Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 11, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Academic Year 2026-2027
Campus language
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- #UniteWithSU
- The official social media hashtag and rallying cry used by students and the university for community engagement.
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- ASMBC
- Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention, the religious organization with which the university is officially affiliated.
B
- Bulldogs
- The official mascot and collective term for students and athletes at Selma University.
G
- Gibbs
- Short for Gibbs Dining Hall, the central campus cafeteria named after Henrietta M. Gibbs.
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- SGA
- Student Government Association, the elected representative body for the student population.
- Stone Hall
- The designated girls' dormitory on campus, originally built in 1889 and named after Susie Stone.
T
- The Chronicle
- The shorthand name for the S.U. Chronicle, the university's student-run publication.
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- YACLC
- Young Adult Communal Living Scholarship Program; also refers to the associated pageant title 'Miss YACLC'.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Add/Drop
- The designated period during the first week of classes when students can modify their course schedules without penalty.
- Clearance
- The mandatory registration process requiring validation from the Financial Aid, Academic, and Financial offices.
- Cleveland Hall
- A campus building constructed in 1948, named in honor of M. C. Cleveland, Sr.
- Dinkins Hall
- Commonly used to refer to the administrative or main office location at 1501 Lapsley Street.
- Dinkins Memorial Chapel
- A historic spiritual and assembly center on campus, rebuilt in 1921 after a fire.
- Foster Hall
- A historic campus building named after Susie C. Foster, former president of the Women's Convention.
- Jemison-Owens Auditorium
- The university's combined gymnasium and auditorium facility.
- Populi
- The online student portal used for academic records, course schedules, and maintenance requests.
- Stone-Robinson Library
- The campus library, named in honor of Susie Stone and Reverend U. J. Robinson.
- Student ID
- The physical card required to finalize registration and access campus services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 11, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 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.