Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Term 1 2026
- Fall 2026 Simpson Online & Graduate Full Semester
- Term 2 2026
- Term 3 2027
- Spring 2027 Simpson Online & Graduate Full Semester
- Spring Semester 2027
- Term 4 2027
- May Term 2027
- Fall Semester 2027
- Spring Semester 2028
- May Term 2028
Campus language
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Showing 15 of 15 terms
A
- ABP
- Au Bon Pain, a cafe located within the Kent Campus Center.
B
- Barker
- Barker Hall, a residence hall primarily for upper-division students.
- Buxton
- Buxton Hall, a residence hall often housing first-year students.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led organization that plans campus events.
K
- Kresge
- Kresge Hall, a residence hall primarily for first-year students.
M
- Mary Berry
- Mary Berry Hall, a historic residence hall on campus.
- May Term
- An intensive three-week academic term following the spring semester where students take a single course.
- Millie's
- Millie's Coffee Shop, a popular student cafe located in the Kent Campus Center.
P
- Pfeiffer
- Pfeiffer Dining Hall, the main campus cafeteria.
- PRIDE
- Simpson PRIDE, the student organization supporting LGBTQ+ students and allies.
R
- RLC
- Religious Life Community, an umbrella organization for spiritual and religious groups.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
T
- The Ped Mall
- The pedestrian mall, a central walkway and gathering space on campus.
- The Storm
- The official nickname for Simpson College athletic teams and the student body identity.
W
- Worth
- Worth Hall, a residence hall typically for upper-division students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Carver
- Carver Science Center, the primary facility for science and mathematics.
- Hillman
- Hillman Hall, an academic building housing various departments.
- Kent
- Kent Campus Center, the hub for student life, dining, and organizations.
- McNeill
- McNeill Hall, the building housing the business and economics departments.
- millie_s_coffee_shop
- Millie's Coffee Shop
- pfeiffer_dining_hall
- Pfeiffer Dining Hall
- SC Alert
- The emergency notification system used to broadcast safety information to students.
- SC Connect
- The internal web portal used by students to access grades, schedules, and financial information.
- Storm Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and campus spending.
- subconnection
- SubConnection
- The Simpsonian
- The student-run newspaper and media outlet providing campus news.
- tyler_s_grill
- Tyler's Grill
- Wallace
- Wallace Hall, an academic building housing humanities and social science departments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 13 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.