Academic calendar
Fall 2026 1st 5-Week Term runs Aug 24, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 1st 5-Week TermRelevant now
- Fall 2026 10-Week A Term
- Fall 2026 Full Term
- Fall 2026 2nd 5-Week Term
- Fall 2026 10-Week B Term
- Fall 2026 3rd 5-Week Term
- Winter Intersession 2026-2027
- Spring 2027 1st 5-Week Term
- Spring 2027 10-Week A Term
- Spring 2027 Full Term
- Spring 2027 2nd 5-Week Term
- Spring 2027 10-Week B Term
- Spring 2027 3rd 5-Week Term
- Summer 2027 1st Summer Term
- Summer 2027 Full Summer Term
- Summer 2027 2nd Summer Term
Campus language
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B
- Bryant
- Bryant Place, a residence hall featuring semi-suite style living.
C
- Chilaca
- A popular Mexican-style retail dining option located within the Falcon Center.
M
- Morrow
- Morrow Hall, a traditional-style residence hall on the shared campus.
P
- Pierpont
- The common shorthand used by students to distinguish themselves from Fairmont State University students on the shared campus.
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
- SVO
- Student Veterans Organization, providing support and community for veteran students.
T
- The Falcon Center
- The primary hub for dining, fitness, and student activities shared by Pierpont and Fairmont State.
- The Hill
- The main Fairmont campus, so named because of its geographic elevation overlooking the city.
- The Marketplace
- The main all-you-care-to-eat dining hall located in the Falcon Center.
- The Terrace
- University Terrace, a suite-style residence hall shared with Fairmont State University.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ATC
- The Advanced Technology Center, a primary facility for technical programs located in Fairmont/Bridgeport.
- caf_74
- Café '74
- Caperton
- The Gaston Caperton Center, Pierpont's branch campus location in Clarksburg.
- falcon_center_dining_chick_fil_a_chilaca_etc
- Falcon Center Dining (Chick-fil-A, Chilaca, etc.)
- Hardway
- Hardway Hall, an administrative and classroom building on the shared Fairmont campus.
- Jaynes
- Jaynes Hall, a major academic building used for various Pierpont and Fairmont State courses.
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for online course content and assignments.
- ROAR
- Reach Out And Register, the mandatory orientation and registration program for new students.
- The Portal
- The Pierpont student web portal used to access grades, financial aid, and registration tools.
- U-Card
- The official student identification card used for campus access, dining, and library services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 1st 5-Week Term runs Aug 24, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 10 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.