Academic calendar
Summer Term 2026 runs Jun 15, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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B
- BCC
- Berea College Crafts, the program where students produce traditional Appalachian crafts.
- Bingham
- Bingham Hall, a residence hall primarily for first-year students.
- BIST
- Berea International Student Team, an organization supporting international students.
- Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge Hall, a residence hall often referred to by its full name but recognized as a primary housing unit.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led group that plans campus events.
- CELTS
- Center for Excellence in Learning through Service, the hub for community service and service-learning.
- CIE
- Center for International Education, which handles study abroad and international student services.
- Convo
- Convocation; the mandatory weekly lectures, performances, or presentations students must attend.
- Convos
- Convocations; a series of mandatory lectures, performances, and events required for graduation.
D
- Dana
- Dana Hall, a residence hall on campus.
E
- ER
- Elizabeth Rogers Hall, a residence hall on campus.
F
- Farm Store
- The Berea College Farm Store, which sells locally grown food and prepared items.
K
- Kettering
- Kettering Hall, a residence hall on campus.
L
- Labor
- The mandatory student work program where every student works 10-15 hours per week.
M
- Mountain Day
- An annual tradition where classes are cancelled and students hike the Pinnacles to celebrate.
- Mountaineer Dining
- The official name of the campus food service provider.
P
- Pearsons
- Pearsons Hall, a residence hall on campus.
S
- Sandella's
- Sandella's Flatbread Café, a popular retail dining option located in the Woods-Penniman Building.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student voice.
T
- The Boarding Hall
- The formal or historical name for the main student dining facility.
- The Dining Hall
- The Mountaineer Dining Hall located in the Alumni Building, the primary campus eatery.
- The Pinnacles
- A series of hiking trails and overlooks in the Berea College Forest, a popular student destination.
- The Pinnacles Cafe
- A small cafe located at the Forestry Outreach Center near the hiking trails.
- The Shoppe
- The Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe, where student-made crafts are sold.
- The Square
- Berea College Square, the nearby commercial area with shops and restaurants.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Alumni
- The Alumni Building, the main student union containing the dining hall and CPO.
- Berea ID
- The official student identification card used for building access, meal swipes, and library checkouts.
- Bridge
- The Berea Bridge program, a summer transition program for incoming first-year students.
- CPO
- Campus Post Office; also used to refer to a student's specific mailbox number (e.g., 'What is your CPO?').
- Draper
- The Draper Building, the central administrative and academic building featuring the iconic Danforth Chapel.
- Frost
- The Frost Building, an academic building housing various departments.
- Hafer-Gibson
- The Hafer-Gibson Nursing Building, dedicated to the nursing program.
- Labor Position
- The specific job assigned to a student as part of the college's work-study requirement.
- Labor Supervisor
- The staff or faculty member who manages a student's work hours and performance.
- library_caf
- Library Café
- MAC
- The Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building, the primary facility for STEM and nursing classes.
- mountaineer_dining
- Mountaineer Dining
- pinnacles_cafe
- Pinnacles Cafe
- The Alumni
- The Alumni Building, which serves as the student union and hub for student life.
- The MAC
- The Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building, the primary science facility.
- the_kindred_bowl
- The Kindred Bowl
- Trace
- The online portal used by students to manage their labor positions, timesheets, and evaluations.
- Woods-Penn
- The Woods-Penniman Building, which houses student life offices and Sandella's.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Term 2026 runs Jun 15, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 25 approved campus terms and 18 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.