Academic calendar
Fall Quarter 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Quarter 2026
- Summer Quarter 2 2026
- Fall Quarter 2026Relevant now
- Winter Quarter 2026-2027
- Spring Quarter 2027
- Summer Quarter 2027
- Fall Quarter 2027
- Winter Quarter 2027-2028
- Spring Quarter 2028
Campus language
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Showing 10 of 10 terms
B
- Boxer's
- Boxer's Bistro, the main on-campus dining facility located in the Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center.
C
- CHP
- College of Health Professions.
- CMS
- Chicago Medical School, the university's medical school.
- COP
- College of Pharmacy.
S
- SCPM
- Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine.
- SG
- Student Government, often used interchangeably with SGA.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student representative body.
T
- The Boxer
- The university's mascot, a Boxer dog, often used to refer to the student body or school spirit.
- The Helix
- The Double Helix sculpture on campus, a common landmark and symbol of the university's focus on life sciences.
- The Housing
- The Professional Student Housing, the primary on-campus residential complex for graduate students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Boxer Card
- The official university ID card used for building access, library services, and campus payments.
- BSB
- Basic Sciences Building, housing many of the university's core laboratories and classrooms.
- CLC
- The Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center, a central hub for student life and study.
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online learning management system used for course materials and grades.
- dna_cafe
- DNA Cafe
- Great Lakes
- The nearby Metra station (Great Lakes Station) where students typically catch the train.
- HSB
- Health Sciences Building, a key facility for clinical and health-related education.
- IRP
- Innovation and Research Park, the facility dedicated to research and industry partnerships.
- Metra
- The Union Pacific North (UP-N) commuter train line used by students to travel between the campus and Chicago.
- Pace 563
- The specific Pace bus route that provides transportation to and from the campus.
- RWCLC
- The full acronym for the Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Quarter 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 11 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.