Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Fall Session I 2026
- Fall Session II 2026
- Intersession 2026-2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring Session I 2027
- Spring Session II 2027
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- AHS
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; refers to the non-engineering curriculum requirements.
B
- BOW
- The Babson-Olin-Wellesley three-college collaboration for cross-registration and social life.
C
- COCO
- Council of Commissioners, the student government body overseeing various aspects of student life.
D
- DH
- The Dining Hall located in the Campus Center, the primary eatery for students.
E
- E!
- The engineering foundation courses or the general shorthand for engineering at Olin.
- EH
- East Hall, one of the two primary residence halls on campus.
N
- NINJA
- Need Is Now Justifiably Assisted; peer teaching assistants who provide academic support.
O
- Olin Bubble
- The phenomenon of feeling socially or physically isolated within the small, intense campus community.
- Olinism
- A term used to describe a quirk, tradition, or specific habit unique to the Olin student body.
P
- P-set
- Short for problem set; the standard unit of engineering homework.
S
- SCOP
- Student Committee on Programming, the group responsible for campus-wide social events.
- SERV
- Olin's community service organization (Student Emergency Response Volunteers/Service).
- SLAC
- Student Life Advisory Committee, a group that liaises between students and the administration.
T
- The Mezz
- The mezzanine level above the dining hall, often used for seating or events.
- The Suites
- A common reference to the suite-style living arrangements found in East Hall.
W
- WH
- West Hall, the second of the two primary residence halls on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AC
- The Academic Center, where most classrooms and faculty offices are located.
- BWO Shuttle
- The shuttle bus service that runs between Babson, Wellesley, and Olin colleges.
- CC
- The Campus Center, the hub for dining, student mail, and recreation.
- LPB
- The Large Project Building, a workspace for heavy-duty engineering projects and teams.
- MH
- Milas Hall, the building housing the library, administrative offices, and the auditorium.
- olin_dining_hall
- Olin Dining Hall
- OneCard
- The official student identification card used for building access, dining, and printing.
- StAR
- The Student Affairs and Resources office, which handles student wellness, housing, and activities.
- The Link
- The glass-walled bridge and hallway connecting the Academic Center and Milas Hall.
- The Mailroom
- Located in the Campus Center, where all student packages and letters are received.
- The Parcel
- A specific plot of land owned by the college often used for long-term project storage or activities.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 11 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.