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.
ACA |
AALANA Collegiate Association |
| Artesano's |
Bakery and Cafe in the SAU |
| Barnes & Noble @ RIT |
RIT bookstore at Park Point |
| Beanz |
Coffee shop/lounge in Grace Watson Hall lobby |
Breezeway |
Located between the Campus Center and the Clark Gym |
| Bytes on the Run |
Convenience store in the SAU |
CAB |
College Activities Board |
| Cafeteria |
Brick City Cafe in the SAU |
Cage |
Equipment loan desks in the SLC and CIAS |
CAST |
College of Applied Science & Technology |
CIAS |
College of Imaging Arts & Sciences |
COLA |
College of Liberal Arts |
Commons |
Eatery in NTID Student Development Center |
Corner Store |
Convenience store located on the A level of Nathaniel Rochester Hall |
COS |
College of Science |
Crossroads |
Building on the west side of campus containing the Cafe & Market, HUB print services and Alumni Relations office |
| CTRL ALT DELi |
Eatery in the GCCIS Building |
Fireside Lounge |
A large meeting space in the SAU |
Fishbowl |
Information booth on Lomb Drive |
FYE |
First Year Enrichment Course |
Game Room |
Part of the RITz Sports Zone - A level of the SAU |
GCCIS |
B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences |
Gracie’s |
Eatery in Grace Watson Hall |
| Innovation Center |
Building devoted to student innovation |
ITS |
Information and Technology Services |
Java Wally’s |
Coffeehouse in Wallace Center |
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 |
Ritz Sports Zone |
Eatery, Game Room and ESPN Sports Center Desk on the A-level of the SAU |
SAU |
Student Alumni Union |
SCB |
E. Philip Saunders College of Business |
| SIS |
Student Information System |
SLC |
Student Life Center |
Sol’s Underground |
aka Sol's - Convenience store on the A level of Sol Heumann Hall |
| USP |
University Studies Program |
Wallace Center |
Home of RIT Libraries and provider of academic technologies like myCourses |
WITR |
RIT’s radio station - 89.7 FM |
