Villanova Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to Villanova. The more of these words you know, the better off you'll be.

  • Abbreviations for the Campus Corner.

  • Commerce and Finance, our business school.

  • An acronym to group Corr Hall, Austin Hall, St. Rita's, and Alumni dorms on Main Campus.

  • Center for Engineering Education and Research.

  • Chemical Engineering students.

  • —Money you can place on your WildCard that is stored on a chip, used to purchase items from the vending machines or just to do your dirty laundry.

  • A group of off–campus housing in Bryn Mawr, it is very popular for Villanova students, as well as a site for a party or two on the weekends.

  • The area behind Alumni Hall.

  • A college from which Villanova rents out a dorm for students not housed on the campus.

  • The Italian Kitchen.

  • Lancaster Ave.

  • A huge tree that looks a lot like a weeping willow on Main Campus that is hard to see into when it has leaves.

  • A unit that you can charge to get an amount of food designated by dining services as a meal.

  • A large open field between Tolentine, White, and Mendel.

  • Morority Hall, a dorm off of main campus.

  • Central meeting spot right outside Connelly, a piece of modern art that looks a lot like an Oreo.

  • Peace and Justice Department.

  • The name for the cafeteria in the basement of Dougherty Hall.

  • Amounts of points are given to you along with your meal plan, and they can be used like cash in any of the dining services restaurants or cafeterias.

  • Sheehan and Sullivan dorms.

  • The SEPTA train line that runs directly into Philadelphia's 30 Market Street station.

  • The SEPTA
    Light rail line that runs into
    west Philadelphia.

  • The large field behind Sheehan.

  • An acronym to group Simpson, O'Dwyer, Delurey dorms on Main Campus.

  • The name for the cafeteria on South Campus.

  • The student ID.