Glossary
Like folks at all academic institutions, Stetson University Hatters have developed a language of our own. This page is a glossary of terms you will commonly hear around the DeLand campus. Additionally, some named rooms are listed because although "everybody knows" where they are located, if you are new to campus, you may not.
A
AA
Academic Affairs; The Office of Academic Affairs - first floor DeLand Hall.
AACSB
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; accrediting body for the School of Business Administration.
AAC&U
American Association of Colleges and Universities.
A&S
Arts and Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences.
Academic Affairs Leaders
Administrative staff who report directly to the provost: associate vice president for Boundless Learning, associate provost for faculty development, assistant provost for Student Success, director of institutional research, director of international learning, registrar, grants director.
Academic Leaders
Academic deans, department chairs, program directors, etc. - see the academic leadership web page.
AC
Assistant Coordinator (F.O.C.U.S.).
ACPA
American College Personnel Association / College Student Educators International.
ACS
American Chemical Society; accrediting body for Chemistry.
ACUHO
Association of College and University Housing Officers.
ACUI
Association of College Unions International.
ADA
American with Disabilities Act.
Advising Matters
An online advising handbook for students and faculty.
AFAC
Activity Fund Allocation Committee.
AHEC
Area Health Education Center (funding source of WAR Tobacco grants).
AODIC
Alcohol and Other Drug Intervention Coalition.
APAC
Academic Planning Advisory Committee.
ASC
AY
Academic Year.
B
Banner
The University's administrative data base.
BannerWeb
Online access for students, faculty, and staff to the Banner administrative data base, known as my.stetson.edu or simply "My Stetson."
BCM
Baptist Collegiate Ministry, now know as Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship or CCF.
Blackboard
Stetson's learning management system - class information maintained by faculty for the students enrolled in their classes. Blackboard login.
Bursar
The Bursar's Office is where students can settle their accounts. The office, located in Elizabeth Hall room 112, is also known as Student Accounts.
C
CACREP
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; accrediting body for Counselor Education.
CAS
CASAB
College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board.
Catalog
The Stetson University catalog.
CCC
CCE
Center for Community Engagement (formerly the Center for Service Learning).
CCF
Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (formerly known as BCM or Baptist Collegiate Ministry).
CCFCC
Colleges of Central Florida Career Consortium.
CE
CDAA
Career Development and Academic Advising.
Celebration
The Stetson University Center at Celebration - a satellite location south of Orlando.
CELL
Continuing Education and Life-long Learning Committee.
CERTF
Course Evaluation Review Task Force.
Chapel
The Lee Chapel is located on the first floor of Elizabeth Hall; it was formerly known as the Elizabeth Hall Chapel or sometimes simply "Elizabeth Hall" or "Elizabeth Hall Auditorium."
CHOMI
Center for Holistic Microcredit Initiatives.
CIL
Center for International Learning (formerly Center for International Education).
CIO Conference Room
Chief Information Officer Conference Room, Lynn Business Center room 126.
CLaSS
Campus Life and Student Success.
COE
Constellation, or Center, of Excellence - interdisciplinary "group" formed to encourage intellectual curiosity, academic experiences, curricular initiatives, faculty development, and faculty and student support.
Coffee Shop
A coffee shop located on the first floor of the CUB.
CoL
College of Law; Stetson University College of Law, located in Gulfport with a satellite campus in Tampa.
Commons
The university's main dining hall, located on the first floor of the CUB.
COSM*S
Committee on Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science at Stetson.
CPE
Certified Peer Educator.
CRN
Course Reference Number - the number used to indicate a specific course and section number in Banner or my.stetson.edu.
C-Store
A small convenience store located in the CUB, accessed from the east side.
CUB
Carlton Union Building - Stetson's student union. The CUB houses the Commons (the dining hall), the Coffee Shop, the Faculty Lounge, and the SGA office on the first floor, and, the Student Success Center, the "HUB in the CUB," and the Office of the Dean of Students and Vice President for Campus Life as well as the Stetson Room and Private Dining Room on the second floor.
D
Dean
The chief academic officer of each of Stetson's colleges, schools, and library: the College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Law, The duPont-Ball Library, the School of Music, and the School of Business Administration. The deans report directly to the Provost, the chief academic officer of the University.
Stetson also has a Dean of Students, who oversees all student affairs.
Dean's Office
Academic Deans:
- College of Arts and Sciences: Elizabeth Hall room 108
- duPont-Ball Library: check with the Circulation Desk
- School of Business Administration: Lynn Business Center room 513
- School of Music: Presser Hall room 125
Dean of Students: Carlton Union Building room 201
Degree Audit
A listing of a student's progress toward their degree requirements, accessed through my.stetson.edu.
DH
Davis Hall
DHBR or DLHBR
DeLand Hall Board Room, located on the first floor of DeLand Hall.
Discovery
Discovery students are students who have not yet declared a specific major (Discovery Program).
DPO
Departmental Purchase Order.
E
EDGAR
Education Department General Administration Regulations. All higher education institutions are required to have a comprehensive plan for prevention, education and management of alcohol and other drug situations in campuses. For more information on how this is implemented at Stetson, contact the office of the Vice President for Students Affairs.
