Independent study, tutorials, and internships are available in most schools and departments. Residential College, Cornelia Strong College, and Ione Grogan College each provide unique settings for innovative study and unity of academic and social experiences for students. Students interested in study abroad for academic credit may select from several opportunities available, through summer study, semester abroad, or the junior year abroad program. These and other special academic programs are described fully in Part 6. A new music building and baseball and student recreation fields are under construction.
Plans are underway for a new science building.
The Student Plaza, situated in the middle of the campus, is a popular location for outdoor events and informal gatherings. UNCG is especially rich in the diversity of its arts programs. Weatherspoon Art Gallery, now located in the Anne and Benjamin Cone art center, houses what is considered to be the most outstanding permanent collection of contemporary art in the southeast and offers a showcase for student and faculty work. University Dance programs provide performance and choreographic opportunities for qualified graduate and undergraduate students in dance. In music, student performing organizations are open to all university students by audition.