Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Winter Term 2026-2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer 2027 Session A
- Summer Session A 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Summer 2027 Session B
- Summer Session B 2027
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
C
- Curry
- Curry Hall, a residence hall for traditional undergraduate students.
E
- Edgewater
- Edgewater Hall, a residence hall providing suite-style living.
I
- Irwin
- Irwin Hall, a primary residence for first-year students.
M
- Mangham
- Thompson-Mangham Hall, a residence hall offering double and single rooms.
- Morgan
- Morgan Hall, one of the six residence halls on campus.
R
- Red Hawk
- The university mascot and the collective identity for Simpson students.
S
- Spiritual Formation
- The campus program encompassing twice-weekly chapel services and spiritual growth initiatives.
- STORM Day
- Student Orientation, Registration, and Mobilization Day, the official orientation event for new students.
- Strike
- Short for Strike Teams, referring to participating in community service projects.
- Strike Teams
- Student-led volunteer groups that perform community service in the Redding area almost every weekend.
T
- The CAF
- The main dining hall located in the Emeriti Dining Center, serving all-you-can-eat meals.
- Thompson
- Thompson Hall, a primary residence for first-year students.
W
- WorldSERVE
- The university's student missions program that sends teams globally during spring and summer breaks.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Grant
- The Grant Student Life Center, which houses student activities and meeting rooms.
- Grubbs
- The Francis Grubbs Learning Center, which includes the campus library and classrooms.
- LaBaume
- LaBaume-Rudat Hall, an academic building containing classrooms and faculty offices.
- Owen
- The Owen Student Services Center, home to the registrar, financial aid, and student accounts.
- Pre-Registration
- The mandatory online process for completing parking permits, handbook acknowledgments, and emergency contact info.
- Red Hawk Road Trip
- A travel reimbursement program for prospective students visiting the campus from more than 50 miles away.
- Red Hawk Summer
- A series of summer events and orientation sessions for incoming students.
- Science & Nursing
- The Science and Nursing Building, housing specialized labs and classrooms for health and science programs.
- Student ID
- The official campus card used for meal plan access and building entry, managed through the IT helpdesk.
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- The Bean Scene
- the_caf_emeriti_dining_center
- The CAF (Emeriti Dining Center)
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 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.