UIC Vocabulary Lesson
- Quad: The outdoor gathering spot in the middle of the lecture centers.
- Inner Circle: Food court on second floor of Student Center East.
- Dragon Dollars: Official campus debit account linked to your i-card and can be used at convenience stores and food locations.
- TA: UIC grad students who are teaching assistants for undergraduate courses.
- Little Italy: Dozens of restaurants along Taylor Street connecting east and west campuses.
- Greektown: Dozens of restaurants along Halsted Street north of campus.
- University Village: Shops, restaurants on Halsted Street south of Roosevelt Road.
- Montgomery Ward Lounge: Gathering place and study area on the second floor of Student Center East.
- Port Center: Great cafe on the ground floor of University Hall.
- Oasis: Comfortable lounges located in many buildings across campus.
- i-card and UIN: i-card is your official university identification. Carry it with you. UIN is your official university identification number; memorize it.
- Time ticket-A time ticket is your appointment to register on-line.
- TSO: The Transfer Student Organization is a student run, campus organization whose purpose is to offer UIC transfer students a way to make connections, discuss common issues, and find appropriate campus resources. Our goal is to help current transfer students make the transition into UIC from other colleges or universities easier, more manageable and fun.
- Intercampus Bus Service (shuttle)-The Intercampus Bus Service (Intercampus Shuttle) provides free transportation for students, faculty, and staff to locations on campus. A UIC Identification card (i-card) must be presented to the driver when boarding.
- Blackboard-Blackboard is a Web-based integrated teaching and learning environment. Faculty can create a site on Blackboard for a course and post the course syllabus, announcements, assignments, lecture notes, and other course related information. Students enrolled in the course can log into Blackboard and access the posted information.
- Flames-The UIC athletic teams are known as the "Flames," a name chosen by UIC students in honor of the Great Chicago Fire.
- UIC Pavilion-The UIC Pavilion is a multi-purpose arena, which is home to the UIC Flames basketball team and the Chicago Sky WNBA team.
- Sparky-The Flames mascot is the fire-breathing dragon. The story behind "Sparky" is that the dragon was hatched on October 11, 1986, from a large egg found at the Pavilion a few weeks earlier.
- Academic advising-Academic advising assists students with making the transition to college life and guides their decisions about setting academic priorities, making academic progress, completing degrees, and achieving their personal goals.
- Lecture/Discussion-Lecture and discussion are two instructional environments. In a lecture section, the instructor does the talking. In a discussion section, there is a give and take of ideas between the instructor and class members.
- Office hours-Office hours are the times when an instructor is available to meet with students individually. The times of office hours are listed on the class syllabus, and they may be posted on-line or on the door of the instructor's office.
- UIC News-This is a free, weekly newspaper published by UIC's Office of Public Affairs.
- Chicago Flame-This is a free, weekly student newspaper published independently and distributed on campus but not sponsored by UIC.
- Registrar-The registrar is the official at a college or university who is responsible for keeping all student records (past and present), including: maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the record, protecting student data, and enforcing and implementing academic policy.
- Academic year-An academic year is divided into two sixteen week semesters (fall and spring) and summer sessions.
- Ombudsperson-The Ombudsperson, in the Office of the Dean of Students, investigates student complaints and helps to achieve equitable settlements.
- U-PASS - The U-PASS provides unlimited use of CTA trains and buses to eligible students during enrolled terms.
- University/College/Department-UIC is made up of colleges and departments. For example, a student majoring in Biological Sciences is a member of the University of Illinois at Chicago, a member of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Department of Biological Sciences.
- Tau Sigma-Tau Sigma is the National Honor Society for Transfer Students.