Academic calendar
Grad Session I runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Grad Session IRelevant now
- Grad Session II
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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- 1/C, 2/C, 3/C, 4/C
- Standard designations for cadet classes (First Class/Senior through Fourth Class/Freshman).
A
- AB
- Official shorthand for the A/B Residence Hall, typically housing regimental students.
C
- CD
- Official shorthand for the C/D Residence Hall, another primary housing unit for the Regiment.
E
- EF
- The shorthand designation for the E/F Residence Hall.
F
- FSA
- Faculty Student Association, the non-profit organization that manages campus services like dining and the bookstore.
G
- GH
- The shorthand designation for the G/H Residence Hall.
I
- Indoc
- Indoctrination; the intensive two-week training period for incoming MUGs before the fall semester begins.
L
- Liberty
- Permission for cadets to leave the campus grounds during specified hours.
M
- MUG
- Midshipman Under Guidance; a term for first-year regimental students, particularly during their initial training period.
N
- NROTC
- Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, a significant presence on campus for students pursuing military commissions.
- NYMSGA
- New York Maritime Student Government Association, the official name for the campus student government.
O
- Outtake's
- A grab-and-go café option offering sandwiches, salads, and snacks.
P
- Privateers
- The official nickname for the college's athletic teams and student body.
S
- SEA Center
- The Student Engagement and Advisement Center, providing academic advising and student success resources.
- Sea Term
- The mandatory summer training voyage (Summer Sea Term or SST) aboard the college's training ship.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for the student population.
- Ship's Store
- The campus bookstore which also serves as a convenience store for snacks and essentials.
- SNAME
- The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, a professional student chapter for engineering majors.
- SUNY Alcatraz
- A common student nickname for the college, referencing the strict regimental lifestyle and isolated peninsula location.
T
- The Fort
- Occasionally used to refer to housing or administrative offices located within the historic Fort Schuyler structure.
- The Mess Deck
- The main campus dining hall located in Vander Clute Hall, modeled after shipboard eating facilities.
- The Reg
- Short for the Regiment of Cadets, the military-style organization that many students belong to.
- The TIV
- A student hangout and snack bar located in McMurray Hall, often used for late-night food or social gathering.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Baylis Hall
- The administrative hub housing Student Affairs, Student Accounts, and the Registrar.
- Cadet Shipping
- An internship program where students serve aboard commercial merchant vessels for sea time credit.
- Empire State
- The name of the college's training ship (currently Empire State VII), used for training and summer voyages.
- Luce
- Short for the Stephen B. Luce Library, the main academic resource and study center on campus.
- MAC
- The Maritime Academic Center, a modern facility for classrooms, labs, and faculty offices.
- Main Gate
- The security entrance at the start of the Pennyfield Avenue campus, where visitors must check in.
- Maritime ID
- The official campus identification card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- Marvin Hall
- The primary building for science-related laboratories and lectures.
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- Mess Deck
- outakes_caf_s
- Outakes Cafés
- The Fort
- Fort Schuyler, the historic 19th-century fortification that houses the college administration and museum.
- The Peninsula
- The geographic term used by students and staff to describe the Throggs Neck campus location.
- Tode Hall
- The engineering building, named after Arthur M. Tode.
- UOD
- Uniform of the Day; the specific uniform required for all regimental students during standard hours.
- Vander Clute Hall
- The building containing the Mess Deck and the campus mailroom.
- Watch
- A period of duty where a cadet is responsible for monitoring a specific station on campus or the ship.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Grad Session I runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 16 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.