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Purdue Lingo

Soon your son or daughter may start using words and terms that are strange to you. The following list provides some of the phrases frequently used at Purdue. We hope this will help you and your new student speak the same language!

AAO: Affirmative Action Office, located in the American Railway Building.

BGR: Boiler Gold Rush, the largest freshman orientation program at Purdue.

Bingo Sheet: An academic progress report, in grid format, that matches courses completed with courses required for your student's degree program. Your son or daughter will receive a Bingo Sheet every semester.

BRNG: Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education. Formerly known as LAEB, it is home to the colleges of Liberal Arts and Education.

Callout: A general meeting sponsored by a student club or organization to attract new members. Students attend callouts to find out about a group they might want to join.

CODO: Changing from one academic school to another at Purdue. A student must fill out a Change of Degree Objective form, which is available in the Office of the Registrar.

Co-oping: Participating in Purdue's cooperative education program. Co-op students alternate semesters of study with semesters of work in an area related to their major. Students gain experience, which helps them find a job after college, and earn money, which helps with college expenses. Students should see their academic advisor for information.

Co-op Housing: Housing units for students who save money by managing aspects of house operation from meal planning to maintenance and improvements.

Debris: The Purdue yearbook.

DLC: The Digital Learning Collaboratory, located in the Hicks Undergraduate Library. It is a state-of-the-art multimedia development facility, staffed to support integrated learning of information and technology literacy. It is a joint initiative of Libraries and Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP).

DRO: Diversity Resource Office, located in the American Railway Building.

Drop/Add: To drop or add classes from a student's schedule. Students must see their academic advisor, and the Office of the Registrar processes schedule revisions.

EE (pronounced: double e): Common name for the Electrical Engineering Building.

ENAD (pronounced e-nad): Common name for the Engineering Administration Building.

Exponent: The independent newspaper published by Purdue students and distributed free at many campus locations.

HEAV (pronounced heev): Common name for Heavilon Hall.

HICKS: Common name for the Hicks Undergraduate Library, also the home of the Digital Learning Collaboratory (DLC).

HSSE (pronounced hiss-e): Common name for the Humanities, Social Science & Education Library located in Stewart Center.

ITaP (pronounced eye-tap): Common name for Information Technology at Purdue. It is Purdue's computing center, which is located in the Mathematical Sciences Building with auxiliary facilities in the Engineering Administration Building and Stewart Center. Terminals also are located in many other campus buildings, including residence halls.

LCC: The Latino Cultural Center (LCC). It celebrates and enriches the Latino cultural experience at Purdue, serving students, faculty/staff, alumni, and community members.

Mortar Board: A calendar, published each fall by the Mortar Board honor society, listing important Purdue events, holidays, library hours, etc. It is sold at most stores near campus.

MSEE(pronounced m-s, double e): Common name for the Materials and Electrical Engineering building

RSC: Nickname for the Recreational Sports Center, which offers gymnasium facilities to students and staff.

SSINFO (pronounced s-s-info): Student Services INFormation Online, the Purdue Student Services computerized information system. It's available 24 hours a day and accessible through any IT terminal.

TA: A teaching assistant. TAs are graduate or undergraduate students who instruct classes or assist professors with classes.

WebCT: An e-learning system supported by ITaP for teachers to post specific information for each class. It is accessible through a student's career account.

Webmail: The student e-mail service used by Purdue University.

WRO: Women's Resource Office, located in the American Railway Building.