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the AQ: the Academic Quadrangle APSA: Administrative and Professional Staff Association  
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the AQ: the Academic Quadrangle  
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APSA: Administrative and Professional Staff Association  
  
 
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CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees  
 
CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees  
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GSC: Global Student Center
  
 
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HRO: Human Rights Office  [http://www.sfu.ca/humanrights/ http://www.sfu.ca/humanrights/]  
 
HRO: Human Rights Office  [http://www.sfu.ca/humanrights/ http://www.sfu.ca/humanrights/]  
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ISAP: International Student Advising and Programming
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ISS: International Student Center
  
 
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Revision as of 22:13, 30 September 2016

 Acronyms at SFU

Acronyms are part of the vernacular you learn in a new space. Below is a list of some SFU acronyms and slang: please feel free to add your own. 

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the AQ: the Academic Quadrangle APSA: Administrative and Professional Staff Association

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CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees

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GSC: Global Student Center

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HRO: Human Rights Office  http://www.sfu.ca/humanrights/

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ISAP: International Student Advising and Programming ISS: International Student Center

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JV: Journal Voucher

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MBC: Maggie Benston Centre

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NSERC: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council

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SCUTL: Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning

SIMS: Student Information Management System  http://www.sfu.ca/sims 

SLC: Student Learning Commons http://learningcommons.sfu.ca


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TAs: Teaching Assistants 

TLC: Teaching and Learning Centre http://www.sfu.ca/tlcentre 

TSSU: Teaching Support Staff Union: http://www.tssu.ca 


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UTF: University Teaching Fellow. as found in each faculty.