EH
Elizabeth Hall.
Eliz
Elizabeth Hall.
F
Facilities
The Facilities Management Team - for maintenance questions and/or to submit a work order, contact the Facilities Management Work Order Center at workdesk@stetson.edu or 386-822-8810 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. For after-hours emergencies, contact Public Safety at 386-833-7300.
Faculty Lounge
Meeting room located on the first floor of the CUB.
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/).
FCPA
Florida Career Professionals Association.
Feasel Hall
Feasel Rehearsal Hall room 111, McMahan Hall.
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
FTIC
First Time in College.
FOCUS
New student orientation, which begins after the residence halls open and before classes begin in August.
Forest of Arden
Tree-filled lawn to the south of Sampson Hall and the east of Presser Hall.
Founding Fathers' Room
Lecture hall/classroom - Elizabeth Hall room 322.
FSEM
First year seminar.
FY
Fiscal year.
FYE
First year English: ENGL 100 or 101, taken by most first year students.
FYE
First Year Experience Living Learning Community.
G
GEAC
General Education Assessment Committee.
GLBTA
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies.
GPS
Guide for Proactive Success; a program for students offered by the Academic Resources Center and the Student Success Center.
Green Pages
Stetson's online campus directory.
H
HAC
Hand Art Center.
Hansen (Computer) Lab
Computer lab/classroom - Sage Hall Science Center room 142.
Hat Rack
The campus snack bar, located in the CUB.
HATS
High Achieving and Talented Students - an enrichment program for elementary and middle school students. For more info, email HATS@stetson.edu.
Hatter
A student, alumnus, or employee of Stetson University. Also the Stetson University mascot.
Hatter Saturday
Accepted student day for admitted students, held annually in April - for more information, contact the Office of Admission.
Help Desk
The IT Help Desk email: helpdesk@stetson.edu. You can also contact them 386-822-7217 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
HIPAA
Heath Information Privacy Act (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).
HOLA
Hispanic Organization for Latin American Awareness.
HPAC
Health Professions Advisory Committee - works with pre-health students (pre-med, pre-vet, pre-pharmacy, pre- other health professions) who are interested in pursuing a career in a health profession.
HR
Human Resources - Allen House, 386-822-8710, humres@stetson.edu.
HRA
Head Resident Assistant.
HRL
Department of Housing and Residential Life, located in Nemec Hall.
HUB or Hub in the CUB
A help desk for students and faculty with regards to Student Success resources, located on the second floor of the CUB. Also, email: hubinthecub@stetson.edu or contact 386-822-7776.
I
IFC
Inter-Fraternal Council.
IHE
Institution of Higher Education.
IM
Intramurals or intramural sports.
ISO
International Student Organization.
IR
Incident Report.
IR or IRO
Institutional Research Office, located on the second floor of DeLand Hall.
IRB
Institutional Review Board, which reviews all research with human participants conducted at Stetson.
IT
Information Technology - The IT help desk can be reached at helpdesk@stetson.edu or 386-822-7217 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. They are located in the lower level of the LBC, with exterior access from the north side of the building.
J
Jenkins Room
Lecture hall/classroom - Sage Hall Science Center room 213.
John E. Johns Room
Lecture hall/classroom - Elizabeth Hall room 315.
JS, JSEM
L
Lawson Room
Seminar-style classroom - Elizabeth Hall room 206.
LAS
Liberal Arts and Sciences.
LBC
Lynn Business Center.
LBCBR
Lynn Business Center Board Room - Lynn Business Center room 213.
LEAP
Liberal Education and America's Promise.
Lee Chapel
Located on the first floor of Elizabeth Hall, the Lee Chapel was formerly known as the Elizabeth Hall chapel.
LLC
Living Learning Community.
LMS
Learning Management System - at Stetson, we use Blackboard.
Math Clinic
The math tutoring lab - Elizabeth Hall room 209.
M
Media
Learning Technologies - located in the Media Center. Although the Media center is physically in the duPont-Ball Library building, it cannot be accessed from the Library per se. Enter via the courtyard on the north side of the library.
MH
McMahan Hall.
MSC
Multicultural Student Council.
my.stetson.edu or My Stetson
Online access to the Banner administrative data base for all Stetson students, faculty, and staff; and sometimes called simply "MyStetson" and formerly known as BannerWeb.
N
NACA
National Association of Campus Activities.
NACE
National Association of Colleges and Employers.
NACURH
National Association of College and University Residence Halls.
NASM
National Association of Schools of Music; accrediting body for the School of Music.
NASPA
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
NCATE
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; accrediting body for Teacher Education.
NCC
National Certified Counselor.
Nightlights
A student activities/gathering room above the University Bookstore, CUB.
NIRSA
National Intramural Sport Association (includes all campus recreation including club sports).
NRT
Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
NSSE
National Survey of Student Engagement.
O
OCR
Office of Civil Rights (US Department of Education).
OSI
Office of Student Involvement.
