Academic calendar
Fall 2026 Semester runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 SemesterRelevant now
- Spring 2027 Semester
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
N
- NIRA
- National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, the governing body for the college's rodeo team competitions.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
- Stampede Cafe
- The main campus dining facility located in Building A.
- Stampede Village
- The primary on-campus apartment-style student housing complex.
T
- The Cafe
- General student shorthand for the Stampede Cafe.
- The Dig
- Refers to the annual Paleontology Summer Field School or active fossil excavation sites.
- The Mesa
- Local shorthand used by students to refer to the college or the surrounding geographic area.
- The Village
- Common shorthand for the Stampede Village on-campus housing.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Building A
- The main administrative building housing Student Affairs, Business Office, and the Stampede Cafe.
- Building G
- The North American Wind Research and Training Center, used for wind energy technology programs.
- Building H
- The Thomas Dee 'T.D.' Wilcox Hall, which houses the Paleontology and Science Center.
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online learning management system used for course materials and grades.
- Mesa Card
- The official student identification card used for library services and campus access.
- North Campus
- The secondary campus site used for vocational and technical training programs like Farrier Science.
- Student Portal
- The central online gateway for students to access registration, financial aid, and personal records.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 Semester runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 7 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.