Acronym Decoder

SAB, SSWB, CCRB, OSCR - what? New students and veterans alike all occasionally have trouble deciphering the plethora of acronyms that the University of Michigan uses for its buildings, locations and programs. Use this tool to decode any and all acronyms you might stumble upon throughout the course of your University experience.

HRD

Human Resources Development

HSCR

Housing Student Conflict Resolution

HSSP

Health Sciences Scholarship Program

HUTCH

Hutchins Hall

IASA

Indian American Student Association

ICAM

Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine Interest Group

ICE

Interprofessional Clinical Experience

ICLE

Institute for Continuing Legal Education

ICPSR

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

IGR

The Program on Intergroup Relations

IH

Institute for the Humanities

ILIR

Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations

IM

Intramural, as in IM sports or building

IM POOL

Intramural Building

IMIG

Internal Medicine Interest Group

IMSB

Intramural Sports Building 

INTERPRO

Interdisciplinary Professional Programs

IOE

Industrial and Operations Engineering Building, North Campus

IOG

Institute of Gerontology

IPE

Interprofessional Education

IPL

Internet Public Library, School of Information

IRB

Institutional Review Board

IRLEE

Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy 

IRWG

Institute for Research on Women and Gender

ISB

Intramural Sports Building