P
Palm Court
The area in the center of campus with the fountain, sometimes referred to as the Quad.
PBK
Phi Beta Kappa; honor society in the College of Arts and Sciences.
PH
Presser Hall.
PO
Post Office or mail room, located in the CUB near the Bookstore.
Private Dining Room
Located behind the Stetson Room, on the second floor of the CUB.
Provost
The Provost is the Chief Academic Officer of the University. The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs is located on the first floor of DeLand Hall.
PS
PS
P-Safe
PSO
Public Safety Office, located at 405 North Amelia Avenue, 386-822-7300.
Purge
At the end of the drop/add period, a computer purge, or deletion of records, is performed to make sure class rosters list only those students who are officially registered for classes. Students who find themselves "purged" should immediately see the Bursar and Registrar.
q
QEP
Quality Enhancement Plan.
Quad
The area in the center of campus with the fountain, also known as the Palm Court.
R
RA
Resident Assistant.
RELC
Rinker Environmental Learning Center.
ResLife
Department of Housing and Residential Life, located in Nemec Hall.
RLC
Residential Life Coordinator.
Rinker Auditorium
Large auditorium-style lecture hall/classroom - 108 Lynn Business Center.
Rinker Field House
Gymnasium located in the Hollis Center.
S
SACS
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; accrediting body for Stetson University.
SAFAC
Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee.
Samp
Sampson Hall.
Senior Academic Leadership Team (SALT)
The Academic Deans plus the Academic Affairs Leaders.
SGA
Student Government Association.
SH
Sage Hall Science Center.
SHS
Student Health Services.
SICE
Stetson Institute for Christian Ethics.
SISR
Stetson Institute for Social Research.
SOAR
Stetson Outdoor Adventure and Recreation.
SoBA or SOBA
School of Business Administration.
SoM or SOM
Stetson Core
The general education core requirements at Stetson University.
Stetson Quality and Innovation Team (SQuINT)
Provost, Academic Deans, Academic Affairs Leaders, Vice President for Enrollment Management, and Vice President for Marketing.
Stetson Room
Large meeting room, located on the second floor of the CUB.
Stetson Showcase
A campus-wide symposium of Stetson undergraduate research held annually in April.
Stetson Today
The website designed to serve as a single information source for all that is Stetson University: http://www.stetson.edu/portal/stetson-today/.
SUCOL
Stetson University College of Law.
SUID
Your Stetson University Identification number, also called your "800" number. SUID is specifically referred to at the login screen for my.stetson.edu. Every Stetson student and employee is issued a nine-digit SUID number (800-xx-xxxx).
SUM
SURE
Stetson Undergraduate Research Experience - summer research grants (SURE Grants) awarded to upperclass Stetson students.
SYE
Second Year Experience Living Learning Community.
T
T.C. Lane Room
Seminar-style classroom - Elizabeth Hall room 316.
TPE
Tobacco Peer Education (in Wellness and Recreation).
Tri-C
U
UCCAP
University Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy.
UCCAP Steering Committee
This committee is made up of the chair of the U.C.C.A.P., the provost, the associate provost for faculty development, the academic deans, the chair of U.G.E.C. and the Faculty Senate representative to U.C.C.A.P.
UGEC
University General Education Committee.
Unit
Campus mail box.
Unit
One unit (course unit) is equal to four credit hours. (Course Unit System)
UVA
University Village Apartments (student residence halls).
W
WAC
Wilson Athletic Center.
Wands Room
Lynn Business Center room 126.
WAR
Department of Wellness and Recreation.
WC
Writing Center: a tutoring center for writing help - Flagler Hall room 209.
WebGarage
Web-based software used to build and maintain the university's web pages.
WISE
World, Intercultural Competence, Social Responsibility, Engagement.
Work Desk
The Facilities Management Work Order Center email: workdesk@stetson.edu. You can also call them at 386-822-8810 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For after-hours emergencies, contact Public Safety at 386-833-7300.
WORLD
World Outreach Research Leadership and Development (formerly International Learning).
Writing Center
A tutoring center for writing help - Flagler Hall room 209.
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25L
Auditorium-style lecture hall/classroom located in located in the Media Center. Although the Media Center is physically in the duPont-Ball Library building, it cannot be accessed from the Library per se. Enter via the courtyard on the north side of the library.
800 Number
The 9-digit ID number (800-xx-xxxx) assigned to every student and employee at Stetson. It's also sometimes referred to as "SUID."
Greek Organizations
ΑΧΏ
Alpha Chi Omega (women's fraternity).
ΑΞΔ
Alpha Xi Delta (women's fraternity).
ΔΔΔ
Delta Delta Delta (women's fraternity).
ΠΒΦ
Pi Beta Phi (women's fraternity).
ΖΤΑ
Zeta Tau Alpha (women's fraternity).
ΔΣΦ
Delta Sigma Phi (men's fraternity).
ΦΣΚ
Phi Sigma Kappa (men's fraternity).
ΠΚΑ
Pi Kappa Alpha (men's fraternity).
ΣΦΕ
Sigma Phi Epsilon (men's fraternity).
