Academic calendar
Advent Semester 2026 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Advent Semester 2026Relevant now
- Easter Semester 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Advent Semester 2027
- Easter Semester 2028
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
C
- Cup & Gown
- The coffee shop located within the Jessie Ball duPont Library.
G
- Gowning
- The tradition and privilege of wearing an academic gown to class, earned through academic achievement.
M
- McClurg
- McClurg Dining Hall, the primary student dining facility.
O
- OG
- Order of the Gown, the university's unique academic honor society and student government body.
Q
- Quintard
- Quintard Hall, a historic residence hall on the central campus.
S
- Shake Day
- The traditional bid day for Greek organizations where new members are 'shaken' into their houses.
- SOP
- Sewanee Outing Program, which organizes outdoor activities like hiking and caving.
- St. Luke's
- St. Luke's Hall, a historic building housing both students and academic spaces.
- Stirling's
- Stirling's Coffee House, a popular student-run cafe in a converted house.
- SUT
- Sewanee Union Theatre, the campus cinema showing recent and classic films.
T
- T-Hall
- Trezevant Hall, a large central residence hall.
- The Courts
- Courts Hall, a residence hall known for its courtyard layout.
- The Domain
- The 13,000-acre campus and surrounding forest owned by the university.
- The Mountain
- The common term for the campus and the town of Sewanee, located on the Cumberland Plateau.
- The Pub
- Tiger Bay Pub, a casual dining spot located in the Bishop's Common.
W
- WUTS
- The student-run campus radio station, 91.3 FM.
Y
- YSR
- Short for 'Yea, Sewanee's Right,' the traditional school cheer and sign-off.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- All Saints'
- All Saints' Chapel, the architectural and spiritual center of the campus.
- duPont
- Jessie Ball duPont Library, the main campus library.
- EQB
- Ecce Quam Bonum, the university motto ('Behold how good'), used to describe the campus culture of community.
- Proctors
- The Sewanee term for Resident Assistants (RAs) who manage dorm life.
- The BC
- Bishop's Common, the student union building housing the mailroom and pub.
- The Cross
- The Memorial Cross, a landmark and popular destination for sunset viewing and student gatherings.
- The Fog
- The dense, frequent weather phenomenon on the plateau that often impacts visibility and campus atmosphere.
- Walsh-Ellett
- Walsh-Ellett Hall, a primary academic building housing various departments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Advent Semester 2026 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Dec 21, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 8 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.