General Acronym Listing by Letter

A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M
N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z


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/

ACP	Advanced Certificate Programs

ACPCWG	Academic Computing Policy Committee and Working Group

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

ACS	American Chemical Society
	other notes:	accrediting body for the Chemistry major
	Web address:	http://www.chemistry.org/

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/

AEMB	Alpha Eta Mu Beta
	Greek letters:	ΑΗΜΒ
	pronunciation:	AEMB
	other notes:	Biomedical Engineering honor society

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/

AG	Arthur Gerstenfeld
	Web address:	http://mgt.wpi.edu/People/Gerstenfeld/

AGD	Alpha Gamma Delta
	Greek letters:	ΑΓΔ
	other notes:	social fraternity for women
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~agd/

AIAA	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
	pronunciation:	AI-Double-A
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aiaa/

AIChE	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
	pronunciation:	'achy'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aiche/

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

AIM	Automation and Interventional Medicine
	other notes:	Automation and Interventional Medicine Robotics Research Laboratory
	Web address:	http://aimlab.wpi.edu

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

ALAS	Applied Logic and Security
	other notes:	Typically seen as "ALAS Lab"
	Web address:	http://web.cs.wpi.edu/Research/alas/

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

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

AM	Associate Member
	other notes:	fraternal term

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

AO	Admissions Office
	pronunciation:	Admissions
	Web address:	http://www.admissions.wpi.edu/

AOD	Alcohol and Other Drugs

AOR	Advancement Operations and Research

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

APDE	African Percussion and Dance Ensemble
	pronunciation:	'app-dee'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~apde

APO	Alpha Phi Omega
	Greek letters:	ΑΦΩ
	pronunciation:	APO
	other notes:	co-ed service fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~apo

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	Alden Society
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Giving/Planned/alden.html

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

ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
	pronunciation:	'ascii'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiasce/

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'

ASWG	Administrative Systems Working Group

ATC	Academic Technology Center
	other notes:	formerly IMC
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/

ATO	Alpha Tau Omega
	Greek letters:	ΑΤΩ
	pronunciation:	ATO
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~atomega/

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/

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

AXD	Alpha Xi Delta
	Greek letters:	ΑΞΔ

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

AY	Academic Year
	other notes:	An academic year begins with the start of A-Term. AY06 represents the 2005-2006 school 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/

BA	Bachelor of Arts
	other notes:	Currently, all BA majors are self designed and need approval from the IGSD

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/

BC	BattleCry
	other notes:	Often appended with a number representing how many times it has been run. BC is the new name for the competition while keeping the heritage to the name BattleCry. BC should always be used instead of BattleCry.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/+bc

BCC	Blind Courtesy Copy
	other notes:	used in email

BDT	Ballroom Dance Team
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~dance

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/

BETC	Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center

BILAGA	Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Alliance
	pronunciation:	'buy-la-gah'
	other notes:	Written BiLaGA
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~bilaga/

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

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/

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.

BSA	Burmese Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~bsa/

BSU	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

CA	Community Advisor
	other notes:	Formerly Orientation Leader

CAAP	Center for Advanced Abrasive Processes

CAC	Colleges Against Cancer

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/

CAP	Committee on Academic Policy
	pronunciation:	'cap'
	other notes:	faculty committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Faculty/CAP/

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

CAS	Central Authentication Service

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/

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/

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/

CDR	Completion of Degree Requirements
	pronunciation:	'CDR Forms'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Registrar/Forms/

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

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/

CeHIPT	Center for eHealth Innovation and Process Transformation
	Web address:	http://www.mgt.wpi.edu/People/cehipt.html

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/

CEO	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:	currently Jeffrey Solomon

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/

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/

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/

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

CNB	Center for Neuroprosthetics and BioMEMS
	other notes:	part of BEI
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Research/BEI/Centers/neuroprosthetics.html

CND	Chicken Nugget Day
	other notes:	usually Thursdays for lunch during the academic year

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/

CORE	Campus Organization Recognition of Excellence
	other notes:	Seen as CORE Awards
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/offices/sao/srastudentorg.html

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/

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

CR3	Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/news/20090/cr3.html

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

CRN	Course Registration Number

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
	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

CSS	College Scholarship Service
	pronunciation:	CSS Profile
	other notes:	standard financial aid form
	Web address:	http://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

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

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'

DINE	Diversity and Inclusion Networking Evenings
	pronunciation:	Dine
	other notes:	DINE Out is a program sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/dineout.html

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/

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/

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/

DSRG	Database Systems Research Group
	Web address:	http://davis.wpi.edu:8180/DSRG/index.jsp

DSWG	Data Stewardship Working Group

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

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

EBC	Employee Benefits Center

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/

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/

EPAF	Electronic Personnel Action Forms
	other notes:	implemented at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year

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

ERT	Emergency Response Team
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/offices/policies/Emergency/

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

EWB	Engineers Without Borders
	Web address:	https://users.wpi.edu/~ewbwpi/

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

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

FDR	Faculty Dining Room
	other notes:	Usually used as "Higgins House FDR"

