Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- May-August (3 credits) 2026May-August (6 credits) 2026
- July-August 2026
- Fall Term 2026Relevant now
- Winter Term 2027
- Winter/Summer Term Spanning Distance and Online Courses 2027
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- AV
- Arthur V. Mauro Residence, typically for upper-year students.
B
- Bisons
- The collective name for the university's varsity sports teams.
D
- Degrees
- Degrees Diner, a student-run restaurant in University Centre.
F
- Fort Garry
- The name of the main campus, used to distinguish it from the Bannatyne (medical) campus.
G
- GPA's
- G.P.A.’s Convenience Store located in University Centre.
I
- IQ's
- IQ’s Billiards and Coffee, a popular spot for coffee and pool in UC.
P
- Pembina
- Pembina Hall Residence, the modern glass-walled residence tower.
S
- Speechly
- Mary Speechly Hall, a high-rise residence building.
T
- The Hub
- The Hub Social Club, the primary campus pub and restaurant.
- The Tunnels
- The extensive underground walkway system used to navigate campus during winter.
U
- UC
- University College Residence, often distinguished from the University Centre building by context.
- UMFM
- The campus community radio station (101.5 FM).
- UMGSA
- University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association.
- UMSU
- University of Manitoba Students' Union, the representative body for undergraduates.
V
- VW
- The VW Social Club, a student-run lounge and event space.
W
- WUSC
- World University Service of Canada, a campus committee supporting refugee students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ALC
- Active Living Centre, the main campus gym and fitness facility.
- Aurora
- The web portal used for course registration, checking grades, and tax forms.
- BLUE
- The rapid transit bus line that provides frequent service between campus and downtown.
- campo_food_court
- CAMPO Food Court
- daily_bread_caf
- Daily Bread Café
- EITC
- Engineering Information and Technology Complex.
- Fletcher
- The Fletcher Argue Building, connected to Tier and housing Arts departments.
- fresh_food_company
- Fresh Food Company
- Identi-Pass
- The universal login credentials used for Wi-Fi, email, and UM Learn.
- soup4u
- Soup4U
- Tier
- The Tier Building, a historic building primarily housing the Faculty of Arts.
- U-Pass
- The universal transit pass included in student fees, providing unlimited bus access.
- UC
- University Centre, the central hub for student services, food, and transit.
- UM Learn
- The online learning management system where professors post course content.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 14 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.