ALAC - Advising & Learning Assistance Center
Arch - Summer Semester on Campus and Semester Away Experience
BCBP - Biochemistry & Biophysics
BFMB - Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
BIAM - Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology (Accelerated Albany Med Program)
BME/BMED - Biomedical Engineering
CBIS - Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
CEE - Civil & Environmental Engineering
CEPM - Center for Engineering Precision Medicine
CMDIS - Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems
COMM+D - Center for Global Communication and Design
COP - Continued on Probation
DAIC - Digital, Artificial Intelligence, and Computing
DCC - Darrin Communications Center
DSIS - Design, Innovation, and Society
EBESS - Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems
ECSC - Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
EMAC - Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
EMPAC - Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center
FYIP/FIP - First-Year Intervention Program
GFI - Global Freshwater Institute
GSAS - Games Simulation Arts and Sciences
HASS - Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
IEA - Introduction to Engineering Analysis
IHSS - Interdisciplinary HASS Course identifier
I-PERSIST - Integrative Program for Education, Research, and Support Involving Science and Technology (Chemistry I and Physics I Mentors)
ISE/ISYE - Industrial and Systems Engineering
ITWS - Information Technology and Web Science
J-ROWL - Jonsson-Rowland
MANE - Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering
MRC - Materials Research Center
MSE - Materials Science and Engineering
Pass/No Credit - Grading option
POP - Placed on Probation
RARE Center - Rensselaer Astrobiology Research and Education Center
SAP - Satisfactory Academic Progress
SoE - School of Engineering
SoS - School of Science
STSH - Science and Technology Studies, Humanities
STSO - Science, Technology, and Society
STSS - Science and Technology Studies, Social Science
UPIP - Undergraduate Probation Intervention Program
VCC - Vorhees Computing Center
C+CC - Chapel + Culture Center
CCPD - Center for Career and Professional Development
CLASS - Clustered Learning, Advocacy, and Support for Students
DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
DOD - Dean on Duty
DotCIO - Division of the Chief Information Officer
DPS - Department of Public Safety (see also Pub Safe)
DSS - Disability Services for Students
EWS - Electronic Warning System
FYE - First-Year Experience
Garnet Baltimore - Garnet Baltimore Research and Entrepreneurial Scholars
IPAC - Located in archway entering Quad from 15th Street (I-PERSIST)
ISSS - International Services for Students and Scholars
ITSSC - Information Technology Services and Support Center
LA - Learning Assistants (ALAC)
LOA - Leave of Absence
OGE - Office of Graduate Education
Pub Safe - Public Safety (see also DPS)
RA - Resident Assistant
RCS ID - Rensselaer Computing System ID (e.g. smithj or smithj4)
SARP - Student Activities Resource Person
SIS - Self-Service Information System
STRIVE - Connects underrepresented first-year students with upper-class mentors
’86 Field - Location of many large, outdoor events
ACM-W - Association for Computing Machinery – Women in Computing
ACSLD - Archer Center for Student Leadership Development
AS&RC - Alumni Sports & Recreation Center (Armory)
BARH - Burdett Avenue Residence Hall
COG - Center of Gravity (Office of Student Success program)
ECAV - East Campus Athletic Village
E-Complex - Residential Area consisting of the following buildings:
Cassatt, Clement, Hearne, Hirai, Voorhees, Waite
ESW - Engineers for a Sustainable World
EWB - Engineers without Borders
Freshman Hill - Residential Area consisting of the following buildings:
Bray, Cary, Crockett, Davison, Hall, Nason, Nugent, Sharp, Warren
GradISA - Graduate Indian Students Association
LEAP - Leadership Educators Advising Peers (Archer Center)
NRB - Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond
NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
PLP - Professional Leadership Program (Archer Center)
PLS - Professional Leadership Series (Archer Center)
Quad - Residential Area consisting of the following buildings:
Buck, Caldwell, Church (I-VI), Cooper, Hunt (I-III), MacDonald, Pardee, Roebling, White (I-IV)
RAHP A/B - Rensselaer Apartment Housing Project A&B
RSDH - Russell Sage Dining Hall
SHPE - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SWE - Society of Women Engineers
Box - File Sharing and Collaboration Platform
Canva - Online design program for creating signs, fliers, social media, etc.
Carousel - Rensselaer’s digital signage software
Handshake - Online job posting site (Work Study and CCPD)
LMS - Learning Management System
Percipio - Online Training Module Platform
WebEx - Meeting, Messaging, and Webinar Platform