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

FLPH-LWR	Fuller Laboratories Perreault Hall Lower
	other notes:	The lower half of the renovated Perreault Hall in Fuller Laboratories

FLPH-UPR	Fuller Laboratories Perreault Hall Upper
	other notes:	The upper half of the renovated Perreault Hall in Fuller Laboratories

FNF	Friday Night Fellowship

FOAPAL	Fund Organization Account Program Activity Location
	pronunciation:	'foe-pull', FOAPAL String

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

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

FYE	Fiscal Year End

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/

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/

GCP	Graduate Certificate Programs

GCR	Government and Community Relations

GDC	Game Development Club
	Web address:	http://gdc.wpi.edu/

GDI	God Damn Independent
	other notes:	slang fraternal term, meaning: of no affiliation

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

GHR	Goat's Head Restaurant

GI	Guerilla Improv
	other notes:	part of SCP
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~improv/gi/index2.shtml

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/

GLI	Greek Leaders Institute
	other notes:	GLI was established to further the leadership education and problem-solving toolbox of the leaders of the WPI 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'

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.

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

GSO	Graduate Student Orientation

GSPO	Graduate Students Physics Organization

GTRL	Gas Turbine Research Laboratory
	Web address:	http://gtrl.wpi.edu/GTRL/index.php/Main_Page

GWG	Governance Working Group

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

HDI	Healthcare Delivery Institute
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/research/hdi.html

HERC	Higher Education Resource Center
	pronunciation:	'herc'
	Web address:	http://www.worcesterherc.org/

HHH	Haunted Higgins House

HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
	pronunciation:	'hip-uh'
	other notes:	Melanie Desiata is the university's HIPAA contact person, and Tracy Hassett is the university's HIPAA privacy officer
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HR/BenMan/privacy.html

HIVE	Human Interaction in Virtual Environments
	other notes:	A CS research group

HKN	Eta Kappa Nu
	Greek letters:	ΗΚΝ
	other notes:	electrical engineering honor society
	Web address:	http://www.hkn.wpi.edu/

HPC	High Performance Computing

HPLC	High Performance Liquid Chromatography
	other notes:	Used to quantify amounts of desired substance in a sample.

HR	Human Resources
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HR/

HSA	Hispanic Student Association

HSI	Health and Safety Inspection

HUA	Humanities and Arts Department
	pronunciation:	Humanities
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/

I8	Interstate 8
	other notes:	women's acapella group
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~i8/

IA	Instructing Assistant

IACUC	Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

ICE	Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
	other notes:	In reference to the ICE Library overseen by CEI

IDT	Inter Departmental Transfer

IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
	pronunciation:	I-Triple-E
	Web address:	http://www.ieee.wpi.edu/

IES	International Education of Students
	other notes:	WPI and IES are linked through the London Project Center
	Web address:	http://www.iesabroad.org/

IFC	Inter Fraternity Council
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~ifc/

IGED	Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Women/Girls/IGED/

IGSD	Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/

ILL	Inter Library Loan
	Web address:	https://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Services/illform.html

IMAPS	International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
	pronunciation:	Eye maps

IMDC	Integrative Materials Design Center
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/Research/IMDC/

IMGD	Interactive Media and Game Development
	other notes:	slang: Video Games
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Majors/IMGD/

IMNS	Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.ece.wpi.edu/Research/IMNS/

IMPACT	Integrated Marketing, Planning, and Communication Team

INB	Internet Native Banner

iPUG	iPad Users Group

IQP	Interactive Qualifying Project
	other notes:	In an attempt to acclimate prospective students and families to WPI, the Admissions Office has been referring to the IQP as the 'Interactive Project" or "Junior Project." On campus, some members of the community may refer to the "Interdisciplinary Project" which is just incorrect.

IRB	Institutional Review Board
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Research/IRB/

ISA	Iranian Student Association

ISC	International Student Council
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~isc/

ISG	Independent Study for Graduates

ISIC	International Student Identity Card
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/ISRP/isic.html

ISO	Indian Student Organization
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~iso/

ISP	Independent Study and Projects
	other notes:	sometimes written IS/P

ISRG	Image Science Research Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/ISRG/

ISRP	Individually Sponsored Residential Projects
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/ISRP/

IT	Information Technology Division
	pronunciation:	IT Division
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/IT/

ITAC	Information Technology Advisory Committee
	pronunciation:	'eye-tack'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/IT/Advisory/

ITRC	Information Technology Research Centers
	Web address:	http://www.mgt.wpi.edu/People/itrc.html

JRC	Junior Robotics Challenge
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/+JRC

JV	Junior Varsity
	other notes:	this term is exclusive to the football team

K12	K-12 Outreach
	pronunciation:	K-Twelve
	other notes:	At WPI, the term K12 usually refers to the outreach does in the K-12 community.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/K12/

KDDRG	Knowledge Discovery and Data mining Research Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~ruiz/KDDRG/

