Campus

Ancient Roman plaza

A campus is the grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school.

The term extends to any complex of buildings serving a single organization: a corporate campus, a hospital campus, a tech campus.

The new Google campus sprawls across fifty acres.

On campus means physically present at the institution; off campus means away from it.

academic

university

Higher education institution

  • collegeHigher education institution
  • lectureEducational spoken presentation
  • seminarGroup discussion for learning

professor · student · coursework · syllabus · enrollment · dean · faculty · department · major · tuition

social

fraternity

Spirit of brotherly connection

rally · protest · mixer · tailgate · homecoming · tradition · spirit · community · networking · diversity

physical

quad

Enclosed campus lawn

library · hall · plaza · walkway · pathway · fountain · statue · gate · tower · commons

residential

dormitory

Student living building

suite · meal plan · cafeteria · laundry · curfew · resident advisor · move-in · communal · overnight · living

technology

network

Interconnected system

security · shuttle · app · virtual · remote · hybrid · digital · access · smart · connectivity

Categories
Opposites
institutional vs non-institutional space

Campusoff-campus

Outside school grounds

town · off-site · downtown · commercial district · city center

bounded vs unbounded space

Campussprawl

Extend in disorderly fashion

open country · wilderness · remote · decentralized · off-site

educational/professional setting vs domestic setting

Campushome

One's personal residence

household · residence · private life · domestic sphere · family home

Phrases
Family

camp, camps, camped, camping, camper, campers, campsite, campsites, campuses

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