Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- ATI
- Assessment Technologies Institute; the comprehensive testing and remediation program used throughout the curriculum.
C
- Check-offs
- Practical skills examinations where students must demonstrate nursing procedures to instructors.
- Clinicals
- The hands-on clinical rotation shifts performed by students within West Penn Hospital or affiliated sites.
N
- NSNA
- National Student Nurses' Association, the national parent organization for the school's student group.
P
- Post-conference
- The mandatory debriefing session held by clinical instructors immediately following a hospital shift.
S
- SNA
- Student Nurses' Association, the local chapter of the professional organization for nursing students.
- Snyder
- Snyder Hall, the on-campus residence facility located within the same building as the classrooms.
T
- The Bistro
- A quick-service dining area within the hospital complex for coffee and light snacks.
- The Cafeteria
- The main hospital dining facility located on the first floor of the North Tower.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Badge
- The mandatory photo ID card required for electronic access to the school, hospital units, and elevators.
- CastleBranch
- The online portal used by students to track medical records, background checks, and compliance requirements.
- friendship_dining_room
- Friendship Dining Room
- Gross Street Garage
- The designated parking structure for students and staff located near the school entrance.
- Mellon Pavilion
- An adjacent hospital building where some administrative offices and clinical services are located.
- North Tower
- The main hospital wing where many clinical rotations and the cafeteria are situated.
- Scrubs
- The specific uniform (typically royal blue) required for all clinical and lab settings.
- Snyder Hall
- The primary building housing the School of Nursing classrooms, labs, and residence hall.
- vending_area
- Vending Area
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 9 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.