Academic calendar
Pregrado Cali Agosto - Diciembre 2026 runs Jul 21, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027. 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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Showing 21 of 21 terms
A
- ACREES
- Asociación Colombiana de Representantes Estudiantiles de la Educación Superior; a national student advocacy group with a strong local chapter.
- ASPU
- Asociación Sindical de Profesores Universitarios; the main professors' union.
C
- Capucho
- A masked student protester, often seen during 'tropeles'.
E
- El Central
- The primary student restaurant located on the Meléndez campus.
- El de Salud
- The student restaurant serving the San Fernando (Health Sciences) campus.
- El Restaurante
- The main subsidized student dining hall (Restaurante Universitario) where students eat lunch and dinner.
F
- FEU
- Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios; the primary student representative body.
- Fichas
- The physical or digital tickets/vouchers required to access the subsidized meals at the university restaurant.
L
- La Cafetería de Humanidades
- A popular central eating and social spot located near the humanities buildings.
- La Playita
- The grassy lawn area near the library and the campus lake, used for sunbathing and socializing.
M
- Meléndez
- The neighborhood surrounding the main campus where the majority of out-of-town students rent rooms or apartments.
P
- Parche
- A group of friends or a specific spot where a group regularly hangs out.
- Piedra
- Literally 'stone'; used in the context of protests or to describe a state of anger/annoyance.
- Primíparo
- A first-semester student; a freshman.
R
- Residencias
- The on-campus student housing units (Residencias Universitarias) located within the Meléndez campus.
S
- San Fernando
- The neighborhood housing the medical campus, where health sciences students typically reside.
- Sintraunicol
- The union representing university workers, frequently involved in campus activism.
- SIRA
- Sistema de Registro Académico; the official administrative body and portal for student records.
T
- Tiquete
- The physical or digital voucher required to access subsidized student meals.
- Tropel
- A confrontation or protest on campus, typically involving clashes between students and law enforcement.
V
- Viernes de Franja
- Friday afternoons typically reserved for cultural events, often resulting in fewer academic classes.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 332
- The Faculty of Engineering building, often used as a landmark for meetings.
- 380
- The Faculty of Sciences building.
- C.D.U.
- Centro Deportivo Universitario; the sports complex including the stadium, pools, and gyms.
- Carnetización
- The process of obtaining or renewing the student ID card (Carnet), essential for library and restaurant access.
- Edificio de Administración
- Building 301, where the central administrative offices and the Rector's office are located.
- El 332
- One of the primary engineering buildings, often referred to strictly by its numerical designation.
- El Hemiciclo
- A semi-circular auditorium frequently used for high-profile academic lectures.
- Franja
- The specific time blocks in which classes are scheduled (e.g., 'Franja de la tarde').
- Franja Multidisciplinar
- A designated time block in the schedule intended for elective courses or cultural activities.
- La Mario Carvajal
- The main university library (Biblioteca Mario Carvajal), the architectural heart of the Meléndez campus.
- La Torre
- The Administration Tower (Torre de la Administración), housing the rector's office and central bureaucracy.
- La Tulpa
- An open-air circular auditorium used for social, cultural, and political assemblies.
- Mario Carvajal
- The main university library, named after a former rector.
- Matrícula Financiera
- The administrative process of paying tuition fees to maintain active student status.
- MIO
- Masivo Integrado de Occidente; the city's bus system. The 'Universidades' station is the primary transit hub for the campus.
- Reliquidación
- The administrative process of requesting a tuition fee reduction based on updated socio-economic status.
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- Restaurante Universitario - Sede Meléndez
- restaurante_universitario_sede_san_fernando
- Restaurante Universitario - Sede San Fernando
- SIRA
- The online portal used for course registration, checking grades, and managing academic status.
- Tulio Ramírez
- Building 315, which houses the Faculty of Humanities and is a major landmark for social sciences students.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Pregrado Cali Agosto - Diciembre 2026 runs Jul 21, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 approved campus terms and 20 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.