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.

-A-

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

-C-

CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees

-H-

-J-

JV: Journal Voucher

-M-

MBC: Maggie Benston Centre

-N-

NSERC: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council

-S-

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

-T-

TAs: Teaching Assistants

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

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

-U-

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

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