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Lingo to Know

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