RIT Lingo To Know
RIT has its own language! This cheat sheet will help you brush up before you arrive on campus.
- LAQE
Liberal Arts Qualifying Exam - MPE
Math Placement Exam - NTID
National Technical Institute for the Deaf - OCASA
Off-Campus and Apartment Student Association - Quarter Mile
Walkway connecting the academic and residential sides of campus - RA
Resident Advisor - RC
Residence Coordinator - Reporter
Weekly student magazine - ResNet
Residential computing services - RHA
Residence Hall Association - RITA
RIT Ambulance - RITchie
RIT’s Tiger Mascot - RITchie’s
Game room in Gibson Hall, A-level - RITZ Sports Zone
An eatery and game room on the A-level of the SAU - Salsarita’s
Eatery in the Global Village Cantina and Grille - SAU
Student Alumni Union - SCB
E. Philip Saunders College of Business - SDC
NTID’s Student Development Center - Shear Global
On-campus full service hair, nail, and tanning salon - Shop One²
Art gallery and original craft boutique in Global Village - SIS
Student Information System accessed via infocenter.rit.edu - SLC
Student Life Center - SOC
Student Orientation Coordinator - Sol’s Underground
Convenience store and eatery on the A-level of Sol Heumann Hall - TOA
Transfer Orientation Assistant - USP
University Studies Program - WITR
RIT’s radio station - 89.7 FM - Wally’s
Wallace Library
- ACA
AALANA Collegiate Association - AALANA
African American, Latino/a American, Native American - Artesano Bakery & Cafe
Patisserie and coffee shop located on the first floor of Monroe Hall (adjacent to the SAU) - Barnes & Noble @ RIT
RIT bookstore - Beanz
Coffee/smoothie shop in Grace Watson Hall - Breezeway
Located between the Campus Center and the Clark Gym - Bytes
Grab-and-go sweet and snack shop on the first floor of Monroe Hall (adjacent to the SAU) - CAB
College Activities Board - Cage
Equipment closets in the SLC and CIAS - CAST
College of Applied Science and Technology - CHST
College of Health Sciences and Technology - CIAS
College of Imaging Arts and Sciences - CMS
Center for Multidisciplinary Studies - COLA
College of Liberal Arts - The Commons
Eatery in the Student Development Center - Corner Store
Convenience store on the A-level of Nathaniel Rochester Hall - COS
College of Science - Crossroads
Eatery on the academic side of campus - CTRL ALT DELI
Eatery in the atrium of Golisano Hall - Fireside Lounge
Quiet sitting area in the SAU - Fishbowl
Information booth near the Simone Circle - FOA
Freshman Orientation Assistant - GCCIS
B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences - Global Village
Commercial, residential, educational, and outdoor event complex on the west side of campus - Gracie’s
Eatery in Grace Watson Hall - GV Market
On-campus market with fresh produce and international/US grocery items in Global Village - HUB
On-demand print center and post office - Java Wally’s
Coffeehouse in Wallace Library - ITS
Information and Technology Services - KGCOE
Kate Gleason College of Engineering