html

EDGE	Encouraging Development of Global Entrepreneurs
	other notes:	A book authored by Christopher Pratt, Director of the CDC

EFC	Expected Family Contribution

EIC	Editor In Chief
	other notes:	Written as EiC. Refers to the Editor in Chief of Tech News.

EIT	Engineer In Training

EM	Enrollment Management
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym

EMS	Emergency Medical Services
	pronunciation:	WPI EMS
	other notes:	part of Campus Police
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiems/

EMSEP	Excellence in Math Science and Engineering Program
	pronunciation:	'm-sep'
	other notes:	summer program run by MAO
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/EMSEP/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Excellene_in_Math,_Science,_and_Engineering_Program

EO	Events Office
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Events/

EOS	Environmental and Occupational Safety Office
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/

EPICS	Engineering Projects In Community Services
	pronunciation:	'epics'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/EPICS/

EPL	Economics, Policy, and Law research group
	other notes:	a WPI research group consisting of WPI faculty members as well as contributors from academia and industry
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/SSPS/Research/EPL/

EPP	Emergency Preparedness Plan
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Policies/EPP/

ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
	other notes:	used in reference to Banner

ESL	English as a Second Language
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/ISS/esl.html

ETD	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/

EUP	Epsilon Upsilon Pi
	Greek letters:	ΕΥΠ
	pronunciation:	'E-U-Pi'
	other notes:	management honor society
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Epsilon_Upsilon_Pi

F
FA	Financial Aid
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/

FA	Faculty Advisor
	other notes:	used during NSO and the duration of the Insight Program
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Faculty_Advisor

FAFSA	Free Application for Federal Student Aid
	other notes:	standard financial aid form
	Web address:	http://wpi.edu/Admin/FA/First/fafsa.html

FAP	Committee on Administrative and Financial Policy
	other notes:	This entry may appear incorrect, but it is not.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/FAP/

FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
	pronunciation:	'fack'

FBC	Fringe Benefits Committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/FBC/

FCC	Fuel Cell Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/CHE/Research/FCC/

FCK	Founders Country Kitchen

FCR	Forkey Conference Room
	other notes:	in Harrington Auditorium

FEA	Finite Element Analysis

FEM	Finite Element Method
	other notes:	a mechanical engineering course, full name is 'ME 4512 Introduction to the Finite Element Method'

FERPA	Family Educational Right to Privacy Act
	pronunciation:	'fur-puh'
	other notes:	as the record keeper of the university, the registrar's office has the applicable forms and information relating to FERPA
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Registrar/ferpa.html

FFT	Food For Thought
	other notes:	Run by CEDA, usually as a lunch discussion group

FIRST	For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
	pronunciation:	'first'
	other notes:	formerly USFIRST
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~first/

FLAUD	Fuller Auditorium
	pronunciation:	'flawed', Perreault Hall, Perreault

FNF	Friday Night Fellowship

FOAPAL	Fund Organization Account Program Activity Location
	pronunciation:	'foe-pull', FOAPAL String
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Fund_Organization_Account_Program_Activity_Location

FOSL	Free/Open Source Laboratory
	pronunciation:	'fossil'
	other notes:	written as Fossil, not FOSL
	Web address:	http://fossil.wpi.edu/

FPE	Fire Protection Engineering Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/

FQP	Frontiers Qualifying Project
	other notes:	Frontiers term

FRC	Faculty Review Committee
	other notes:	a faculty committee

FS	Fellowships and Scholarships
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/

FS	Facilities Services
	pronunciation:	Facilities
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Plant/

FSAE	Formula Society of Automotive Engineers
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~fsae/

FSFAA	Foreign Student Financial Aid Application
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/International/fsfaa.html

FY	Fiscal Year
	other notes:	runs July 1 - June 30
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Fiscal_Year

FYE	First Year Experience
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Undergraduate/FirstYear/index.html

FYE	Fiscal Year End

G
GAANN	Graduate Assistants in Areas of National Need
	other notes:	a type of financial support available to graduate students

GAEA	Global Awareness of Environmental Activity
	pronunciation:	'guy-uh'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~gaea/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Global_Awareness_of_Environmental_Activity

GAMMA	Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol
	pronunciation:	'gamma' or Bacchus/GAMMA

GAP	Grade Appeals Process
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Catalogs/Ugrad/Current/gradeappeal.html

GC	Glee Club
	other notes:	Founded in 1874. Oldest existing WPI organization. Second organization ever founded.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~gleeclub/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Glee_Club

GCP	Graduate Certificate Programs

GCR	Government and Community Relations

GDC	Game Development Club
	Web address:	http://gdc.wpi.edu/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Game_Development_Club

GDI	God Damn Independent
	other notes:	slang fraternal term, meaning: of no affiliation
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/God_Damn_Independent

GHC	Goats Head Committee
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~goat/

GI	Guerilla Improv
	other notes:	part of SCP
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~improv/gi/index2.shtml
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Guerilla_Improv

GIK	Gift-in-Kind
	other notes:	Also plural: Gifts-in-Kind

GL	George C. Gordon Library
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/George_C._Gordon_Library

GLI	Greek Leadership Institute
	other notes:	A retreat for leaders in the Greek community

GLOWS	Generating Leadership through Outreach community Service
	pronunciation:	'glows'
	other notes:	a forced acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Service/glows.html

GLTF	Greek Life Task Force

GMC	General Military Course
	other notes:	ROTC term

GMSO	Graduate Management Student Oganization

GNO	Girls' Night Out
	other notes:	plural possessive, Girls' not girl's
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Women/Students/GNO/

GOLD	Graduates Of the Last Decade
	pronunciation:	'gold'
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Graduates_Of_the_Last_Decade

GOTM	Gifts Other Than Money
	other notes:	used in the Property Management Manual
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Asset/Manual/class.html#gift

GPA	Grade Point Average
	other notes:	At the April 2005 faculty meeting, a standard forumla for converting WPI undergraduate grades to a GPA on a 4.0 scale was approved. The GPA still does not appear on transcripts.
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Grade_Point_Average

GPP	Global Perspective Program
	other notes:	usually referred to as IGSD
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/

GPS	Great Problems Seminars
	other notes:	A part of the First Year Experience

GPS	Great Problems Seminars
	other notes:	A part of the first year program, introduced Fall 2007

GQP	Graduate Qualifying Project

GRAD	Graduate Research Achievement Day
	pronunciation:	"grad"
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Provost/GRAD/

GRCL	Graduate Research Computing Laboratory
	other notes:	CEE computer lab
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/CEE/Facilities/gcrl.htm

GSA	Google Search Appliance
	Web address:	http://google.wpi.edu

GSE	Graduate Studies & Enrollment
	pronunciation:	Grad Admissions, Graduate Admissions
	other notes:	formerly GAO
	Web address:	http://www.grad.wpi.edu/

GSG	Graduate Student Government
	other notes:	formerly Graduate Student Organization
	WPIwiki:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Graduate_Student_Government

GSO	Graduate Student Orientation

GSPO	Graduate Students Physics Organization

H
HAO	Healthy Alternatives Office
	pronunciation:	Healthy Alt.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HAO/

HCCM	Haas Center for Computer-controlled Machining
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/ME/MFE/HCCM/

HCI	Human Computer Interaction
	pronunciation:	CS 3041

HCP	Hearing Conservation Program
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/Occupational/hearing.html

HERC	Higher Education Resource Center
	pronunciation: