A Commons re-opening, a plastic curtain, and a time capsule packed with 2025’s weirdest brilliance.

On Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 PM, University of Advancing Technology (UAT) did what any good tech university should do when faced with a major campus remodel and a freshly unwrapped Commons: it built a time machine. Sort of.

They held a Time Capsule Ceremony.

Not the dusty, boring kind your elementary school buried with handwritten letters and a Pokémon card. This one? It was a compact, curated archive of UAT’s uniquely chaotic genius, equal parts innovation, meme, and existential timestamp.

🎮 So What Got Sealed in This Thing?

Every academic department, a.k.a. program family, submitted a handpicked artifact from their corner of the tech multiverse. AI. Cyber. Robotics. Gaming. Digital Makers. It was a flex. Each item was chosen to represent what that program is right now, in the hot summer of 2025.

Students and clubs, coordinated by the ever-scheming GeekRHO, added their own flavor. Think:

• USB drives loaded with unreleased games

• Hand-built PC parts

• Culture-coded Easter eggs (QR codes linked to inside jokes? Probably.)

• Tangible pieces of life at a university that dreams in Java and memes in binary

The goal? Capture now, confuse future humans later.

🧠 Why a Time Capsule, Though?

Because this moment matters. The Commons reopened. The plastic curtain came down (RIP, you weird, crinkly monument to renovation). And UAT isn’t just riding the tech wave—it’s shaping it.

We’re living in a timeline of AI takeovers, drone pizza delivery trials, and students 3D printing their midterms. So yeah—this felt like the perfect time to hit record.

⚙️ The Logistics: High-Tech, Low-Stress

• Faculty & Staff: Submitted their item via their program leads

• Students & Clubs: Coordinated submissions through GeekRHO and Dean Beals

• Remote/Busy Humans: Dropped items off in a basket outside [Insert Name]’s office (because yes, even futurists still use baskets)

📦 What's In There? Nobody Knows. Everyone Knows.

Let’s be clear—we’re not releasing a contents list. That would ruin the vibe. But rest assured: the capsule contains a cross-section of UAT’s brain in 2025. A blend of brilliance and chaos. A TED Talk and a Twitch stream. A dev log and a Discord meltdown.

And one day, someone will open it. And they’ll either say:

• “Wow. They were ahead of their time.”
  or

• “What the hell is a Sigma meme?”
  Both are correct.

🔍 Frequently Asked Time Capsule Questions (FAQTC™)

🧩 Who contributed?

Every department. Every club. Everyone who wanted in, got in. (Even the introverts. Especially them.)

🧠 What kinds of things got added?

If it made you laugh, think, code, or build—it was fair game. Gadgets, QR codes, digital content, tangible memories, and one unsettling 3D-printed object nobody will claim.

📍Where is the capsule now?

Somewhere safe, somewhere secret. (Okay fine, it’s on campus. We’re not telling you where. Yet.)

⏳ When does it get opened?

In 2050. Mark your calendars, sync your brain-chip reminders, or just tattoo it somewhere visible.

By then, we fully expect:

• AI professors with better dad jokes than the real ones
• Campus tours via drone swarm
• A Real Steel sequel where the robots have anxiety
• And at least three students legally named “Neo”

🔗 What’s Next?

The capsule is sealed. But the story isn’t over.
Check out ceremony highlights and student reactions here 👉 Instagram Recap

🎯 Want to Be in the Next One?

Want to be part of the next chapter we seal in steel?
UAT isn’t just a tech university—it’s a time machine for your imagination.
Apply Now and leave your mark on the future.