Glossary of terms
Here are some terms that are thrown around all the time and which might be confusing if you don’t know what they mean!
AMS: Alma Mater Society. www.ams.ubc.ca
BoG: Beer on Grads. The Psychology department gathers in the Suedfeld lounge for drinks and snacks courtesy of the grad student council.
Bird Coop: UBC fitness centre, located in the Student Rec. Centre, by the bus loop www.birdcoop.ubc.ca
CWL: Campus Wide Login. This allows you to register for courses, check your UBC-related finances, and log on to UBC wireless internet and other UBC systems
Fob: Keyless entry system for Kenny building, using your student ID card
FoGS: Faculty of Graduate Studies, where you need to go for workshops, to drop off award activation forms, submit your thesis, etc… http://www.grad.ubc.ca/ 180-6371 Crescent Road.
GSC: Graduate Student Council, runs events for the graduate students in the department
GSS: Graduate Student Society, runs events for the graduate students at the University
HSP: Human Subject Pool, what you apply to when you want to recruit undergrads to participate in your experiments. www.psych.ubc.ca/hsp
Lounge, The: Suedfeld Lounge, where many Psychology events take place. 2510 Kenny.
Nest, The: Newly built Student Union building, the giant building on University Blvd
Pond, The: Ponderosa, a close place for quick eats and coffee. 2071 West Mall
SRC: Student rec. centre. Located by the bus loop
Stores: The storage place in Kenny, where you might be sent to get paper or supplies for your lab
SUB: OLD Student Union building, across from the bus loop
UBC: If you don’t know this one, you’re probably in the wrong place
U-Pass: BC transit pass. You get access as a UBC student through your Compass Card planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/u-pass-compass-card
Village, The: Commercial area of campus, where Staples, MacDonald’s, etc is. On University Blvd, between Wesbrook Mall and Allison Rd.
Zimbra: The email system used in the psych department (yourname@psych.ubc.ca) zmx1.psych.ubc.ca/zimbra/