Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
- Summer 2027
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
B
- BOR
- Board of Regents; the governing body of the entire Texas A&M University System.
H
- Howdy
- The traditional greeting used across the System; notoriously, it was the first word the Chancellor's office taught the building's resident parakeets.
- Hub
- The central dining and lounge area at the RELLIS Academic Complex for students within the System Alliance.
M
- Member
- The official term used to describe any of the 11 universities or 8 agencies under the System umbrella, rather than calling them 'branches'.
R
- RELLIS
- The RELLIS Academic Alliance; a high-tech research and education campus managed directly by the System Office.
S
- SBA
- System Benefits Administration; the office that manages insurance and retirement for all System members.
- SO
- System Offices; specifically referring to the administrative hub and departments based at the headquarters in College Station.
T
- TEES
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; a state agency under the System that conducts engineering research.
- The Atrium
- The open indoor area of the Moore-Connally Building, known for housing parakeets and serving as a common meeting spot for System staff.
- The System
- Common shorthand used to distinguish the administrative headquarters from the individual universities (like TAMU).
- TTI
- Texas A&M Transportation Institute; a System agency focused on transportation research and safety.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Academic Complex
- The primary classroom and administrative buildings (Phase I and II) at the RELLIS campus.
- CIR
- Center for Infrastructure Renewal; a major research facility located on the RELLIS campus.
- duncan_dining_hall
- Duncan Dining Hall
- Lot 1000
- The specific designated permit parking lot at the RELLIS campus managed by System administration.
- Moore-Connally
- The Texas A&M University System headquarters building located at 301 Tarrow St.
- Parkmobile
- The mobile application required for paying visitor parking fees at the RELLIS campus.
- sbisa_dining_hall
- Sbisa Dining Hall
- SSO
- The Single Sign On portal (sso.tamus.edu) used by employees and RELLIS students to access HR, payroll, and academic apps.
- Tarrow
- Metonym for the System Offices, derived from its location on Tarrow Street.
- The System Building
- A frequent shorthand for the Moore-Connally Building or System headquarters.
- the_commons
- The Commons
- TrainTraq
- The System-wide training and compliance tracking application accessed via SSO.
- Workday
- The enterprise platform used for all Human Resources and financial management tasks across the A&M System.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 13 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.