Nanooks Like to Play
Indoors, outdoors, summer or winter — UAF students make the most of their unique environment.
Your gateway to the great outdoors of Fairbanks and the rest of Alaska.
Whether you're a player or a spectator, a competitive or casual gamer — you're invited to the Alaska Esports Center!
Go bowling with your friends, right here on campus. Reserve a lane at Polar Alley in the Wood Center.
A campus mainstay where the UAF community gathers for special events like trivia and live music, or to mark the end of a long week of classes. You must be 21+ to enter!
Nanooks Are Better Together
Campus is where Nanooks find each other. Adventures are best when shared with a friend, roommate, workout partner or study buddy.
Campus Housing
When you choose to live on campus, you're opting in to a world of gamers, adventurers, performers, thinkers, tinkerers and more. Wherever you're coming from, a new home awaits you at UAF.
Living Learning Communities
LLCs bring together students with similar identities, values or needs to be each other's neighbors in their residence hall.
Food on Campus
Nothing beats a warm cup of coffee at Arctic Java on a cold Fairbanks morning. Then, between classes, stop by Dine49 or the Food Court for a quick bite to eat with your friends.
What is a Nanook?
"Nanook" comes from the Inupiaq word nanuq, meaning polar bear or “King of the North." Nanook is a symbol of strength, resilience and adaptability. The Nanook is more than a mascot, though — it’s a reflection of UAF students' enduring passion for adventure and the natural world.
UA logo from the 1960's
Nanooks Engage in Their Community
Community is everything in Fairbanks. Show up, jump in, reach out and find what moves you.
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Student Clubs and Orgs
You'll find 100+ student clubs and organizations in Nanook Nation — Native Alaskan Business Leaders, Table Top Role-Playing Games Club, UAF Run Club and many more!
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Nanook Traditions
Students and seasons may change, but campus traditions endure — the Starvation Gulch bonfires in September, Winter Carnival in February, Festival of Native Arts in March and SpringFest in late April.
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Nanook Athletics
Show up. Get loud. Wear your blue and gold with pride! UAF is home to 10 NCAA teams including cross-country skiing, rifle, basketball, men's ice hockey and more!
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Student Government
The Associated Students of the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ is UAF's student government. ASUAF gives you an opportunity to develop leadership skills while advocating for all UAF students.
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Student Health and Safety
Nanooks take care of themselves, each other and their campus. Learn more about the teams on campus that help keep UAF students healthy and safe, like the Student Health and Counseling Center and the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability.
Nanooks Create
You don't have to look far for inspiration in Fairbanks — Denali (North America's highest mountain peak), the northern lights, winter landscapes, the midnight sun — not to mention a rich blend of cultures and perspectives unlike anywhere else in the U.S.
KSUA 91.5FM
UAF's college radio station.
UAF's undergraduate literary journal.
Undergraduate-produced plays, musicals and short films.
The Sun Star
UAF’s student newspaper.
Jazz, wind, steel drum and more!
See Campus For Yourself
It's the best way to really know what UAF is like — schedule your visit to the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks.