Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027. 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 Intersession 1 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Summer Intersession 2 2027
- Fall Term 2027
- Two-term Courses 2027-2028
- Winter Term 2028
- Summer Intersession 1 2028
- Summer Term 2028
- Summer Intersession 2 2028
Campus language
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Showing 22 of 22 terms
A
- AOP
- Aboriginal Outreach Program, supporting Indigenous students on campus.
C
- Common Grounds
- The student-union-run coffee shop located in the CAC.
- CUE
- Career Education department, providing job search and co-op support.
E
- EV
- East Village, a residence located just off the main campus perimeter.
L
- LEAP
- Learning Engagement and Activity Program, which organizes student trips and social events.
M
- McGill
- McGill Housing, the townhouse-style student residence.
P
- PACE
- Peer Academic Coaching, a student-led tutoring and academic support service.
S
- Scratch
- The Scratch Café, a dining outlet operated by the Culinary Arts program in the Culinary Arts building.
T
- The C-Store
- The convenience store located within the Campus Activity Centre.
- The Den
- The Den Restaurant and Pub located in the Campus Activity Centre.
- The Hill
- Refers to the campus's physical location on the hill overlooking the city of Kamloops.
- The Omega
- The independent, student-run newspaper covering campus news and culture.
- The Pit
- The lower level lounge area in the Campus Activity Centre.
- The Stairs
- The steep set of outdoor stairs connecting the TRU campus to the downtown/Sahali neighborhoods.
- The Tower
- The North Tower residence, the tallest building on campus.
- The Upper Deck
- The cafeteria-style dining area on the second floor of the Campus Activity Centre.
- The Urban Market
- The main food court area in the Campus Activity Centre.
- 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
- West Gate
- West Gate Dormitories, typically used for shorter-term or specific student housing needs.
- Westview
- Westview Village, a student housing complex near the campus.
- WolfPack
- The collective name for TRU's varsity sports teams and the general student identity.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AE
- The Arts and Education building.
- CAC
- Campus Activity Centre, the hub for student life, food, and the bookstore.
- common_grounds_coffee_shop
- Common Grounds Coffee Shop
- CT
- The Clock Tower building, which houses administrative offices and a theater.
- HL
- The Brown Family House of Learning, which contains the main library and the 'Learning Commons'.
- HOL
- House of Learning, a distinctive building housing the library and Indigenous student spaces.
- IB
- The International Building, home to international admissions and various lecture halls.
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where professors post course materials and grades.
- myTRU
- The student web portal used for registration, tuition payments, and official records.
- OM
- Old Main, the central and oldest building on campus housing many classrooms and the law school.
- scratch_caf
- Scratch Café
- TCC
- Tournament Capital Centre, the massive city-owned athletic complex used by TRU students.
- The 4
- The most frequent bus route (Lansdowne/TRU) connecting the campus to the downtown core.
- The 9
- The most common bus route (Gleneagles) used by students to get from campus to downtown.
- the_den
- The Den
- TRU ID
- The multi-purpose student identification card used for the library, gym, and printing.
- U-Pass
- The transit pass included in student fees, activated on the student ID card for city bus use.
- 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 9, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 22 approved campus terms and 18 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.