<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Guy:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I remember when this was done.  The school said that = businesses that contract with schools for research work think a research school’s = name starts with “University”.  “<st1:place = w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of North</st1:City> <st1:State = w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>” sounded better.  I guess they overlooked some lesser research = schools like MIT and Cal Tech.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a = href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p><= /o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Nichols Sent: Monday, November = 14, 2005 4:34 PM To: College and = University Technicians Subject: Re: Initials Was = Re: [CAUT] Humidity Blues<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> I'm not sure why they renamed my school from NTSU (North Texas = State Univ,) to UNT. Maybe because we called it the "nut-zoo". Sam = Houston Institute of Technology, on the other hand...... Sorry, Guy At 04:22 PM 11/14/2005 -0600, you wrote: <o:p></o:p> My guess: TAMIU - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">A&M</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">International</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> LCC - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Laredo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> LISD - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Laredo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Independent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> UISD - Uvalde  I.S.D. USND at H - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType = w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Southern North = Dakota</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Hoople (Sorry, I couldn't resist!) <o:p></o:p> In a message dated 11/14/2005 3:08:59 PM Central Standard Time, andrew@andersonmusic.com writes: <o:p></o:p> Andrew Anderson <o:p></o:p> TAMIU, LCC, LISD, = UISD<o:p></o:p> Ok Andrew, you've got me wondering. What are all those = initials?   I think I got a few of them   TAMIA. TransAmerican International Univerisity <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">LCC</st1:PlaceName> = <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Laredo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community = College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> LISD ??????? UISD: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of = Inner</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">South Dakota</st1:State></st1:place>???   WIm<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>