KSA	Korean Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~ksa/

LARP	Live Action Role Playing
	pronunciation:	"larp", as a verb, "larping"
	other notes:	SMAS is part of the larger New England LARP community

LAU	Lambda Alpha Upsilon
	Greek letters:	ΛΑΥ

LCA	Lambda Chi Alpha
	Greek letters:	ΛΧΑ
	pronunciation:	Lambda Chi, LCA (not LXA at WPI)
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://www.pizeta.org/

LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
	pronunciation:	'el-dap'

LDI	Leadership Development Institute
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Leadership/

LEAP	Leadership Education And Practice
	pronunciation:	'leap'
	other notes:	written as LEaP

LES	Leading Edge Series

LL	Liberty League
	other notes:	WPI's football team is a member of this league.
	Web address:	http://www.libertyleaguesports.org/

LL	Leadership Laboratories
	pronunciation:	'L-Labs'
	other notes:	written as LLAB's, ROTC term

LNL	Lens and Lights
	other notes:	written as LnL
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~lnl/

LOL	Library Open Late

LOVE	Lightwave Nanophotonics Device Engineering Laboratory
	pronunciation:	Love Lab

LPC	Live Performance Committee
	other notes:	Part of SocComm, replaces MACC
	Web address:	http://wpi.orgsync.com/org/soccomm/lpc

LSAC	Library Student Advisory Committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/About/studentlibcomm.html

LSBC	Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center
	Web address:	http://www.gatewayparkworcester.com

LSI	Legal and Social Issues
	other notes:	A former organization recently restarted circa B-Term 2005

LSO	Laser Safety Officer

MAC	Manufacturing Advancement Center
	pronunciation:	'mack', 'mass-mack"
	Web address:	http://www.massmac.org/

MACC	Massachusetts Campus Compact
	pronunciation:	'mack'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Service/macc.html

MACC	Music and Comedy Committee
	pronunciation:	mack
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu

MACT	The Massachusetts and Connecticut Tour
	other notes:	a tour of Massachusetts and Connecticut colleges attended by high school guidance counselors

MAGIC	Media Arts Group Innovation Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/MAGIC/

MAMS	Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science
	pronunciation:	'mamas', Mass. Academy
	other notes:	written MAMaS by students
	Web address:	http://www.massacademy.org

MASH	Math And Science Help
	pronunciation:	'mash'
	other notes:	written MAS*H
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/OAA/mash.html

MASTER	Math And Science Technology Education Resource
	pronunciation:	'master'
	other notes:	Sometimes written as M.A.S.T.E.R. It is uncommon to write most other acronyms this way at WPI.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/Master/

MAVRIC	Men Against Violence and Rape in our Community
	other notes:	Often seen as MAVRICs

MAW	Math Awareness Week
	pronunciation:	'maw'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Math/News-Events/MAW/

MBA	Masters of Business Administration
	other notes:	an advanced degree

MCR	Mid-Century Room

ME	Mechanical Engineering Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/

ME	Masters of Engineering
	other notes:	an advanced degree

MES	Major Exploration Series
	other notes:	offered by the CDC
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC/undecided.html

MFE	Manufacturing Engineering Program
	other notes:	an academic program within the ME Department
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MFE/

MG	Major Gifts

MGL	Massachusetts General Law
	other notes:	referenced in several university policies

MGO	Major Gift Officer

MGRG	Mobile Graphics Research Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/MGRG/

MGT	Management Department
	pronunciation:	Management
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.mgt.wpi.edu

MISA	Management Information Systems Association
	pronunciation:	'mee-suh'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/~misa/

MME	Master of Mathematics for Educators
	other notes:	an advanced degree

MPE	Materials Process Engineering
	other notes:	an academic program within the ME Department
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MPE/

MPI	Metal Processing Institute
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/MPI/

MQP	Major Qualifying Project
	pronunciation:	Major Project, Senior Project

MS	Masters of Science
	other notes:	an advanced degree

MS	Military Science Department
	other notes:	Army ROTC
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MilSci/

MS	Mail Services
	pronunciation:	Mail Room
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym

MSA	Muslim Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~msa/

MSD	Mu Sigma Delta
	Greek letters:	ΜΣΔ
	other notes:	Pre-Health Society

MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheet

MTE	Materials Science and Engineering Program
	other notes:	an academic program within the ME Department
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MTE/

MUN	Model United Nations
	other notes:	A part of LSI.

MXQF	Most Extreme Quadfest
	other notes:	Quadfest 14, held D-Term 2006

NANOSAT	Nano-sized Satellite Laboratory
	pronunciation:	'nano-sat'

NCAA	National Collegiate Athletic Association
	pronunciation:	NCAA or N-C-Double-A
	other notes:	WPI plays in Division III of the NCAA
	Web address:	http://www2.ncaa.org/

NCP	Non Custodial Profile
	other notes:	Profile is usually written PROFILE, but is not an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/Returning/Forms/nps.html

NDEC	Non-Desctructive Evaluation Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/NDEC/

NEASC	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
	pronunciation:	'knee-ask'
	other notes:	WPI, as a university, is accredited by NEASC
	Web address:	http://www.neasc.org/

NECCWA	New England College Conference Wrestling Association
	other notes:	The varsity wrestling team is a member of this conference.

