Academic calendar
Spring/Summer Term 2026 runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Spring Session 2026
- Spring/Summer Term 2026Relevant now
- Summer Session 2026 (Engineering Transition and Optional Specialization in Management Sciences)
- Summer Session 2026
- Fall Term 2026
- Winter Term 2027
- Spring Session 2027
- Spring/Summer Term 2027
- Summer Session 2027
- Summer Session 2027 (Engineering Transition and Optional Specialization in Management Sciences)
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B
- Balzac's
- The popular coffee shop located in the historic Image Arts building on Bond Street.
C
- CESAR
- The Continuing Education Students' Association of TMU (now often integrated with TMSU initiatives).
D
- DCC
- The Daphne Cockwell Complex, a multi-purpose building containing residence floors, labs, and classrooms.
F
- Flex Dollars
- Currency loaded onto a OneCard used for tax-free food purchases at campus dining halls.
G
- Gould Street
- The pedestrian-only main street that serves as the heart of the campus.
H
- HOEM
- HOEM on Jarvis, a large private student residence affiliated with the university.
- Hub Caf
- The Hub Cafe located in Jorgenson Hall, offering various retail food options.
I
- ILC
- International Living/Learning Centre, a residence building that formerly operated as a hotel.
- ILC Dining
- The dining hall located within the International Living/Learning Centre.
- ILLC
- The International Living/Learning Centre, a residence converted from a former hotel.
O
- Oakham
- Oakham Café, a popular student-run restaurant and coffee shop in the Student Centre.
- OneCard
- The official student ID used as a debit card for meal plans and campus food vendors.
P
- Pitman
- Pitman Hall, the largest on-campus residence located on Mutual Street.
- Pitman Caf
- The main dining hall located in Pitman Hall, serving students on meal plans.
- Pitman Cafe
- The primary dining hall for students living in Pitman Hall and DCC.
- Pitman Dining
- The residence-specific dining hall located within Pitman Hall.
R
- RESS
- Ryerson (now TMU) Engineering Student Society, the faculty society for engineering students.
- RTA
- The School of Radio and Television Arts, often used to refer to the student community and programs within the Media school.
- Ry High
- A legacy self-deprecating nickname for the school, referencing its history as a polytechnic institute.
- Rye High
- A legacy nickname for the school, often used ironically to refer to its history as Ryerson University.
- Ryerson
- The university's former name, still frequently used by upper-year students and alumni.
S
- SSU
- Science Society of TMU, the umbrella organization for students in the Faculty of Science.
T
- The 10th Floor
- Refers to the quietest study floor in the main University Library.
- The Beach
- The 6th floor of the SLC, featuring casual seating and a beach-themed open floor plan.
- The Bridge
- The indoor elevated walkway that connects the Rogers Communications Centre to Kerr Hall.
- The Eye
- The Eyeopener, one of the university's two major independent student newspapers.
- The Hub
- The main cafeteria and food court located in the Jorgenson Hall and Podium buildings.
- The Met
- The Met Campus Pub, the primary on-campus student pub (formerly known as the Ram in the Rye).
- The Met Pub
- The campus pub located in the Student Centre, formerly known as the Ram in the Rye.
- The Pit
- The central open lobby and exhibition space in the Architecture building.
- The Quad
- The Kerr Hall Quad, the central green space used for events, lounging, and skating in winter.
- The Square
- Yonge-Dundas Square, the major public space immediately adjacent to the campus.
- The Steps
- The large entrance steps of the SLC, a popular meeting spot on Yonge Street.
- TMAPS
- Toronto Metropolitan Association of Part-time Students, representing part-time and continuing education students.
- TMEC
- Toronto Metropolitan Engineering Council, the student society for engineering students.
- TMESS
- Toronto Metropolitan Engineering Student Society, representing the engineering student body.
- TMGSU
- Toronto Metropolitan Graduate Students' Union, representing the graduate student body.
- TMSU
- Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union, the primary representative body for full-time undergraduates.
- TMU Bold
- The official name for the university's varsity athletic teams.
- TRSS
- Ted Rogers Students' Society, the representative body for students in the business school.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 10-minute rule
- The campus-wide convention where lectures officially begin 10 minutes past the scheduled hour.
- Brightspace
- The university's Learning Management System (LMS) where professors post course materials and grades.
- Cineplex
- Refers to the movie theater at 10 Dundas East where many large first-year lectures are held.
- D2L
- Brightspace/Desire2Learn, the learning management system where professors post course materials.
- DSQ
- 10 Dundas East, a commercial building where many large lectures are held in Cineplex movie theaters.
- Dundas Station
- The primary subway station used to access the main TMU campus.
- ENG
- George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, the main building for engineering and science students.
- hub_caf
- Hub Café
- ilc_dining_hall
- ILC Dining Hall
- Kerr Hall
- The massive, square-shaped building surrounding the Quad, divided into North, South, East, and West wings.
- KHW
- Kerr Hall West, part of the massive square complex that surrounds the campus Quad.
- MAC
- Mattamy Athletic Centre, the university's sports facility located in the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.
- MyServiceHub
- The online student portal for course enrollment, grades, and tuition (formerly known as RAMSS).
- OneCard
- The official university ID card used for building access, library services, and meal plans.
- PATH
- The underground pedestrian walkway system that connects parts of the campus to the Eaton Centre and Union Station.
- pitman_dining_hall
- Pitman Dining Hall
- POD
- The Podium, a central building connecting Jorgenson Hall and the Library.
- RAMSS
- The legacy name for the student information system, still frequently used by upper-year students to refer to MyServiceHub.
- RCC
- Rogers Communications Centre, home to media, journalism, and creative industries programs.
- ServiceHub
- The physical one-stop-shop for registrarial and financial services located in Jorgenson Hall.
- SLC
- Student Learning Centre, the iconic glass building on Yonge Street used for study and social space.
- The 10-minute rule
- The campus convention where classes officially begin 10 minutes past the scheduled hour.
- The Path
- Toronto's underground walkway system, which can be accessed near the TRSM building to avoid winter weather.
- TRS
- Ted Rogers School of Management, located at the corner of Bay and Dundas.
- TRSM
- Ted Rogers School of Management, the business school building located at Dundas and Bay.
- TTC
- Toronto Transit Commission; the subway and streetcar system used by the majority of the commuter student body.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Spring/Summer Term 2026 runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 40 approved campus terms and 26 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.