List of acronyms for prefrosh - Revision history

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78.86.9.127: Applied SCIENCE, not Sciences

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Applied SCIENCE, not Sciences

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-'''Acronyms''', not be confused with [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=initialism initialism], are indispensable to understanding the workings of the university. Students interested in working with or fighting the [[administration]], joining a [[student groups|student group]], running for [[student government]], or engaging in [[tenacious bureaucratic wrangling]] will undoubtedly encounter acronyms using all twenty-six letters of the alphabet!
+This page is a '''list of acronyms for prefrosh''' to learn.
-If there's one thing Columbia has a lot of, it's bureaucracy. It also has lots of acronyms. There are enough acronyms at Columbia to make you dizzy. This is a primer. Most of the below are actually examples of initialism, but if you notice that you're either mispronouncing something or you're a pedant. Don't worry, pedantry is cool.
+== The essential list ==
 * '''[[BC]]''' - [[Barnard College]] (not Boston College)
 * '''[[CAA]]''' - [[Columbia Alumni Association]]
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 * '''[[CEPSR]]''' - [[CEPSR|Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research]]
 * '''[[CI]]''' - [[Community Impact]]
 * '''[[CPS]]''' - [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]
 * '''[[CTV]]''' - [[Columbia Television]]
 * '''[[CUIT]]''' - [[Columbia University Information Technology]] (formerly AcIS (Academic Information Services) and AIS Administrative Information Services)
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 * '''[[OMA]]''' - [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]
 * '''[[RA]]''' - [[Resident Adviser]] or [[Research Assistant]]
 * '''[[SEAS]]''' - [[School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
 * '''[[SGA]]''' - [[Student Government Association]] (Barnard Student Council)
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 * '''[[TA]]''' - [[Teaching Assistant]], not to be confused with T''&''A
 * '''[[UNDED]]''' - [[UNDED|Undergraduate Education Committee]], the advising board of the [[History Department]]
 * '''[[UW]]''' - [[University Writing]] or [[Unofficial Withdrawal]]
-[[Category:Online library]]
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 * '''[[GSSC]]''' - [[General Studies Student Council]]
 * '''[[IRC]]''' - [[Intercultural Resource Center]]
-* '''[[LDEO]''' - [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]]
+* '''[[LDEO]]''' - [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]]
-* '''[[NSOP]''' - [[New Student Orientation Program]]
+* '''[[NSOP]]''' - [[New Student Orientation Program]]
 * '''[[OMA]]''' - [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]
 * '''[[RA]]''' - [[Resident Adviser]] or [[Research Assistant]]