NECME	New England Coalition for Manufacturing Education
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MFE/NECME/

NEISA	New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association
	Web address:	http://www.collegesailing.org/neisa/

NERB	New England Roast Beef
	pronunciation:	'nerb'
	other notes:	A sandwich shop on Park Ave., adjacent to Twomeys. It is the official sandwich provider of such local fraternities as ATO.

NETCAM	NETwork Computing Applications and Multimedia

NEW	National Engineers Week
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/NEW/

NEWMAC	The New England Women's And Men's Athletic Conference
	pronunciation:	'new-mac'
	other notes:	Many of WPI's varsity sports teams play in this conference
	Web address:	http://www.newmaconline.com/

NFO	New Faculty Orientation

NIB	Newly Initiated Brother
	pronunciation:	'nib' or 'nibs"
	other notes:	NIBs is the plural form, fraternal term

NO	Network Operations
	pronunciation:	Net-Ops
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Netops/

NOC	Network Operations Center
	pronunciation:	'the knock'

NR	No Record

NRHH	National Residence Hall Honorary

NROTC	Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp
	pronunciation:	Navy-ROTC
	Web address:	http://www.holycross.edu/departments/nrotc/website/

NSBE	National Society of Black Engineers
	pronunciation:	'nez-bee'

NSO	New Student Orientation
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/NSO/

NSR	New Student Record

NSSE	National Survey of Student Engagement

NV	New Voices
	other notes:	usually takes the form NVxx, where xx is replaced with a whole number which increments annually. 2004 = NV22.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~masque/

OAA	Office of Academic Advising
	pronunciation:	Academic Advising
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/OAA/

OAG	Office of Annual Giving
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Giving/

OAR	Office of Alumni Relations
	pronunciation:	'oar'
	other notes:	Subset of the Division of University Advancement
	Web address:	http://alumni.wpi.edu

OASIS	Offering Acceptance, Support and Inclusion to Students
	pronunciation:	'oasis'
	other notes:	A program operated by the Minority Affairs Office

OCC	Organization and Club Council
	other notes:	An SGA sponsored forum for student organizations to voice concerns and opinions.

OCFC	Organizational Class Finance Committee

OCR	On Campus Recruiting

ODA	Organization Detail Activity

ODP	Office of Diversity Programs
	other notes:	This office acts as an advocate for underrepresented groups including racial/ethnic and religious groups and GLBT students. The office also has oversight of the Office of Women's Programs
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/

ODPL	Order-Disorder Phenomena Laboratory

ODS	Office of the Dean of Students
	other notes:	formerly known as the Student Life Office
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SL/

OFY	Office of the First Year

OIT	Office for Information Technology
	pronunciation:	IT
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/IT/

OL	Omega Lambda
	Greek letters:	ΩΛ
	other notes:	an informal organization of Orientation Leaders, not recognized by the university

OOO	Order of Omega

OOO	Out of Office
	pronunciation:	"Oooh reply"
	other notes:	Not WPI specific.

OP	Office of the President
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/President/

OPA	Office of Project Administration
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Projects/

OPIM	Other Potentially Infectious Materials

OR	Office of the Registrar
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Registrar/

OSFA	Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance
	other notes:	The acronym does not include the M for Massachusetts
	Web address:	http://www.osfa.mass.edu/

OSP	Office of Sponsored Programs
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/OSP/index.html

OWA	Outlook Web Access

OWP	Office of Women's Programs
	other notes:	A part of the Office of Diversity Programs
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Women/

OX	Theta Chi
	Greek letters:	ΘΧ
	pronunciation:	'ox'
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~thetachi/

PA	Peer Advisor

PA	Program Assistant
	other notes:	used by the Frontiers Program

PAC	Public Access Computers
	pronunciation:	'pack' or 'pack-Terminals'
	other notes:	the term is used most often by Gordon Library

PAC	Peer Academic Coaching
	pronunciation:	Pack
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/offices/arc/pac11284.html

PAC	President's Advisory Council
	pronunciation:	P-A-C, not "pack"

PAG	President's Administrative Group

PANSAT	Power metallurgy and Navigation Satellite
	pronunciation:	'pan-sat'

PBA	Presidential Board of Appeals
	other notes:	the final appeal available in the campus judicial system

PBE	Rho Beta Epsilon
	other notes:	robotics engineering honor society

PBM	Policy and Benefits Manual

PDE	Pi Delta Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΠΔΕ
	other notes:	media honor society

PDF	Portable Document Format
	pronunciation:	PDF File
	other notes:	file format used by many offices on campus for form delivery, written *.pdf

PDML	Production and Machine Dynamics Laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MFE/PMDL/

