Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 19, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer Session 2027
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
M
- Miller Creek Cafe
- The main dining hall located on the Duluth campus.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- Student Senate
- The official student government body representing the student voice at LSC.
T
- The Bridge
- The prominent skywalk/bridge area in the main building that serves as a central social and study hub.
- The Cafe
- Common student shorthand for the Miller Creek Cafe.
- The Icehouse
- The Icehouse Apartments, the primary off-campus student housing complex partnered with the college.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- CAA
- Center for Advanced Aviation, located at the Duluth International Airport for aviation programs.
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online learning management system used for course materials and grades.
- Downtown Center
- The campus location in downtown Duluth housing professional and technical programs.
- E-Services
- The online portal used for course registration, checking grades, and paying tuition.
- ERC
- Emergency Response Center, the facility for fire science and emergency medical programs.
- icehawk_caf
- IceHawk Café
- Main Building
- The primary campus facility located on Trinity Road.
- StarID
- The universal username and password used to access all Minnesota State systems and campus computers.
- U-Pass
- The student transit pass providing unlimited access to the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) bus system.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 19, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 9 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.