Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 19, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer 4-Week Session 2027
- Summer 8-Week Session 2027
- Summer 6-Week Session 2027
- Fall Semester 2027
- Spring Semester 2028
Campus language
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7
- 7th Street
- 7th Street Café, a popular spot for coffee, smoothies, and late-night snacks.
A
- ACE
- Activities and Campus Events, the student-led programming board.
B
- BSG
- Bucknell Student Government, the primary representative body for students.
D
- Downtown
- The Market Street area of Lewisburg where students go for dining and off-campus housing.
F
- Flying Bison
- The campus food truck that moves to various locations.
G
- Gateways
- The Gateway Residence Center, an apartment-style housing complex for upperclassmen.
I
- IFC
- Interfraternity Council, the governing body for social fraternities.
O
- OUT
- The primary LGBTQ+ student advocacy and social organization.
P
- Panhel
- Panhellenic Council, the governing body for social sororities.
S
- South
- South Campus Apartments, a popular housing choice for seniors.
- Super
- Short for Super Saturday, a major social event day typically held in the spring.
- Swartz
- Swartz Hall, a large residence hall primarily housing first-year students.
T
- The Bison
- The Bison Snack Bar, a retail dining location in the ELC offering made-to-order food.
- The Bull
- Refers to the bison statue outside the KLARC, a common meeting point.
- The Caf
- Bostwick Cafeteria, the primary all-you-care-to-eat dining hall in the ELC.
- The Hill
- The uphill portion of campus where many residence halls and academic buildings are located.
- The Mods
- Modular housing units typically for upperclassmen located near the athletic fields.
- The Terrace
- The Terrace Room, a dining area often used for buffet-style lunch and special events.
V
- Vedder
- Vedder Hall, a prominent residence hall known for its central location on the hill.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Anywhere Meals
- Meal swipes that can be used at retail locations instead of just the main cafeteria.
- B-Link
- The online platform used to manage student organizations, events, and involvement.
- Bertrand
- Bertrand Library, the main campus library.
- BUID
- The official Bucknell University identification card used for building access and meal plans.
- Dana
- Dana Engineering, the primary building for the College of Engineering.
- Dining Dollars
- Currency included with meal plans that can be used at retail dining locations like The Bison.
- Rooke
- Rooke Science Center, housing many of the natural science departments.
- The ELC
- The Elaine Langone Center, the main student union building.
- The KLARC
- The Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center, the main gym and fitness facility.
- The Shuttle
- The campus-operated bus service that runs between campus and downtown Lewisburg.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 19, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 10 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.