Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Wintersession 2027
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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B
- Bae
- Bates Dining Hall, often used affectionately or jokingly by students.
C
- Caz
- Cazenove Hall, part of the 'Quad' residential area.
- CGE
- Center for Global Education, responsible for study abroad and international student services.
H
- Hooprolling
- A major senior tradition where students race wooden hoops down Tupelo Lane.
L
- Lulu
- The dining area located within the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center.
P
- Pom
- Pomeroy Hall, a residence hall known for its vegetarian/kosher dining options.
S
- SB
- Student Board, the executive branch of the Wellesley College Government Association.
- Sev
- Severance Hall, a dorm located on the hill near Tower Court.
- Sib
- Short for 'sibling,' the standard gender-neutral term students use to refer to one another.
- SOFC
- Student Organization Funding Committee, the body that allocates budgets to campus groups.
- Stavis
- Stone-Davis Hall, a residential complex known for its dining hall and lake views.
- Stone-D
- Stone-Davis Dining Hall, frequently used shorthand for the facility.
T
- The Bubble
- The Wellesley Bubble; the feeling of being isolated from the outside world due to the campus's self-contained nature.
- The Hoop
- The Hoop Coffeehouse, a student-run cafe and late-night social space in the Lulu basement.
- The Ville
- The commercial downtown area of the town of Wellesley, located just off campus.
- Tower
- Tower Court, the large, castle-like residence hall overlooking Lake Waban.
W
- WZLY
- The college's student-run radio station.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- bates_dining_hall
- Bates Dining Hall
- Clapp
- The Margaret Clapp Library, the main research library on campus.
- collins_cafe
- Collins Cafe
- Lulu
- The Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center, the primary hub for student life and mail.
- lulu_chow_wang_campus_center_dining
- Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center Dining
- OneCard
- The official student ID card used for building access, meal plans, and library services.
- Pen
- Pendleton Hall, which houses many social science and arts departments.
- Sci
- The Science Center, a massive complex housing labs, classrooms, and the Sage Lounge.
- stone_davis_dining_hall
- Stone-Davis Dining Hall
- The Exchange
- The shuttle bus service that runs between Wellesley College and MIT.
- The Peter
- The Peter Pan bus service that provides transportation from campus to Boston and Cambridge.
- Workday
- The administrative software portal used for course registration, student employment, and financial records.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 21, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 12 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.