Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 1st 5-week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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A
- AGC
- Associated General Contractors; a student organization for those in construction-related programs.
- AWS
- The campus chapter of the American Welding Society.
B
- Bobcats
- The official mascot and collective name for SCC students and athletic teams.
C
- Course
- Course Restaurant, the student-run fine dining establishment at the Great Plains Culinary Institute in Lincoln.
- Course Ground
- Course Ground Coffee, the student-staffed coffee shop located at the Lincoln Campus entrance.
D
- DECA
- An organization for students interested in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship.
- Dunlap
- The dining facility located within the Dunlap Center on the Milford Campus.
E
- Eisenhower
- One of the apartment-style residence halls located on the Beatrice Campus.
G
- Great Plains
- The Great Plains Room, often used for large campus dining events and banquets.
- Great Plains Room
- The main dining hall and event space on the Milford campus.
H
- Homestead
- Homestead Hall, the primary residence hall on the Beatrice Campus.
L
- LRC
- Library Resource Center, the campus library and study hub.
M
- Meadow
- Meadow Hall, a residence hall located on the Milford Campus.
- Meadowlark
- Meadowlark Hall, one of the traditional residence halls on the Milford Campus.
- MESO
- Multi-Ethnic Student Organization, a campus club promoting cultural diversity and awareness.
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for online course content and assignments.
P
- Pioneer
- Pioneer Hall, a traditional-style residence hall on the Milford Campus.
- Prairie
- Prairie Hall, the suite-style residence hall on the Milford Campus.
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
R
- Roosevelt
- A residence hall providing apartment-style living on the Beatrice Campus.
S
- S-Number
- The unique student identification number (starting with 's') used for all logins and official business.
- Sandhills
- Sandhills Hall, the primary on-campus residence hall at the Lincoln Jack J. Huck Campus.
- SCC
- The universal shorthand for Southeast Community College.
- SENCAP
- Southeast Nebraska Career Academy Partnership, a program for high school students to earn college credit.
- SGA
- Student Government Association (often referred to as Student Senate on official documents).
- Skills
- SkillsUSA, a major organization for students in technical, skilled, and service occupations.
- SkillsUSA
- A professional organization for students in technical, skilled, and service occupations.
- Storm Central
- The online platform used for student activities, clubs, and campus engagement.
- Storm ID
- The universal username and physical identification card used for all campus services.
- Stormer
- A nickname for an SCC student or athlete.
T
- TCA
- The Career Academy, a joint venture between Lincoln Public Schools and SCC for high school juniors and seniors.
- The 84th Street
- Common shorthand for the main Lincoln campus location at 84th and O Streets.
- The Apartments
- Collective term for the apartment-style residence halls (Eisenhower, Washington, and Roosevelt) in Beatrice.
- The Bobcat
- A legacy reference to the former Beatrice campus mascot before the college-wide 'Storm' rebranding.
- The Cafe
- General reference to the campus cafeterias or snack bars located at the Lincoln, Beatrice, and Milford sites.
- The Café
- The main food service facility located in the front hallway of the Lincoln Campus.
- The Challenge
- A student publication/newspaper covering campus news and events.
- The Course
- The Course Restaurant, the fine-dining establishment run by the Great Plains Culinary Institute in Lincoln.
- The Grill
- The quick-service snack bar and grill area found in the student unions.
- The Happen In's
- The student activities newsletter and calendar, specifically prominent on the Milford Campus.
- The Hub
- The central student portal used for accessing grades, schedules, and financial information.
- The Source
- The official student-run newspaper of Southeast Community College.
- The Storm
- The collective name for SCC's athletic teams and the 'Storm' brand identity.
W
- Washington
- An apartment-style residence hall for students on the Beatrice Campus.
- Windmill Grill
- The primary dining facility and grill located on the Beatrice Campus.
- Woodhaven
- Woodhaven Hall, the student housing facility located on the Lincoln Campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 84th Street
- The main Lincoln campus location, officially the 84th Street Campus.
- AEC
- Academic Excellence Center, the award-winning health and science building on the Beatrice Campus.
- AlertSense
- The emergency notification system used to broadcast campus closures or safety alerts.
- Bobcat Card
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for all online course materials and assignments.
- CEC
- The Continuing Education Center, often used interchangeably with 'The Jack'.
- course_restaurant
- Course Restaurant
- Eicher
- The Eicher Technical Center on the Milford Campus, housing various trade and technical programs.
- ESQ
- Education Square, the downtown Lincoln campus location (formerly Energy Square).
- GPCI
- Great Plains Culinary Institute; the facility on the Lincoln Campus housing the culinary and hospitality programs.
- Handshake
- The official platform used by SCC for student job postings and career services.
- Health Science
- The 81,000 square-foot specialized teaching facility on the Lincoln Campus.
- Health Sciences
- The state-of-the-art Health Sciences Building located on the Lincoln Campus.
- i-Park
- Reduced-rate parking cards available for students attending classes at the Education Square (ESQ) location.
- i-Park card
- A specialized parking card used by students at the Education Square (ESQ) location for downtown Lincoln garages.
- Kennedy
- The Kennedy Center on the Milford Campus, which houses student services and dining.
- Kennedy Center
- The 'one-stop' welcome center in Beatrice housing Admissions, Financial Aid, and Registration.
- Late Start
- Refers to courses that begin after the standard semester start date, often listed in the 'Late Start' section of the schedule.
- lincoln_campus_caf
- Lincoln Campus Café
- My.Southeast
- The primary student web portal used to access schedules, grades, and financial accounts.
- Nebraska Hall
- The historic main building on the Milford Campus that houses administrative offices and classrooms.
- S-Alert
- The emergency notification system used for weather-related closures and campus safety alerts.
- S-Number
- The unique student identification number required for logging into all campus systems.
- SCC ID
- The mandatory identification card required for all students, faculty, and staff to be displayed on campus.
- Self Service
- The online tool within The Hub used by students to plan and register for classes.
- Starfish
- The student success platform used to schedule advising appointments and receive academic alerts.
- Storm Alert
- The emergency notification system that sends texts and emails regarding campus closures or safety issues.
- SWEB
- Scheduled Web Meeting; a course delivery method involving live online sessions at specific times.
- TCA
- The Career Academy, a joint facility shared between SCC and Lincoln Public Schools.
- TCA Building
- The dedicated facility for The Career Academy programs on the Lincoln Campus.
- The Hub
- The physical student services center and common area located within the main campus buildings.
- The Hub
- The central online portal where students access grades, registration, and financial aid information.
- The Hub Login
- Student credentials consisting of the first initial of the first and last name followed by the SCC ID number.
- The Jack
- The Jack J. Huck Continuing Education Center, the main building for the Lincoln 84th and O Street campus.
- The Lab
- Common shorthand for the various specialized technical labs (e.g., Diesel, Welding) on the Milford campus.
- The Testing Center
- The campus facility where students take placement exams and proctored course tests.
- The Zone
- The Student Success Center providing free tutoring, testing services, and academic advising.
- Truman Center
- The gymnasium and athletic facility on the Beatrice Campus.
- U-Pass
- The discounted bus pass program for SCC students using the StarTran system in Lincoln.
- Welsh Center
- The Truman Center/Welsh Center complex, the athletic and student activity hub in Beatrice.
- Woodhaven
- Woodhaven Hall on the Milford campus, primarily used for technical programs.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 1st 5-week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 46 approved campus terms and 41 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.