Academic calendar
Fall 12-week Term 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 6-week First Quarter (Q) 2026
- Fall 12-week Term 2026Relevant now
- Fall/Winter 24-week Session 2026-2027
- Fall 6-week Second Quarter (R) 2026
- Winter 12-week Term 2027
Campus language
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B
- Broughdale
- Broughdale Avenue, the residential street famous for hosting massive FOCO parties.
D
- Deli
- Delaware Hall residence.
E
- Essex
- Essex Hall residence.
F
- FIMS
- Faculty of Information & Media Studies.
- FOCO
- Fake Homecoming, an unsanctioned student-led street party held when the official Homecoming is moved.
I
- Ivey
- The Ivey Business School.
M
- Med-Syd
- Medway-Sydenham Hall residence.
O
- O-Hall
- Ontario Hall residence.
P
- Perth
- Perth Hall residence.
R
- Rez Dining
- General term for the cafeteria-style dining halls located within residences.
- Rick's
- Refers to Rick McGhie's live music nights, a long-standing tradition at The Spoke.
S
- Saugeen
- Saugeen-Maitland Hall, the university's largest residence often nicknamed 'The Zoo'.
- SOGS
- Society of Graduate Students, representing the graduate student body.
- Sophs
- Upper-year student orientation leaders assigned to residences or faculties.
T
- The Ceeps
- The Canadian Pacific Railway Company, a historic and popular student bar downtown.
- The Grad Club
- A popular pub and eatery located in Middlesex College.
- The Spoke
- The Spoke & Rim Tavern, a student-run cafe and pub in the UCC known for bagels.
- The UCC
- The University Community Centre food court, the primary hub for campus dining brands.
- The Wave
- The Wave, a full-service student-run restaurant located in the UCC.
- The Zoo
- A common nickname for Saugeen-Maitland Hall due to its reputation for high-energy social life.
U
- USC
- University Students' Council, the undergraduate student government.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- delaware_hall_dining_hall
- Delaware Hall Dining Hall
- elgin_hall_dining_hall
- Elgin Hall Dining Hall
- Foot Patrol
- A student-run volunteer service providing safe escorts home or to cars at night.
- LTC
- London Transit Commission, the city bus system; students use their ONEcard as a bus pass.
- MC
- Middlesex College, home to Computer Science and the Grad Club.
- Mustang Express
- A late-night shuttle service provided by the USC for students.
- NCB
- North Campus Building, a major hub for large lectures.
- ONEcard
- The official Western University student identification card used for meals, library, and transit.
- ontario_hall_dining_hall
- Ontario Hall Dining Hall
- OWL
- The online learning management system (Brightspace) used for course materials and grades.
- perth_hall_dining_hall
- Perth Hall Dining Hall
- saugeen_maitland_hall_dining_hall
- Saugeen-Maitland Hall Dining Hall
- SSC
- Social Science Centre, the main building for the Faculty of Social Science.
- sydenham_hall_dining_hall
- Sydenham Hall Dining Hall
- Taylor
- Allyn and Betty Taylor Library, the primary library for science, medicine, and engineering.
- TH
- Thames Hall, housing student health and wellness services.
- Weldon
- D.B. Weldon Library, the main social and humanities library on campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 12-week Term 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 approved campus terms and 17 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.