Academic calendar
Fall 15-Week Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Full Summer 2026
- Summer Block 2 2026
- Summer B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2026
- Fall 15-Week Semester 2026Relevant now
- Fall A 7-Week Accelerated Session 2026
- Fall B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2026
- Spring 15-Week Semester 2027
- Spring A 7-Week Accelerated Session 2027
- Spring B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2027
- Summer A 7-Week Accelerated Session 2027
- Summer Block 1 2027
- Summer Full Term 2027
- Summer B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2027
- Summer Block 2 2027
- Fall 15-Week Semester 2027
- Fall A 7-Week Accelerated Session 2027
- Fall B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2027
- Spring 15-Week Semester 2028
- Spring A 7-Week Accelerated Session 2028
- Spring B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2028
- Summer A 7-Week Accelerated Session 2028
- Summer Block 1 2028
- Summer Full Term 2028
- Summer Block 2 2028
- Summer B 7-Week Accelerated Session 2028
Campus language
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Showing 20 of 20 terms
A
- AMC
- Atwood Memorial Center, the student union building.
- Atwood
- The food court and dining options located within the Atwood Memorial Center.
B
- Benton
- Benton Hall, a residence hall on campus.
C
- Case-Hill
- Case-Hill Hall, a large residence hall complex.
D
- DCI
- Department of Campus Involvement, the office that oversees student organizations and events.
G
- Garvey
- Garvey Commons, the main residential all-you-can-eat dining hall on campus.
- Granite City
- A common nickname for the city of St. Cloud, derived from its history of granite quarrying.
H
- Huskies Dining
- The official brand for campus food services, managed by Sodexo.
- Husky
- The official mascot and the term used to refer to any student or athlete at the university.
K
- KVSC
- The campus radio station (88.1 FM), which began broadcasting in 1967.
M
- Mainstreet
- A major annual involvement fair where student organizations and departments recruit members.
- Mitchell
- Mitchell Hall, a residence hall often discussed in student forums.
R
- RSO
- Registered Student Organization; any of the 250+ student-led clubs on campus.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the SCSU student population.
- Sherburne
- Sherburne Hall, a high-rise residence hall on campus.
- Stateview
- Stateview Apartments, university-managed housing for upperclassmen and graduate students.
- Stearns
- Stearns Hall, a residence hall typically housing upperclassmen.
T
- The Hill
- The University Hill neighborhood adjacent to campus, known for student housing and off-campus life.
- The Underground
- The lower level of the Atwood Memorial Center which houses various dining and recreation options.
U
- UPB
- University Program Board, the student-led group responsible for planning major campus events and entertainment.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brooks Center
- The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, the home arena for Husky Hockey.
- einstein_bros_bagels
- Einstein Bros. Bagels
- garvey_commons
- Garvey Commons
- Halenbeck
- Halenbeck Hall, the main athletic facility for basketball, volleyball, and wrestling.
- HuskiesConnect
- The online portal used by students to find and join student organizations and track campus events.
- HuskyCard
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- ISELF
- The Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility, a modern STEM research and teaching building.
- Metro Bus
- The local public transit system; students ride for free on all fixed routes by swiping their HuskyCard.
- Miller
- The James W. Miller Learning Resources Center, which serves as the university library and IT hub.
- red_black_coffee_co
- Red & Black Coffee Co.
- StarID
- A universal login credential used across all Minnesota State colleges and universities for email and campus systems.
- The Wick
- The Robert H. Wick Science Building, housing science laboratories, classrooms, and the campus planetarium.
- U-Pass
- The program that allows SCSU students unlimited free rides on the St. Cloud Metro Bus system.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 15-Week Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 20 approved campus terms and 13 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.