Plan your visit to UT

Coming to UT for a career fair, on-campus interview, or partnership meeting? This page is your campus-arrival guide, parking and walking routes to the Student Union, partner-hotel discount rates, Knoxville context for your stay, and the UT resources you might need while you’re here.

Getting to campus

Most fairs and on-campus interviews are held in the Student Union (1502 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996). Below are the three visitor parking options closest to the Student Union, with walking directions from each. For the full campus layout, use the UT campus map.


G-10 Parking Garage

Covered garage on Phillip Fulmer Way. Walking directions to the Student Union:

  1. Exit G-10 Parking Garage onto Phillip Fulmer Way and turn right.
  2. Follow Phillip Fulmer Way until you walk under the pedestrian bridge.
  3. Enter the double doors right past the bridge.
  4. Take the elevator to level 2.
  5. Go to the end of the hallway on level 2 and across the connector bridge.

Vol Hall Parking Garage

Covered garage at the corner of White Avenue and Volunteer Boulevard. Walking directions to the Student Union plaza:

  1. Exit the parking garage and turn right.
  2. When you come to the corner of White Avenue and Volunteer Boulevard, turn left and continue down Volunteer Boulevard until you pass the Student Union building on the left-hand side.
  3. There is a ramp and a staircase immediately after the Student Union which lead you down to the outdoor plaza.

C-25 Parking Lot

Open-air lot. Use the Google Maps link below for turn-by-turn directions to the Student Union.

Where to stay in Knoxville

UT partners with two Knoxville hotels that offer a 15% discount for campus visitors. Reserve at either using the partnership links below.

Graduate Knoxville Hotel

Partnership hotel, 15% off the standard rate.

1706 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN
865-437-5500

Reserve at the partnership rate below, or call and use promo code “CAREER”.

Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown

Partnership hotel, 15% off the standard rate.

401 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN
865-522-2600

Reserve at the partnership rate below.

Additional Knoxville-area hotels

About Knoxville

Knoxville is a small-but-active Southern city about 25 minutes from the Knoxville airport (TYS) and right on the doorstep of the Great Smoky Mountains. Most visitor activity centers on downtown Knoxville (along Gay Street and Market Square, restaurants, breweries, the Tennessee Theatre) and Cumberland Avenue (the “Strip” adjacent to campus, student-oriented restaurants and shops). For visitor-trip planning beyond the campus visit, the City of Knoxville and Visit Knoxville sites are the canonical starting points.

UT resources

Other UT resources you may want during your visit or trip planning. The two college-specific career offices below operate independently of CCDAE; they are peer offices, offered here as a courtesy referral.

Employer Relations Team


Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration

201 Student Union, 1502 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37996

865-974-5435