UT Tyler Office of News and Information

Fall 2010 Patriot Preview Day at UT Tyler Nov. 13

October 20, 2010

Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
Public Affairs Specialist
News and Information
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.565.5769

The University of Texas at Tyler will hold fall 2010 Patriot Preview Day for prospective students and their families 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Sarah Bowdin, director of admissions, announced.

On-site check-in and registration begins at 9 a.m. at the UT Tyler Herrington Patriot Center. Activities throughout the day include campus tours, open and academic sessions and the university showcase.

Open sessions provide guidance in the overall transition to collegiate life. Academic sessions allow prospective students to receive information about degrees offered in academic departments. The university showcase will give both parents and students opportunities to meet UT Tyler faculty and student organization representatives.

Participants also will get a taste of the UT Tyler classroom experience by listening to mock lectures provided by university faculty members, Bowdin added.

Lunch will be provided.

To register online or for more information, visit http://www.uttyler.edu/previewday/, or call the UT Tyler Office of Admissions, 903.566.7202.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 6,400 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.