UT Tower detail photo of the clock with burnt orange overlay

Lighting Updates

Tower Turns Orange, Darkens This Week

April 20, 2016

Tower Turns Orange, Darkens This Week

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with orange lights two nights, and darken another, this week. First, on April 20, the Tower…

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Tower Shines for Students’ Successes at Honors Day

April 16, 2016

Tower Shines for Students’ Successes at Honors Day

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with orange lights tonight (Saturday, April 16) in celebration of Honors Day. Introduced in 1948, Honors…

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Tower Lighting Honors Department of Chemical Engineering’s Centennial

April 15, 2016

Tower Lighting Honors Department of Chemical Engineering’s Centennial

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with orange lights and the number “100” on its sides tonight (Friday, April 15) to mark…

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Tower Darkens to Honor Life of Haruka Weiser

April 7, 2016

Tower Darkens to Honor Life of Haruka Weiser

The UT Austin Tower will be in the darkened configuration the night of Thursday, April 7, 2016 in honor of student Haruka Weiser. The Tower will…

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Tower Turns Orange for Men’s Swimming & Diving National Title

March 27, 2016

Tower Turns Orange for Men’s Swimming & Diving National Title

The UT Tower will be lit in burnt orange with a numeral “1” on all four sides this evening (March 27) to commemorate the Texas…

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Orange Tower Honors President’s Award Winners

March 8, 2016

Orange Tower Honors President’s Award Winners

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will glow orange Tuesday, March 8 in honor of three important awards bestowed by the university to deserving…

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Tower Shines for Texas Independence Day

March 2, 2016

Tower Shines for Texas Independence Day

Proud Texans often remind people outside the Lone Star State that “everything is bigger in Texas,” and on the Forty Acres we have one of…

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Tower Lighting Honors Dual Big 12 Titles for Swimming and Diving

February 27, 2016

Tower Lighting Honors Dual Big 12 Titles for Swimming and Diving

The UT Tower will be drenched in burnt orange lighting this evening (Feb. 27) in recognition of The University of Texas at Austin men’s and…

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Tower Shines for Class of 2015

December 5, 2015

Tower Shines for Class of 2015

We’re lighting the Tower two nights in a row to honor the Class of 2015 as they leave the Forty Acres after Fall Commencement. The…

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Tower Shines for Volleyball’s Big 12 Championship Win

November 29, 2015

Tower Shines for Volleyball’s Big 12 Championship Win

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will be lit burnt orange on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, to celebrate the Texas Volleyball…

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Tower Shines for Professor Goodenough’s Global Innovation

November 17, 2015

Tower Shines for Professor Goodenough’s Global Innovation

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with an orange glow Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in honor of professor John B. Goodenough. Goodenough,…

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Tower Shines for Army ROTC

November 12, 2015

Tower Shines for Army ROTC

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will turn orange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in honor of the university’s Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team, which…

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