Academic calendar
Fall 2026-27 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026-27Relevant now
- Spring 2026-27
- Summer 2026-27
Campus language
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Showing 23 of 23 terms
A
- Ada Dodge
- The building housing the primary student cafeteria and dining services.
B
- Bliss
- Bliss Street, the main road bordering campus where students go for off-campus food and coffee.
- Boush
- Bousharieh, a term sometimes used for the off-campus housing area or specific student clusters.
- Bustani
- Bustani Hall, a women's dormitory.
F
- FAS
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
- FHS
- Faculty of Health Sciences.
J
- Jafet Steps
- The area outside the library where students often eat quick snacks between study sessions.
- Jewett
- Jewett Hall, a women's dormitory located near the Main Gate.
K
- Kerr
- Kerr Hall, a men's dormitory known for its central location.
L
- Lower Campus
- The part of campus closer to the Mediterranean Sea, housing dorms and athletic facilities.
M
- Main Caf
- The Main Cafeteria located in the Ada Dodge Hall.
- Main Gate
- The primary entrance to the university located on Bliss Street.
- Medical Gate
- The entrance near the AUB Medical Center (AUBMC).
- MSFEA
- Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.
N
- New Dorm
- Maimouna Hall, the newest dormitory on campus, often referred to by students as 'New Dorm'.
O
- OSB
- Suliman S. Olayan School of Business.
P
- Penrose
- Penrose Hall, a men's dormitory located on the upper campus.
S
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the elected student government for each faculty.
T
- The Green Oval
- The large central lawn where students lounge, study, and socialize.
- The Stairs
- The steep set of stairs connecting the Upper Campus to the Lower Campus.
U
- Uncle Sam's
- A legendary off-campus diner on Bliss Street frequently visited by students.
- Upper Campus
- The part of campus near Bliss Street, housing most academic and administrative buildings.
- USFC
- University Student Faculty Committee, the highest student-faculty governing body.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ada_dodge_hall_cafeteria
- Ada Dodge Hall Cafeteria
- ada_dodge_hall_coffee_shop
- Ada Dodge Hall Coffee Shop
- AUB ID
- The mandatory student identification card used for building access and library services.
- aubmc_cafeteria
- AUBMC Cafeteria
- AUBnet
- The campus-wide wireless internet network.
- AUBsis
- The Student Information System used for course registration, checking grades, and tuition payments.
- Bechtel
- The Bechtel Engineering Building, the primary hub for MSFEA students.
- Capacity
- A term used during registration when a course section is full and requires a 'capacity' override from the department.
- College Hall
- The iconic administrative building and the oldest building on campus.
- Fisk
- Fisk Hall, home to many humanities and social science departments.
- Jafet
- Jafet Memorial Library, the main campus library.
- Moodle
- The online learning management system where professors post course materials and assignments.
- Nicely
- Nicely Hall, a major classroom building for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
- Outlook
- The official independent student publication/newspaper of AUB.
- Post Hall
- The building housing the Geology and Archaeology Museum.
- West Hall
- The hub for student activities, clubs, and the student newspaper office.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026-27 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 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.