PDO	Printing and Duplicating Office
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym

PEDS	Performance Evaluation of Distributed Systems
	pronunciation:	'peds'
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/PEDS/

PEG	Parenting Exchange Group
	pronunciation:	'peg'
	other notes:	replaces Parents Of Preschoolers
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HR/PEG/

PEL	Permissible Exposure Level
	other notes:	referred to in the CHP
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/Laboratory/hygiene.html

PERA	Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics Department
	pronunciation:	Athletics
	other notes:	formerly PE and PEA, academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/PE/

PFT	Physical Fitness Test
	other notes:	ROTC term

PGD	Phi Gamma Delta
	Greek letters:	Fiji
	pronunciation:	Fiji
	other notes:	Social fraternity. The letters phi, gamma, and delta aren't permitted to be spelt out. (i.e., ΣΑΕ or ΦΣΚ. Use of the letters is restricted to certain places including the chapter house and tombstones.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~phigam/

PH	Physics Department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Physics/

PHC	Panhellenic Council
	pronunciation:	'pan-hell'
	other notes:	written PanHel
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~panhel/

PhD	Doctor of Philosophy
	other notes:	an advanced degree

PI	Principal Investigator
	other notes:	IRB term

PIC	Planning and Implementation Committee
	other notes:	subcommittee of the SPSC

PICO	PIne's message COmposer
	pronunciation:	'pee-co'. less common: 'pie-co" Research shows that although the correct pronunciation based on the acronyms origin would be "Pie-co," the overwhelming majority of users - at WPI and elsewhere - call it "pee-co," including the developers of the program.
	other notes:	written Pico at WPI
	Web address:	http://www.washington.edu/pine/

PIEE	Partnerships Implementing Engineering Education
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/PIEE/

PILOT	Payment In Lieu Of Taxes
	pronunciation:	'pilot'
	other notes:	Referred to in the Nov. 2, 2004 FAP minutes

PINE	Program for Internet News and Email
	pronunciation:	'pine'
	other notes:	written Pine at WPI
	Web address:	http://www.washington.edu/pine/

PKT	Phi Kappa Theta
	Greek letters:	ΦΚΘ
	pronunciation:	'cap'
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~pkt/

PLA	Peer Learning Assistant

PLC	Project-based Learning Community
	other notes:	not PBLC

PLTW	Project Lead The Way
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/K12/Adult/educators.html#pltw

PLU	Phi Lambda Upsilon
	Greek letters:	ΦΛΥ
	other notes:	chemical engineering honor society

PME	Pi Mu Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΠΜΕ
	other notes:	math honor society

PMP	Professional Master's Program

PMRC	Powder Metallurgy Resource Center
	other notes:	part of BEI, Mooris 'Butch' Boorky PMRC
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/PMRC/

PMVL	Polaroid Machine Vision Laboratory

PO	Purchase Order

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

POC	Professional Officer Course
	other notes:	ROTC term

PoP	Professor of Practice

PPD	Project Presentation Day
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/News/PPD/

PPDA	Participant Public Display of Affection
	other notes:	a Frontiers term

PPE	Personal Protective Equipment

PPE	Policies, Procedures, and Elections
	other notes:	A committee of the Student Government Association
	Web address:	http://sga.wpi.edu

PQP	Pre Qualifying Project
	pronunciation:	'ID Twenty-Fifty'
	other notes:	used interchangeably with ID2050

PRC	Program Review Committee
	other notes:	This committee of the IGSD reviews proposed custom majors from undergraduates.

PRC	Program Review Chair
	other notes:	Member of individual academic departments responsible for reviewing progress of candidates for degrees.

PRL	Pavement Research Laboratory
	other notes:	CEE research lab
	Web address:	http://pavement.wpi.edu/

PRP	Phased Retirement Plan

PS	Phi Sigma
	Greek letters:	ΦΣ
	other notes:	biology honor society

PSK	Phi Sigma Kappa
	Greek letters:	ΦΣΚ
	pronunciation:	PSK
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~psks/

PSM	Planned Server Maintenance
	other notes:	Good excuse for not attending an event.

PSS	Phi Sigma Sigma
	Greek letters:	ΦΣΣ
	pronunciation:	Phi Sig or Phi Sig Sig
	other notes:	social fraternity for women
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~pss/

PT	Physical Training
	other notes:	ROTC term

PTO	Parent Teacher Organization
	other notes:	Mass Academy term

PTS	Pi Tau Sigma
	Greek letters:	ΠΤΣ
	other notes:	mechanical engineering honorary society

R	Thursday
	other notes:	used on paper, sometimes in conversation

RA	Resident Advisor

RA	Research Assistant

RAD	Rape Aggression Defense
	pronunciation:	'rad'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Police/Safety/Assault/rad.html

RCR	Responsible Conduct of Research

RCS	Room Condition Sheet

REFER	REsearch in FiltEring and Recommender systems
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/REFER/

