Lighting of the Tower

Advisory Council MeetingMarch 2009

Behind the Lights

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Orginated by Carl J Eckhardt Jr., Head of UT Physical Plant when the Tower was built in 1931

He supervised construction of the Tower and developed the lighting system that took advantage of the Tower’s commanding architectural presence

First orange Tower lights in 1937, signaling a 9-6 football victory that spoiled Baylor University's unbeaten season

Eckhardt help create guidelines for using orange lights on the Tower in 1947

Behind the Lights

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In 2001, President Faulkner appointed a committee to review Tower lighting. New guidelines were developed:

• Lighting patterns should be distinct—

• Academic/staff achievements — white top, orange shaftAthletics — orange top with white shaft

• Tradition Orange displayed for campus-wide events

• Darkened Tower only used for solemn occasions

• Other lighting options available

Standard Tower

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Tower entirely white

White Top with Orange Shaft - Academic

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Faculty Academic Achievements—“Academic Convocation”

Student Academic Achievements—“Honors Day”

Staff Achievements—“Staff Recognition Day”

White Top with Orange Shaft - Academic

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National Championship in Academic Team Competition

Top Split – Orange and White w/Orange Shaft

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Gone to Texas – welcoming new students to campus

Other events at President’s discretion

Entirely Orange Tower - Sports

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Significant athletic victories

Football victories

Texas A&M victory

Big 12 athletics championships

Student organization sports clubs with national championships

Orange Tower w/ #1- Sports

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Football Bowl Championships Series (BCS) 1 vs. 2 win

NCAA championships for all other sports.

Tower Lighting for Rose Bowl National Championship VictoryJanuary 8, 2006

Orange Tower w/ #1 - Sports

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View from Gregory GymRose Bowl National Championship Victory

January 8, 2006

Orange Tower – Campus-Wide Accolades

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UT’s Birthday – September 15

Commencement

Texas Independence Day – March 2

Other campus-wide events at President’s discretion

Orange Tower w/White Shaft

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Football regular season victories, except Texas A&M

Non-Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Victories

Other events at President’s discretion

Orange Tower w/Special Effects

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Commencement

Other occasions at President’s discretion

Dark Tower w/White Cap

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UT Remembers --Annual Memorial Service

Tower Garden Dedication

Significant Solemn Occasions such as Texas A&M Bonfire Tragedy

Other Occasions at President’s Discretion

Dark Tower w/White Cap

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Dark TowerSeptember 11, 2001

Orange Tower w/Special Effects

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Commencement

Other occasions at President’s discretion

Orange Tower - Academic

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National RE Finance Championship November 21, 2008

Won against Duke, The University of Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Wharton, UNC, MIT, Stanford, Vanderbilt and others.

Victory Celebration

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MBAs celebrated by climbing Mount Adams in Washington State.