20 Common Campus Terms
- Academic advisor: professional who helps you select courses each semester
- Anthem BlueCross BlueShield: insurance company offering comprehensive health plans for IU students
- Assembly Hall: IU basketball arena on the north side of campus
- Bachelor’s Degree: a four-year undergraduate degree from a college or university
- Bursar: manages student billing; where you pay your bill – studentcentral.indiana.edu/pay-for-college
- Crimson Card: university student identification card for use on and off campus – crimsoncard.indiana.edu
- Canvas: view your class syllabus, assignments, grades, and more – canvas.iu.edu
- Credit hour: a unit that indicates approximately how much time you will spend in the classroom each week
- Dunn Meadow: grassy lawn just northwest of the Indiana Memorial Union
- Freshman/sophomore/junior/senior: undergraduate in the first, second, third, or fourth year of college
- Grad/grad student: graduate student, holds a bachelor degree and is pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree
- Hoosier: a resident of the state of Indiana or an IU student
- IDS: Indiana Daily Student, the campus newspaper – idsnews.com
- iGPS: tool used for college planning and tracking degree progress – one.iu.edu/task/iu/igps-plan
- IMU: Indiana Memorial Union – imu.indiana.edu
- Atlas: online services for international students – atlas.iu.edu
- IU Mobile: app containing One.IU, bus schedules, and more
- IUPD: Indiana University Police Department – iupd.indiana.edu
- Eagleson River: stream flowing through the middle of campus
- Meal Points/I-Bucks: meal plan currency used to make purchases on campus
- OIS: Office of International Services – ois.iu.edu
- One.IU: view your enrolled classes, email, Bursar bill, and more – one.iu.edu
- RA: resident assistant, a student worker who can help you in the residence halls (on-campus housing)
- RPS: Residential Programs and Services, manages housing and meal plans – rps.iu.edu
- Sample Gates: limestone gate located at the intersection of Kirkwood and Indiana Avenues
- SRSC: Student Recreational Sports Center – recsports.indiana.edu
- SSN: Social Security Number, a nine-digit U.S. identification number
- Student Central: online course registration, class schedule, grade records, and more – studentcentral.indiana.edu
- UID: University ID,
- 10-digit student ID number: this will be used frequently and should be memorized
- UITS: University Information Technology Services, provides internet and technology services – uits.iu.edu
- Undergrad: undergraduate student seeking a baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree
- University Division (UD): department for all undergraduates without declared majors – ud.indiana.edu
- Wells: Herman B Wells Library, the primary university library, located on 10th Street
- Woodlawn Field: field located at Woodlawn and 10th Street