RET	Research Experiences for Teachers
	other notes:	6-week summer program for middle-school math and science teachers
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BME/RET/

REU	Research Experience for Undergraduates

RHC	Residence Hall Council

RHSC	Radiation Health and Safeguards Committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/RSO/rhsc.html

RHSC	Radiation, Health and Safeguards Committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/RSO/rhsc.html

RIBS	Ratio Induced Bitch Syndrome
	pronunciation:	'ribs'
	other notes:	slang, considered offensive

ROMEO	Remotely Operable Micro-Environmental Observatory
	pronunciation:	'romeo'
	other notes:	mentioned in Summer 2004 Transformations
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/News/Transformations/2004Summer/insidewpi.html

ROTC	Reserve Officer Training Corp
	pronunciation:	'rot-sea'
	other notes:	Available through the Army and Air Force at WPI and Navy at Holy Cross.

RPC	Remote Procedure Call
	pronunciation:	RPC over HTTP
	other notes:	RPC over HTTP for Exchange was made available to the community on Aug. 22, 2005. It freed Exchange users from having to login to the Virtual Private Network (VPN). Among other shortcomings of the VPN, it would disconnect at random and often reset local network connections including but not limited to iTunes.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Help/Email/Exchange/rpc.html

RRC	Robotics Resource Center

RSA	Romanian Student Association

RSO	Radiation Safety Office
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/RSO/

RSO	Residential Services Office
	pronunciation:	Res. Services
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/RSO/

SA	Senior Assistant
	other notes:	used by CS

SAAC	Student Athletic Advisory Committee
	pronunciation:	sack

SACL	Student Affairs and Campus Life
	Web address:	http://wpi.edu/Admin/Student/

SAE	Sigma Alpha Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΣΑΕ
	pronunciation:	SAE
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sae/

SAP	Satisfactory Academic Process
	other notes:	defined as passing 4/3 over two successive terms or 8/3 over four successive terms includes military, physical education, and consortium credit E-Term counts towards the number of successive terms if the student is registered full time students determined not to be making SAP are subject to academic warning
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Catalogs/Ugrad/Current/guidelines.html

SAS	Student Alumni Society
	pronunciation:	alternate: 'sass'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sas/

SCA	Senior Community Advisor
	other notes:	Formerly Senior Orientation Leader

SCGC	Senior Class Gift Committee
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Giving/Senior/

SCP	Student Comedy Productions
	Web address:	http://comedy.wpi.edu

SCT	Systems and Computer Technology
	other notes:	now SunGard SCT, the company that produces Banner
	Web address:	http://www.sct.com

SD	System Dynamics
	other notes:	graduate level courses

SDC	Social Dance Club
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sdc/

SDCC	Student Development and Counseling Center
	pronunciation:	West Street House
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SDCC/

SE	Special Events Committee
	pronunciation:	ess-ee
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu

SEAC	Sexual Assault Education Committee
	other notes:	a program sponsored by the Office of Women's Programs

SEM	Scanning Electron Microscope laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MTE/Research/sem.html

SERG	Software Engineering Research Group
	pronunciation:	'surge'
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/SERG/

SESA	Scientific/Engineering Software Applications
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Instruction/

SF	Science Fiction Society
	Greek letters:	ΨΦ
	pronunciation:	"sci-fi"
	other notes:	It's a joke. Psi Phi = SciFi... get it?
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sfs/

SFE	Sigma Phi Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΣΦΕ
	pronunciation:	Sig Ep
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sigep/

SFPE	Society of Fire Protection Engineers
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/Resources/sfpe.html

SFR	Special Funding Request

SFS	Science Fiction Society
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sfs/sfs/

SGA	Student Government Association (Undergraduate)
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sga/

SGR	Student Government Reserve

SHA	Student Health Advocates
	pronunciation:	'sha'

SHC	Student Health Center
	other notes:	The Student Health Center is run by Student Health Services (SHS)
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Health/

SHM	Simple Harmonic Motion
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~shm/

SHPE	Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers
	pronunciation:	'shpee'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~shpewpi/

SHS	Student Health Services
	other notes:	Student Health Services runs the Student Health Center (SHC)
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Health/

SIM	School of Industrial Management
	pronunciation:	'sim'
	other notes:	part of Corporate Education
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Corporate/Programs/SIM/

SISP	Senior Independent Study Project
	other notes:	this project is completed by Mass. Academy seniors, not undergraduate seniors

SLP	Sweet Love Palace
	other notes:	slang term for the Campus Center Morgan Room

SMAS	Society of Medieval Arts and Sciences
	pronunciation:	'smas'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~realms/

SMIL	Structural Mechanics Impact Laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/CEE/Facilities/smil.htm

SML	Surface Metrology Laboratory
	pronunciation:	Surf Met Lab
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/Research/SurfMet/

SMS	Systems Management Server

SNAP	Security Night Assistance Patrol
	pronunciation:	'snap'

SOAP	Stand Out And Program
	pronunciation:	'soap'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Orgs/soap.html

