UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications

UT Tyler Spring 2016 Patriot Preview Day Set for April 9

February 10, 2016

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.539.7196 (cell)

The University of Texas at Tyler will hold its Spring 2016 Patriot Preview Day for prospective students and their families 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, Angie Copeland, interim director of admissions, announced. Check-in and on-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Patriot Preview Day includes campus tours, academic information sessions and the university showcase. To register online, visit uttyler.edu/previewday/.

Academic sessions allow prospective students to receive information about degrees offered in academic departments. Discussions will include general information about degree offerings, programs and specific program requirements.

The university showcase will give both parents and students the opportunity to meet UT Tyler faculty and student organization representatives. During special interest sessions, participants will hear about UT Tyler's many opportunities for student involvement including the Honors and Global Awareness Through Education programs, athletics programs as well as a parent-interest panel with staff representatives.

Lunch is provided, and prospective students will each receive a Patriot Preview Day goodie bag.

For more information, call the UT Tyler Admissions Welcome Center, 903.566.7203 or email admissions@uttyler.edu.

One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features 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 8,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.