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.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer Session 1 2027
- Summer Session 2 2027
- Summer Session 3 2027
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- Austin Cafe
- The food service area providing meals and snacks to students on the Austin campus.
- Austin Housing
- Common shorthand for the on-campus student apartments in Austin.
B
- Blue Devils
- The official mascot and name for Riverland's athletic teams.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community college students.
R
- Riverland
- The common shorthand name used by students and staff for the college.
- Riverland Student Housing
- The apartment-style student residence complex located on the Austin campus.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
- SkillsUSA
- A student organization focused on developing technical and leadership skills for the workforce.
T
- The Cafeteria
- The primary dining facility located in the West Building of the Austin campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Accuplacer
- The standardized placement test used to determine a student's starting level in math and reading.
- Albert Lea Campus
- The campus location focused on technical and industrial programs in Albert Lea.
- AMTEC
- The Austin Center for Agricultural and Food Science Technology building.
- austin_west_building_cafeteria
- Austin West Building Cafeteria
- D2L
- Short for Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online platform where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- e-Services
- The online portal for registering for classes, checking grades, and managing financial aid.
- East Building
- One of the two main buildings on the Austin campus, primarily housing liberal arts and general education.
- Owatonna Campus
- The campus location serving students in the Owatonna area.
- PSEO
- Post-Secondary Enrollment Options, a program allowing high school students to take college courses for credit.
- StarID
- A unique username and password used to log into all Minnesota State system resources, including email and computers.
- West Building
- The Austin campus building housing technical programs, the library, and administrative offices.
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?
- 9 approved campus terms and 11 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.