UNCG Acronyms
This office helps students with professional headshots, mock interviews, and resume enhancement.
What is the CPD? (Career and Professional Development Center)
This event marks the beginning of hoops season and concludes at the Greensboro Coliseum
What is Storm The Streets?
The year that both Carnegie Hall and UNCG opened their doors.
What is 1891?
Follow the various "G Spears" to this building if you want more information on what it takes to become a Spartan.
What is the Admissions Office?
There are over 100 of these on campus. When you see one, you can usually see another. You can use these if your phone dies and you need to get in contact with the UNCG Police Department.
What are the Blue Emergency Poles?
This place offers students the ability to rent out video and audio equipment for class projects.
What is the DMC? (Digital Media Commons)
This event is a great opportunity for new students to get acclimated to campus by learning about academic support resources, campus programs and services, and a chance to make new Spartan connections.
What is Rawkin' Welcome Week?
The amount of undergraduate degree programs offered at UNCG
What is 175+?
This building houses the International Programs Center.
What is the Foust Building?
These are the 2 bus systems that UNCG students have access to for free with their Student ID.
What is the GTA and Spartan Chariot?
This program is designed for larger class settings in which a student, who has taken the class before, is asked by the professor to return and help current students, by hosting discussion-based sessions.
What is SI? (Supplemental Instruction)
This annual October weeklong party includes music, dancing, and a raging bonfire.
What is UNCG Homecoming?
The amount of Division I teams that play for UNCG in the SoCon.
What is 17?
You don't have to leave campus, you can get some of your favorite caffeinated beverages from here.
What is the Elliott University Center? (EUC)
These are the three housing styles offered on campus.
What is traditional, suite, and apartment?
This office assists students with any learning accommodations they may need while at UNCG.
What is OARS? (Office of Accessibility Resources and Services)
You may see the most apples in front of the Minerva statue during this week that occurs every semester.
What is Finals Week?
These are the 3 parts of all UNCG meal plans.
What are Flex, Spartan Meals, and Swipes?
You can see some Spartan student athletes compete here as well as comedians, singers, professional wrestlers, among other celebrities. (Hint: I'm not on campus)
What is the Greensboro Coliseum?
These come through as texts, emails, tweets, and other forms of communication to provide students and parents with information of urgent events occurring on and/or near campus. (Ex. Weather, power outages, emergencies, etc.)
What are Spartan Alert Messages?
This office helps students with additional academic resources and academic skills.
What is the AAC? (Academic Achievement Center)
This event concludes a student's journey and time at UNCG. Parents, grandparents, family, and friends are all there to witness it.
What is UNCG Commencement?
The number of study abroad programs offered at UNCG.
What is 127+?
This residence hall has a curricular focus of professionalism through project and team-based learning.
What is Grogan Hall?
Students can use this app to request an escort or have a friend watch their walk around campus.
What is the Spartan Safe App?