Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 18 of 18 terms
B
- Baddieton
- A student nickname for Appleton Hall.
- BOC
- Bowdoin Outing Club, the largest student organization focused on outdoor excursions.
- BSG
- Bowdoin Student Government, the primary student governing body.
C
- CBB
- The Colby-Bates-Bowdoin consortium, a long-standing athletic and social rivalry/partnership among the three Maine colleges.
- Coles Tower
- Often referred to as 'The Tower,' it is the tallest building on campus and a senior residence.
H
- Harpswell
- The Harpswell Apartments, a residential complex for upperclassmen.
I
- Ivies
- A major spring social weekend featuring outdoor concerts and festivities, officially called Ivies Weekend.
M
- Moulton
- The Moulton Union Dining Hall, one of the two main dining facilities on campus.
S
- SAFC
- Student Activities Funding Committee, the group responsible for allocating funds to student clubs.
- Salvo
- The local Salvation Army thrift store in Brunswick where students buy 'mandatory' colorful outfits for Ivies Weekend.
T
- Talk of the Quad
- A popular personal essay column in the student newspaper.
- The Bricks
- The six first-year residence halls (Appleton, Coleman, Hyde, Maine, Moore, and Winthrop) characterized by their brick exteriors.
- The C-Store
- The campus convenience store located in Smith Union.
- The Orient
- The Bowdoin Orient, the oldest continuously published student weekly newspaper in the U.S.
- The Pub
- Jack Magee's Pub, a dining venue in Smith Union that serves late-night food.
- The Quad
- The main central campus lawn where graduation and major events take place.
- Thorne
- Thorne Hall, the larger of the two main dining halls.
W
- WBOR
- The campus radio station (91.1 FM) run by students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Dudley Coe
- The building formerly used as the health center, now housing various academic and administrative offices.
- HL
- The Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, the main research library on campus.
- jack_magee_s_grill
- Jack Magee's Grill
- moulton_union
- Moulton Union
- OneCard
- The official student ID card used for building access, dining hall entry, laundry, and library services.
- Pickard
- Pickard Theater, located in Memorial Hall, used for major performances and orientations.
- Polar Points
- A form of campus currency included in meal plans, usable at retail dining locations like The Pub and the C-Store.
- ResLife
- Common shorthand for the Office of Residential Life.
- Roux
- The Roux Center for the Environment, an interdisciplinary academic building.
- Smith Union
- The David Saul Smith Union, the central hub for student life and activities.
- The Downeaster
- The Amtrak train service with a station adjacent to campus that connects Brunswick to Portland and Boston.
- the_caf
- The Café
- thorne_hall
- Thorne Hall
- Workday
- The administrative software system students use for registration, payroll, and personal data management.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.