Acronyms

= Academic =

Departments

 * CS: School of Cognitive Science
 * HACU:School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies
 * IA: School of Interdisciplinary Arts
 * NS: School of Natural Science
 * CSI:School of Critical Social Inquiry (formerly School of Social Science/SS)

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Resources

 * CASA: Center for Academic Support and Advising
 * CORC: Career Options Resource Center—career development office
 * Dupes: Duplications—on-campus printing and copying service
 * GEO: Global Education Office—study abroad information
 * PARC: Peer Academic Resource Center—peer support and sample DivisionI/II/III forms

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Miscellaneous

 * CLPP: Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program—a reproductive rights organization
 * Div: “Division”— Div I (first year, generally), Div II (second and third year, generally), Div III (final year), Div Limbo (awkward period between passing the previous Div and entering the next).
 * EPEC: Experimental Program in Education and Community—alternative educational program; read the page on Hampedia for details

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= Locations =

Arts Village

 * ASH: Adele Simmons Hall—School of Cognitive Science office, classrooms, and offices
 * Lemelson: Jerome & Dorothy Lemelson Center for Design&mdash;Blacksmithing and Fabrication Center
 * MDB:  Music & Dance Building
 * Liebling:  Film/Photo Building

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Dorms Cluster

 * DLR: Dakin Living Room
 * MLR: Merrill Living Room

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Franklin Patterson Hall Cluster

 * ELH: East Lecture Hall—one of two smaller auditorium in Franklin Patterson Hall
 * FacLounge: Staff and Faculty Lounge—small venue in Franklin Patterson Hall commonly used for slam poetry, holiday dinners, and planning meetings
 * FPH: Franklin Patterson Hall—classrooms, offices, School of Social Science office, auditoriums
 * MLH: Main Lecture Hall—located in Franklin Patterson Hall, largest auditorium
 * WLH: West Lecture Hall—one of two smaller auditorium in Franklin Patterson Hall

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Library Cluster

 * APL: Airport Lounge—24/7 internet lab
 * Bridge: Bridge Cafe and physical "bridge"—good meeting place or "semi-quiet" study place
 * RCC: Robert Crown Center—bike help, equipment rentals, pool, locker rooms, indoor basketball court, climbing wall, yoga studio, and some exercise machines
 * Upper RCC: student lounge area with couches, tables/chairs, foosball, pool

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Community Advocacy

 * CFF: Center for Feminisms
 * WELL:  Wellness Center
 * MISS: Multicultural and International Student Services (Cultural Center)
 * QCA: Queer Community Alliance
 * QCAC: Queer Community Alliance Center, at the top of donut 4
 * GRIN: Gender Identity Resource Network
 * Spiritual Life: can refer to the Spiritual Life Center on top of Greenwich Doughnut 5; or the department of Spiritual Life; or the Spiritual Life Office in the Dean of Students Office

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Residential Life

 * CSA: Community Supported Agriculture—farmshare from the Hampshire Farm
 * Doughnuts: the five circular Greenwich buildings
 * HDs/ACs: House Directors / Area Coordinators
 * HOO: Housing Operations Office—You go here to get new keys, to check out at the end of the year, etc.
 * Interns/RAs: —the individuals known as Residential Advisors, formerly Interns
 * DMZ, PHO, GEHO: The Dakin/Merrill, Prescott, and Greenwich/Enfield House Offices respectively. Come here for food or candy, to say hi to interns and House Directors, and for regular programming. 
 * Lottery:— i.e. the Housing Lottery
 * Mods: apartment-style housing
 * Points: lottery points awarded by seniority
 * Saga: The Dining Commons
 * BonAp:  Bon Appetit, the company that runs Saga
 * Spaceships: another (inferior) name for the five circular Greenwich buildings

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Technological Resources

 * Moodle: course website hub
 * Hampedia: Hampshire Wiki—www.hampedia.org (you're here!)
 * Help Desk: IT Help Desk
 * Intranet: intranet
 * Magic Board: Announcement slideshow outside the library
 * TheHub: student account

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Emergency Services

 * HCEMS: Hampshire College Emergency Medical Service—EMTs
 * CamPo: Campus Police

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Miscellaneous

 * CLA: Campus Leadership and Activities—student events and activities
 * OPRA: Outdoors Programs and Recreational Activities
 * SFS: “Student Financial Services”—financial aid

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= Committees =

Student Government
New Government:


 * HSU:  Hampshire Student Union
 * CoordBoard:  Coordinating Board
 * FundCom:  Funding Committee
 * AB:  Accountability Board

Old Government:
 * Council: Community Council
 * CoCA: Committee on Community Activities—a subcommittee of Community Council
 * CoCD: Committee on Community Development—a subcommittee of Community Council
 * FiCom: Financial Committee—a subcommittee of Community Council
 * SafeCom: Safety Committee—a subcommittee of Community Council

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Miscellaneous

 * CCFRAP: Hampshire College Committee on Faculty Reappointments and Promotions
 * SAC: Staff Advocacy Committee
 * SHAB: Student Health Advisory Board
 * ECF: Executive Committee of the Faculty, votes on all sorts of important things concerning Hampshire's academics and general functioning
 * EPC: Educational Policy Committee
 * "The Monday Group": A shadowy group of upper administrators who apparently meet on Mondays. Dun dun dun.

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