Acronyms and Abbreviations
NEACURH is an acronym for North East Affiliate of College and University Residence
Halls. NEACURH and NACURH use acronyms and abbreviations such as SALT, POY, RBD, AD... the list goes on!
The organizations have so many of these letter combinations that it is often compared to Alphabet Soup.
To help our members and our readers, this guide has been put together to assist with those seemingly random letters
which are put together to show that they DO mean something. You can print this page and use it when you are at
conferences or even as part of your everyday language. But no matter what, you'll always be in-the-know!
For your browsing pleasure, the acronyms and abbreviations have been organized into the categories below. If you do not see one that you think
should be listed, please contact an RBD. Then we will add it for everyone to see!
General
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| RHA |
An acronym for Residence Hall Association, or in NEACURH, the overarching term for whatever groups represents the
students living on campus (other acronyms include: RSA, IRC, RHSA, RHC, etc). Each institution may have a different
structure, but the goals are the same: to improve the residential living experience! |
Regions
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| CAACURH |
Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| GLACURH |
Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| IACURH |
Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| MACURH |
Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| NEACURH |
North East Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| PACURH |
Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| SAACURH |
South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
| SWACURH |
South West Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls |
National Offices
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| NIC |
NACURH Information Center |
| NSRO |
NACURH Services and Recognition Office |
Corporate Partner
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| OCM |
On Campus Marketing |
Major Services
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| RFI |
Resource File Index |
| VTI |
Video Tape Index |
Major Recognition/Awards for NACURH Member Schools
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| AAFN |
Association of Alumni and Friends of NACURH |
| COY |
Chapter of the Year |
| CTD |
Commitment to Diversity |
| FYE |
First Year Experience |
| OTM |
Of The Month |
| OTY |
Of The Year |
| POTY |
President Of The Year |
| POY |
Program Of the Year |
| SALT |
Student Award for Leadership Training |
| SOY |
School Of the Year |
| StOY |
Student of the Year |
Regional Board of Directors (RBD)
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| AD NRHH |
Associate Director of the National Residence Hall Honorary |
| ADAF |
Associate Director of Administration and Finance |
| ADPR |
Associate Director of Programming Resources |
| RCC NE |
Regional Communication Coordinator for New England |
| RCC NY |
Regional Communication Coordinator for New York |
| RCC Pub |
Regional Communication Coordinator for Publications |
| RCC R & R |
Regional Communication Coordinator for Retention and Recruitment |
| RCC SP |
Regional Communication Coordinator for Special Projects |
National Board of Directors (NBD)
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| CRC |
Conference Resource Consultant |
| NA |
National Advisor |
| NAA |
National Associate of Administration |
| NAF |
National Associate of Finance |
| NAN |
National Associate for NRHH and Special Initiatives |
| NBD |
National Board of Directors |
Associated Professional Organizations
| Acronym/Abbreviation |
Description |
| ACPA |
American College Personnel Association |
| ACUHO-I |
Association of College and University Housing Officers- International |
| NEACUHO |
Northeast Association of College and University Housing Offices |
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