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Points of interest |
VISITORS CENTER
The campus tour begins at the Visitors Center located in the
Four Towers Building on East Campus. Originally built as a dairy
barn in 1937 by the Public Works Administration, the building
was renovated prior to the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta.
The Visitors Center has had over 240,000 visitor contacts since
its inception.
SOUTH CAMPUS
The South Campus area of the university is home to a variety
of departments, mostly scientific and mathematical in nature.
The two exceptions to this rule are Aderhold Hall, which houses
the School of Education, and Tucker Hall, home to the School
of Social Work. Visitors can also see Science Row, which is
home to a number of science classes, Conner Hall, home to the
College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, and Boyd Graduate
Research Center, home to the departments of Mathematics and
Computer Sciences and to the Graduate School Admissions Office.
Two of UGA's professional schools, the College of Pharmacy and
the College of Veterinary Medicine, are located on South Campus.
South Campus is also home to several athletic facilities, including
Stegeman Coliseum and the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, home of
the Athletic Department and a sports museum.
WEST CAMPUS
The area known as West Campus at the University of Georgia is
home to a variety of residence halls. Visitors can see Oglethorpe
House Residence Hall and Dining Commons, the Hill Community,consisting
of five smaller Residence Halls and the Colonial Community,
featuring our three high rise dorms Brumby, Russell and Creswell.
Visitors will also see Bolton Dining Hall, the largest of the
three dining halls on campus. The campus tour will move along
Lumpkin Street, where visitors can see the Student Learning
Center construction site and a variety of campus organizations.
NORTH CAMPUS
The walking portion of the campus tour begins at the famous
Arch, located on historic North Campus. Centuries-old buildings
including the Chapel, Old College, New College, the Law School
and the Main Library, are nestled among majestic oaks on the
original campus quadrangle. Moving south, view the heart of
campus where visitors can find the Tate Student Center, the
UGA Bookstore and the heralded Sanford Stadium.
EAST CAMPUS
The newest section to the university, East Campus is home to
the Performing and Visual Arts complex, featuring the state
of Georgia's official art museum, the Georgia Museum of Art.
Visitors will also see the university's 5.5 acre work-out center
and home to the School of Health and Human Performance, the
Ramsey Center for Physical Activities. Pulling back into the
Visitors Center, tour participants can catch a a glimpse of
the Edgar L. Rhodes Animal Science Center, home to the Animal
and Dairy Science Department and animal cloner Steve Stice.
The University of Georgia Visitors Center
Four Towers Building
Athens, GA 30602-6755
Phone: 706/542-0842
Fax: 706/542-5151
E-mail address: visctr@uga.edu
(Responses usually take three to four business days) |
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