SOAP	Student Outcomes Assessment Portfolio
	pronunciation:	'soap'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Outcomes/

SOB	Summary of Benefits

SOC	Student Organization Council
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Orgs/soc.html

SOMA	Society Of Martial Arts
	pronunciation:	'soma'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~soma/

SOS	Student Organization Suite
	other notes:	common area in the Campus Center Grogan Wing shared by SGA, SocComm, IFC, PanHel, and ISC

SP	Sigma Pi
	Greek letters:	ΣΠ
	pronunciation:	Sig Pi
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sigmapi/

SPAW	Students Promoting Animal Welfare

SPS	Society of Physics Students
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sps/

SPS	Sigma Pi Sigma
	Greek letters:	ΣΠΣ
	other notes:	physics honor society

SS	Savage Soccer
	other notes:	A small robotics competition on campus started in 1995 as an IQP for Mass Academy and now encompasses teams from all across New England. SS is often used in writing but never used verbally.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~savage/

SSF	SGA Sponsorship Fund
	other notes:	This fund was created at the end of academic year 2005. Its funds are drawn from the social fee (which was increased specifically for this fund). Requests for funds through the SSF are granted or denied by SGA.

SSN	Student Support Network
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SDCC/network.html

SSPS	Social Sciences and Policy Studies Department
	other notes:	academic department
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/SSPS/

SSS	Senior Sufficiency Society
	pronunciation:	Senior Suff Society
	other notes:	slang

ST	Senior Tutor
	other notes:	used by ECE

STAR	Students Talking (with) Alumni Resources
	pronunciation:	"Star"
	other notes:	Student and Alumni Organization
	Web address:	www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC

STEM	Science, Technology, Education, and Math
	pronunciation:	'stem'
	other notes:	also known as The Pipeline Fund
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/K12/STEM/

STTG	Software Tools Technology Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/STTG/

SURF	Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
	pronunciation:	Surf
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Undergraduate/summer718.html

SURGE	Strengthen, Unity, Reshape, Giving back and Empower
	pronunciation:	surge
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/offices/diversity/surge.html

SVP	Senior Vice President
	other notes:	Reserved for Provost Simpson

SWAT	Students Working All Together
	pronunciation:	"swat"
	other notes:	A consortium sponsored program aimed at bringing engaged Worcester-area college students together.

SWE	Society of Women Engineers
	pronunciation:	'swee'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~swe/

TA	Teaching Assistant

TBP	Tau Beta Pi
	Greek letters:	ΤΒΠ
	pronunciation:	TB-Pi
	other notes:	engineering honor society
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~taubeta/

TCI	Technology Confidence Index^SM
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/News/TCI/

TEACH	Technology, Education And Copyright Harmonization Act
	other notes:	A federal policy that the university must adhere to.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Policies/Copyright/teach.html

TEM	Transmission Electron Microscope laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.me.wpi.edu/MTE/Research/tem.html

TG	Worcester Telegram & Gazette
	pronunciation:	'Worcester T and G,' 'Worcester TnG,' or most commonly 'The TnG'
	Web address:	http://www.telegram.com/

THA	Technological Humanist Award
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/THA/

THUG	THeory Umbrella Group
	pronunciation:	'thug'
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/THUG/

TILT	Technological Information Literacy Tutorial
	pronunciation:	'tilt'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Help//TILT/

TKE	Tau Kappa Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΤΚΕ
	pronunciation:	'teek'
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://www.zetamu.org/

TML	Technology-Mediated Learning

TMP	Trustee Mentorship Program
	other notes:	Coordinated by the Vice President of Student Affairs
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Student/Mentor/

TN	TechNews
	pronunciation:	TechNews
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~technews/

TNP	Tuesday Night Prayer
	other notes:	CBF hosted prayer meeting late at night. Held every Tuesday that school is in session.

TNX	Theta Nu Xi
	Greek letters:	ΘΝΞ
	other notes:	a multicultural sorority

TO	Treasury Office
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/

TO	Telecommunications Office
	pronunciation:	Telecom
	other notes:	uncommon as an acronym
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Telecom/

TOT	Tech Old Timers
	pronunciation:	'tot' or 'tots"
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Alumni/People/TOT/

TRC	Tuition Refund Check
	pronunciation:	slang: payday

TRG	Tutor Research Group
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/TRG/

TSA	Turkish Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~tsa/

TSPC	Technical, Scientific, and Professional Communication
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/IGSD/TSPC/

TTC	Teaching with Technology Collaboratory
	pronunciation:	Collaboratory
	other notes:	TTC is uncommon. The Collaboratory is a resource center for faculty who want to use technology to teach more effectively. The ATC runs the Collaboratory.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/

TTL	Technology for Teaching and Learning
	other notes:	Part of the ATC

TTO	Technology Transfer Office

UAA	University Ambassador Awards
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Marketing/Ambassadors/

UCO	University Compliance Officer

UDC	Unified Digital Campus

UMOC	Ugly Man On Campus
	pronunciation:	"you-mock"
	other notes:	Annual competition sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega to raise money for a charity.

