Academic calendar
Day Classes – Fall 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Day Classes – Fall 2026Relevant now
- Online First 5-Week Session – Fall 2026
- Online First 7-Week Session – Fall 2026
- Online Accelerated Nursing Session – Fall 2026Online Full Session – Fall 2026
- Online Second 5-Week Session – Fall 2026
- Online Second 7-Week Session – Fall 2026
- Third 5-Week Session – Fall 2026
- Online Winter Session (2026-2027)Online Winter session academic calendar (2026-2027)
- Accelerated Nursing Session (2026-2027)Accelerated Nursing session academic calendar (2026-2027)
- Spring Online First 5-Week Session
- Spring Online First 7-Week Session
- Day Classes – Spring 2027Spring Online Accelerated Nursing SessionSpring Online Full Session
- Spring Online Second 5-Week Session
- Spring Online Second 7-Week Session
- Spring Online Third 5-Week Session
Campus language
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- 2050
- The 2050 Game Room and lounge area which often hosts late-night dining events.
B
- Birch
- The Birch Grill, a popular late-night dining and takeout spot located in Spruce Hall.
- Brutalist
- A term frequently used by students to describe the unique architectural style of the campus designed by Paul Rudolph.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led group that organizes major campus events.
- Corsair
- The official mascot and the term used to refer to any UMass Dartmouth student.
O
- Oak Glen
- One of the traditional residential halls often paired with Pine Dale.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for students.
T
- The Campanile
- The iconic concrete bell tower that serves as a central campus landmark.
- The Dells
- The Cedar Dell townhouses, typically reserved for upperclassmen.
- The Grove
- The main residential dining hall located near the first-year housing complex.
- The Marketplace
- The food court area located within the MacLean Campus Center.
- The New Dorms
- Refers to Balsam and Spruce Halls, the newest residential facilities on campus.
- The Ring Road
- The circular main road that encompasses the entire inner campus core.
- The Torch
- The independent student-run newspaper of UMass Dartmouth.
W
- WUMD
- The student-run radio station broadcasting at 89.3 FM.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- arnie_s_subs
- Arnie's Subs
- birch_grill
- Birch Grill
- CCB
- The Charlton College of Business building.
- chick_n_bap
- Chick-N-Bap
- COIN
- Corsair Online Information Network, the student portal for registration, grades, and financial aid.
- CVPA
- The College of Visual and Performing Arts building.
- LARTS
- The Liberal Arts building, housing humanities and social science classrooms.
- myUMassD
- The single sign-on web portal used to access campus email and internal services.
- SENG
- The Science and Engineering building.
- The Library
- The Claire T. Carney Library, the central academic and study hub.
- The Loop
- The campus shuttle service that transports students around the Ring Road and to local shopping centers.
- the_grove
- The Grove
- Tripp
- The Tripp Athletic Center, the main gym and indoor sports facility.
- UMassD Pass
- The official student identification card used for building access, meal plans, and printing.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Day Classes – Fall 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 14 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.