In 1954 the alumnae of Chi Omega sorority gave funds to purchase an ornamental bronze lamppost for an outside entrance of the university center.

The Rocky Top Café was opened in fall 1999 and replaced the former Rafters cafeteria. A $1 million renovation of the area expanded the available food choices by a combination of university-prepared items and franchise-operated food areas. The university’s food service contractor, ARAMARK, paid for the renovation. In August 2000 Dining Services began making nutritional … Continued

Freshman Stephen Hayes Mitchell (age 18, of Memphis) died in a restroom in September 1981. In January 1982 final autopsy results showed that he had died of heart failure while intoxicated.

The original plans for the center included bowling alleys, but they were not installed because of lack of funds. Students were anxious to have the lanes installed. In 1959 the All Students’ Council allocated $200 as a first contribution toward a fundraising campaign. The pleas of the students were heard by William B. Stokely Jr. … Continued

The two round sculptures on either side of the stage in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center were given by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.

In 1951 the drama section of the English Department, the Junior League of Knoxville, and other community volunteers initiated a new university and community activity, the Carousel Theatre. That first summer, four plays were offered in a tent theatre-in-the-round, with actors using a nearby carriage house for a dressing room. The Sigma Nu fraternity, whose … Continued

An 1885 University of Tennessee graduate, Edwin Carpenter, went on to M.I.T. to study architecture and received a degree in 1887. In Tennessee his architectural commissions included design of the Columbia military arsenal, Maury County Courthouse (Columbia), the Stahlman Building (Nashville’s first skyscraper, built in 1903), and the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville. His national acclaim … Continued

The carriage house on White Avenue, behind the James D. Hoskins Library, was designed by Joseph Baumann and built in 1880–81 as an appurtenance of the William Wallace Woodruff house a few years after the house itself was built. The Woodruff house, a Victorian mansion, was purchased by UT in 1926 and was used first … Continued

The 1880 Agricultural Building, named Morrill Hall upon its 1888 expansion, was renamed Carrick Hall in 1908 when the new Agricultural Building was constructed on the Hill and named Morrill Hall. The building was on the south side of Science Hall. The facility was variously used following the completion of the new Agricultural Building (Morrill … Continued