This glossary serves as a guide to help you become familiar with the many acronyms used within the Offices of Housing & Residence Life as well as the Residential Learning Communities.
| ACRONYM | DEFINITION | ASSOCIATED OFFICE(S) |
| AC | Area Coordinator: professional staff member within the University Villas | Residence Life |
| AAC | Assistant Area Coordinator: undergraduate or graduate student staff in the University Villas | Residence Life |
| ARD | Assistant Resident Director: undergraduate or graduate student staff in a Residential Learning Community (RLC) | Residence Life |
| BOS | Building Operations Specialist: a student staff member who works to support the housing building operations functions within the Housing Office | Housing |
| BRM | Building Resident Manager: a professional staff member affiliated with a graduate housing building | Housing |
| BSS | Building Services Specialist: a student staff member who works to support the housing business services functions within the Housing Office | Housing |
| CA |
Community Assistant: a student staff member who works within the summer housing residence halls to facilitate and support community development |
Housing |
| LC | Leadership Council: a student organization within each RLC that helps shape the culture of the RLC through activities and programs | Residence Life |
| CF |
Community Facilitator: a student staff member within the RLC who works to facilitate and develop community; equivalent to a Resident Advisor or Resident Assistant |
Residence Life |
| CSR |
Conference Services Representative: a student staff member who works to support the conference services functions of the summer conference program |
Conference Services |
| DA | Desk Assistant: a student staff member who works at the front desks located throughout the various residence halls | Residence Life |
| FD | Faculty Director: a faculty member affiliated with a Residential Learning Community and who often lives in residence within a the residence halls | RLC Program |
| HRL | Housing & Residence Life: the acronym for the Offices of Housing & Residence Life | Housing & Residence Life |
| JSH | Justice Starts Here | Housing & Residence Life |
| LT | Leadership Team: the team that leads each Residential Learning Community which consists of the RD, FD(s), SF(s), & ARD(s)/AAC(s) | Residence Life |
| NR | Neighborhood Representative: a student staff member at the University Villas who works to facilitate and develop community | Residence Life |
| Professional Staff | Refers to the Resident Directors and Area Coordinator that work within the various undergraduate residence halls | Residence Life |
| RD | Resident Director: a professional staff member affiliated with each RLC | Residence Life |
| RLC | Residential Learning Community | Residence Life |
| RLCA | Residential Learning Community Association: residential campus-wide programming council | Residence Life |
| RII | Room Inventory Inspection: an online form completed by residents living on-campus during the move-in process to denote the condition of the room | Housing |
| Senior Staff | Refers to Assistant Resident Directors and Assistant Area Coordinators | Residence Life |
| SF | Spirituality Facilitator: a graduate student affiliated with a community to provide spiritual guidance to the residents of the building | Campus Ministry & Residence Life |
| Residential Learning Community Name | Residence Hall Building Name |
| Alpha | Graham Hall |
| Magis | Campisi Hall |
| Cura | Finn Hall |
| CyPhi | Swig Hall |
| da Vinci | Casa Italiana |
| Loyola | Sobrato Hall |
| Modern Perspectives | Dunne Hall |
| Unity | McLaughlin-Walsh Hall |
| Magis | Sanfilippo Hall |