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Know Your Lingo: Common UW Terms

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A&H
Arts & Humanities
A&O
Advising & Orientation
A&S
College of Arts & Sciences
ASP
Academic Support Programs
ASUW
Associated Students of the University of Washington
CAMP
College Assistance Migrant Program
CELE
Community Engagement and Leadership Education
CIRCLE
Center for International Relations and Cultural Leadership Exchange
CLUE
Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment
CSSC
Community Standards & Student Conduct
CTC
Commuter & Transfer Commons
DRS
Disability Resources for Students
ECC
Ethnic Cultural Center
E-FIG
Engineering First-year Interest Group
EFS
Early Fall Start
EOP
Educational Opportunity Program
EPE
Engineering Peer Educator
EXPD
Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FIG
First-year Interest Group
FYP
First Year Programs
GPSS
Graduate & Professional Student Senate
HFS
Housing & Food Services
HLI
Husky Leadership Initiative
HUB
Husky Union Building
IFC
Interfraternity Council
IMA
Intramural Activities Building
ISS
International Student Services
MGC
Multicultural Greek Council
NPHC
National Pan-Hellenic Council
NSc
Natural Sciences
NSEOF
New Student Enrollment and Orientation Fee
OFSL
Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
OGR
Office of Government Relations
OL
Orientation Leader
OMA&D
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity
OSFA
Office of Student Financial Aid
OSVL
Office of Student Veteran Life
OUR
Office of the University Registrar
PHA
Panhellenic Association
PHE
Peer Health Educator
QSR
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
RA
Residential Adviser
RCG
Regional Connection Groups
ROTC
Reserve Officer Training Corps
RSO
Registered Student Organization
SAF
Services & Activities Fee
SAO
Student Activities Office
SEVIS
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
SFC
Student Food Cooperative
SFS
Student Fiscal Services
SLN
Schedule Line Number
SORC
Student Organization Resource Center
SPD
Seattle Police Department
SSc
Social Sciences
STF
Student Technology Fee
TA
Teaching Assistant
T-FIG
Transfer First-year Interest Group
TRIO
Federal programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
UAA
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
UW
University of Washington or "U Dub"
UWL
UW Leaders
UWPD
UW Police Department
WAC
Waterfront Activities Center

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