{"id":69633,"date":"2025-07-21T12:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=69633"},"modified":"2025-07-28T07:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T11:51:59","slug":"utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC breaks ground on Oak Street Residence Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe title=\"Oak Street Dorm Groundbreaking-\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1103232295?h=04c8da1f15&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga officially broke ground on a new on-campus housing project on Monday, July 21, that will expand student living options and serve as a hub for student life when completed in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Located between Oak Street and McCallie Avenue, the Oak Street Residence Hall will feature a pedestrian corridor that runs through the building, linking both sides of campus. The facility will include 794 beds in double-occupancy rooms and is designed with collaborative \u201cneighborhoods\u201d on each floor, flexible common spaces for studying and socializing, and outdoor courtyards for gathering and student gardening.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The groundbreaking ceremony, held at the Oak Street site, featured remarks from UTC Chancellor Lori Bruce, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Artanya Wesley, and Student Government Association Vice President Bridgette Greene.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bruce thanked the UT System and UT President Boyd for prioritizing campus growth across the system, including her goal of UTC reaching 15,000 students by 2030.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI\u2019ve only been here three weeks, but it has already become clear to me that expanding our infrastructure is essential to meeting our enrollment goals and providing the type of student experience that sets UTC apart,\u201d Bruce said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bruce praised the collaboration between UTC\u2019s facilities team, the UT System and Tinker Ma\u2014a Chattanooga-based architecture, interiors and planning firm leading the project\u2014as well as the leadership of Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration Brent Goldberg in securing project financing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis project isn\u2019t just about buildings; it\u2019s about building a community,\u201d Bruce said. \u201cIt\u2019s about increasing student retention, enriching the student-centered culture, and ensuring more students experience everything UTC has to offer both inside and outside the classroom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cToday\u2019s groundbreaking marks a new chapter for UTC and I couldn\u2019t be more proud to be part of it.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69647\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"494\" data-attachment-id=\"69647\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/conceptual-rendering-of-oak-street-residence-hall_tinker-ma\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?fit=1280%2C719&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,719\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Conceptual Rendering of Oak Street Residence Hall_Tinker Ma\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?fit=880%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-69647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?resize=880%2C494\" alt=\"Conceptual rendering of the Oak Street Residence Hall by Tinker Ma.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?resize=800%2C449&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?resize=580%2C326&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Conceptual-Rendering-of-Oak-Street-Residence-Hall_Tinker-Ma.jpg?resize=610%2C343&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conceptual rendering of the Oak Street Residence Hall by Tinker Ma.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oak Street Residence Hall amenities will include in-building laundry facilities, a shared kitchen, kitchenettes in each neighborhood, centralized package\/mail services, and multipurpose spaces for student organizations, residence life and creative programming. A large studio space on the ground floor will support events, meetings and student-led activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The project is led by Tinker Ma with design and engineering contributions from Hoar Construction, RaganSmith, Wallace Design Collective, CMTA, HASTINGS Architecture and American Structurepoint.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cToday\u2019s groundbreaking is really laying the foundation for transformational student experiences,\u201d Wesley said. \u201cAt UTC, we know that where students live impacts how they learn, develop and grow. That\u2019s why this project was approached with such care and intention.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently, UTC has just over 3,700 beds but receives more than 5,300 housing applications each year. Fall 2024 saw a 25% increase in applications from returning students and a waitlist of over 1,200.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe already offer exceptional campus housing,\u201d Bruce said, noting that she has lived in West Campus Housing since arriving in Chattanooga. \u201cThe reality is, though\u2014we simply need more.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Greene, a marketing and professional sales major from Portland, Tennessee, said she has lived on campus <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">throughout her<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> time at UTC.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cStudents who live in this facility will have the opportunity to create such a community that assists other students in their efforts to support them during their times of need,\u201d said Greene, who is about to begin her junior year. \u201cBy living and working together, these students will form closer ties with one another and to the entire campus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn turn, students are more likely to be successful academically and socially.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/housing\">UTC Housing and Residence Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Oak Street Residence Hall groundbreaking ceremony photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_69719\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"598\" data-attachment-id=\"69719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-residence-hall-groundbreaking-7-21-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?fit=1280%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,870\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Residence Hall Groundbreaking 7.21.25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?fit=880%2C598&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-69719 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?resize=880%2C598\" alt=\"From left: Andrew Crockett, Constituent Services Coordinator for the Office of the Mayor; Daniel Bewley, Deputy Director of Outreach and Economic Initiatives, Hamilton County Government; Chancellor Lori Bruce; Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Artanya Wesley: SGA Vice President Bridgette Greene; Todd Cosgrove, Director of Housing Facilities; Valara Sample, Executive Director for Residential Education and Campus Life; Erical Beasley, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Executive Director of Business Affairs; Ricky Calderon, Hoar Construction; and Chris Potter, Hoar Construction. Photo by Angela Foster.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?resize=1024%2C696&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?resize=768%2C522&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?resize=800%2C544&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?resize=580%2C394&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Residence-Hall-Groundbreaking-7.21.25.jpg?resize=610%2C415&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Andrew Crockett, Constituent Services Coordinator for the Office of the Mayor; Daniel Bewley, Deputy Director of Outreach and Economic Initiatives, Hamilton County Government; Chancellor Lori Bruce; Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Artanya Wesley: SGA Vice President Bridgette Greene; Todd Cosgrove, Director of Housing Facilities; Valara Sample, Executive Director for Residential Education and Campus Life; Erical Beasley, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Executive Director of Business Affairs; Ricky Calderon, Hoar Construction; and Chris Potter, Hoar Construction. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 524px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"524\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 248px; height: 524px;\" data-original-width=\"248\" data-original-height=\"524\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"244\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"169\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69730\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,830\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?fit=880%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?w=244&#038;h=169&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C708&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?resize=800%2C553&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?resize=580%2C401&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-33.jpg?resize=610%2C422&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"244\" height=\"169\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"244\" data-original-height=\"169\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people stand and listen to the speaker during the groundbreaking ceremony.