Become a Campus Tree Expert Using UT’s Tree Inventory
In 2008, UT’s Facilities Services team began tallying campus trees for a database of information about tree populations.
Power Outage Impacting Part of Campus
A construction-related electrical outage has impacted numerous buildings on campus. Facilities Services is working to bring buildings back on line as quickly as possible.
Mossman Building Named Outstanding Design
UT’s Ken and Blaire Mossman Building has been selected as an outstanding design in the 2019 American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase, which honors excellence in educational interiors. The building will be featured in the August issue of American School & University.
Tennessee Arbor Day Brings Volunteers Out for Tree Planting
This Tennessee Arbor Day more than 120 trees will be planted on campus.
Facilities Services Buys Electric Vehicles Through Alternative Fuel Program
Through an innovative program intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on campus, Facilities Services recently purchased eight new electric vehicles.
In Memoriam: Anita O’Dell
Anita O’Dell, a staff member in Facilities Services, passed away suddenly February 12. She was 48. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, February 21, at the Facilities Services Complex.
Let’s Hear It for the Trees! UT Named a Tree Campus USA
Last month, for the first time ever, UT was recognized as a 2017 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.
Nominate a Campus Space for Facilities Services’ Renovation Contest
Do you know of an area on campus that needs sprucing up? Facilities Services is taking nominations as part of their Volunteer First Impressions contest.
UT Recycling Initiative Aims to Increase Workplace Recycling, Reduce Waste
Before Mona Hernandez leaves her office each evening, she checks one last item off her to-do list: emptying her deskside recycling and trash bins. It’s part of My Tiny Trash, a new waste reduction and awareness initiative coming to UT office buildings that swaps deskside trash cans for gray three-quart Tiny Trash containers.
New Exhibit Honors Marble History of Facilities Services Site
A new permanent exhibit at the Facilities Services Complex on Sutherland Avenue honors the site’s history as part of the “Marble City,” when Knoxville was the epicenter of the booming Tennessee marble industry.
UT Recycling to Fight Food Insecurity with New Campus Garden
UT Recycling has opened the Grow Lab, a campus garden that serves as an outdoor classroom and hub for community engagement while working to address local food insecurity.
New Policy on Temporary Signage in Effect
A new UT policy governs the use of temporary signs or displays on campus property.