UOAC	Undergraduate Outcomes Assessment Committee
	pronunciation:	'yuck'

UPE	Upsilon Pi Epsilon
	Greek letters:	ΥΠΕ
	other notes:	computer science honor society

URI	Universal Resource Identifier

URL	Ultrasound Research Laboratory
	Web address:	http://www.ece.wpi.edu/Research/Ultrasound/

URL	Uniform Resource Locator

UUCF	Unitarian Universalist Campus Fellowship
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~uu/

UWC	United Way Committee

VF	Venture Forum
	Web address:	http://www.wpiventureforum.org/

VPA	Vice President of Advancement
	other notes:	this position currently empty
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Advancement

VPC	Venice Project Center

VPIT	Vice President for Information Technology
	other notes:	also CIO
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/IT/About/tjl.html

VPL	Vocal Performance Lab

VPMC	Vice President for Marketing and Communication
	other notes:	currently filled by Christopher Hardwick
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Marketing/

VPN	Virtual Private Network
	pronunciation:	The VPN
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Netops/VPN/

VPSA	Vice President of Student Affairs
	other notes:	uncommon
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Student/

VSA	Vietnamese Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpivsa/

W1YK	W1YK
	other notes:	W1YK, originally 1YK, is not an acronym, it is the call sign for WPI's Wireless Association.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiwa/

WACT	The Worcester Area College Tour
	pronunciation:	'whacked'
	other notes:	a tour of Worcester area colleges attended by high school guidance counselors

WAD	The WPI Acronym Dictionary
	pronunciation:	The 'wad'
	Web address:	http://wpi.collegeacronyms.org/

WAM	Worcester Art Museum
	pronunciation:	'wham!'

WC	Writing Center
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/WC/

WECE	Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering
	pronunciation:	'we-see'

WFD	Worcester Fire Department

WGLC	WPI GAC Leadership Conference

WICS	Women In Computer Science

WIN	Women's Industrial Network
	pronunciation:	'win'

WIS	Web Information System
	pronunciation:	referred to as 'Banner'

WJFC	The Writings of James Fenimore Cooper
	Web address:	http://www.wjfc.org/

WLRL	Wireless LAN Research Lab

WM	Worcester Magazine
	pronunciation:	Whoa-Mag
	Web address:	http://www.womag.com

WMUG	WPI Macintosh Users Group
	pronunciation:	'w-mug', 'mug', 'whoopie-mug'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wmug/

WOOFA	WPI Organization of Folk Arts

WOW	Wings Over Worcester
	pronunciation:	Wow
	Web address:	www.wingsover.com

WPD	Worcester Police Department
	pronunciation:	'Whoa-PD', 'Po-Po'

WPI	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
	pronunciation:	Worcester Polytech, Worcester Poly, Worcester Tech, 'Whoopie', 'Whoa Tech", "The 'Tute", Worcester Polytechnic, and Tech
	other notes:	formerly WCFIIS and WCIIS
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/

WPI	We Plead Insanity

WPI	Where People Interact
	other notes:	As seen on Admissions student ambassador shirts

WPIAA	WPI Alumni Association
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Alumni/Association/

WPIC	WPI Cable
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/Facilities/cable.html

WPILA	WPI Linux Association
	Web address:	https://avarice.acm.wpi.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wpila

WPIOC	WPI Outing Club
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpioc/

WPIVF	WPI Venture Forum
	other notes:	alternate: VF
	Web address:	http://www.wpiventureforum.org/

WPIWA	WPI Wireless Association
	pronunciation:	sometimes 'whoopie-wah'
	other notes:	The third oldest college wireless association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiwa/

WPS	Worcester Public Schools
	Web address:	http://www.wpsweb.com/

WS	Workstudy
	other notes:	Generally refers to federal funds, but not exclusively

WSH	West Street House

WSSRL	WPI Secure Systems Research Laboratory
	other notes:	CS research group
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~fcco/wssrl.htm

WUNDERS	Women, Understanding New Dimensions in Engineering Related Sciences
	pronunciation:	"wonders"
	other notes:	This acronym was forced after GEMS was dropped due to infringement.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Women/Girls/WUNDERS/

WW	WPIwiki
	pronunciation:	WPI wee-kee
	other notes:	Started in A-Term 2005 by Robert Hafner '08. Uncommon as an acronym.
	Web address:	http://www.wpiwiki.net/index.php/Main_Page

WWPI	WPI Radio
	other notes:	formerly WPIR
	Web address:	http://radio.wpi.edu/

XO	Chi Omega
	Greek letters:	ΧΩ

YRP	Yellow Ribbon Program
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/Returning/ribbon.html

ZS	Zeta Psi
	Greek letters:	ΖΨ
	pronunciation:	'Zete,' rhymes with 'eight'
	other notes:	social fraternity
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~zetapsi/