Academic calendar
Fall 2026 8-Week I runs Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 8-Week IFall 2026 8-Week I TermRelevant now
- Fall 2026 12-Week Term
- Fall 2026 8-Week IIFall 2026 8-Week II Term
- Fall 2026 3-Week Term
- Fall 2026 3-Week Session
- Spring 2027 8-Week ISpring 2027 8-Week I Term
- Spring 2027 12-Week Term
- Spring 2027 8-Week IISpring 2027 8-Week II Term
- Spring 2027 3-Week Term
- Spring 2027 3-Week Session
- Summer 2027 I TermSummer 2027 Session I
- Summer 2027 II TermSummer 2027 Session II
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led group that plans major campus events.
D
- DICE
- The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
T
- Terrier
- The official mascot of Hiram College, used to refer to students and athletes.
- The 12-week
- The primary twelve-week academic session that makes up the bulk of the semester.
- The 3-week
- The intensive three-week academic term that follows the 12-week session each semester.
- The Bistro
- The casual retail dining location found in the Kennedy Center.
- The DH
- The main Dining Hall located on the upper floor of the Kennedy Center.
- The Hill
- A common reference to the campus's physical location on a hill in Hiram, Ohio.
- The KC
- The Kennedy Center, which houses the primary dining facilities and student union.
- The Quads
- The cluster of four traditional residence halls: Bowler, Henry, Miller, and Whitcomb.
- The Townhouses
- Upperclassman apartment-style housing units located on the edge of campus.
- The Village
- The Ecovillage, an environmentally focused residential community on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Coleman
- The Coleman Sports, Recreation and Fitness Center, often called the Fieldhouse.
- Frohring
- Frohring Music Hall, the primary building for music education and performances.
- Hinsdale
- Hinsdale Hall, a central academic building housing various departments and classrooms.
- Hiram Plan
- The unique academic calendar consisting of one 12-week session and one 3-week session per semester.
- hiram_dining_hall
- Hiram Dining Hall
- Moodle
- The online learning management system used by students and faculty for course materials.
- Teachout
- Teachout-Price Hall, an academic building housing the sciences and other departments.
- Terrier Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- The Field Station
- The James H. Barrow Biological Field Station, an off-campus site used for research and education.
- the_bistro
- The Bistro
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 8-Week I runs Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 10 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.