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UT Tyler Announces Leadership Series Event Featuring Lou Holtz

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April 13, 2016

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
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The University of Texas at Tyler College of Business and Technology will hold the 2016 Leadership Speaker Series featuring Lou Holtz, Dr. James Lumpkin, college dean, announced.

Part of the college's Leadership Institute programming, the event will be Friday, April 29 at the Green Acres Baptist Church Crosswalk. Doors open at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served. Holtz will present "Game Plan for Success."

Tickets and sponsorships are available by contacting the college marketing coordinator, Jessica Brown, 903.565.5741 or jessicabrown@uttyler.edu.

Having established himself as one of the most successful college football coaches of all time, Holtz has served as a college football analyst on ESPN. In addition, he authored three New York Times best-selling books and produced three highly acclaimed motivational videos.

The UT Tyler Leadership Speaker Series is the first event held by the institute. Officials plan to make the series an annual event.

"The institute will bring nationally known leaders with expertise in various areas of business to campus and the community through the Leadership Speaker Series," said Brown.

For additional information, visit uttyler.edu/leadership-institute.

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.