| UNW | University of Northwestern-St. Paul |
| Academic Schedule | |
| T,TR | Designates a class meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| MWF | Designates a class meeting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| TBA | The class time/location, etc. is To Be Announced |
| Faculty | Professors at the University |
| Staff | An employee who works for |
| the University | |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| Residence Life | |
| The Nest | The Eagle's Nest, located below the Student Center; a place where students eat and hang out |
| RD |
| Resident Director, a full-time staff person who supervises residences, RAs and ARDs | |
| RA | Resident Assistant - student leader responsible for a floor in the residences |
| ARD | Assistant Resident Director—student leader of RAs who reports to the RD |
| Campus Locations | |
| Guard Shack | The checkpoint located at the entrance of the university |
| The Island | A small island located beyond the flag pole (over the walking bridge). Students can swim, play sand volleyball, etc. |
| Waterfront | Located by the island, a place where students can rent equipment to go canoeing |
| MC | Your mailbox number in the campus Mail Center |
| The Billy |
| Billy Graham Community Life Commons | |
| The Stud | Robertson Student Center (center of the main dorms) |
| The Green | The large open lawn at the center of the academic campus |
| Other | |
| DSO | Designated School Official, responsible for processing all immigration paperwork for international students. |
| Academic Advisor | Assists students with course selections |
| Major | A student’s chosen primary academic focus |
| Minor | A student’s secondary academic focus |
| theROCK | Relevant Online Community Knowledge—campus community members online information portal |
| Moodle |
| Online course site for all courses at UNW | |
| Half Semester | Half semester |
| FORCE | Friends of Reconciling Cultures Everywhere |
| The Shuttle | Van/Bus service around campus and to certain locations in the area |