Academic calendar
Fall 2026 First 7-Week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 First 7-Week SessionFall 2026 Regular SessionFall 2026 Second 7-Week SessionRelevant now
- Spring 2027 First 7-Week SessionSpring 2027 Regular SessionSpring 2027 Second 7-Week Session
- Summer 2027 First 6-Week SessionSummer 2027 MaymesterSummer 2027 Regular SessionSummer 2027 Second 6-Week Session
- Fall 2027 Regular Session
- Spring 2028 Regular Session
- Summer 2028 First 6-Week SessionSummer 2028 MaymesterSummer 2028 Regular SessionSummer 2028 Second 6-Week Session
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
B
- Behrend Birthday
- A tradition where students are thrown into the fountain in front of the Reed Union Building on their birthday.
- Bruno's
- Bruno's Café, a popular retail dining location in the Reed Union Building.
- BVZ
- BVZ Radio, the student-run radio station (The Voice of Behrend).
C
- Clark
- The Clark Food Court, located in the Burke Center, primarily serving engineering and business students.
D
- Dobbins
- Dobbins Dining Hall, the main 'all-you-care-to-eat' buffet-style dining facility on campus.
L
- LBA
- Lion Ambassadors, student volunteers who give tours and represent the college at alumni events.
M
- MAC
- Multi-Cultural Council, an umbrella organization for various cultural and identity-based clubs.
P
- Paws
- Paws Coffee Shop, the on-campus cafe serving Starbucks products located in the Reed Union Building.
S
- SAB
- Student Activity Board, the group responsible for planning major campus events like concerts and comedians.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for the student population.
T
- The Apartments
- Refers to the University Drive Apartments located on the edge of campus.
- The Beacon
- The Behrend Beacon, the official weekly student-run newspaper.
- The Gorge
- Wintergreen Gorge, a scenic natural area with hiking trails and waterfalls bordering the campus.
- The Hill
- The steep incline students must walk to get from the academic buildings to the residence halls.
- The Honors House
- Nickname for Ohio Hall, which traditionally houses the Schreyer Honors College students.
- The Suites
- Common reference to Senat Hall, which offers suite-style living arrangements.
- Tri-Halls
- The collective name for Almy, Lawrence, and Ohio Halls, which are traditional-style residence halls.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- bruno_s_cafe
- Bruno's Cafe
- Burke
- The Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center, housing the Schools of Engineering and Business.
- Canvas
- The web-based learning management system used for all course assignments and grades.
- clark_cafe
- Clark Cafe
- dobbins_dining_hall
- Dobbins Dining Hall
- EMTA
- The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority, the bus system students use to travel into the city of Erie.
- Junker
- The Junker Center, the primary athletics and recreation facility on campus.
- Kochel
- The Irvin Kochel Center, which houses the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
- LionCash
- A prepaid account accessed via the student ID card used for laundry, printing, and off-campus dining.
- paw_s_coffee_shop
- Paw's Coffee Shop
- Roche
- The Otto Behrend Science Building, home to the School of Science labs and classrooms.
- RUB
- The Reed Union Building, the central hub for student activities, dining, and the bookstore.
- Starfish
- The online platform used for scheduling academic advising appointments and tracking course progress.
- The 'e'
- The specific EMTA bus route (Route 20) that services the Behrend campus and connects to local malls.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 First 7-Week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 14 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.