MEDIA ADVISORY
SFA, TJC presidents to sign Destination SFA transfer agreement on May 9
WHO:
Dr. Baker Pattillo, president of Stephen F. Austin State University
Dr. Mike Metke, president of Tyler Junior College
WHAT: Signing of a formal agreement establishing Destination SFA, a transfer program between the two institutions
WHEN: 11 a.m. Monday, May 9 (The event will last approximately 30 minutes.)
WHERE: Board Room, 1st floor of White Administrative Services Center, on the TJC main campus
SPEAKERS:
• Dr. Pattillo, SFA president
• Dr. Metke, TJC president
• Dr. Steven Bullard, SFA provost
• Dr. Juan Mejia, TJC provost
• James I. Perkins, president and chairman of the board of Citizens 1st Bank; member of the TJC Foundation Board of Directors; SFA Regent from 1969-81; and former SFASU Foundation trustee. SFA’s College of Education is named the James I. Perkins College of Education.
• John R. “Bob” Garrett, president and CEO of Fair Oil Company in Tyler and member of the SFA Board of Regents
BACKGROUND: To provide students of this region with the best higher education opportunities, Stephen F. Austin State University and Tyler Junior College are establishing an educational partnership to create a seamless process for students transferring from TJC into baccalaureate major-based degree programs at SFA.
For more information, contact:
Elise Mullinix
Editorial Manager
Marketing, Media and Communications
Tyler Junior College
903-510-2370 office
903-520-5014 cell
emul2@tjc.edu email
