Academic calendar
Summer Session 2026 runs May 26, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Session 2026Relevant now
- August Intersession 2026
- Fall Minicourse First 7 Weeks 2026
- Fall Semester 2026
- Fall Minicourse Second 7 Weeks 2026
- Winter Session 2026-2027
- January Intersession 2027
- Spring Minicourse First 7 Weeks 2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring Minicourse Second 7 Weeks 2027
- May Intersession 2027
- Summer Session 2027
- August Intersession 2027
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B
- B.E.S.T.
- The Busch Engineering, Science, and Technology Hall, a specialized residence hall on Busch Campus.
- BAM
- An acronym for the Best, Allen, and Metzger residential halls located on the Busch campus.
- Brower
- Brower Commons, the long-standing main dining hall on College Avenue (now largely replaced by The Atrium but still used as a landmark).
- Busch Dining
- The Busch Dining Hall, the main eatery for the Busch campus.
C
- C/D
- Shorthand for the combined Cook and Douglass campuses.
- CAPS
- Counseling, ADAP, and Psychiatric Services, the university's mental health resource center.
E
- EGC
- Engineering Governing Council, the student government for the School of Engineering.
- EOF
- Educational Opportunity Fund, a program providing financial and academic support to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
F
- Fat Sandwich
- A signature Rutgers sub containing multiple fried ingredients (e.g., fries, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers).
G
- Gibbons
- A series of smaller residential houses located on the Douglass Campus, often divided into 'New' and 'Old' Gibbons.
- Grease Trucks
- The historical food trucks famous for Fat Sandwiches, now mostly replaced by fixed locations and the 'RU Hungry' storefront.
H
- Henry's
- Henry's Diner, a sit-down restaurant on Livingston Campus that accepts meal swipes at specific times.
K
- Kilmer's
- Kilmer's Market, a retail food and grocery location on Livingston Campus.
L
- Late Night
- Extended dining hours at specific locations like the Busch Dining Hall or the Atrium.
- Livi Dining
- The Livingston Dining Commons, widely considered the premier dining hall on campus.
- LX
- The bus route connecting College Avenue and Livingston; often used as shorthand for the crowded commute between the two.
N
- Neilson
- The primary dining hall serving the Cook and Douglass campuses.
- New Gibbons
- A cluster of traditional-style residence halls located on the Douglass Campus.
- NRHH
- National Residence Hall Honorary, an organization for leaders living in on-campus housing.
O
- On the Banks
- A reference to the university's location along the banks of the Raritan River, often used in school songs.
R
- RBS
- Rutgers Business School, located primarily on the Livingston Campus.
- REGC
- Rutgers Engineering Governing Council, the representative body for engineering students.
- Retail Swipe
- The practice of using a meal swipe for a fixed monetary value at campus cafes and food courts rather than a dining hall.
- RHA
- Residence Hall Association, the organization representing the interests of students living in on-campus housing.
- RU Express
- A debit-like account linked to the RUID used for laundry, printing, and local food vendors.
- RU Screw
- A long-standing term for bureaucratic frustrations, registration errors, or logistical mishaps at the university.
- RUDM
- Rutgers University Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropic event at the university.
- RUES
- Rutgers University Emergency Services, providing fire safety and emergency medical response to the campus.
- RUPA
- Rutgers University Programming Association, the student-led board that organizes major campus events like concerts.
- RUPD
- Rutgers University Police Department, the campus law enforcement agency.
- RUSA
- Rutgers University Student Assembly, the primary student government for undergraduate students.
S
- SAS
- School of Arts and Sciences, the largest academic unit at the New Brunswick campus.
- SASHP
- The School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
- SEBS
- School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, located on the Cook Campus.
- SOE
- School of Engineering, located on the Busch Campus.
- Starkey
- The Starkey Apartments, a residential area located on the Cook campus.
T
- Takeout
- The specific window-service meal option at dining halls where students can use a swipe for a pre-packaged meal to go.
- The Atrium
- The food-court style dining facility on College Avenue that replaced Brower Commons in 2023.
- The Banks
- Short for 'The Banks of the Old Raritan,' referring to the university's location and its alma mater song.
- The EE
- The bus route connecting College Avenue to Cook/Douglass via downtown New Brunswick.
- The Grease Trucks
- The historical food trucks famous for 'Fat Sandwiches,' now mostly replaced by permanent stalls.
- The Livi Apartments
- The high-end apartment complexes (A, B, and C) located on the Livingston Campus.
- The LX
- The high-frequency bus route that runs between the College Avenue and Livingston campuses.
- The Quads
- The three residential complexes (Quad 1, 2, and 3) located on the Livingston Campus.
- The RexL
- The express bus route that travels directly between the Douglass/Cook and Livingston campuses.
- The River Dorms
- The trio of residence halls (Campbell, Hardinbergh, and Frelinghuysen) located along the Raritan River on College Avenue.
