Academic calendar
Summer Term 2026 runs Jun 25, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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A
- Artist Village
- The modern residential community specifically for college-level students.
- AV
- Artist Village, the primary modern residence hall for undergraduate students.
B
- Bailey
- The Bailey Street Apartments, a residential option for college students.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, which organizes social events and movie nights.
- Call
- The mandatory time a student must arrive for a rehearsal or performance.
- Call Time
- The mandatory time an artist must be present and ready for a rehearsal or performance.
- Callboard
- The physical or digital board where casting and production notices are posted.
- CAPS
- Counseling and Psychological Services, the campus mental health resource.
- Center Stage
- The apartment-style housing complex for upperclassmen and college students.
D
- D&I
- The Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
- D&P
- The School of Design and Production, often used to refer to the student collective within that conservatory.
- D&P-er
- A student specifically enrolled in the Design and Production conservatory.
F
- Fighting Pickles
- The official mascot of UNCSA, often used in cheers or to describe the student body.
- FSA
- Film Student Association, representing students in the School of Filmmaking.
G
- Gateway
- The Gateway Student Village, an apartment complex for older students.
H
- HSD
- High School Dorms, the residential area designated for the high school program students.
I
- Intensive
- A period of highly focused, non-stop arts training, typically occurring in the winter.
J
- Juries
- The high-stakes end-of-semester performance exams graded by faculty panels.
M
- Moore
- Moore Hall, a traditional-style residence hall typically housing freshmen.
P
- P-Jar
- A common student abbreviation for The Pickle Jar.
- Pickle Jar
- The late-night snack bar and cafe located in the Hanes Student Commons.
- Pickle Jarring
- Grabbing a late-night meal or hanging out at the Pickle Jar cafe.
- Pickles
- The collective name for UNCSA students, derived from the official mascot, The Fighting Pickle.
S
- SAB
- Student Activities Board, the group responsible for planning campus events.
- Sanford
- Sanford Hall, a traditional-style residence hall.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student representative body.
T
- The Bubble
- The feeling of isolation from the outside world due to the intense, conservatory-style schedule.
- The Caf
- The main dining hall located in the Hanes Student Commons.
- The Fighting Pickle
- The school's unique mascot, often referred to simply as 'The Pickle'.
- The High School Side
- The residential area and dorms reserved for the high school program students.
- The Hill
- The elevated area of campus where many of the residential halls are located.
- The Hill
- A common reference to the cluster of residential buildings located on the campus incline.
- The Library Cafe
- The P.O.D. Market and coffee shop located within the Semans Library.
- The P.O.D.
- Provisions on Demand, the small campus convenience store for snacks and essentials.
- The Pickle
- Can refer to the mascot, the student news outlet, or the campus cafe.
- The Pickle Jar
- The campus cafe and grill known for late-night food and snacks.
- The POD
- The Provisions on Demand market for quick grab-and-go items.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Artist Fees
- Specific lab or material fees associated with conservatory-specific courses.
- E-Z Proxy
- The login system required to access library databases and journals from off-campus.
- EZ-Proxy
- The login system used to access library databases and journals from off-campus.
- EZ-Ride
- The local transit program allowing students to use Winston-Salem city buses for free with their ID.
- Hanes
- Hanes Student Commons, the central hub for dining, mail, and student activities.
- Mail Center
- The central location in Hanes Commons where all student packages and letters are processed.
- One Card
- The official student ID used for building access, meal swipes, and library privileges.
- OneCard
- The official student ID used for building access, meal plans, and library checkout.
- Performance Place
- The complex housing the Watson, de Mille, and Freedman theaters.
- Safe Ride
- The campus security escort service available for students traveling across campus at night.
- Semans
- The Semans Library, the primary academic resource center on campus.
- soa_cafeteria
- SOA Cafeteria
- Stevens
- The Stevens Center, the school's large-scale performance venue located in downtown Winston-Salem.
- The Commons
- Hanes Student Commons, the central hub for dining, mail, and student activities.
- The Lib
- The Semans Library, the primary academic and research building.
- The Mail Center
- The central location in Hanes Commons where all student mail and packages are processed.
- The Performance Place
- The main complex housing the Alex Ewing Performance Place theaters.
- The Pickle
- The campus shuttle service that transports students between the main campus and the Stevens Center.
- The Shuttle
- The campus bus service that transports students to the Stevens Center downtown.
- The Stevens
- The Roger L. Stevens Center, the school's large off-campus theater in downtown Winston-Salem.
- The Stevens Center
- The large, off-campus performance venue located in downtown Winston-Salem.
- The Wellness Center
- The on-campus clinic providing health and counseling services to students.
- The Workplace
- The building primarily used by the School of Design and Production for shops and studios.
- Wellness Center
- The facility providing health services and mental health counseling to students.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Term 2026 runs Jun 25, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 37 approved campus terms and 24 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.