Campus and Buildings
The architecture of the campus is contemporary. Martin Hall (1957) houses classrooms; the nursing, public health education, and business programs; the Warren Wilson Room for lectures and dinners; and a 500-plus seat auditorium that also serves as The Martin, Pulaski’s only first-run movie theater.
The Dr. W. Harold Andrews Science Building (1959) houses classrooms, laboratories, and office space for biology, chemistry, and physics, and features a large lecture room. It underwent extensive remodeling in 2018-2021.
The D. W. Johnston Center (1975) contains 16 classrooms, 16 faculty offices, and the Warden Memorial Library. This building is the center of the educational activities for the University.
The Virginia and Thomas Gault Fine Arts Center, the result of a major renovation completed in the fall of 2009, was originally constructed in 1931 as the University's gymnasium, serving in various functions until the 1990s. The renovated facility contains a 124-seat recital hall, an art gallery, offices, and classrooms for art and music, including a music technology lab. The Gault Center also houses a fleet of Steinway pianos, making UTS only the 86th “All-Steinway School” in the world, one of the smallest institutions to earn that designation.
The Starnes Student Union Building (1968; remodeled 2018) contains the University's dining hall, the Firehawk Cafe, student mailboxes, the Student Resource Center, and space for student gatherings, indoor and outdoor.
The Curry Athletic Complex (1983), which sits atop the hill on the western edge of the campus, houses a gymnasium, an indoor pool, an indoor track, weight room, racquetball courts, a cardio room, sports medicine training room, intercollegiate volleyball courts, and other physical education facilities. The Grissom Natatorium underwent a $1 million renovation in 2008.
The Grissom Gazebo, located at the east end of the Campus Green, is used for graduations, concerts, theatrical performances, and other outdoor events.
Herbert and Grace Grissom Colonial Hall (2002), located beside Upperman Hall, houses administrative offices, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Business Office, Academic Affairs, Registrar and Academic Advising, Career Services and Vocational Discernment, and Human Resource Office.
The Turner Center is located across the street from Criswell Hall in what was formerly known as the Owens House. Religion and Philosophy faculty also have offices there.
The University Bookstore is located on the southwestern edge of the campus, near the Curry Athletic Complex. Originally a private residence, the building was completely renovated in 2004.
The University Clinic is located on the northwestern edge of the campus, beside the student apartments. The clinic provides basic health care needs to students, faculty, staff and their families. The facility also gives student nurses at UTS an environment in which to practice their skills under faculty supervision.
The East Campus is unique among athletic facilities in our region, supported by a 14,000 square foot indoor practice facility. Located a mile and a half from the main campus, it consists of 46 acres containing lighted soccer, baseball, and softball game fields plus practice, intramural fields, and coaches' offices.
The Jacquelyn D. Guthrie Student Life Center is home to the Student Food Bank, student meeting and lounge spaces, commuter lounge, lockers, and a kitchen, as well as the offices of Events, Residential Life, Student Organizations; Student Activities and Intramurals; Civic Engagement; Title IX; Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity; and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment, and the Dean of Students
Reveille (1868), located next to Upperman Hall, was bought and renovated in 2017; it now houses the Chancellor's Office as well as Offices of Advancement, Alumni Affairs, and Marketing and Communication.
The Justice House (renovated in 2019) houses a classroom, faculty offices, Campus Security, the crime scene lab, and a student lounge.
UT Southern offers four residence halls: Upperman Hall, Criswell Hall, Student Apartments, and Oakwood Apartments.