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CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees | CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees | ||
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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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JV: Journal Voucher | JV: Journal Voucher | ||
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MBC: Maggie Benston Centre | MBC: Maggie Benston Centre | ||
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NSERC: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council |
Revision as of 21:59, 4 September 2010
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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HRO: Human Rights Office http://www.sfu.ca/humanrights/
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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.