A time capsule—a container storing a selection of objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future—is a way to remember and pass on symbols and objects that are worth preserving.
With construction of the new Croley Nursing Building underway, the college sealed a time capsule at a National Nurses Week celebration on May 6. The capsule will be opened in 50 years in honor of the centennial celebration of the college. The following items were contributed by alumni, students, and friends of the college:
- 1992 College of Nursing Uniform
- Nurses cap
- Plaque from Room 207 in the old nursing building
- White coat
- Year of the Nurse banner
- Nursing uniform
- Stole and honor cords
- Old images from nursing graduates
- Newspaper clippings from college archives
- Issues of The Vol Nurse and the Nursing Report
- HITS Simulated Electronic Fetal Monitoring Flyer
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare Reaccreditation Program for HITS
- Blueprints for Simulation Lab at Innovation North
- Blueprints for Room 207 in the old nursing building
- Photo of Croley family
- Letter from Dean Victoria Niederhauser
- Model of Croley Nursing Building
- Brick from the original College of Nursing Building
- Image of the Jane magnolia tree in the current building’s courtyard
- Nursing stethoscope
- 1995 Convocation Program
- Invitation to the opening of old nursing building
“As we seal this time capsule, we are not just preserving objects; we are preserving our shared journey in nursing education,” said Victoria Niederhauser, dean of the college. “Each item within this time capsule represents a time or event in our history. We hope that this will serve as a bridge connecting the past to the future.”
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CONTACT:
Kara Clark (865-974-9498, kmclark2@utk.edu)