{"id":54311,"date":"2023-10-13T07:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=54311"},"modified":"2023-10-13T07:30:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:30:56","slug":"from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Erica

Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon (photo provided by Erica Tomas).<\/p><\/div>\n

Erica Tomas\u2019 Hispanic heritage often kicks in when she\u2019s working on an interior design project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something I\u2019ve seen in the industry and it\u2019s a lot of beige, a lot of white and a lot of gray. I hate that,\u201d said Tomas, who graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate slapping white onto a wall when you can really brighten up and bring life into a room with color. It doesn\u2019t have to be all color, but you can mix beiges with colors and make something look really captivating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I learned to embrace that throughout my life because my family, our Hispanic culture, we use a lot of vibrant colors in our clothing and any tradition that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tomas, who grew up with a Mexican father and Guatemalan mother in Chattanooga\u2019s East Lake neighborhood, found a job quickly after graduating from UTC and now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think. Interior design isn\u2019t just about finding pretty furniture and arranging it in attractive ways, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been great learning how to deal with interior systems like HVAC, lighting, mechanical things,\u201d Tomas explained. \u201cIt\u2019s been great learning how to do detail with the construction, drawing details, learning to read a construction document and becoming familiar with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Dana Moody, professor in the Department of Interior Architecture and Design, said Tomas was a standout student at UTC.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe stood out for her positive attitude and her willingness to help others,\u201d Moody said. \u201cShe often volunteered to meet with potential students and their parents to show them around our space.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her work in the department, Tomas was selected for an Interior Architecture and Design Faculty Award, \u201cgiven to students who project a positive energy into the classroom and the department. They not only seek to learn and improve their skills, but they influence those around them to do the same,\u201d Moody said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat has been really cool is watching Erica grow into a leader in the interior design profession since her graduation. I guess it is not hard to see that I am really proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Erica

Erica Tomas<\/p><\/div>\n

A graduate of The Howard School, Tomas said she \u201cfell in love with school\u201d at a young age.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was always looking for anything and everything to learn or to get involved with,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents knew that but, unfortunately, when they were working, the money that they were making was pretty much just going to feed us and to pay for rent, just to get us by. So there wasn\u2019t a college fund, there wasn\u2019t any saving toward college because that was almost the last thing that they were thinking about at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through scholarships and money from various jobs\u2014including shoe sales and restaurant hostess\u2014Tomas paid for her college education, starting with a year at UT Knoxville before transferring to UTC.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinancial obstacles were definitely something that were really hard to overcome, which is why I had jobs all throughout college,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her determination to graduate from college was fierce and non-compromising, she said, even when faced with money issues and common themes of her cultural background.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes as women in a Hispanic home, we are kind of seen as the woman that just takes care of the house. That\u2019s pretty much your role,\u201d Tomas said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want that for myself. I never did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deciding it was time to spread her wings and leave Chattanooga after graduating from UTC, Tomas sent applications to firms nationwide. Oh Planning + Design, Architecture caught her eye because its website discussed sustainability as part of its mission, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the values that I upheld throughout my educational journey. I really loved it and indulged in it, and I really liked to show those elements in my projects when I was in school,\u201d Tomas said. \u201cSo I was looking for a firm that would celebrate and value that.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an added attraction, the company is keen on creating a multicultural workforce.<\/p>\n

Oh Planning + Design, Architecture \u201cembraces diversity; they understand it,\u201d Tomas said, \u201cso they really push to open doors for minorities to be able to be exposed to the profession.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1105,"featured_media":54313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12769,70,123864,56,7712,8244],"tags":[59560,123421,122116,123422],"class_list":{"0":"post-54311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-advancement-and-alumni","9":"category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies","10":"category-faculty-and-staff","11":"category-honors-and-awards","12":"category-interior-architecture","13":"tag-dana-moody","14":"tag-erica-tomas","15":"tag-interior-architecture-and-design","16":"tag-oh-planning-design-architecture","17":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nFrom the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T11:28:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T11:30:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shawn Ryan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shawn Ryan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shawn Ryan\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7c7532013925b3412f8142e378b04942\"},\"headline\":\"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-13T11:28:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-13T11:30:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":798,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Dana Moody\",\"Erica Tomas\",\"Interior Architecture and Design\",\"Oh Planning + Design Architecture\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Academics\",\"Advancement and Alumni\",\"College of Health, Education and Professional Studies\",\"Faculty and Staff\",\"Honors and Awards\",\"Interior Architecture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/\",\"name\":\"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-13T11:28:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-13T11:30:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7c7532013925b3412f8142e378b04942\"},\"description\":\"Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":1280},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\",\"description\":\"Official news releases of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7c7532013925b3412f8142e378b04942\",\"name\":\"Shawn Ryan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fd3380969898eaf8c8a869d0a88ec19c46f2edd41319a7a40d9c63946c900aa9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fd3380969898eaf8c8a869d0a88ec19c46f2edd41319a7a40d9c63946c900aa9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/fd3380969898eaf8c8a869d0a88ec19c46f2edd41319a7a40d9c63946c900aa9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shawn Ryan\"},\"description\":\"Shawn Ryan is the executive staff writer in the Office of Communications and Marketing at UTC.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/hqv743\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","description":"Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","og_description":"Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/","og_site_name":"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga","article_published_time":"2023-10-13T11:28:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-13T11:30:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shawn Ryan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UTChattanooga","twitter_site":"@UTChattanooga","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shawn Ryan","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/"},"author":{"name":"Shawn Ryan","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7c7532013925b3412f8142e378b04942"},"headline":"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage","datePublished":"2023-10-13T11:28:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-13T11:30:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/"},"wordCount":798,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","keywords":["Dana Moody","Erica Tomas","Interior Architecture and Design","Oh Planning + Design Architecture"],"articleSection":["Academics","Advancement and Alumni","College of Health, Education and Professional Studies","Faculty and Staff","Honors and Awards","Interior Architecture"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/","name":"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","datePublished":"2023-10-13T11:28:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-13T11:30:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7c7532013925b3412f8142e378b04942"},"description":"Erica Tomas, who graduated from UTC in 2022 with a degree in interior architecture, now works for Oh Planning + Design, Architecture in Portland, Oregon. In her job, she deals with interior design and architecture elements, which are much more connected than many people think.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","width":960,"height":1280},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/from-the-inside-out-tomas-work-in-interior-design-reflects-her-hispanic-heritage\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From the inside out: Tomas\u2019 work in interior design reflects her Hispanic heritage"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/","name":"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025","description":"Official news releases of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7c7532013925b3412f8142e378b04942","name":"Shawn Ryan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd3380969898eaf8c8a869d0a88ec19c46f2edd41319a7a40d9c63946c900aa9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd3380969898eaf8c8a869d0a88ec19c46f2edd41319a7a40d9c63946c900aa9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd3380969898eaf8c8a869d0a88ec19c46f2edd41319a7a40d9c63946c900aa9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shawn Ryan"},"description":"Shawn Ryan is the executive staff writer in the Office of Communications and Marketing at UTC.","url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/author\/hqv743\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Shawn Ryan","author_link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/author\/hqv743\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54556,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54311\/revisions\/54556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}