Academic calendar
Term 1 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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C
- Castle Cafe
- A smaller food and coffee outlet located within the historic Hatley Castle.
- CTET
- Centre for Training and Educational Technology, the department students contact for technical support with online learning tools.
H
- Habitat
- The Habitat Café, the main campus dining hall located in the Learning and Innovation Centre.
M
- Millward
- The Millward Building, a primary on-campus residence for students during their intensive residency periods.
N
- Nixon
- The Nixon Building, which provides both short-term residency and long-term student housing.
O
- OIE
- Office of International Education, which supports international students with visas and cultural transition.
P
- Peacocks
- The wild peacocks that roam the campus grounds and are considered the unofficial campus mascots.
R
- RRUSA
- Royal Roads University Student Association, the primary undergraduate student government.
T
- The Castle
- The common student shorthand for Hatley Castle.
- The Hatley
- Short for Hatley Park National Historic Site, the estate on which the campus is located.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Crossroads
- The online student portal used for registration, checking grades, and managing financial accounts.
- Grant
- The Grant Building, a central academic building containing many of the university's classrooms and faculty offices.
- habitat_caf
- Habitat Café
- Hatley Castle
- The iconic historic centerpiece of the campus, housing administrative offices and some classrooms.
- LIC
- The Learning and Innovation Centre, the main hub for classrooms, the library, and the Habitat Café.
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where all course materials, discussions, and assignments are hosted.
- OneCard
- The official student identification card used for library services, building access, and printing.
- sherman_jen_kiosk
- Sherman Jen Kiosk
- The Mews
- The building housing the Welcome Centre, campus security, and the university bookstore.
- U-Pass
- The universal transit pass provided through student fees, allowing unlimited access to BC Transit in the Victoria region.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Term 1 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 10 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.