Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Term 2026
- Summer MF Session (Full Summer Term)
- Summer M2 Session (8 Week Session)
- Summer M4 Session (Second 5 Weeks)
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
A
- ACM
- Association for Computing Machinery, the student chapter for computer science interests.
- ASCE
- American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter.
C
- Connolly
- Connolly Hall, a traditional residence hall primarily for freshmen.
E
- Einsteins
- The Einstein Bros. Bagels location on campus.
G
- Grubby
- The official name of the Hardrocker mascot, a miner.
H
- Hardrocker
- The collective name for students, alumni, and athletic teams of the school.
K
- KTE
- Kappa Theta Eta, a local professional engineering sorority.
M
- M-Day
- The annual homecoming tradition involving seniors hiking to M-Hill to whitewash the 'M'.
- M-Hill
- The hill overlooking Rapid City featuring the school's concrete 'M'.
P
- Palmerton
- Palmerton Hall, a traditional residence hall primarily for freshmen.
- Peterson
- Peterson Hall, a suite-style residence hall.
- Placer
- Placer Hall, a suite-style residence hall for upperclassmen.
R
- Rocker Square
- Rocker Square I and II, apartment-style housing for upperclassmen.
S
- SAE
- Society of Automotive Engineers, which hosts several competitive vehicle design teams.
T
- The Cafe
- The Hardrocker Cafe, the main dining hall located in the Surbeck Center.
- The Cup
- Miner's Cup, a coffee and snack shop located in the Surbeck Center.
- The M
- The large concrete letter on M-Hill, a central symbol of campus identity.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- D2L
- Desire2Learn, the online learning management system used for course materials and grades.
- Devereaux
- The Devereaux Library.
- einstein_bros_bagels
- Einstein Bros. Bagels
- Grubby Gold
- A declining balance currency loaded onto the M-Card for use at campus dining and the bookstore.
- hardrocker_caf
- Hardrocker Café
- King Center
- The King Center for Athletics and Physical Education.
- M-Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- McLaury
- The McLaury Building, which houses the Mathematics and Computer Science departments.
- miner_s_shack
- Miner's Shack
- O'Harra
- The O'Harra Building, housing administrative offices and the Museum of Geology.
- peking_plate
- Peking Plate
- Starfish
- The academic success platform used for scheduling advising appointments and tracking progress.
- Surbeck
- The Surbeck Center, the campus student union and central hub for services.
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 16, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 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.