Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Sep 10, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Winter 2027
- Inter-Session 2027 (6 week)
- Full Summer 2027 (12 week)
- Summer Session 2027 (6 week)
- Fall 2027
- Winter 2028
- Inter-Session 2028 (6 week)
- Full Summer 2028 (12 week)
- Summer Session 2028 (6 week)
Campus language
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Showing 18 of 18 terms
A
- Alumni
- Alumni Hall, a suite-style residence typically for beyond-first-year students.
C
- Cartier
- Cartier Hall, a residence primarily for first-year students.
- CAW
- The CAW Student Centre, the primary location for various campus food vendors.
G
- GSS
- Graduate Student Society, representing the interests of graduate students.
L
- Lancer
- The official mascot and the term used to refer to any UWindsor student or athlete.
- Laurier
- Laurier Hall, a traditional-style residence building.
- LSS
- Law Students' Society, the representative body for students in the Faculty of Law.
M
- Mac Hall
- Macdonald Hall, a traditional-style residence hall.
- Marketplace
- The main food court area located within the CAW Student Centre.
O
- OPUS
- Organization of Part-time University Students.
T
- The Bridge
- The Ambassador Bridge, which looms over the campus and is a constant landmark for students.
- The Croc
- The Crocodile Grill, a popular late-night dining spot located in Village Manor.
- The Dub
- A common shorthand nickname for the city of Windsor used by students.
- The Hub
- The food outlet area located in the Toldo Lancer Centre.
- The Marketplace
- The main food court area located within the CAW Student Centre.
- The River
- The Detroit River waterfront, a popular walking and hangout spot adjacent to campus.
U
- UWSA
- University of Windsor Students' Alliance, the undergraduate student union.
W
- Win City
- A common nickname for the city of Windsor used by students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brightspace
- The primary Learning Management System (LMS) used for course materials and online assignments.
- CAW
- The CAW Student Centre, the central hub for student services and social activity.
- CEI
- The Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation.
- crocodile_grill
- Crocodile Grill
- Dillon
- Dillon Hall, one of the oldest academic buildings on campus.
- HK
- The Faculty of Human Kinetics building.
- Leddy
- Leddy Library, the main campus library.
- marketplace_food_court
- Marketplace Food Court
- Odette
- The Odette School of Business building.
- rodzik_dining_hall
- Rodzik Dining Hall
- SafeWalk
- A student-run volunteer service that provides walks to students across campus at night.
- tim_hortons_express
- Tim Hortons Express
- Toldo
- The Toldo Health Education Centre, or the Toldo Lancer Centre (athletics complex).
- U-Pass
- The student bus pass providing unlimited access to Transit Windsor services.
- UwinCARD
- The official student identification card used for library access, meal plans, and building entry.
- UWinsite
- The student information system used for course registration, grades, and financial accounts.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Sep 10, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 16 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.