Academic calendar
Summer 2026 Full Term runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 Full TermRelevant now
- Summer 2026 Session 2
- Fall 2026 Session 1
- Fall 2026 Full Semester
- Fall 2026 Physician Assistant Studies & Physical Therapy
- Fall 2026 Session 2
- Spring 2027 Physician Assistant Studies
- Spring 2027 Session 1
- Spring 2027 Full Semester
- Spring 2027 Session 2
Campus language
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Showing 18 of 18 terms
A
- AOII
- Alpha Omicron Pi, a prominent sorority at the Women's College.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, responsible for planning student events and entertainment.
- Class Day
- A major annual tradition where students celebrate their class identity and seniors.
- Crudup
- Crudup Hall, a primary residence hall for undergraduate students.
D
- DZ
- Delta Zeta, a sorority active within the Brenau Greek community.
G
- Golden Tigers
- The official mascot and collective name for Brenau students and athletes.
H
- Hopkins
- Hopkins Dining Hall, the main cafeteria located in the North Hall.
M
- May Day
- A long-standing spring festival featuring the wrapping of the Maypole.
P
- Parklane
- Parklane Apartments, off-campus style housing managed by the university.
- Phi Mu
- Phi Mu, a Greek letter organization with a chapter on campus.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student representative body.
T
- The Fountain
- The center-campus fountain, often the site of student traditions and celebrations.
- The POD
- The P.O.D. Market, a convenience store for snacks and quick meals.
- The Tea Room
- A casual dining spot and cafe located in the Owens Student Center.
- The WC
- The Women's College, referring to the historic heart of Brenau University.
V
- Van Hoose
- Van Hoose Hall, a historic residence hall on the Gainesville campus.
W
- Wilkes
- Wilkes Hall, a residence hall often housing upperclassmen.
Z
- ZTA
- Zeta Tau Alpha, one of the active sororities on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brenau One
- The single sign-on dashboard used to access all university digital services.
- CampusWeb
- The online portal used for checking grades, schedules, and financial aid.
- Canvas
- The digital learning management system where professors post course materials.
- hopkins_dining_hall_the_dish
- Hopkins Dining Hall (The Dish)
- Jacobs
- The Jacobs Building, primarily used for administrative and academic purposes.
- Pearce
- Pearce Auditorium, the historic main performance hall.
- Simmons
- Simmons Visual Arts Center, housing the art galleries and classrooms.
- The Shuttle
- The university-provided transportation service between campus locations.
- the_tea_room
- The Tea Room
- Thurmond
- Thurmond McRae Lecture Hall, a common site for large classes and presentations.
- Tiger Card
- The official student ID used for building access, meal plans, and printing.
- Trustee
- The Trustee Library, the main research and study facility.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 2026 Full Term runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 12 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.