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GW JARGON
YOUR INSIDER’S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING ACRONYMS AND PHRASES
YOU’LL ENCOUNTER WHILE AT GW
■ #OnlyatGW - A phrase used by GW students,
faculty and staff to describe events that one can
only experience at GW, such as attending an
on-campus event with a Supreme Court Justice.
■ Buff & Blue - GW‘s official school colors.
■ CC | Community Coordinator - A professional staff
member who lives in your residence hall. CCs are
a resource for students living on campus.
■ CEAs/CEAds | Community Engagement Assistants
and Advisors - CEAs and CEAds provide essential
programming and community-building support in
the residence halls.
■ CLRE - Short for Campus Living & Residential
Education. This is the team that manages the
residence halls and helps students create
community there.
■ Gelbucks - This is what you get when you combine
Gelman Library with Starbucks. Why? The Starbucks
is located on the ground floor of Gelman Library.
■ GWorld | GWorld Card - Your official student
encourages all students, alumni, faculty and staff to
strive for excellence.
■ Revolutionaries | GW Revs - GW’s moniker.
As Revolutionaries, we are not afraid to break
boundaries and change the game. We go beyond
what’s conventional or expected.
■ SGA | Student Government Association - GW’s
student government.
■ Safe Ride - Provides a free and safe ride to/
from Foggy Bottom campus residence halls and
academic buildings during late-night hours for
students who prefer not to walk alone.
■ Square 80 - Green space area located between
G and H streets and 21st and 22nd streets
respectively.
■ TA | Teaching Assistant - Graduate or
undergraduate students who help professors with
grading and teaching and hold their own office
hours to help answer student questions.
identification. Use your GWorld Card to access
academic buildings, residence halls and other
campus locations. It also holds GW Dining Meal
Plan, Campus Cash and Dining Dollar accounts.
■ The Vern | MVC - The Mount Vernon campus is
■ GARMY - George’s Army, a.k.a. the student section
■ USC | University Student Center - The student-
at our sporting events (mainly basketball).
■ HelWell - Home base for campus recreation and
fitness is the Lerner Health and Wellness Center,
known colloquially as HelWell.
■ Hilltern - A student with an internship on Capitol
Hill.
■ Kogan - Kogan Plaza is often shortened to just
Kogan, as in “meet me in Kogan.” It’s the area
outside of Gelman Library, and the center of Foggy
Bottom campus.
■ MSSC | Multicultural Student Services Center -
Provides multicultural programming, community,
cultural education, and a safe and supportive
environment for underrepresented and historically
underserved students.
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■ Raise High! - GW’s rallying cry that unites and
located in D.C.’s Berkley neighborhood. The Vern,
as it is affectionately known, houses about a third of
the first-year population.
centric building that houses student organization
meeting space, the Student Health Center, GWorld
Office, Student Services Hub, the MSSC, Division
for Student Affairs, Center for Interfaith and
Spiritual Life, study rooms and dining options.
■ UserID - Your UserID starts with the letter G
followed by an eight-digit number. It is the ID that
you’ll use to log into most GW resources.
■ U-Yard | University Yard - GW’s grassy quad on the
Foggy Bottom campus.
■ The Vex | Mount Vernon Express - The shuttle that
transports the GW community between the Mount
Vernon and Foggy Bottom campuses.
■ Vool - The pool located on the Mount Vernon
campus.
