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Board Games

Monopoly, Risk and Scrabble, Oh My!

The WCP is pleased to offer a variety of board games for check-out from our Hospitality Desk on the first floor.

Games are available on a first-come first-served basis, and are available during building hours, for a two-hour period. Enjoy Risk, Monopoly, Chess, Scrabble, Dominoes, and more!

WCP Services

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Ticket Office

The William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center provides a Free Ticket Distribution Service for Free Events for Registered Student Organizations and university departments.

Please Note: The WCP ticket office will only distribute free passes. We will not distribute passes for events that are not sponsored by the University.

Please contact WCPhelp@utexas.edu for more information.

Welcome to the Black Box Theater!

Black Box Theater

Welcome to the Black Box Theater!

The William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center is pleased to offer our Black Box Theater for use by UT students. This experimental space offers a unique, completely pitch-dark room that can be dynamically transformed by lighting for theater, performance, art projects, music presentations, and more.

Upcoming Events

Open Mic
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday June 6, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recurs: Weekly on Tuesday at 7:00pm until Tue, Jun 27 2023
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us every Tuesday to hear all original music (no covers allowed!) from talented local artists on the famed Cactus stage.
Mary Scholz
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday June 9, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cactus Cafe
For years Mary’s stunning voice and evocative songwriting have made her a live circuit favorite. The Philadelphia native has toured nationally for more than a decade and has made several excursions to Europe.
Open Mic
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday June 13, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recurs: Weekly on Tuesday at 7:00pm until Tue, Jun 27 2023
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us every Tuesday to hear all original music (no covers allowed!) from talented local artists on the famed Cactus stage.
Michael Malone
Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday June 14, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening of jazz with world-renowned saxophonist and composer Michael Malone.
Deer Fellow
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday June 16, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Deer Fellow is an indie folk-pop duo with a keen sense of song craft.
Open Mic
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday June 20, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recurs: Weekly on Tuesday at 7:00pm until Tue, Jun 27 2023
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us every Tuesday to hear all original music (no covers allowed!) from talented local artists on the famed Cactus stage.
RF Shannon
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday June 23, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. RF Shannon has roots in Texas. Raised in the small East Texas town of Grapeland, lead singer Shane Renfro grew up listening to Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Viva Terlingua” on the pinewood backroads with his father and brother while Motown music filled the house on lazy weekends.
Open Mic
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday June 27, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recurs: Weekly on Tuesday at 7:00pm until Tue, Jun 27 2023
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us every Tuesday to hear all original music (no covers allowed!) from talented local artists on the famed Cactus stage.
Jensen Buck
Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday June 29, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Jensen Buck is a singer-songwriter who’s been singing and entertaining audiences his entire life. His unique combination of country, alt-country and reggae create a genre of its own.
Nanci Griffith
Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday July 6, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cactus Cafe
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. From the Cactus Café to Carnegie Hall and back again, Nanci Griffith traveled the world, writing songs about the five and dime, the adventures just beyond these woods and more
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Through Our Eyes

The Through Our Eyes student photography display is meant to give students an opportunity to depict various aspects of campus life through photography.
Each semester, students are encouraged to submit their own photographs portraying a different theme or element of student life. Open-ended themes allow students the freedom to create unique and personal entries.
Post your photo to Instagram and add #ThroughOurEyesUT in the caption.

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History & Sustainability of the WCP

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a voluntary certification program that can be applied to any building type and any building lifecycle phase. It promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in key areas. Once a parking lot at the center of campus, and now a green hub of student life, the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center achieved the LEED Gold rating on April 29, 2012.

William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center (WCP)

Location:

Campus Mail: WCP (formerly SAC), D7400
Street Address (maps): 2201 Speedway

Address:

P.O. Box 7338
Austin, Texas 78713-7338

Email:
Phone:
Fax:

512-475-7121

Website:
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William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center Floor Plans

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Generic map of William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center first level

Generic map of William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center second level.

 

Generic map of William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center third level.