Management Program and
Business Related
|
| ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
| cc: |
"carbon copy;" used on memos and
letters to show who else gets a copy |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer; ultimate
decision-maker for a company |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer; person in charge of
all finances and operations |
| DMM |
Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing |
| DSO |
Designing and Staffing (High-Performance)
Organizations |
| FYI |
For Your Information; used on memos to
indicate that no action is required |
| HRD |
Human Resources Development |
| IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
| Intro |
Introduction |
| Mfg.Ssy.Mgmt. |
Manufacturing Systems Management |
| Mgmt. |
Management (sometimes abbreviated mgt) |
| MIS |
Management Information Systems |
| OR |
Operations Research (statistical study of
operations) |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
RPI-Related
|
| APO |
Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity that
helps with lost and found and used book sales |
| C&CC |
Chapel and Cultural Center, located on
Burdett Avenue, near Peoples Street |
| CC |
Alternate acronym for the DCC (Darrin
Communications Center) |
| CDC |
Career Development Center (in the DCC); help
finding jobs or coops |
| CII |
Center for Industrial Innovation; the tall
white building on campus (near 15th Street) |
| Coop |
Cooperative Education; paid work that can be
considered part of schooling (see CDC) |
| DCC |
Darrin Communications Center; the low brick
building attached to the CII |
| DOSO |
Dean of Student's Office; located on the 2nd
floor of the Troy Building |
| DSES |
Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, an
interdepartmental program |
| ECSE |
Electrical, Computer, and Systems
Engineering; an RPI department |
| EMAC |
Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication; an
RPI department |
| frat |
Fraternity; social organization for men
(women's organizations are called sororities) |
| I&MS |
Instrumentation and Media Services (in DCC);
source for audio-visual (AV) equipment |
| IES |
International Education Services, the office
that helps with visas and such |
| ITS |
Information and Technology Services; the
computer people on campus |
| JEC |
Jonsson Engineering Center; brick building
next to CII |
| LL&C |
Language, Literature, and Communication; an
RPI department |
| LRC |
RPI's Lighting Research Center, located in
Watervliet |
| OMSA |
Office of Minority Students Affairs |
| PDE |
Office of Professional and Distance Education
at RPI; also called RSVP |
| Pitts |
Pittsburgh building; home of the Lally School
of Management and Technology |
| RA |
Research Assistant |
| RCS |
Rensselaer Computing System, the mainframe
that supports campus computing |
| RSVP |
Rensselaer Satellite Video Program; distance
learning program at RPI (also called PDE) |
| TA |
Teaching Assistant |
| VCC |
Voorhees Computing Center; the
"church" |
| WRPI |
RPI's student-run radio station, FM station
dial 91.5; plays a wide range of programs |
Miscellaneous
|
| AV |
Audio-Visual; equipment such as overhead and
slide projectors and cassette players |
| Catch-22 |
A no-win situation created by bureaucratic
"red tape;" from a book of the same name |
| CYA |
"Cover Your Ass;" documenting
problematic situations to defend against later problems |
| Dept |
Department |
| DJ |
Disc-Jockey; person who handles music for a
radio program or dance |
| DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated; a serious
alcohol-related driving offense |
| ID |
Identification |
| KISS |
Keep It Simple, Stupid |
| Snafu |
Situation Normal: All Fouled Up |