By now, you know what a Billiken is. But from SLUruba to the BSC, SLU has a lot of its own slang that isn’t always easy to figure out.
Below is a list of common Saint Louis University terms that can help you and your family become more familiar with the campus community.
Billikens after Dark, housed in the Student Involvement Center, provides late night, alcohol-free alternative programming at SLU. Past events have included pop culture trivia nights, dances and glow-in-the-dark volleyball.
The Busch Student Center is the home to many offices, eateries and study spaces. The campus bookstore, Student Success Center, Dean of Students Office, Career Services, Events Services, Student Involvement Center and ITS Student Help Center are all located there.
This is a debit account plan. The funds deposited can be used for purchases at the Instructional Media Center or the campus bookstore, copying and printing at the libraries, Information Technology Services software sales and all DineSLU locations.
Commuter assistants are upperclassman students who work with freshman commuter students throughout their first year at SLU.
The Baer-Fuller, Kelley and Lee auditoriums are located just west of Busch Student Center and are situated underground beneath a glass enclosed pavilion.