Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Term 2026
- Fall Term 2026Relevant now
- Winter Term 2027
- Spring Term 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Fall Term 2027
- Winter Term 2028
- Spring Term 2028
Campus language
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Showing 23 of 23 terms
B
- Burton
- Burton Hall dining room, the primary dining hall on the west side of campus.
C
- CAAS
- Center for Academic Achievement and Support.
- Carl
- A nickname for a Carleton student.
- Cassat
- Cassat Hall, a modern dormitory known for its sustainability features.
- CSA
- Carleton Student Association, the student government body.
F
- Friday Flowers
- A tradition where students buy flowers for friends and place them in campus mailboxes (pigeonholes).
G
- Goodhue
- Goodhue Hall, a dormitory located on the far east side of campus near the Arb.
- GSC
- Gender and Sexuality Center, providing resources and support for LGBTQ+ students.
J
- James
- James Hall, a modern dormitory often paired with Cassat.
K
- KRLX
- The student-run radio station (88.1 FM).
L
- LDC
- The Language and Dining Center, the primary dining hall on the east side of campus.
M
- Midwinter Ball
- A formal dance held during the winter term, often abbreviated as MWB.
- Musser
- Musser Hall, a large first-year dormitory.
O
- OIL
- Office of Intercultural Life, supporting students of color and cultural programming.
R
- Rotblatt
- An annual marathon softball game with one inning played for every year of the college's existence.
S
- SAO
- Student Activities Office, responsible for campus events and club oversight.
- Sayles
- Sayles-Hill Café, a retail dining location and social hub in the student center.
- Schiller
- A bust of Friedrich Schiller that is traditionally 'kidnapped' and displayed at campus events.
- Schulze
- Schulze Cafe, located in the Anderson Hall atrium serving coffee and snacks.
- Sevy
- Severance Hall, a residential building on the mini-bald spot.
T
- The Arb
- The Cowling Arboretum, 800+ acres of natural land adjacent to campus.
- The Bald Spot
- The central campus green used for frisbee in the fall and ice skating in the winter.
W
- Watson
- Watson Hall, the tallest residential building on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Anderson
- Anderson Hall, a major science facility connected to Olin and Hulings.
- burton_dining_hall
- Burton Dining Hall
- CMC
- Center for Mathematics and Computing.
- Convo
- Convocation, a weekly lecture series held on Fridays in Skinner Memorial Chapel.
- east_dining_hall_ldc
- East Dining Hall (LDC)
- Hasenstab
- Hasenstab Hall, the home of the Political Science department.
- Laird
- Laird Hall, housing the English department and administrative offices.
- Northfield Option
- The policy allowing seniors to live in non-college-owned housing in the town of Northfield.
- OneCard
- The official student ID card used for building access, dining, and library services.
- Reading Days
- The designated study period between the end of classes and the start of final exams.
- sayles_caf
- Sayles Café
- schulze_caf
- Schulze Café
- The Cave
- A student-run music venue and lounge located in the basement of Evans Hall.
- The Hub
- The online portal for student records, registration, and financial information.
- The Libe
- Gould Library, the main campus library.
- The Weitz
- Weitz Center for Creativity, a hub for arts, cinema, and theater.
- weitz_caf
- Weitz Café
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 17 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.