Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 20, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer C 2026
- Summer B 2026
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
- Summer A 2027
- Summer C 2027
- Summer B 2027
- Fall 2027
- Spring 2028
- Summer A 2028
- Summer C 2028
Campus language
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B
- Beaty
- Beaty Towers, the primary residence hall where Innovation Academy students are clustered and required to live during their first year.
- Broward
- Broward Dining Center, a popular dining hall located in the central campus area.
F
- Fall Gap
- The mandatory fall semester where IA students are not enrolled in on-campus classes, often used for internships, study abroad, or online courses.
G
- GCDC
- Gator Corner Dining Center, the main dining hall located near the stadium and Beaty Towers.
I
- IA
- Short for Innovation Academy; also used as a noun to describe a student enrolled in the program (e.g., 'I am an IA').
- IAB
- Innovation Academy Ambassadors, a student leadership group that represents the program to prospective students and donors.
L
- Lakeside
- Lakeside Residential Complex, an apartment-style dorm option often used by upperclassman IA students.
R
- Reitz
- The Reitz Union food court, the primary student union dining area featuring various national brands.
S
- SIA
- Students for Innovation Academy, a student-run organization focused on social and professional networking within the IA cohort.
- Spring-Summer
- The unique academic calendar of the Innovation Academy, where students attend classes during the spring and summer semesters.
T
- The Hub
- A central campus building featuring a food court (including Starbucks and Chick-fil-A) and study spaces frequently used by IA students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 7Cs
- The seven core pillars of the IA curriculum: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curiosity, Courage, and Cultural Competence.
- Catalyst
- The mandatory end-of-year showcase where IA students present their innovation projects to faculty and peers.
- IA Preview
- The specialized orientation session specifically for incoming Innovation Academy students.
- innovation_academy_cafeteria
- Innovation Academy Cafeteria
- Pugh
- Pugh Hall, a common location for Innovation Academy seminars and the annual Catalyst showcase.
- Stuzin
- Stuzin Hall, a business school building where many IA-specific innovation and entrepreneurship classes are held.
- The Infirmary
- The Infirmary Building, which houses the Innovation Academy administrative offices and student advising on the third floor.
- The Minor
- The 15-credit Innovation Minor that all IA students are required to complete as part of their degree.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 20, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 8 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.