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 If there's one thing Columbia has a lot of, it's bureaucracy. It also has lots of acronyms. There are enough acronyms at Columbia to make you dizzy. This is a primer. Most of the below are actually examples of initialism, but if you notice that you're either mispronouncing something or you're a pedant. Don't worry, pedantry is cool.
-* '''ABC''' - [[Activities Board at Columbia]]
+* '''[[ABC]]''' - [[Activities Board at Columbia]]
-* '''BC''' - [[Barnard College]] (not Boston College)
+* '''[[BC]]''' - [[Barnard College]] (not Boston College)
-* '''CAA''' - [[Columbia Alumni Association]]
+* '''[[CAA]]''' - [[Columbia Alumni Association]]
-* '''CC''' - [[Contemporary Civilization]] or [[Columbia College]] (not Community College)
+* '''[[CC]]''' - [[Contemporary Civilization]] or [[Columbia College]] (not Community College)
-* '''CCE''' - [[Center for Career Education]]
+* '''[[CCE]]''' - [[Center for Career Education]]
-* '''CCSC''' - [[Columbia College Student Council]]
+* '''[[CCSC]]''' - [[Columbia College Student Council]]
-* '''CEPSR''' - [[CEPSR|Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research]]
+* '''[[CEPSR]]''' - [[CEPSR|Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research]]
-* '''CI''' - [[Community Impact]]
+* '''[[CI]]''' - [[Community Impact]]
-* '''CLS''' - [[Columbia Law School]]
+* '''[[CLS]]''' - [[Columbia Law School]]
-* '''CPS''' - [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]
+* '''[[CPS]]''' - [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]
-* '''CSMESS''' - [[Columbia Science, Math and Engineering Secondary School]]
+* '''[[CSMESS]]''' - [[Columbia Science, Math and Engineering Secondary School]]
-* '''CTV''' - [[Columbia Television]]
+* '''[[CTV]]''' - [[Columbia Television]]
-* '''CUIT''' - [[Columbia University Information Technology]] (formerly AcIS (Academic Information Services) and AIS Administrative Information Services)
+* '''[[CUIT]]''' - [[Columbia University Information Technology]] (formerly AcIS (Academic Information Services) and AIS Administrative Information Services)
-* '''CULPA''' - [[Columbia Underground Listing of Professor Ability]]
+* '''[[CULPA]]''' - [[Columbia Underground Listing of Professor Ability]]
-* '''CUMB''' - [[Columbia University Marching Band]]
+* '''[[CUMB]]''' - [[Columbia University Marching Band]]
-* '''E3B''' - Department of Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Biology
+* '''[[E3B]]''' - [[Department of Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Biology]]
-* '''ESC''' - [[Engineering Student Council]] (Not the 'Escape' button on your keyboard)
+* '''[[ESC]]''' - [[Engineering Student Council]] (Not the 'Escape' button on your keyboard)
-* '''GS''' - [[School of General Studies]]
+* '''[[GS]]''' - [[School of General Studies]]
-* '''GSSC''' - [[General Studies Student Council]]
+* '''[[GSSC]]''' - [[General Studies Student Council]]
-* '''IRC''' - Intercultural Resource Center
+* '''[[IRC]]''' - [[Intercultural Resource Center]]
-* '''LDEO''' - [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]]
+* '''[[LDEO]''' - [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]]
-* '''NSOP''' - [[New Student Orientation Program]]
+* '''[[NSOP]''' - [[New Student Orientation Program]]
-* '''OMA''' - [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]
+* '''[[OMA]]''' - [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]
-* '''RA''' - [[Resident Adviser]] or [[Research Assistant]]
+* '''[[RA]]''' - [[Resident Adviser]] or [[Research Assistant]]
-* '''SDA''' - [[Student Development and Activities]]
+* '''[[SDA]]''' - [[Student Development and Activities]]
-* '''SEAS''' - [[School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
+* '''[[SEAS]]''' - [[School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
-* '''SGA''' - [[Student Government Association]] (Barnard Student Council)
+* '''[[SGA]]''' - [[Student Government Association]] (Barnard Student Council)
-* '''SGB''' - [[Student Governing Board]]
+* '''[[SGB]]''' - [[Student Governing Board]]
-* '''SSOL''' - [[Student Services Online]]
+* '''[[SSOL]]''' - [[Student Services Online]]
-* '''TA''' - [[Teaching Assistant]], not to be confused with T''&''A
+* '''[[TA]]''' - [[Teaching Assistant]], not to be confused with T''&''A
-* '''UNDED''' - [[UNDED|Undergraduate Education Committee]], the advising board of the [[History Department]]
+* '''[[UNDED]]''' - [[UNDED|Undergraduate Education Committee]], the advising board of the [[History Department]]
-* '''URH''' - University Residence Halls, now known as [[Housing Services]]
+* '''[[URH]]''' - [[University Residence Halls]], now known as [[Housing Services]]
-* '''UW''' - [[University Writing]] or [[Unofficial Withdrawal]]
+* '''[[UW]]''' - [[University Writing]] or [[Unofficial Withdrawal]]
 [[Category:Online library]]

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 * '''E3B''' - Department of Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Biology
 * '''ESC''' - [[Engineering Student Council]] (Not the 'Escape' button on your keyboard)
 * '''GS''' - [[School of General Studies]]
 * '''GSSC''' - [[General Studies Student Council]]
 * '''IRC''' - Intercultural Resource Center
 * '''LDEO''' - [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]]
 * '''NSOP''' - [[New Student Orientation Program]]

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−	If there's one thing Columbia has a lot of, it's [[:Category:Administration\|bureaucracy]]. It also has lots of acronyms. There are enough acronyms at Columbia to make you dizzy. This is a primer.	+	'''Acronyms''', not be confused with [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=initialism initialism], are indispensable to understanding the workings of the university. Students interested in working with or fighting the [[administration]], joining a [[student groups\|student group]], running for [[student government]], or engaging in [[tenacious bureaucratic wrangling]] will undoubtedly encounter acronyms using all twenty-six letters of the alphabet!
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		+	If there's one thing Columbia has a lot of, it's [[:Category:Administration\|bureaucracy]]. It also has lots of acronyms. There are enough acronyms at Columbia to make you dizzy. This is a primer. Most of the below are actually examples of initialism, but if you notice that you're either mispronouncing something or you're a pedant. Don't worry, pedantry is cool.

	* '''ABC''' - [[Activities Board at Columbia]]		* '''ABC''' - [[Activities Board at Columbia]]