The Students’ Union Building
Owned and operated by the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU), SUB is the living room of campus and a hub for student life. SUB is your space to chill, study, hang out with friends, snack or do nothing. It has the things you want and need, including a food court, pharmacy, print shop, convenience store, medical clinic, quiet study spaces, a live event theatre as well as a UAlberta bookstore and an optometrist.
SUB offers UAlberta students many amazing services including Student Group Services, The Landing, the Peer Support Centre, Safewalk, InfoLink, the Campus Food Bank, Student Accessibility Services, the Career Centre and much more.
SUB Hours
SUB is open 24/7*
You'll need your ONEcard to access SUB between 10pm and 7am and during statutory holidays.
*except for the winter break between the fall and winter terms and on statutory holidays during the spring/summer term.
What's in SUB?
Discover the Students' Union Building (SUB), your living room of campus designed to cater to your needs. With over eight floors, SUB has almost everything you need from study areas and food options to student services and event spaces.
SUB Through History
Over its 50+ year history, SUB has always evolved to meet student needs, with expansions, renovations and ongoing upgrades.
The Sustainability & Capital Fund
The SCF is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ approach to dealing with two critical issues: how to create a more sustainable future given the urgent need to address climate change, and how to deal with the cost of maintaining student spaces.