Ferguson Student Center

Ferguson Student Center

Quick Info

Building # 1022 | Abbreviation: FE

  • University Supply Store
  • U.S. Postal Service
  • Ferguson Game Room
  • Ferguson Computer Lab
  • Ferguson Center Theatre
  • Ferguson Center Art Gallery
  • Alabama Credit Union
  • Dean of Students' Office
  • Bama Dining food court
  • Crossroads Community Center
  • SGA Office
  • Crimson Copies
  • Career Center
  • Ferguson Center Ballroom
  • Student Organizations Offices
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Sylvester Jones Resource Center

Ferguson Center

The Ferguson Student Center is the University’s community center and houses an impressive array of services and facilities. The ground floor (first floor) contains the University Supply Store and U.S. Post Office along with a game room while the second floor (main floor) contains dining and entertainment options along with the SGA and Dean of Students’ offices.

The Ferg, open Monday – Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to midnight and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. to midnight , offers a wide variety of entertainment such as its art gallery, or movie theatre. Dining options are plentiful as the food court and Fresh Food Company offer a wide variety of dishes.

Food court contains:

  • Home Zone
  • Burger King
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Nature’s Garden
  • Sushi Bar
  • Zoca
  • The Dog House
  • Spudz Potato Bar
  • Topio’s

Separate dining options (located in their own areas):

  • Subway
  • Fresh Food Company
  • Starbucks

ATMs are available on the outside of the building and the Alabama Credit Union has a branch office located within. Crossroads Community Center can also be found in the Ferg and is located near the rest area on the second floor. Free newspapers can also be found on the second floor- just swipe your act card and get the latest news. Many events are held in the ballroom on the third floor and student organization offices are also located here.

The Ferguson Center, completed in 1973, was named for Hill Ferguson, a member of the Board of Trustees. Plans at the time called for the building to be constructed where Woods Hall stands, but thanks to a student campaign to save the art building the Ferg was built just to the north of it.

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Information collected from The University of Alabama : a guide to the campus by Robert Oliver Mellown (Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1988), and the Ferguson Center Web site.