Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Fall Semester 2027
- Spring Semester 2028
Campus language
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Showing 8 of 8 terms
A
- ACD
- Applied Community Development; the main academic focus and Master's degree program at the university.
F
- FGA
- Future Generations Afghanistan; a regional partner organization involved in community development and student field projects.
- FGEO
- Future Generations Empowerment Organization; a non-profit established by university alumni to apply community development research.
I
- Intensives
- The immersive, short-term residential periods on campus required for the hybrid degree program.
R
- Residency
- The term for the 5-to-10 day annual on-campus instructional period in West Virginia.
T
- The Farm
- A common local and student nickname for the physical campus site in Franklin, WV.
- The Guest House
- The primary on-campus residential facility where students stay during intensive residency periods.
- The Yurt
- A rustic, energy-efficient residential structure on the campus grounds used for lodging and student guest stays.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 400 Road Less Traveled
- The official street address of the Franklin campus, often used as a landmark descriptor by the community.
- AmeriCorps Match
- The university's specific financial policy of matching 25% of a student's Segal AmeriCorps Education Award.
- Hybrid Learning
- The university's core educational model consisting of distance learning combined with annual residential intensives.
- North Mountain
- The physical site and mountain location in Franklin, WV, that houses the university's main campus.
- The Research Center
- The central administrative and academic facility on the Franklin campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 5 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.