Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 20, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Session II 2026
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Winter Session 2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer 2027 Session 1Summer Session I 2027
- Summer 10 Week 2027Summer 2027 10 Week SessionSummer Ten Week 2027
- Summer 2027 Session 2Summer Session II 2027
- Fall Semester 2027
- Winter Session 2028
- Spring Semester 2028
- Summer Session I 2028
- Summer 10 Week 2028Summer Ten Week 2028
- Summer Session II 2028
Campus language
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A
- ACE
- Association of Campus Events, the student-run board that organizes concerts, trips, and movies.
B
- Bear's Den
- The food court area in the MSU featuring retail options like Chick-fil-A and Steak 'n Shake.
- Book and Brew
- The coffee shop located within the Rohrbach Library.
D
- Dining Dollars
- The currency included with meal plans used for retail food purchases on campus.
- Dixon
- Dixon Hall, a residence hall often associated with the honors program and upperclassmen.
G
- GBV
- Golden Bear Village, referring to the West or South apartment-style student housing complexes.
- Golden Bear
- The official mascot and the collective term for Kutztown students and athletes.
- Golden Bears
- The official mascot and collective name for Kutztown University students and athletes.
K
- K-town
- A common shorthand name for the town of Kutztown and the university community.
- KUR
- Kutztown University Radio, the campus radio station (1670 AM or online).
- KUSSI
- Kutztown University Student Services, Inc., the non-profit that manages the bookstore and student ID services.
L
- Lehigh
- Lehigh Hall, a traditional-style residence hall.
R
- Rothermel
- Rothermel Hall, a traditional-style residence hall located on the north side of campus.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the Kutztown student population.
- SGB
- Student Government Board, the primary governing body representing the student voice.
- South
- South Dining Hall, the secondary dining facility serving the south side of campus.
T
- The Ave
- Main Street in the borough of Kutztown, where local shops, restaurants, and bars are located.
- The Bear
- The Golden Bear statue outside the MSU, a common landmark and meeting spot.
- The Cub
- The Cub Cafe, the primary buffet-style dining hall located in the McFarland Student Union.
- The Keystone
- The official student-run newspaper of Kutztown University.
- The MSU
- Often used to refer to the dining options located within the McFarland Student Union.
U
- UP
- University Place, a large suite-style residence hall located near the center of campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- academic_forum_food_court
- Academic Forum Food Court
- Bear Bucks
- A declining balance account on the KU Card used for laundry and local participating vendors.
- Bear Essentials
- The official university bookstore located in the McFarland Student Union.
- Beekey
- Beekey Education Center, the main building for education and human services classes.
- cub_caf
- Cub Café
- D2L
- Desire2Learn, the learning management system used by professors for course materials and assignments.
- deFran
- deFrancesco Building, which houses the College of Business and computer science labs.
- Grim
- Grim Science Building, the primary facility for natural science departments.
- KU Card
- The official multi-purpose student identification card used for building access and meal plans.
- marketplace
- Marketplace
- MSU
- McFarland Student Union, the central hub for student life, dining, and the bookstore.
- MyKU
- The primary online portal for students to manage registration, grades, and financial aid.
- Old Main
- The historic central building housing administrative offices and some residential wings.
- OM
- Old Main, the historic central building housing administrative offices and classrooms.
- Paw Pass
- A declining balance account on the KU Card used for purchases at the bookstore and local vendors.
- RL
- Rohrbach Library, the main campus library.
- Rohrbach
- Rohrbach Library, the main campus library and study space.
- Sharadin
- Sharadin Arts Building, the primary facility for the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
- south_dining_hall
- South Dining Hall
- The Shuttle
- The campus bus service that transports students between the north and south ends of campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 20, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 22 approved campus terms and 20 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.