UAB is not among the potential suitors for the Birmingham-Southern College campus should the property go up for sale following the small, private school’s announcement it will close May 31 after it could not find enough support for a loan.

“UAB has no plans to acquire the property,” university spokesman Tyler Greer told AL.com in a statement Wednesday.

The university’s announcement comes after Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, who has been one of Birmingham-Southern’s largest champions and fought to get the school a loan through the Legislature, said there are “several institutions” interested in Birmingham-Southern’s 192-acre campus.

The property includes dozens of administrative and classroom buildings, residence halls, an apartment complex with a pool, a lake, and playing fields.

Givan said she was concerned how the campus would impact the surrounding Bush Hills community if the property becomes vacant.

“The thing with Birmingham-Southern is it’s different because Birmingham-Southern sits properly within a residential community. That is a real big difference. You’re looking at almost [200] acres, it takes up almost half of the Bush Hills community,” she said. “So that’s a problem that we’re going to have to figure out …”

But Givan said the property has cultivated interest from myriad entities.

“If Birmingham-Southern vacates, I do believe that somebody will be there to chop it up and buy it,” she said. “I just know there are several institutions that are interested, I do know that.”

The small liberal arts college announced Tuesday afternoon that it would close on May 31, citing a lack of support for a new loan bill that would give the school a lifeline to stay open.

BSC officials said that until a buyer is found, the campus will be monitored by security officers. Residents will still be able to access nearby streets, and the United Methodist Center on campus will remain open for public use.