Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Fall A Session 2026
- Fall D Session 2026
- Fall B Session 2026
- Spring A Session 2027
- Spring D Session 2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring B Session 2027
- Summer A Session 2027
- Summer D Session 2027
- Summer B Session 2027
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- Armitage
- Armitage Hall, a women's residence hall
- ASB
- Associated Student Body, the student government organization
C
- Carey
- Carey Hall, a women's residence hall
G
- Gould
- Gould Hall, a men's residence hall
J
- Judson
- Judson Hall, a men's residence hall
R
- Ring by Spring
- The common phenomenon or goal of becoming engaged to be married by the spring of senior year
S
- SAB
- Student Activities Board, the group responsible for planning campus social events
- Society
- One of the campus social-literary organizations that function similarly to fraternities or sororities
- Spurgeon
- Spurgeon Hall, a men's residence hall
T
- The Bubble
- The sheltered or isolated social and cultural environment of the university campus
- The DC
- The Dining Complex, the primary campus cafeteria
- The Den
- The campus snack bar and coffee shop located in the Student Center
V
- Vicary
- Vicary Hall, a women's residence hall
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Burckart
- Burckart Hall, the primary facility for music and fine arts
- Cedarholm
- The Cedarholm Library
- Chapel
- Mandatory daily spiritual assembly for all students
- Check-in
- The nightly curfew procedure for students living in residence halls
- dining_complex_dc
- Dining Complex (DC)
- Old Main
- The central administrative building housing classrooms and offices
- Society Meeting
- Weekly mandatory meetings for members of the campus social societies
- The Gym
- The main athletic facility and gymnasium
- The Point
- The online student portal used for checking grades, schedules, and financial accounts
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 9 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.