University officials will test the Tower’s various lighting configurations on Tuesday, March 27.
The test is scheduled for 6:30 a.m., and the Tower will return to its normal lighting configuration after the test.
While the standard lighting illuminates the Tower in Austin’s skyline most nights, a handful of other configurations convey signals of celebration, accomplishment or, sometimes, sorrow.
The lighting configurations include:
Tower entirely white
- Standard Tower lighting configuration
Tower white with orange top
- Football regular season victories
- Football bowl game victories other than national championship
- Other events at the president’s discretion
Tower entirely orange
- Faculty academic achievements (Academic Convocation)
- Student academic achievements (Honors Day)
- Staff achievements (Staff Recognition Day)
- Academic team achievements
- UT’s birthday — Sept. 15
- Commencement
- Texas Independence Day — March 2
- Big 12 Athletics Championship — all sports
- Student organization sports club national championships
- Other occasions at the president’s discretion
Tower entirely orange with #1 displayed
- National Championships
- Other events at the president’s discretion
Tower orange with special effects (fireworks, numbering)
- Commencement
- Other occasions at the president’s discretion
Darkened Tower with white cap and observation deck (all other levels dark, including windows)
- UT Remembers (annual memorial service)
- Tower Garden dedication
- Significant solemn occasions
- Other occasions at the president’s discretion
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