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I currently work for the University's College of Continuing Education (aka CCE), and last week in my fevered state, I had a light bulb moment. That acronym is just *begging* for wordplay: CCE is at the center of your SU CCESS A CCELERATE your career with CCECCE students are E CCENTRIC You get the idea. So I've undertaken a grass-roots campaign in the college to browbeat the marketing department into A CCEPTING this as a viable slogan alternative. However, they're evidently so stuck on the "genius" of Discover that you are the guru that they're poo-pooing my idea.  Never mind that *that* only serves to alienate the large percentage of the world's population that sees "guru" as the term for spiritual teacher. Now here's where you clever folk come in: Anyone see additional possibilities? I'm confident I've not exhausted the language of words that contain CCE (in that order). Volley enough stones at them, and I'm sure they'll A CCEDE to my demands! 
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Yo, Fiberbabe. Try http://m-w.com/Plug in *cce* and see what ya git.
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> "Discover that you are the guru"
All of your proposals are better than that! Besides your point about the non-p.c. usage of 'guru', it doesn't have the slightest ring to it. It's about as memorable as my last toilet flush:-/
You could go for something that rhymes and is snappy...
-C.C.E., the place for me.
-Searching for a place for further study?
It has to be, C.C.E.
.. or go for a more reserved approach..
-C.C.E. Continuing your education, furthering yourself.
Kind of pompous I guess, but you get my drift. Wordplay can certainly help to make a motto or trade name be remembered, but there are very poor examples thereof too. I can't think of any now (obviously). Many Internet companies are culprits. Anyway, good luck in ousting the actual choice, FBabe.
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aCCEntuate your positives eCCEentricate yourself http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/
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Yeah, Fiberbabe, not only does the 'guru" slogan fall flat, it's made even worse by further diluting it with the inclusion of that. Even if they *have to use it they could tighten it up with something like "Discover the guru in you." I'll be perusing my mind and pages for any suitable CCE words.
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Thanks ASp - *cce* yielded some interesting results: BO CCE and SO CCER ~ the sports of choice at CCE. A CCESSORIZE your education with CCE! and my new favorite - A CCEPT it. Without CCE, you're just APT.  Oh! My sides! The pain!
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BY> It's about as memorable as my last toilet flush:-/Amen. My feelings precisely. But -C.C.E., the place for me.? I thought that was Greenacres. We *are* headquartered on the old ag campus, but I didn't expect you to know that. I like -C.C.E. Continuing your education, furthering yourself. Cheesy sloganism is the name of the game around here... that might just appeal to the ones who actually make the decisions.
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Never mind that *that* only serves to
alienate the large percentage of the world's population that sees "guru" as the term for spiritual teacher.
And the spiritual leader of the marsupials is the kanguru?
Hey, FB, do you perchance watch "The Education of Max Bickford?" IMHO, it's a really decent show.
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aCCEde, aCCEded, aCCEding
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SO CCER! You mean it took a USn to come up with this one? Shame, shame, all you worldwide "football" fans!  [edit: oops! just saw it in your post above, Fiberbabe.  )
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