Academic calendar
Full Summer 2026 (12 week) runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Intersession 2026 (6 week)
- Full Summer 2026 (12 week)Relevant now
- Summer Session 2026 (6 week)
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Intersession 2027 (6 week)
- Full Summer 2027 (12 week)
- Summer Session 2027 (6 week)
Campus language
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Showing 21 of 21 terms
A
- Alumni
- Alumni Hall, a suite-style residence building typically for beyond-first-year students.
C
- Cartier
- Cartier Hall, a residence building primarily for first-year students.
- Croc
- The Crocodile Grill, a popular late-night dining location in Village Manor.
G
- GSS
- Graduate Student Society, representing the interests of graduate students.
L
- Lancer
- The official mascot and the term used to describe any University of Windsor student.
- Laurier
- Laurier Hall, a high-rise residence building on campus.
M
- Mac
- Macdonald Hall, a traditional-style residence building.
- Mac Hall
- Macdonald Hall, a traditional-style residence building.
- Marketplace
- The main food court located on the ground floor of the CAW Student Centre.
O
- OPUS
- Organization of Part-time University Students, providing services for part-time learners.
S
- SMRS
- Student Medical Response Service, a student-run volunteer first-aid team.
T
- The Bridge
- The Ambassador Bridge, a massive international border crossing that towers over the campus edge.
- The CAW
- Commonly used to refer to the dining and social area within the CAW Student Centre.
- The Croc
- The Crocodile Grill, a popular late-night dining spot located in Vanier Hall.
- The Hub
- A satellite dining location located in Alumni Hall.
- The River
- The Detroit River waterfront, a popular off-campus hangout spot for students.
- The Walk
- Turtle Island Walk, the main pedestrian thoroughfare running through the center of campus.
U
- UWSA
- University of Windsor Students' Alliance, the primary undergraduate student union.
W
- Win City
- A common local nickname for the city of Windsor.
- WinCity
- A common student nickname for the city of Windsor.
- WSS
- Windsor Science Society, a student-led organization for science faculty students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brightspace
- The online learning management system where students access course materials and grades.
- CAW
- The CAW Student Centre, the central hub for student services and organizations.
- CEI
- The Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation.
- Chrysler Hall
- A central campus building housing administrative offices and the Department of Psychology.
- HK
- The Human Kinetics building, often used to refer to the St. Denis Centre and athletic facilities.
- Lancer Card
- The official student ID card used for meal plans, library access, and building entry.
- Leddy
- Leddy Library, the main academic library on campus.
- Odette
- The Odette School of Business building.
- Safe Lancer
- The official campus safety mobile app featuring emergency contacts and virtual walk-homes.
- SafeRide
- A student-run campus safety service providing walks or rides to students at night.
- Toldo
- The Toldo Health Education Centre, containing large lecture halls.
- U-Pass
- The universal bus pass included in tuition that allows unlimited travel on Transit Windsor.
- UWinCard
- The official student identification card used for library access, meal plans, and building entry.
- UWinsite
- The student information portal used for course registration, financial accounts, and official records.
- WalkSafe
- A student-run volunteer service that provides walking escorts across campus at night.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Full Summer 2026 (12 week) runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 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.