Hugh Crawford, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), took the removal of the century-old tree as an opportunity to engage with students in LMC about our relationship with trees and their cultural history.
Students in LMC 2050: A Cultural History of Trees, sponsored by the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, spent the Spring 2022 semester researching the “Tech Tower White Oak” and constructing a memorial garden for the fallen champion, featuring a slice of the tree, planters made from the oak and a laser-engraved epitaph on a piece of the tree.
Read the entire story on the School of LMC website.
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