Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Semester 1Semester I 2026
- Semester 2Semester II 2027
- Spring Term 2027
- First 7-Week Session 2027Summer First 7-Week Session
- Second 7-Week Session 2027Summer Second 7-Week Session
- Semester 1Semester I 2027
- Semester 2Semester II 2028
- Spring Term 2028
- First 7-Week Session 2028Summer First 7-Week Session
- Second 7-Week Session 2028Summer Second 7-Week Session
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led group that plans major campus events.
- CC
- College Crossing, an apartment-style residence hall located on the edge of campus.
- Cory Bretz
- Common shorthand for Cory Bretz Hall, a traditional residence hall.
G
- GV
- Greyhound Village, a popular apartment-style residence for upperclassmen.
H
- Hound Express
- The on-campus convenience store for quick snacks and grab-and-go items.
- Hounds
- Short for Greyhounds, the university mascot and the collective name for the student body.
I
- ISG
- Indianapolis Student Government, the primary representative body for students.
R
- RHA
- Residence Hall Association, the organization representing students living in campus housing.
T
- The Marketplace
- The main dining hall located in the Schwitzer Student Center.
- The Perk
- The on-campus coffee shop located in the Schwitzer Student Center.
- The Station
- The Greyhound Station, a food court area offering various quick-service dining options.
U
- U-Heights
- University Heights Apartments, a campus-owned housing option for upperclassmen.
- UIndy
- The universal shorthand and preferred name for the University of Indianapolis.
- UIndy TV
- The student-run television station providing campus news and entertainment.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brightspace
- The learning management system used by faculty to post course materials and assignments.
- Esch
- Esch Hall, which houses administrative offices and the Ransburg Auditorium.
- Good
- Good Hall, one of the oldest academic buildings on campus, housing humanities departments.
- HIC
- The Health Innovation Center (also known as the Health Pavilion), housing health sciences programs.
- hound_express
- Hound Express
- KML
- Krannert Memorial Library, the primary academic library on campus.
- Lilly
- Lilly Science Hall, the primary building for natural science classes and labs.
- MyUIndy
- The central web portal for students to access email, grades, and course registration.
- ober_dining_hall
- Ober Dining Hall
- Red Line
- The IndyGo rapid transit bus line with a station near campus connecting students to downtown Indianapolis.
- Schwitzer
- The Schwitzer Student Center, the hub for student life, dining, and the bookstore.
- the_perk_i
- The Perk I
- the_perk_ii
- The Perk II
- the_perk_iii
- The Perk III
- the_streets_food_court
- The Streets Food Court
- UIndy ID
- The official student identification card used for building access and meal plans.
- Watchdog
- The university's emergency alert system for campus safety notifications.
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 14, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 17 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.