{"id":45,"date":"2024-03-22T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/housing\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:16:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p class=\"lead\">University Housing provides a defining experience for students through programs and amenities that facilitate individual learning and development.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/mission-vision-and-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter wp-image-668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/274366_20191105_Fall_Torchbearer_005.jpg\" alt=\"Torchbearer with fall leaves behind it.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/274366_20191105_Fall_Torchbearer_005.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/274366_20191105_Fall_Torchbearer_005-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/mission-vision-and-values\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Mission, Vision and Values<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/about-us\/our-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter wp-image-44 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/292149_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/292149_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_005.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/292149_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_005-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/about-us\/our-staff\/\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Our Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/about-us\/become-a-hall-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter wp-image-667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/COVER_UTRA_2023-23-of-48.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/COVER_UTRA_2023-23-of-48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/COVER_UTRA_2023-23-of-48-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/about-us\/become-a-hall-director\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Become a Hall Director<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/student-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter wp-image-666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/2024-Spring-General-Campus-Brown-Hall-Laila-Harper-6753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/2024-Spring-General-Campus-Brown-Hall-Laila-Harper-6753.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/2024-Spring-General-Campus-Brown-Hall-Laila-Harper-6753-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/student-employment\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Student Employment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":46,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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