Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- ALF
- Active Learning Forum; the proprietary digital platform where all synchronous online classes and academic interactions occur.
C
- Civic Dining
- The university's approach to meals, where students utilize local city restaurants and community spaces instead of a traditional campus cafeteria.
- Civic Project
- A mandatory field-based learning assignment where students engage with local organizations to solve urban or social issues.
N
- New York RC
- The New York Residential College, the housing hub for the U.S. leg of the global rotation.
R
- RC
- Residential College; the organizational unit that manages student life, housing, and co-curricular activities in each rotation city.
- Rotation
- The core student experience of moving to a different global city (Seoul, Tokyo, New York, etc.) every semester.
S
- Seoul RC
- The Seoul Residential College, the primary housing facility for students during their first year in South Korea.
T
- Taejaean
- The demonym used by students and staff to refer to a member of the Taejae University community.
- Tokyo RC
- The Tokyo Residential College, where students reside during their global rotation in Japan.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Active Learning
- The university's pedagogical model which prohibits traditional lectures in favor of discussion-based sessions on the ALF platform.
- Civic Station
- The physical hub or 'campus' building in each rotation city that provides study spaces, meeting rooms, and administrative offices.
- Cornerstone
- The foundational curriculum courses taken by all first-year students to develop critical thinking and communication skills.
- Global Rotation
- The mandatory eight-semester sequence requiring students to live and study in five different global cities.
- Insa-dong Station
- The specific name for the Seoul Civic Station, located in the historic Insa-dong neighborhood.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 5 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.