Tennessee Tech students, faculty, staff and community members gathered on the Main Quad for the inaugural Lighting the Quad event on Nov. 28. Thousands of students, faculty, staff and members of the Tech community filled the lawn to the sound of holiday music played by the Golden Eagle Marching Band. On the steps of the Jere Whitson Building, President Phil Oldham welcomed the crowd, and First Lady Kari Oldham read a poem titled “The Night Before the Lighting,” written especially for the event.