UA First Calendar

Spring 2026 Event Dates

We have so much fun planned for the upcoming year! Check out the events for first-year freshman students and first-generation students listed below.

February 2026

Calendar entry for the first day of the month.
Organic Chemistry Tutoring
Time: 3-5 PM
Location: UA Student Center, Room 3111
Hosted By University Programs & Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Calendar entry for the second day of the month.
Career Fair Crash Course
Time: 9-10 AM
Location: UA Student Center, Room 3400
Hosted by the Career Center
Calendar entry for the third day of the month.
Career Prep Session
Time: 12 – 2 PM
Location: Yellowhammer Room in Gorgas Library
Hosted by UA First
Calendar entry for the fourth day of the month.
The Art of Loving Yourself: Thriving Solo and Finding Power Within
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Online
Hosted by Health Promotion and Wellness
Calendar entry for the seventh day of the month.
Tuscaloosa Farmers Market
Time: 7 AM – 12 PM
Location: 1900 Jack Warner Parkway
Hosted by City of Tuscaloosa
Calendar entry for the fifth day of the month.
Putt Across the Universe
Time: 6 – 8 PM
Location: UA Student Center Ballroom
Hosted by University Programs
Calendar entry for the eighth day of the month.
Schedule a Meeting with a UA First Navigator!
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM
Location: Russell Hall, 302A
Hosted by UA First
Calendar entry for the sixth day of the month.
Let the First-Gen Roll! First-Gen Friday
Time: 12 – 2 PM
Location: Russell Hall 323
Hosted by UA First
Calendar entry for the ninth day of the month.
Gratitude Garden
Time: 9 – 11 AM
Location: UA Intercultural Center
Hosted by Health Promotion and Wellness
Calendar entry for the tenth day of the month.
Feed Your Soul Series: Planting Roots of Connection
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Location: UA Intercultural Center
Hosted By Health Promotion and Wellness
Calendar entry for the eleventh day of the month.
Career Fair – General Interest and Business
Time: 10 AM – 3 PM
Location: Coleman Coliseum
Hosted By Career Center
Calendar entry for the twelfth day of the month.
Tech Free Thursdays
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Location: Student Center Room 3104
Hosted By Health Promotion and Wellness
Calendar entry for the thirteenth day of the month.
UA Circle K Valentine’s Day Flower Sale
Time: 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: UASC Lawn, The Quad by Lloyd Hall, & 751 Campus W Dr
Hosted by Circle K International
Calendar entry for the fourteenth day of the month.
Valentine’s Day at the Gorgas House Museum
Time: 1 – 4 PM
Location: the Gorgas House Museum
Hosted by the Gorgas House Museum & UA Museum Systems
Calendar entry for the fifteenth day of the month.
Schedule a Compass Talk with UA First Pro-Staff!
Time: All Day
Location: Online
Hosted by UA First
Calendar entry for the sixteenth day of the month.
Study Abroad Fair
Time: 11 AM – 2 PM
Location: UA Student Center & 751 Campus Dr
Hosted by Education Abroad
Calendar entry for the seventeenth day of the month.
Mardi Gras at the Gorgas House!
Time: 5 – 7 PM
Location: Gorgas House Museum
Hosted By the Gorgas House Museum & UA Museum Systems
Calendar entry for the eighteenth day of the month.
Your “Personal Bill of Rights”: Effectively Asking for What You Want and Need
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Online
Hosted by Health Promotion and Wellness
Calendar entry for the nineteenth of the month.
Destination Majors: Major Exploration Drop-In Hours
Time: 2:30 – 4:00 PM
Location: Russell Hall 3rd Floor
Hosted by Crimson Edge & the Capstone Center for Student Success
Calendar entry for the twentieth of the month.
FYE Friday
Time: 12 – 2 PM
Location: Russell Hall 323
Hosted by UA First
Calendar entry for the twenty-first of the month.
Family Day at the Museum
Time: 1 – 4 PM
Location: Alabama Museum of Natural History (Smith Hall)
Hosted by UA Museums
Calendar entry for the twenty-second of the month.
Listen to an Episode of “Campus Compass”!
Time: All Day
Location: On Spotify
Hosted by UA First
Calendar entry for the twenty-third of the month.
Monday Mindful Moments
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Location: UASC Theater
Hosted by University Programs
Calendar entry for the twenty-fourth of the month.
Help! I Don’t Know What I Want to do When I Grow Up!
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Location: UA Student Center, Room 3400
Hosted by the Career Center
Calendar entry for the twenty-fifth of the month.
Give Back to Get Ahead: Turn Volunteer Work into Career Wins
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: UA Student Center, Room 3400
Hosted by the Career Center
Calendar entry for the twenty-sixth of the month.
LEAD Event: Crack the Code to a Tech Job w/ Kathy Chamberlin
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Location: Bidgood Hall, Room 149
Hosted by the Career Center
Calendar entry for the twenty-seventh of the month.
Metabolism Myth Busters
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Online
Hosted by Health Promotion and Wellness
Calendar entry for the twenty-eighth of the month.
Tuscaloosa Farmer’s Market
Time: 7 AM – 12 PM
Location: 1900 Jack Warner Parkway
Hosted By City of Tuscaloosa