Academic calendar
Winter Session Term 1 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Dec 22, 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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A
- AMS
- Alma Mater Society, the student union representing all UBC Vancouver students.
- AUS
- Arts Undergraduate Society, the representative body for students in the Faculty of Arts.
B
- Blue Chip
- Blue Chip Cafe, a student-favorite spot in the Nest famous for its large cookies.
C
- CUS
- Commerce Undergraduate Society, representing students in the Sauder School of Business.
E
- EUS
- Engineering Undergraduate Society, known for their red jackets and campus traditions.
F
- Feast
- The primary dining hall located within the Totem Park residence area.
G
- Gage
- Walter Gage residence, a large housing complex near the bus loop primarily for upper-year students.
- Gather
- The primary dining hall located within the Place Vanier residence area.
- GSS
- Graduate Student Society, representing the interests of graduate students.
I
- Imagine Day
- The first day of the school year, featuring a pep rally and no scheduled classes.
M
- Main Mall
- The central pedestrian-only thoroughfare that runs the length of the campus.
- Marine
- Marine Drive residence, located on the west side of campus near Wreck Beach.
- Mercante
- An upscale campus pizzeria located near the Ponderosa Commons residence.
O
- Open Kitchen
- The main dining hall located within Orchard Commons residence.
- Orchard
- Orchard Commons residence, known for its modern architecture and the Open Kitchen dining hall.
P
- Pond
- Ponderosa Commons residence, often used to refer to the housing towers and the surrounding area.
S
- Storm the Wall
- A massive annual intramural event where teams race and climb a 12-foot wall.
- SUS
- Science Undergraduate Society, the representative body for students in the Faculty of Science.
T
- The Cairn
- A large concrete block outside the MacLeod building that is frequently repainted by different student groups.
- The Knoll
- The grassy hill located directly outside the AMS Student Nest, popular for lounging.
- The Nest
- The AMS Student Nest, which houses a variety of food outlets like Grandiose and Porch.
- Totem
- Totem Park residence, one of the primary first-year housing areas.
V
- Vanier
- Place Vanier residence, one of the oldest first-year housing areas on campus.
W
- Wreck
- Wreck Beach, the famous clothing-optional beach located at the edge of campus down a long set of stairs.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 99
- The 99 B-Line, the busiest bus route in North America, connecting UBC to the SkyTrain system.
- Buchanan
- The Buchanan Building complex, the primary location for Arts faculty classes.
- feast
- Feast
- gather
- Gather
- IKB
- Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the central library and study hub on campus.
- Koerner
- The Walter C. Koerner Library, known for its distinct architecture and quiet study floors.
- LSC
- Life Sciences Centre, a massive facility used for research and medical classes.
- open_kitchen
- Open Kitchen
- R4
- The 41st Ave RapidBus, a high-frequency bus route connecting campus to the Joyce-Collingwood station.
- Sauder
- The Henry Angus Building, which houses the Sauder School of Business.
- SSC
- Student Service Centre, the legacy online portal being phased out in favor of Workday.
- The Nest
- The AMS Student Nest, the main student union building and social center.
- TransLink
- The regional transportation authority that operates the buses and trains serving the campus.
- U-Pass
- The mandatory transit pass for students, loaded onto a TransLink Compass Card for unlimited travel.
- Workday
- The primary online student information system used for registration, grades, and financial accounts.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Winter Session Term 1 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 24 approved campus terms and 15 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.