- The Starkey's
- Starkey Apartments, a residential area located on the Cook Campus.
- The Suites
- Commonly refers to the McCormick Suites on Busch or the Richardson/Nichols apartments.
- The Towers
- The Lynton Towers (North and South), high-rise residence halls on the Livingston Campus.
- The Weekend Bus
- The consolidated bus routes (Weekend 1 and 2) that operate on Saturdays and Sundays when weekday routes are inactive.
- The Yard
- The central outdoor gathering space on College Avenue featuring a massive LED screen.
- The Yard
- The modern apartment complex and public green space located at 40 College Avenue.
W
- Woody's
- A popular cafe and deli located in the Kessler Teaching Laboratories on Busch Campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AB
- The Academic Building on College Avenue, a major hub for humanities and social science classes.
- ARC
- Allison Road Classroom Building, a large lecture hall complex on Busch Campus.
- BCC
- Busch Student Center, the main student hub for the Busch Campus.
- BEC
- Business Education Complex, the main building for the Rutgers Business School on Livingston.
- BSC
- The Busch Student Center, the main student hub for the Busch Campus.
- busch_dining_hall
- Busch Dining Hall
- busch_faculty_lounge
- Busch Faculty Lounge
- Canvas
- The online learning management system where professors post syllabi, assignments, and grades.
- CASC
- College Avenue Student Center, the main hub for student activities on the College Ave campus.
- Color-Coded Buses
- The transit system uses lettered routes (A, B, LX, EE, etc.) to connect the five distinct campuses.
- Color-Coded Campuses
- The logistical understanding that the university is split into five distinct areas: College Ave, Busch, Livingston, Cook, and Douglass.
- DSC
- Douglass Student Center, the primary student hub for the Douglass Campus.
- Duo
- The mandatory two-factor authentication system used to access Rutgers online portals.
- EE
- The bus route that connects College Avenue to Cook/Douglass, traveling through downtown New Brunswick.
- Guest Swipes
- A specific allotment of meal swipes that can be used to pay for a visitor's meal.
- Hardenbergh
- Hardenbergh Hall, a prominent riverside dormitory on the College Avenue campus.
- HCK
- Hickman Hall, a common classroom building on the Douglass Campus.
- Knight Move
- A university-operated late-night shuttle service that provides safe transportation when regular buses stop running.
- Knight Mover
- A university-operated shuttle service that provides point-to-point transportation when regular buses are not running.
- Knight Moves
- The university's late-night on-demand shuttle service for safe travel when buses aren't running frequently.
- Knight Wagon
- The university's official mobile food truck that accepts meal swipes at various campus locations.
- livingston_dining_commons
- Livingston Dining Commons
- LSC
- Livingston Student Center, the central hub for student activities on Livingston Campus.
- LSH
- Lucy Stone Hall, a large, complex academic building on the Livingston Campus.
- LX
- The most frequent and heavily used bus route that connects the College Avenue and Livingston campuses.
- Meal Swipes
- The currency of the student meal plan, used for entry to dining halls or for 'retail' sets at cafes.
- MU
- The Murray Hall building on College Avenue, primarily used for English and humanities classes.
- neilson_dining_hall
- Neilson Dining Hall
- OneRU
- The centralized online portal for student records, financial aid, and registration.
- OneStop
- The centralized service center for student inquiries regarding financial aid, registration, and student accounts.
- Passio GO!
- The mobile app used by students to track the location and arrival times of campus buses.
- Reading Days
- The designated days between the end of classes and the start of finals week intended for study.
- REXL
- The Rutgers Express Livingston bus route, which provides a direct connection between the Cook/Douglass and Livingston campuses.
- RU Express
- A debit-like account linked to the RUID used for laundry, printing, and off-campus partner vendors.
- RUExpress
- A debit-like account linked to the RUID card used for laundry, printing, and local food vendors.
- RUID
- The official student identification card and the unique 9-digit number used for all university records.
- SERC
- Science and Engineering Resource Center, a major research and classroom building on Busch.
- The LX
- The most heavily used bus route that connects the College Avenue and Livingston campuses.
- The Weekend
- The specific bus routes (Weekend 1 and 2) that operate on a consolidated loop when weekday routes are inactive.
- The Weekend Bus
- Specific bus routes (Weekend 1 and Weekend 2) that replace the standard weekday lettered routes.
- the_atrium
- The Atrium
- TIL
- Tillett Hall, a building on Livingston campus housing classrooms, the post office, and student services.
- Tillet
- Tillet Hall on Livingston Campus, housing classrooms, a post office, and student services.
- Transloc
- The mobile application used by students to track the real-time location and arrival times of campus buses.
- WebReg
- The online portal where students register for classes and manage their course schedules.
- woody_s
- Woody's
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Session 2026 runs May 26, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 53 approved campus terms and 46 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.