{"id":940,"date":"2016-04-19T15:32:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T15:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/?p=940"},"modified":"2018-02-07T22:06:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T22:06:23","slug":"the-new-logo-vision-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/the-new-logo-vision-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The new logo: vision for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/files\/2016\/04\/Event_News_NewLogo_4FEB16_00052.png\" alt=\"Event_News_NewLogo_4FEB16_00052\" width=\"500\" height=\"749\" \/>The golden eagle is one of Tennessee Tech\u2019s most enduring symbols. Students chose it as Tech\u2019s mascot in honor of the eagles that, according to campus lore, flew over Cookeville. Eagle statues adorn offices and public spaces in almost every building, and the famed Derryberry eagle, stolen by Tech students in the 1950s, greets all campus visitors.<\/p>\n<p>This year, another eagle has been added to the mix. Tech\u2019s new logo features our most iconic and beloved image perched in front of a strong T.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a century spent building a solid foundation, Tech, like this eagle, is ready to soar,\u201d said President Phil Oldham. \u201cLike eagles, we are ready to be bold, swift and fearless leaders, and to take our place among other leaders in education and technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The previous logo had been in place for fewer than 15 years. As Tech has changed and adopted a new vision, the interlocking TTU no longer met Tech\u2019s needs; it didn\u2019t represent the strength of this university, either in the immediate future or for the next 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>President Oldham\u2019s vision and the university strategic plan, Flight Plan: Focused for the Future, define success as a renewed commitment to improving student success, adopting transformative technology, creating distinctive programs and improving our infrastructure. That plan has become the campus reality, with the construction of the iCube, home to 3-D virtual reality technology, the campus MakerSpace and an increased focus on innovative research by faculty and students.<\/p>\n<p>The new logo was launched in January with a campuswide celebration. Large banners were unfurled between columns on several buildings. Students and others marked the occasion in the cold with hot chocolate and giveaways featuring Tech\u2019s newest eagle.<\/p>\n<p>Upon seeing the logo for the first time, many students said things like, \u201cWhen I see this, I think, \u2018Tech. This is where I\u2019m going to take off and fly,\u2019\u201d and \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel like Tech without the eagle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The golden eagle is one of Tennessee Tech\u2019s most enduring symbols. Students chose it as Tech\u2019s mascot in honor of the eagles that, according to campus lore, flew over Cookeville. Eagle statues adorn offices and public spaces in almost every building, and the famed Derryberry eagle, stolen by Tech students in the 1950s, greets all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-940","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-archive","7":"category-spring16"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1141,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940\/revisions\/1141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}