Academic calendar
Fall 2026 First 7-Week Session (7A) runs Aug 10, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 First 7-Week Session (7A)Relevant now
- Fall 2026 Session 7A
- Fall 2026 Full-Term Session
- Fall 2026 Second 7-Week Session (7B)Fall 2026 Session 7B
- Spring 2027 First 7-Week Session (7A)
- Spring 2027 Session 7A
- Spring 2027 Full-Term Session
- Spring 2027 Second 7-Week Session (7B)Spring 2027 Session 7B
- Summer 2027 First 4-Week Session (4A)
- Summer 2027 Full-Term Session
- Summer 2027 Second 4-Week Session (4B)
Campus language
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Showing 10 of 10 terms
B
- BCM
- Baptist Collegiate Ministry, a student-led religious organization on campus.
C
- Culinary Center
- The Culinary, Gaming and Hospitality Center, which hosts the Culinary Arts program and related dining events.
F
- Flying Tigers
- The official mascot and nickname for SOWELA students, inspired by General Chennault's WWII volunteer group.
L
- LRA
- The student chapter of the Louisiana Restaurant Association.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
- SkillsUSA
- A professional organization for students in technical, skilled, and service occupations.
- SNA
- Student Nurses Association, an organization for students in the Nursing and Allied Health programs.
T
- Takeoff
- The Takeoff Café, the primary on-campus dining facility located in the Charleston Building.
- The Hangout
- The Hangout Kitchen, a dining option providing hot plate lunches and breakfast.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Arts & Humanities
- The building housing the Arts and Sciences departments, often abbreviated as RAAH in official documents.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for all course assignments, announcements, and materials.
- Charleston
- The Charleston Building, which houses administrative offices, the One Stop Center, and the Takeoff Café.
- Chennault
- The Chennault Building, dedicated to Aviation programs and named after the local air force base history.
- culinary_arts_public_lunch
- Culinary Arts Public Lunch
- Flying Tiger Alert
- The campus emergency notification system for weather or safety updates.
- LoLA
- Louisiana Online Learning Administration, the central web portal for registration, financial aid, and official grades.
- Magnolia
- The Magnolia Building, primarily housing the Computer Center.
- NAAH
- The H.C. Drew Nursing and Allied Health Building.
- Next Start
- The college's term for short-term or mid-semester course sessions that begin after the traditional semester start.
- One Stop
- The Enrollment Services One Stop Center in the Charleston Building for admissions, financial aid, and registrar services.
- Pelican
- The Pelican Building, which houses the Metal Trades and welding programs.
- PTEC
- The Phillips 66 Process Technology Building.
- Sycamore
- The Sycamore Student Center, a hub for student activities and services.
- takeoff_caf
- Takeoff Café
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 First 7-Week Session (7A) runs Aug 10, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 15 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.