Brown U Knowledge
This student identity center is often abbreviated to U-FLi.
What is the Undocumented+, First-Generation, and Low Income Center?
In legend, Brown students should only walk through the Van Wickle Gates this amount of time(s) if they want to graduate in 4 years.
What is twice (or once during opening convocation, once during graduation)?
Meiks are expected to provide support to advisees for this duration of time.
What is their entire first year?
TRUE is an abbreviation used for students falling into these sorts of categories.
What is Transfer and Resumed Undergraduate Education?
This popular sporting event was held in Atlanta this year.
What is the World Cup?
The amount of course credits needed to graduate from Brown.
What is 30?
This Brown U. alumnus was in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton.
Who is Daveed Diggs?
This term refers to the unspoken norms and culture students experience at their university.
What is the Hidden Curriculum?
The majority of international students at Brown hold this sort of visa.
(Must say specific name, not student visa.)
What is an F-1 Visa?
This animated show premiering in 1999 is based in Rhode Island (and often references Brown!).
What is Family Guy?
The newest, most recently approved concentration at Brown University.
What is Computational Neuroscience?
The Naked Donut Run typically takes place in every major library except for this one.
What is The Hay (or the John Hay Library)?
Outside of Advising Day, Meiks must meet with each advisee in person at least this often.
What is once per semester?
This trauma-informed conversational method consists of continuous responding, rephrasing, and question-asking.
What is active listening?
Don’t be blue! This is the highest-grossing movie of all time.
What is Avatar?
In 1764, Brown University was originally chartered under this name.
What is the College of Rhode Island?
This imaginary professor teaches psychoceramics, the psychology of cracked pots.
Who is Josiah S. Carberry?
Meiklejohns are expected to volunteer at opening convocation, which takes place on this date.
What is September 8th (or next Tuesday)?
Students with high-demonstrated financial need are prioritized for this sort of funding for unforeseen life circumstances.
What are E-Gap Funds (or emergency funds)?
Phineas and Ferb popularized this term referring to the plastic end of a shoelace.
What is an aglet?
First Black president of an Ivy League, who started their term at Brown University in 2001.
Who is Ruth J. Simmons?
After their release, tickets for JoJo Siwa’s Lecture Board event sold out in this amount of time.
What is one second?
At this event held across libraries and lounges, Meiks help their advisees sign up for classes at 4pm on Advising Day.
What is Meiks in the Unit?
Brown University student athletes are members of this number of varsity teams.
What is 38? (it’s no longer 34!)
Coffee only grows naturally on this continent.
What is Africa?