\" style=\"width: 244px; height: 169px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"244\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"170\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69741\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,836\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?fit=880%2C613&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?w=244&#038;h=170&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?resize=800%2C557&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?resize=580%2C404&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-119.jpg?resize=610%2C425&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"244\" height=\"170\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"244\" data-original-height=\"170\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce, Daniel Bewley, and Artanya Wesley wear white construction hats with the power C while holding shovels.\" style=\"width: 244px; height: 170px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-15\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"244\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"173\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69738\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,853\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?fit=880%2C626&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?w=244&#038;h=173&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?resize=1024%2C728&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?resize=768%2C546&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?resize=800%2C569&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?resize=580%2C412&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-91.jpg?resize=610%2C434&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"244\" height=\"173\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"244\" data-original-height=\"173\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce stands on stage, addressing the people attending the groundbreaking ceremony.\" style=\"width: 244px; height: 173px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 381px; height: 524px;\" data-original-width=\"381\" data-original-height=\"524\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"377\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"520\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"868,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?fit=741%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?w=377&#038;h=520&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?w=868&amp;ssl=1 868w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?resize=741%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 741w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?resize=768%2C1062&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?resize=800%2C1106&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?resize=580%2C802&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-13.jpg?resize=610%2C843&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"377\" height=\"520\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"377\" data-original-height=\"520\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce stands behind a podium and speaks into the microphone.\" style=\"width: 377px; height: 520px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 251px; height: 524px;\" data-original-width=\"251\" data-original-height=\"524\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"247\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69746\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,788\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?fit=880%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?w=247&#038;h=162&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?resize=1024%2C672&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?resize=800%2C525&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?resize=580%2C381&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-182.jpg?resize=610%2C401&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"247\" height=\"162\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"247\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people hold shovels in front of a sign depicting the new residence hall and construction fences.\" style=\"width: 247px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-27\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"247\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"164\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?w=247&#038;h=164&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-227.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" width=\"247\" height=\"164\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"247\" data-original-height=\"164\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people attending the groundbreaking ceremony converse.\" style=\"width: 247px; height: 164px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-16\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"247\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"186\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69739\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?fit=880%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?w=247&#038;h=186&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-94.jpg?resize=610%2C458&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"247\" height=\"186\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"247\" data-original-height=\"186\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce puts on a white construction hat with a blue Power &quot;C&quot; on the front.\" style=\"width: 247px; height: 186px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 438px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"438\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 556px; height: 438px;\" data-original-width=\"556\" data-original-height=\"438\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"552\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"434\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69726\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,943\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?fit=880%2C692&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?w=552&#038;h=434&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?resize=1024%2C805&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?resize=800%2C629&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?resize=580%2C456&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-08.jpg?resize=610%2C479&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"552\" height=\"434\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"552\" data-original-height=\"434\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Kim White speaks to a woman at the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 552px; height: 434px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 324px; height: 438px;\" data-original-width=\"324\" data-original-height=\"438\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-28\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"320\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"207\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69751\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,774\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?fit=880%2C567&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?w=320&#038;h=207&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?resize=1024%2C660&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?resize=768%2C495&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?resize=800%2C516&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?resize=580%2C374&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-235.jpg?resize=610%2C393&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"320\" height=\"207\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"207\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Four women smile together under the even tent.\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 207px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"320\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"223\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69735\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,837\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?fit=880%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?w=320&#038;h=223&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?resize=1024%2C714&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?resize=800%2C558&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?resize=580%2C405&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-60.jpg?resize=610%2C425&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"320\" height=\"223\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"223\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people stand and listen to the speaker during the groundbreaking ceremony.\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 223px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 378px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"378\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 378px;\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"378\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-29\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"291\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"197\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69752\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,811\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?fit=880%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?w=291&#038;h=197&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?resize=800%2C541&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?resize=580%2C392&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-247.jpg?resize=610%2C412&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"291\" height=\"197\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"291\" data-original-height=\"197\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce talks with two men under an event tent. Chairs and a stage are visible in the background.