Wellesley Lingo

One thing you'll soon realize as you begin your first year at Wellesley is that the College has its own language. This language is made up of phrases and abbreviations of building names and a number of acronyms. So when you see an acronym at the end of an email, or here someone in the dining hall say a word that you've never heard before in reference to something on campus, you can use this page as a quick reference guide to find out what exactly that acronym means.

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A
ALANA - African American, Latina, Asian American and Native America minority student population
APT - Academic Peer Tutor
ARB - Academic Review Board
B
BAC - Budget Advisory Committee
BOA - Board of Admissions
C
Cafe Hoop - Student-run cafe in the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
CCI - Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
CE - Continuing Education
CERD - Committee on Educational Research and Development
CFA - Committee on Faculty Appointments
CG - College Government
Clapp - Margaret Clapp Library
CLCE - Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events
CPC - Cultural Presidents' Council
CPLA - Committee for Political and Legislative Action
CPOP - Community-Policing Office Program
CRW - Center for Research on Women
CSA - Chinese Students Association
CWDI - Campus-Wide Diversity Initiative
CWIS - Campus-Wide Information System
CWS - Center for Work and Service
D
DC - Distribution Center (DC Lot refers to the parking lot near the Distribution Center)
DCW - Diana Chapman Walsh
DMCC - Davis Museum and Cultural Center
DOOCA - Director of On-Campus Affairs
DS - Davis Scholar(s)
E
El Table - Student-run cafe in Founders
F
FND - Founders
FYM - First-Year Mentor
G
GenJudic - General Judiciary
GRH - Green Hall
H
HC - House Council
HP - House President
HPC - House Presidents' Council
I
IS - Information Services
ISL - Instructor in Science Laboratory
IT - Instructional Technology
J
K
Knapp - Knapp Media and Technology Center, located on the first floor of the Clapp Library
KSA - Korean Students Association
KSC - Keohane Sports Center
L
LEAP - Lifetime Empowerment and Awareness Program
The Lulu - Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center if you live on the West Side of campus
M
MAC - Multicultural Affairs Coordinator
MAC/OT - Multicultural Affairs Coordinator's Organizing Team
MLKC - Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
N
O
ORSL - Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
P
PAC - President's Advisory Council
PBA - Pre-Business Association
PE - Physical Education
PERA - Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics
PLTC - Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center
PNE - Pendleton East
PNW - Pendleton West
Q
QR - Quantitative Reasoning
R
RA - Resident Advisor
RCC - Residential Computing Consultant
RD - Resident Director
S
SA - Service/Alumnae (parking lots)
SBOG - Schneider Board of Governors
SCBT - Student Council to the Board of Trustees
SEQ - Student Evaluation Questionnaire
SFS - Student Financial Services
SHAC - Student Health Advisory Committee
SHE - Sexual Health Educators
SOAC - Student Organizations and Appointments Committee
SOFC - Student Organizations Funding Committee
T
TCC - Tanner Conference Committee
TCO - Taiwanese Cultural Organization
TZE - Tau Zeta Epsilon
U
V
VPA - Vice President of Administration (one student in each residence hall)
VPP - Vice President of Programming (one student in each residence hall)
W
WAA - Wellesley Asian Alliance
The Wang - Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center if you live on the East Side of campus
WASA - Wellesley African Students Association
WASAC - Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures
WCAA - Wellesley College Alumnae Association
WCC - Wellesley College Club
WCCC - Wellesley Community Children's Center
WCTV - Wellesley College Television
WCW - Wellesley Centers for Women
WEED - Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense
WLBTF - Wellesley Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgenders and Friends
X
Y
Z
ZA - Zeta Alpha
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