Academic calendar
First Quarter Fall 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Session 2026
- FYS Summer Session 2026
- First Quarter Fall 2026Relevant now
- Fall Semester 2026
- Second Quarter Fall 2026
- Winter Session 2027
- Third Quarter Spring 2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Fourth Quarter Spring 2027
- Summer Session I 2027
- Summer Session II 2027
- Fall Semester 2027
- Winter Session 2028
- Spring Semester 2028
- Summer Session I 2028
- Summer Session II 2028
Campus language
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Showing 18 of 18 terms
B
- Butts
- The Butterfield Colleges (A, B, and C), typically housing freshmen and sophomores.
C
- CAPS
- Counseling and Psychological Services, the campus mental health resource center.
H
- High Rise
- The High Rise apartment building, a popular housing choice for upperclassmen.
L
- Low Rise
- The Low Rise apartment complex, primarily housing juniors and seniors.
N
- Nics
- A shorthand reference to the Nicolson dormitories.
P
- Pi
- Pi Cafe, a coffee and snack spot located inside the Exley Science Center.
R
- R&B
- Red & Black Cafe, a dining location located in Broad Street Books.
- ResLife
- The Office of Residential Life, which manages campus housing and student staff.
S
- SBC
- Student Budget Committee, the group responsible for allocating funds to student organizations.
- Summies
- Summerfields, a dining location in the Butterfield complex known for its late-night options.
T
- The Argus
- The Wesleyan Argus, the university's long-running student-led newspaper.
- The Lofts
- The Lofts at 440 Main, a senior housing option located on Main Street.
U
- Usdan
- The Usdan University Center, the primary campus dining hall.
W
- Wes
- The common shorthand name for Wesleyan University used by students and faculty.
- WesCeleb
- A student featured in the 'WesCeleb' column of The Wesleyan Argus, recognized for campus involvement.
- WestCo
- West College, a residential community known for its artsy and alternative student culture.
- WesWings
- A popular restaurant on the edge of campus that accepts the university meal plan.
- WSA
- Wesleyan Student Assembly, the primary student government body.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- cardinal_cafe
- Cardinal Cafe
- CFA
- The Center for the Arts, a complex of buildings for music, theater, and dance.
- Exley
- The Exley Science Center, housing science departments, labs, and the Pi Cafe.
- Fisk
- Fisk Hall, an academic building housing many humanities and language departments.
- Moodle
- The learning management system used by professors to post course materials and assignments.
- Olin
- Olin Memorial Library, the main research library on campus.
- PAC
- The Public Affairs Center, housing social science departments like History and Government.
- pi_caf
- Pi Café
- Point
- The online system used by students to participate in the housing selection process.
- summerfields
- Summerfields
- The Ride
- The campus safety shuttle service that provides transportation around campus and nearby areas.
- the_marketplace_at_usdan
- The Marketplace at Usdan
- usdan_caf
- Usdan Café
- WesCard
- The official student ID card used for building access, dining, and library services.
- WesPortal
- The central online dashboard where students access grades, registration, and financial info.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Quarter Fall 2026 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 15 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.