Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 Full Session
- Summer 2026 2nd Session
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer 2027 Full Session
- Summer 2027 1st Session
- Summer 2027 2nd Session
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- ASMT
- Associated Students of Montana Tech, the student government body.
C
- Centennial
- Centennial Hall, an apartment-style residence hall typically for upperclassmen.
- Copper Cafe
- A retail dining location on campus offering coffee and light meals.
M
- M-Club
- The organization for Montana Tech varsity letter winners.
- M-Day
- An annual spring tradition where students hike Big Butte to whitewash the 'M'.
O
- Orediggers
- The official nickname for Montana Tech students, athletes, and alumni.
P
- Prospector
- Prospector Hall, the primary residence hall for first-year students.
S
- SME
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, a major professional student chapter on campus.
- SPE
- Society of Petroleum Engineers, a professional student organization for petroleum engineering majors.
T
- The Hill
- A common reference to the Montana Tech campus due to its elevated location in Butte.
- The Huddle
- A quick-service snack bar and deli located within the Student Union Building.
- The M
- The large concrete letter 'M' on Big Butte overlooking the campus and the city of Butte.
- The Marcus Daly
- The Marcus Daly Dining Hall, the main campus cafeteria located in the SUB.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Digger Dollars
- Campus currency loaded onto the DiggerCard for use at dining facilities and the bookstore.
- DiggerCard
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- ELC
- Engineering Laboratory Complex, used for hands-on engineering research and instruction.
- highlands_cafe
- Highlands Cafe
- HPER
- Health, Physical Education and Recreation complex, containing the gym and athletic facilities.
- marcus_daly_dining_hall
- Marcus Daly Dining Hall
- MGW
- The Museum Building, which houses the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Mineral Museum.
- Moodle
- The learning management system used by professors to post course materials and assignments.
- NRB
- Natural Resources Building, housing the petroleum and mining engineering departments.
- Oredigger Web
- The online student portal used for registration, checking grades, and financial aid information.
- S&E
- Science and Engineering Building, containing labs and classrooms for core engineering disciplines.
- serrano_s
- Serrano's
- SSC
- Student Success Center, the hub for admissions, financial aid, and student services.
- SUB
- Student Union Building, the central location for dining, the bookstore, and student activities.
- the_coffee_mill
- The Coffee Mill
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 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 15 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.