Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Term 2026Relevant now
- January Term 2027
- Spring Term 2027
- Summer Session 1 2027
- Summer Session 2 2027
- Summer Session 3 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, responsible for planning student events and programming.
H
- Holmes
- Short for Holmes Hall, a residential hall located on the upper campus.
O
- Oyaron
- Refers to the Oyaron Hill residential complex, primarily housing first-year students.
P
- PR
- Short for Perrella Hall, a residential building on the upper campus.
S
- SAAC
- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, representing the interests of Hartwick's student-athletes.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the Hartwick student population.
T
- Table Rock
- Refers to the Table Rock Cafe, a retail dining location offering grab-and-go options.
- The Commons
- The main campus dining hall located in Dewar Union.
- The Hill
- The common name for the Hartwick campus, referencing its steep elevation overlooking Oneonta.
- The Nest
- A student-run snack bar/cafe located in the Binder Physical Education Center.
- The Rock
- Table Rock, a famous scenic overlook and gathering spot on the campus perimeter.
- The Stairs
- A reference to the extensive network of outdoor stairs required to navigate the vertical campus.
- The Townhouses
- Upper and lower apartment-style residential units typically for upperclassmen.
V
- Van Ess
- Short for Van Ess Hall, a residential building on the lower campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Binder
- The Binder Physical Education Center, housing the gym, pool, and athletic offices.
- Bresee
- Bresee Hall, the historic administrative building that also houses the theater.
- Dewar
- Dewar Union, the central student union building housing dining and student services.
- FlightPath
- Hartwick's official career and student success framework used for advising and goal tracking.
- Golisano
- Golisano Hall, the main academic building for science and technology programs.
- J-Term
- The intensive January Term session where students take a single course over three weeks.
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- John Christopher's Café (JC Café)
- OPT
- Oneonta Public Transit, the local bus system that connects Hartwick to the city of Oneonta and SUNY Oneonta.
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- Table Rock Café
- the_commons
- The Commons
- WickIt
- The official student ID card used for building access, dining hall entry, and campus debit purchases.
- Yager
- Yager Hall, which houses the Yager Museum of Art & Culture and library services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Term 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 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.