[13] In the spring of 1915, the U.S. Congress approved legislation that reserved about 2,250 acres of land for a campus around the research station.

However, because most of the land in Tanana Valley remained unsurveyed for years, the college only received 12,000 acres.

[14] Four months after Congress approved the legislation for the campus land in 1915, a cornerstone for the college was laid by Territorial Delegate James Wickersham on a bluff overlooking the lower Chena River valley.

The Alaska Constitutional Convention was held in the freshly constructed Student Union Building on the Fairbanks campus from November 1955 to February 1956.

While the convention progressed, the building became known as Constitution Hall, where the 55 delegates drafted the legal foundation of the 49th state.

The campus' old library and gymnasium was renamed Signers' Hall after the Alaska Constitution was signed there in February 1956.

[17][dubious – discuss] UAF has nine academic schools and colleges: There are 190 different degree and certificate programs available in more than 120 disciplines.

The UAF Honors College was created in 1983 and provides additional opportunities for students to prepare for professional school admission.

Research activities are organized into several institutes and centers, some of which are listed: UAF has several student residence halls on both lower and middle Fairbanks campus.

Though often known as UAF within the state, the university prefers to be called simply "Alaska" for athletics purposes.

In fiscal year 2010, the department was able to meet financial obligations without additional year-end funding for the first time.

The Fine Arts Complex hosts the Charles Davis Concert Hall, the Lee H. Salisbury Theatre and the Eva McGown Music Room.

The Reichardt Building was completed in 1994 is a three-story 117,435-square-foot steel-frame structure that features an extensive artwork collection.