Academic calendar
First Semester 2026/2027 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026/2027Relevant now
- Second Semester 2026/2027
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
C
- Comrades
- The universal term used by students and student leaders to address the collective student body.
D
- Dining Hall
- The official communal eating area located within the catering department.
F
- Freshers Night
- A highly anticipated annual social event organized to welcome first-year students to the university.
H
- Hostels
- The general student term for all on-campus residence halls, often referred to as the University Hostels.
K
- KUCCPS
- The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, the body that places government-sponsored students at TMU.
M
- Mess
- The university cafeteria where students eat their meals.
- Module II
- Refers to the self-sponsored student stream as opposed to government-placed students.
P
- PAYE
- Short for Pay-As-You-Eat, the university's flexible catering system where students pay only for the individual meals they consume.
S
- SOTMU
- Student Organisation of Tom Mboya University, the official student governing body.
- Students' Village
- The student housing area on campus, specifically the newer residential developments.
T
- TMUSA
- Tom Mboya University Student Association, an alternate name sometimes used for the student organization.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Argwings Kodhek
- The CMG Argwings Kodhek Faculty of Law building, named after the prominent Kenyan lawyer and politician.
- Cashless
- The university's preferred payment method for the mess and other services using mobile money or institutional cards.
- Dynamics 365
- The ERP system implemented by the university for managing financial transactions and student fee payments.
- E-Learning
- The digital portal (elearning.tmu.ac.ke) where course materials are uploaded and online assessments are conducted.
- hostel_and_catering_department
- Hostel and Catering Department
- KPM-ICLD
- The Ker Paul Mboya Institute for Culture, Leadership and Development, an institute within the university.
- Main Campus
- The central university grounds located in Homa Bay Town.
- Student Portal
- The online system (student.tmu.ac.ke) used by students to check results, register units, and view fee statements.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026/2027 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 8 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.