UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications

UT Tyler Spring 2011 Patriot Preview Day March 26

February 23, 2011

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

The University of Texas at Tyler will hold spring 2011 Patriot Preview Day for prospective students and their families 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Sarah Bowdin, director of admissions, announced.

Check-in and on-site 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.

Lunch will be provided.

To register online or for more information, visit http://www.uttyler.edu/previewday/, or call 903.566.7203.

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.