When the first phase of the new 142,000-square-foot Student Union opened on June 1, several local media outlets came out to check out the new space. The project took three years to complete.
Knoxville News Sentinel: Added space attracts visitors to new UT Student Union
Knoxville News Sentinel: UTK New Student Union opens on campus Monday
WATE: New UT Student Union opens its doors
WBIR: UT opens first phase of Student Union to public
The Chattanoogan: John Shearer: Visiting UT-Knoxville’s New Student Union