Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 First 8 Weeks (POT A)
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Fall 2026 Second 8 Weeks (POT B)
- Winter Session 2026-2027
- Spring 2027 First 8 Weeks (POT A)
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring 2027 Second 8 Weeks (POT B)
- Summer Session 1 2027
- Summer Session 2 2027
- Summer Session 2 Second 4-Weeks 2027
- Fall Semester 2027
- Winter Session 2027-2028
- Spring Semester 2028
- Summer Session 1 2028
- Summer Session 2 2028
- Summer Session 2 Second 4-Weeks 2028
Campus language
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Showing 22 of 22 terms
A
- ARC
- Activities and Recreation Center, the largest gym on the UIUC campus.
B
- Blue 41
- A popular dining option/cafe located within the Turner Student Center at UIS.
C
- CRCE
- Campus Recreation Center East, a secondary gym located near the UIUC Quad.
F
- FAR
- Florida Avenue Residence halls, located on the southeast edge of the UIUC campus.
G
- Green Street
- The main commercial strip in UIUC's Campustown featuring restaurants and bars.
I
- Ike
- The dining center located within the Ikenberry Commons.
- ISR
- Illinois Street Residence halls, located near the engineering quad.
- ISR Dining
- The newly renovated, high-capacity dining hall located in the Illinois Street Residences.
- ISS
- Illinois Student Government, the representative body for UIUC students.
J
- JST
- James Stukel Towers, a prominent residence hall at UIC.
L
- LAR
- Lincoln Avenue Residence halls, known for housing the Honors LLC.
- Late Night
- Late-night dining hours offered at specific locations like PAR or the Ike.
P
- PAR
- Pennsylvania Avenue Residence halls, located across from FAR.
R
- RSO
- Registered Student Organization; the official term for student clubs.
S
- SAB
- Student Activities Board, the primary event-planning body at UIC.
- SCE
- Student Center East, the primary dining and hub location at UIC.
- Six Pack
- The Ikenberry Commons residence halls, named for their original layout of six buildings.
T
- Taft-Van
- Taft-Van Doren, a specific pair of residence halls within the Ikenberry Commons.
- The Alma
- The Alma Mater statue, a central landmark and popular photo spot.
- The Quad
- The Main Quad, the central grassy hub of the UIUC campus.
- The Union
- The Illini Union, the central student activity building at UIUC.
U
- Unofficial
- Unofficial St. Patrick's Day, a major annual student-run celebration at UIUC.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Altgeld
- Altgeld Hall, famous for its castle-like appearance and the Altgeld Chimes.
- BIF
- The Business Instructional Facility, the main hub for Gies College of Business students.
- BSB
- The Behavioral Sciences Building at UIC, notorious for its confusing, maze-like architecture.
- Compass
- The Canvas-based learning management system used for course materials and grades.
- Foellinger
- Foellinger Auditorium, a large domed building used for lectures and performances.
- Grainger
- The Grainger Engineering Library, the primary study spot for engineering students.
- i-card
- The official University of Illinois identification card used for building access and payments.
- ikenberry_dining_center
- Ikenberry Dining Center
- Illini Cash
- A debit-like account on the i-card used for laundry and campus dining.
- isr_dining_center
- ISR Dining Center
- lincoln_avenue_dining_hall_lar
- Lincoln Avenue Dining Hall (LAR)
- MTD
- Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District; the bus system used by UIUC students.
- NetID
- The unique username used to log into all university digital services and email.
- pennsylvania_avenue_dining_hall_par
- Pennsylvania Avenue Dining Hall (PAR)
- SES
- Science and Engineering South, a major classroom building at UIC.
- U-Pass
- The transit pass provided to UIC students for unlimited CTA bus and train rides.
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 17, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 22 approved campus terms and 16 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.