Among the graduates of the college are respected scientists, writers, doctors, chief executive officers of major corporations, lawyers, school and college teachers and administrators, and other highly regarded professionals. The College of Arts and Sciences is housed in 21 buildings on the main campus and at a number of off-campus field stations. The National Park Service's Southeast Archaeological Center is a major repository of artifacts that is heavily used by anthropology majors. Faculty and students from several departments and programs in arts and sciences conduct research on the supercomputer and other large-scale computers at the Supercomputer Computations Research Institute. The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Innovation Park also provides superb research experiences for faculty and students.
Many departments maintain their own libraries of journals, books, and reference materials.
Opportunities Departments in the College of Arts and Sciences work with various programs, schools, and colleges to offer cooperative and interdisciplinary degree programs at the graduate level. For example, the Institute of Molecular Biophysics, the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, and the program in neuroscience are important interdisciplinary research centers. Well-funded research opportunities for graduate students are extensive among the science departments. Scholarships, Awards, and Assistantships Teaching assistantships are available across the college. Annually, approximately 800 students are supported by graduate assistantships.