Academic calendar
Online Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Online Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Residential Fall Semester 2026
- January Term I 2027
- January Term II 2027
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
B
- Beall
- Beall Hall, a residence hall for students at the Durham campus.
C
- CC
- Community Coordinator, the professional staff members who live in the dorms and oversee student life.
- Check-in
- The mandatory nightly meeting in the residence halls where SLAs account for all students.
E
- Extended
- Short for 'Extended Study,' a privilege allowing students to stay in common areas past normal curfew for academic work.
H
- Hill
- Hill House, one of the primary residence halls on the Durham campus.
- Hunt
- Hunt Hall, a residence hall located on the Durham campus.
J
- J-Board
- Judicial Board, a student-led group that hears cases regarding violations of the Code of Student Conduct.
R
- Reynolds
- Reynolds Hall, a residence hall housing students on the Durham campus.
- Royall
- Royall Center, which includes residential spaces for students.
S
- Screwie
- Short for 'Screw Your Roommate,' a traditional dance where students set up their roommates on blind dates.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student representative body.
- SLA
- Student Life Assistant, a senior student who serves as a peer leader and mentor in the residence halls.
T
- The Caf
- The main dining hall located in the Bryan Center where students eat most meals.
- The Grill
- The snack bar or retail dining area offering alternative food options and late-night snacks.
W
- Work Service
- The mandatory campus job (3-4 hours per week) required of every student, such as cleaning or office work.
- Wyche
- Wyche House, a residence hall on the Durham campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bryan
- The Bryan Center, a central hub containing the cafeteria, student store, and social spaces.
- ETC
- Educational Technology Center, housing computer labs, classrooms, and IT services.
- Late Start
- A modified academic schedule, typically on Mondays, where the first period begins later than usual.
- morganton_dining_hall
- Morganton Dining Hall
- PEC
- Physical Education Center, the campus gym and athletic facility.
- Service Learning
- A graduation requirement involving 60 hours of approved community service.
- Sign-out
- The required electronic process for students to log their departure and destination when leaving campus grounds.
- Special Projects
- A dedicated week in January where students pause regular classes to focus on intensive research or travel.
- Watts
- Watts Hall, the historic main building housing administrative offices and classrooms.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Online Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 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.