RIT is a culture in and of itself; we have our own ‘language’ and it can take a while to catch on. Here’s a simple ‘cheat-sheet’ to get you started before you arrive on campus.
Arcade/Game Room |
Game room on the A level of the SAU |
| Beanz |
Coffee shop/lounge in Grace Watson Hall lobby |
Breezeway |
Located between pool and the Clark Gym |
ACA |
AALANA Collegiate Association |
CAB |
College Activities Board |
Cage |
Equipment closets in the SLC and CIAS |
Campus Connections |
RIT bookstore in the SAU |
CAST |
College of Applied Science & Technology |
CIAS |
College of Imaging Arts & Sciences |
COLA |
College of Liberal Arts |
The Commons |
Eatery in Hettie Shumway Hall |
Corner Store |
Convenience store located on the A level of Nathaniel Rochester Hall |
COS |
College of Science |
Crossroads |
Eatery on the academic side of campus |
Fireside Lounge |
A large meeting space in the SAU |
Fishbowl |
Information booth in the administration circle |
FYE |
First Year Enrichment Course |
GCCIS |
B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences |
Gracie’s |
Eatery in Grace Watson Hall |
Java Wally’s |
Coffeehouse in Wallace Library |
ITS |
Information and Technology Services |
KGCOE |
Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
LAQE |
Liberal Arts Qualifying Exam |
MPE |
Math Placement Exam |
NTID |
National Technical Institute for the Deaf |
OA |
Orientation Assistant |
OCASA |
Off-Campus & Apartment Student Association |
Quarter Mile |
Walkway connecting the academic and residential sides of campus |
RA |
Resident Advisor |
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, A Level |
RITreat |
A lounge and a collection of offices located in the SAU |
Ritz Sports Zone |
Eatery on the A-level of the SAU |
SAU |
Student Alumni Union |
SCOB |
Saunders College of Business |
SLC |
Student Life Center |
Sol’s |
Convenience store on the A level of Sol Heumann Hall |
WITR |
RIT’s radio station - 89.7 FM |
Wally’s |
Wallace Library |