Campus and Community Life
Arts
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On campus, you can experience frequent presentations and performances sponsored by our nationally known UA programs in music, theater, art, book arts, and creative writing. The University sponsors many lectures, research seminars, symposia, and colloquia.
Off-campus offering include a monthly Art Night highlighting talents of Tuscaloosa-Northport artists, the nationally known folk art festival Kentuck, and performances at the Historic Bama Theatre. From painting to quilting and weaving, several fine art and folk art guilds operate chapters in and around Tuscaloosa.
Athletics, health, and fitness
UA is known nationally for its competitive intercollegiate athletics. We also support many intramural sports and promote fitness with extensive and well-maintained facilities for almost all standard indoor and outdoor sports. Our large Student Recreation Center offers year-round opportunities to stay fit with classes, a variety of courts and exercise equipment, and both indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
Services
Our campus student services include a student health center, counseling service, psychological services, speech and hearing services, career center, Graduate School Office of Minority Student Assistance, Graduate Student Association, Capstone International Center, Student Support Services, Office of Disability Services, Office of Veterans Services, and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Housing
The University has an outstanding specialty housing program for graduate students. You may select from two types of apartments: one-bedroom, furnished units or larger apartments for students with families. Plentiful, reasonably priced housing is also available in the pleasant neighborhoods nearby.
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Community
Tuscaloosa , a city of nearly 100,000, is within an hour’s drive of Birmingham and about four hours from Atlanta, Nashville, and New Orleans. Graduate students enjoy parks, museum, restaurants, shopping malls, and outdoor recreation. The city, which dates to the early 19 th century, stands on a bluff of the Black Warrior River, surrounded by lakes, forests, and rolling countryside. Pleasantly situated between the upper elevations of northern Alabama and the coastal lowlands to the south, Tuscaloosa is only a morning’s driver from both mountains and beaches. The climate is mild, with moderate rainfall.
