General Acronym Listing by Letter
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|---|---|---|
| FA | Faculty Advisor | |
| other notes: | used during NSO and the duration of the Insight Program | |
| FA | Financial Aid | |
| other notes: | uncommon as an acronym | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/ | |
| 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 | Facilities Services | |
| pronunciation: | Facilities | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Plant/ | |
| FS | Fellowships and Scholarships | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/ | |
| 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 | |