\" style=\"width: 291px; height: 197px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"291\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"173\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69732\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,715\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?fit=880%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?w=291&#038;h=173&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C610&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?resize=768%2C458&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?resize=800%2C477&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?resize=580%2C346&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-37.jpg?resize=610%2C363&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"291\" height=\"173\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"291\" data-original-height=\"173\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce stands behind a podium and addresses the audience.\" style=\"width: 291px; height: 173px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 585px; height: 378px;\" data-original-width=\"585\" data-original-height=\"378\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"581\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"374\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69731\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,773\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?fit=880%2C567&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?w=581&#038;h=374&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C660&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?resize=768%2C495&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?resize=800%2C515&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?resize=580%2C374&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-35.jpg?resize=610%2C393&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"581\" height=\"374\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"581\" data-original-height=\"374\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people stand and listen to the speaker during the groundbreaking ceremony.\" style=\"width: 581px; height: 374px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 324px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"324\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 446px; height: 324px;\" data-original-width=\"446\" data-original-height=\"324\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-26\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"442\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"320\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69749\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,869\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?fit=880%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?w=442&#038;h=320&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?resize=1024%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?resize=768%2C556&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?resize=800%2C579&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?resize=580%2C420&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-223.jpg?resize=610%2C442&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"442\" height=\"320\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"442\" data-original-height=\"320\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce talks to two women in the shade of the event tent.\" style=\"width: 442px; height: 320px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 434px; height: 324px;\" data-original-width=\"434\" data-original-height=\"324\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"430\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"320\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69734\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,893\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?fit=880%2C655&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?w=430&#038;h=320&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?resize=1024%2C762&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?resize=768%2C572&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?resize=800%2C595&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?resize=580%2C432&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-55.jpg?resize=610%2C454&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"430\" height=\"320\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"430\" data-original-height=\"320\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce listens to the speaker, people are visible behind her.\" style=\"width: 430px; height: 320px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 335px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"335\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 452px; height: 335px;\" data-original-width=\"452\" data-original-height=\"335\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"448\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"331\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69740\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,887\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?fit=880%2C651&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?w=448&#038;h=331&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?resize=1024%2C757&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?resize=768%2C568&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?resize=800%2C591&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?resize=580%2C429&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-113.jpg?resize=610%2C451&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"448\" height=\"331\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"448\" data-original-height=\"331\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people hold shovels in front of a sign depicting the new residence hall and construction fences.\" style=\"width: 448px; height: 331px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 428px; height: 335px;\" data-original-width=\"428\" data-original-height=\"335\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-21\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"424\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"331\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69744\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,938\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?fit=880%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?w=424&#038;h=331&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?resize=800%2C625&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?resize=580%2C453&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-166.jpg?resize=610%2C477&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"424\" height=\"331\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"424\" data-original-height=\"331\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce smiles in front of a sign depicting the new Oak Street residence hall.\" style=\"width: 424px; height: 331px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 651px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"651\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 651px;\" data-original-width=\"560\" data-original-height=\"651\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"556\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"647\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69733\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1031,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?fit=880%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?w=556&#038;h=647&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?w=1031&amp;ssl=1 1031w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?resize=880%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?resize=768%2C894&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?resize=800%2C931&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?resize=580%2C675&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-47.jpg?resize=610%2C710&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"556\" height=\"647\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"556\" data-original-height=\"647\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Artanya Wesley stands behind the podium and speaks into a microphone.\" style=\"width: 556px; height: 647px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 651px;\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"651\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"316\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"222\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69748\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,843\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?fit=880%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?w=316&#038;h=222&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?resize=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?resize=800%2C562&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?resize=580%2C407&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-222.jpg?resize=610%2C429&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"316\" height=\"222\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"316\" data-original-height=\"222\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"Chancellor Lori Bruce talks to a cameraman, people and an event tent are visible in the background.\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 222px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/utc-breaks-ground-on-oak-street-residence-hall\/oak-street-housing-groundbreaking-25-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"316\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"207\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"69747\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,785\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?fit=880%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?w=316&#038;h=207&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?resize=1024%2C670&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?resize=800%2C523&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?resize=580%2C379&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/Oak-Street-Housing-Groundbreaking-25-203.jpg?resize=610%2C399&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"316\" height=\"207\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"316\" data-original-height=\"207\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Oak Street Housing Groundbreaking-25-\" alt=\"A group of people hold shovels in front of a sign depicting the new residence hall and construction fences.\" style=\"width: 316px; 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