Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
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Campus language
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C
- CLIC
- Campus Leadership and Involvement Center, the office that oversees student organizations.
- Curtis
- Curtis Dining Hall, located on the East Quad.
D
- D-Day
- Denison Day, a major annual spring festival featuring concerts and outdoor activities.
- DCA
- Denison Community Association, the primary hub for student volunteering and service.
- DCGA
- Denison Campus Governance Association, the student government body.
H
- Huff
- Huffman Dining Hall, located on the West Quad.
S
- Slayter
- The dining options within Slayter Hall, including the Slayter Market and food court.
T
- The Bubble
- The 'Granville Bubble,' referring to the isolated, self-contained nature of the campus and village.
- The Drag
- Broadway, the main street in downtown Granville located at the bottom of the hill.
- The Hill
- The Denison campus itself, which is famously situated on a steep hill overlooking Granville.
- The Homestead
- An intentional, sustainable living community where students live in cabins and manage their own resources.
- The Quads
- Refers to the East and West Quad residence halls, primarily housing first-year and sophomore students.
- The Ridge
- The Ridge Apartments, a residential area for seniors located on the edge of campus.
- The Snatch
- The Bandersnatch, a student-run coffee house and late-night snack spot in Cleveland Hall.
- The Sunnies
- Sunnyside Apartments, typically housing upperclassmen.
U
- UPC
- University Programming Council, the student-led organization that plans major campus events.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- D-Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal swipes, and 'Denison Dollars.'
- Eisner
- The Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts.
- Granville Shuttle
- The campus-provided transportation service that runs between the hill and the village of Granville.
- Higley
- Higley Hall, the main building for biology and environmental studies.
- Knapp
- Knapp Hall, which houses many social science departments.
- MyDenison
- The internal web portal used for registration, grades, and campus announcements.
- Slayter
- Slayter Hall, the student union and central hub for student life.
- slayter_market
- Slayter Market
- Talbot
- Talbot Hall, a central academic building housing humanities departments.
- The Bio Reserve
- The 350-acre Denison University Biological Reserve, used for both research and hiking.
- the_table_at_curtis
- The Table at Curtis
- the_table_at_huffman
- The Table at Huffman
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 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.