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How to Speak "Scranton"

Abbreviations and campus slang giving you trouble? You came to the right place!

Colleges and universities have unique languages, and The University of Scranton is no different. On campus, the people you interact with use abbreviations and terms that you may not be familiar with. While we encourage you to ask for clarification whenever you find yourself wondering what people mean, we recognize that this can be hard, especially when you're new to our community.

To make things a little easier, we've prepared this comprehensive guide to the language of the University. The guide is broken up into five major categories, and these categories are further subdivided so that you can find exactly what you're looking for at any point.

Search the guide below throughout your time at Scranton, and you'll be speaking like Royalty before you know it!

Campus Buildings and Places

Academic Terms

Student Life Terms

Scranton Places of Interest

Jesuit Terms and Phrases

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