Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Session 2026
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students.
R
- Rainy River Housing
- The residential apartments serving the International Falls campus.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for students on each campus.
T
- The Border
- A reference to the Rainy River campus due to its location in International Falls on the US-Canada border.
- The Caf
- The main campus cafeteria or dining hall where meal plans are typically used.
- The Grill
- The short-order dining area located within the Hibbing campus dining facilities.
- The Range
- The Iron Range region of Northeast Minnesota where most of the college's campuses are located.
- Timber Ridge
- The student housing complex located at the Vermilion campus in Ely.
- TRIO
- Federal Student Support Services program providing academic and financial guidance.
V
- VCC
- A legacy term still used by students to refer to the Vermilion campus in Ely.
W
- Winnie
- Winnaridge student housing located at the Itasca campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Arrowhead Transit
- The regional bus service that provides transportation between campuses and local communities.
- cardinal_room
- Cardinal Room
- D2L
- Brightspace/Desire2Learn, the online learning management system for course materials and grades.
- e-Services
- The online portal used for class registration, checking financial aid, and paying tuition.
- hibbing_campus_cafeteria
- Hibbing Campus Cafeteria
- LRC
- Learning Resource Center, the campus library and academic tutoring center.
- StarID
- The universal username and password used to access all Minnesota State system computers and accounts.
- The CC
- The Campus Center, the primary hub for student activities and services.
- The Shop
- The technical education buildings housing programs like welding and automotive repair.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 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.