Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Term 2026Relevant now
- Two-term Courses 2026-2027
- Winter Term 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Summer Intersession 1 2027
- Summer Intersession 2 2027
Campus language
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Showing 12 of 12 terms
C
- Common Grounds
- The student-owned and operated coffee shop in the Student Union Building.
- CUE
- Cultural University Events, often referring to the annual festival celebrating campus diversity.
E
- East Village
- The TRU East Village residence, located off-campus but managed by the university.
L
- LEAP
- Leisure and Activity Program, which organizes trips and events for international students.
M
- McGill
- The McGill Residence, consisting of cluster-style housing units.
S
- Scratch
- The Scratch Café, a student-run dining room operated by the Culinary Arts program.
T
- The Den
- The Den Restaurant and Pub located in the Campus Activity Centre.
- The Hill
- The steep geographical incline students must climb to reach the campus from downtown or lower Sahali.
- The Tower
- The 11-story North Tower residence, the tallest building in Kamloops.
- TRUSU
- Thompson Rivers University Students' Union, the primary student advocacy group.
U
- Urban Market
- The main cafeteria-style dining hall located in the Campus Activity Centre.
W
- WolfPack
- The collective name for all TRU varsity athletic teams.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AE
- The Arts and Education building.
- CAC
- The Campus Activity Centre, the hub for student life, dining, and the bookstore.
- HL
- The Brown Family House of Learning, which contains the library and a large learning commons.
- IB
- The International Building, home to TRU World and various lecture halls.
- Moodle
- The primary Learning Management System (LMS) used for course materials and assignments.
- myTRU
- The central student portal for registration, tuition payments, and official records.
- OM
- Old Main, the oldest and largest building on campus housing many student services.
- starbucks
- Starbucks
- subway
- Subway
- the_den
- The Den
- the_workbench
- The Workbench
- tim_hortons
- Tim Hortons
- TRU ID
- The official campus identification card used for the library, gym, and meal plans.
- TT
- The Trades and Technology building.
- U-Pass
- The mandatory transit pass for students, providing unlimited access to Kamloops city buses.
- urban_market
- Urban Market
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 16 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.