Helpful TWU Acronyms, Initialisms & Names*

 

General

BOG  

Board of Governors

CA

Commuter Assistant

CCCD

Centre for Calling & Career Development

CF

Community Facilitator

GEO

Global Engagement Office

HR

Human Resources

ICP

Intercultural Programs

IT

Information Technology

RA

Resident Assistant

RD

Resident Director

SETL

Student Experience of Teaching & Learning (course evaluation questionnaire)

SLOs

Student Learning Outcomes

 

Academic Schools, Faculties & Affiliates

ACTS    

Associated Canadian Theological Schools

CanIL

Canada Institute of Linguistics

CPC

Catholic Pacific College

FHSS

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

FNAS

Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences

GLOBAL

Global learning connections; Leadership programs; Online learning support; Branch campuses; Adult learning support; Leading innovation.

HKIN

School of Human Kinetics

LLC

Laurentian Leadership Centre

SAMC

School of the Arts, Media + Culture

SBUS

School of Business

SGS

School of Graduate Studies

SOE

School of Education

SON

School of Nursing

TWS

Trinity Western Seminaries

TWUR

TWU Richmond

 

Wayfinding Initialisms (see campus map for more wayfinding)

KUHN  

Robert G. Kuhn Centre

NEU

Neufeld Science Centre

RNT

Robert N. Thompson Centre

RSC

Reimer Student Centre

SNC

Stanley Nelson Centre

 

TWU-Specific Names

Back 40  

Protected land behind campus with nature trails

Glass Room

Also known as the “fish bowl” in the library

Global Lounge

Student lounge in the Kuhn Centre

Lower Caf

Café also known as “Leaf Café” in the Douglas Centre

Mars Hill

University newspaper

Rooted

Plant-based café in DeVries Centre

Spartans

TWU’s varsity sports teams

Sparty

Spartans’ mascot

The Pillar

University yearbook

Trinity Commons

Student lounge in RSC near the library

11:07

Comedy improv night

 

*This is not an exhaustive list.

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