Academic calendar
Summer 2026 Regular Academic Session runs May 11, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 - Eight Week First SessionSummer 2026 Eight Week First Session
- Summer 2026 Regular Academic SessionRelevant now
- Summer 2026 Six Week First Session
- Summer 2026 Twelve Week Session
- Summer 2026 Six Week Second Session
- Summer 2026 - Eight Week Second SessionSummer 2026 Eight Week Second Session
- Summer 2026 Quarter Term
- Fall 2026
- Winterlude 2027
- Winter 2027 Quarter Term
- Spring 2027
- Maymester 2027Summer 2027 Maymester
- Summer 2027 Regular Academic Session
- Summer 2027 Six Week First Session
- Summer 2027 Twelve Week Session
- Summer 2027 Six Week Second Session
- Summer 2027 Quarter Term
Campus language
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Showing 33 of 33 terms
B
- BBB
- The Brewster-Boland-Brockway complex, three interconnected residence halls often housing freshmen.
- Brockway
- The dining hall located within the Brewster-Boland-Brockway (BBB) complex.
C
- CitrusTV
- The university's student-run television station and news organization.
- Cuse
- The standard shorthand for Syracuse University and the surrounding city.
E
- Ernie
- The Ernie Davis Dining Center, widely considered the premier dining hall on campus.
- Euclid
- Euclid Avenue, the primary street for off-campus student housing and weekend social activity.
F
- Food.com
- The cafe and snack bar located within the Newhouse School of Public Communications.
G
- Goldstein
- The Goldstein Student Center dining area, primarily serving students living on South Campus.
- Graham
- The Graham Dining Center, which serves students living on 'The Mount'.
L
- Lawrinson
- One of the tallest residence halls on campus, frequently referred to by its full name but known for its distinct height on the skyline.
- Lawro
- Lawrinson Hall, a prominent high-rise residence hall on the north side of campus.
M
- M-Street
- Marshall Street, the commercial strip adjacent to campus featuring bars, restaurants, and shops.
- Marshall St
- The commercial strip adjacent to campus featuring student-oriented bars, shops, and restaurants.
O
- Orange
- The collective term for the Syracuse student body, alumni, and athletic teams.
- Orange Tracker
- The online system used for submitting IT and maintenance help requests.
- OTN
- Orange Television Network, the university's student-run TV station.
- Otto
- Otto the Orange, the university's official mascot.
P
- Pages
- The cafe located in Bird Library, popular for study-session snacks and coffee.
S
- SA
- Student Association, the undergraduate student government body.
- Sadler
- A residence hall located behind the Dome, often associated with its own dining center.
- Sadler
- The dining hall located within Sadler Hall, often used by students on the west side of campus.
- Schine
- The food court located in the Schine Student Center, featuring commercial vendors like Dunkin' and CoreLife.
- Shaw
- The dining center located in Shaw Hall, known for its central location near the quad.
- Skyhalls
- The three residence halls (Skyhall I, II, and III) located on South Campus.
- South
- South Campus housing, consisting of apartments and the Skyhalls, located a bus ride away from main campus.
T
- The D.O.
- The Daily Orange, the independent student-run newspaper.
- The DO
- The Daily Orange, the independent student-run newspaper serving the campus community.
- The Hill
- The main university campus area, situated on a literal hill overlooking downtown Syracuse.
- The Mount
- Flint and Day Halls, located at the top of a steep hill and long staircase.
- The Mount Stairs
- The long flight of stairs students must climb to reach Flint and Day halls.
- The Quad
- The Shaw Quadrangle, the central grassy hub of the main campus.
U
- UU
- University Union, the primary student-run organization for campus entertainment and programming.
W
- WAER
- The campus-based professional and student-staffed NPR member radio station.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 'Cuse Cash
- A declining balance account on the SUID used for laundry, vending, and campus retail.
- 'Cuse Trolley
- The campus shuttle system that provides free transportation between main campus and South campus.
- Bird
- Bird Library, the main and most popular study library on campus.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where professors post course materials and assignments.
- Centro
- The public transit bus system that operates the campus shuttles and city routes.
- GET
- The mobile app used by students to manage meal plans, 'Cuse Cash, and mobile food ordering.
- Handshake
- The primary online portal for student jobs, internships, and career services.
- LifeSci
- The Life Sciences Complex, housing biology, chemistry, and forensic science departments.
- Link
- Link Hall, the primary building for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
- Maxwell
- The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs building.
- Meal Swipes
- The credits on a student's ID card used to enter the all-you-care-to-eat dining halls.
- MySlice
- The central online portal for student records, class registration, and financial accounts.
- Newhouse
- The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, often referring to the three-building complex.
- Orange Tracker
- The university's online system for submitting IT and maintenance service requests.
- Schine
- The Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, the hub of student life.
- SUID
- The official Syracuse University identification card, used for building access and meal plans.
- The Dome
- The JMA Wireless Dome (formerly the Carrier Dome), the stadium for major sports and events.
- Whitman
- The Martin J. Whitman School of Management building.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 2026 Regular Academic Session runs May 11, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 33 approved campus terms and 18 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.