Student Union

A student union is the community center of a university. It is a place for gathering entertainment and restoration. Serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests, the Student Union at Florida State University provides outstanding services and opportunities for the entire Seminole community. The Union prides itself on creating a culturally diverse environment that encourages development and leadership for students. In addition, the Union offers the highest caliber of services and activities for its guests.

The new Union opened in Fall 2022 and has an open-air feel with natural light throughout the building. The FSU Bookstore will be located on the main floor. Union Lanes is a premier-bowling center, the new facility features (12) regulation lanes and (9) full sized billiards tables. Student Business support staff will occupy space nearby as will a Starbucks coffee shop. Students will have five restaurants to choose from: Pollo Tropical, Panera Bread, Seminole Pies, Panda Express and Proof Sports Grill.

Union Productions is FSU’s student-run programming board. Our former on-campus venue, Club Downunder, was one of the most respected in the nation, and as we go through renovations we will be hosting concerts, comedians, special events, and more on campus and around Tallahassee. Over fifty students oversee every aspect of the organization: from planning and producing events and marketing and promotions, to sound production and hospitality. This means that everything that goes into making Union Productions’ events fantastic—from booking performers, to setting up dressing rooms, to coordinating audio-visual requests, to advertising lineups—is all orchestrated by a dedicated group of FSU undergraduates. Club Downunder will be reopening in the new FSU Student Union.

Finding a home within the campus community is one of the most important priorities for incoming students; consequently, Florida State encourages all students to get involved in areas of interest both inside and outside the classroom. At the start of every semester, the Involvement Fair showcases hundreds of clubs that range from recreational activities, such as skydiving, to more academic organizations, such as the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization. We also have multiple Student Government agencies including the Black Student Union, Women’s Student Union, and Asian American Student Union, among others.

FSU offers both professional fraternities associated with most academic departments; major-based clubs and organizations; and social fraternities and sororities, which include faith-based and multicultural organizations. For those who are interested in continuing to practice their faith while at college, FSU also offers over 40 campus religious and spiritual organizations.
By investing time in student organizations, students can leave a lasting impact on the FSU community.