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What’s your favorite spot on campus to spend some quality outdoor time?

  • Rigoberto Mireles Jr.

    Rigoberto Mireles Jr.

    3 years at UT

    Benefits Specialist

    My favorite spot to spend time while on campus would be The South Mall. With the Tower in the backdrop, it provides a beautiful green space for relaxation under the shade of oak trees.

  • Lisa Lennon

    Lisa Lennon

    10 years at UT

    University Landscape Architect

    I love the plaza at DEALEY CENTER FOR NEW MEDIA because I was a part of the design team, and use of native plants and trees.

  • Ting-Ting Chen

    Ting-Ting Chen

    3 years at UT

    Program Coordinator, Center for Creative Economies

    I really love the Turtle Pond and the lawn leading up from Littlefield Foundation to the Main Tower. In another life, I'd be out in the field working with wildlife. I could sit and watch the turtles and squirrels all day!

  • Phillip A. Townsend

    Phillip A. Townsend

    7 years at UT

    Curator of Art

    My favorite outdoor spot on campus is the patio at the Gordon-White Building. It's close to Idea Lab, an art gallery housed inside the building, and it has a north-west orientation, which is a perfect place to enjoy lunch in partial sunshine and relative silence.

  • Kaelin Nguyen Rubenzer

    Kaelin Nguyen Rubenzer

    8 years at UT

    Executive Director, Lifelong Learning with Friends

    The small patio behind the Moffett Molecular Biology Building is a nice little oasis for sitting. There's also a great slab of rock near Patton Hall that's perfect for sunbathing. I used to lay and fall asleep there between classes.

  • Ayden Castellanos

    Ayden Castellanos

    2 years at UT

    Digital Content Coordinator

    I'm not sure I have one particular spot, I love walking around campus in general. UT's Facilities Services team does a wonderful job at making and keeping the campus beautiful. If I really had to choose, I'd say the top of the San Antonio garage has an amazing view of the Tower when it's lit up at night.

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