Around Town

Shiver! No, seriously, there are tons of things to do, from sports to clubs. However if you are an engineering student, you won't have time for any of them. Get used to enjoying fun vicariously, and remember that the payoff is that you'll have a job after graduation so you can repay your loans!

Enjoy the vast outdoors when you can.

we have an outdoor ice/rock wall, a terrain park, ice rink(in and out), indoor rock wall, swimming, saunas, sledding hills, zombie outbreak games, and plenty more

Just about anything. We have dancing, video games, robot building competitions, rock band, hiking, biking, sledding, sports. If you have an interest, there is probably a club out there for you, or people willing to join a club that you start. Be adventurous.

Movies are hard to get to without a car but the campus shows some movies sometimes. There is a dance just about every weekend somewhere in Fairbanks, and at least every 6 weeks on campus.

There are countless activities in the summer; biking, hiking, kayaking, rafting, etc. The winters are another story, If you're like most people, 40F below zero isn't ideal skiing weather, so find something else during those months, maybe a fitness class or a book series to fill your spare time!

Play outside!

The University of Alaska has a great rental program. You can rent outdoor equipment to got hiking, climbing, boating, or any other outdoor activity you can think of, they have trails on the campus to explore. Many students bike in the summer.

Going to the gym, skiing, sledding, rock wall climbing, billiards, swimming, bowling and just hanging with your friends.

The SAO office is always hosting and throwing events, so there is always some scene to go check out. If you like the outdoors, we have an ice-climbing wall (or rock wall in the summer) outside AND one in the Student Rec Center, plus a fully loaded terrain park for ski-ers and snowboarders.