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Apache Belles spring show opens Thursday
Fresh from last week’s spring break performance trip to Costa Rica, the Tyler Junior College Apache Belles are back on Texas soil and prepping for this year’s spring show, “Lone Star State of Mind.”

TJC Student Senate President Patrick Smallwood named TJCSGA Region 3 Student Leader of the Year
TJC Student Senate President Patrick Smallwood was recently named the 2018 Student Leader of the Year for Region 3 of Texas Junior College Student Government Association (TJCSGA).

Dr. Tammy Burnette’s odyssey from literacy council student to TJC professor
Dr. Tammy Burnette knows exactly what she would say to her 1988 self.

Tyler Junior College and South Texas College sign historic articulation agreement
Tyler Junior College (TJC) and South Texas College (STC) recently signed a historic articulation agreement focused on degree attainment for graduates with Associate of Applied Science degrees.

TJC’s Dr. Tim Drain named ‘Under Armour AD of the Year’
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced this week that Dr. Tim Drain, has been named a winner of the Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award.

TJC’s DanceFest features ‘Sleeping Beauty’
Tyler Junior College’s Dance Department and Academy of Dance present DanceFest 2018, featuring a full-length, contemporary production of the classic fairytale, “Sleeping Beauty.”

TJC science center premieres new ‘Space Next’ dome show; open during spring break
Just in time for spring break, the Center for Earth & Space Science Education at TJC has a new dome show, “Space Next.”

TJC invites community to participate in ’50 Gallon Challenge’ Blood Drive
Tyler Junior College is hosting its seventh annual “50 Gallon Challenge” blood drive March 19-23, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at various locations on the TJC main campus.

Donna Metke honored with endowed TJC Promise scholarship in her name
When friends of Donna Metke heard that a TJC scholarship was being established in her honor -- and that it would be presented to her as a surprise -- they did what friends do: They gave generously.

NYC ballet dancer teaches master class at TJC
It’s not often the teacher becomes the student, but that’s what happened to TJC dance director Carolyn Hanna when a ballet dancer from New York City stopped in to teach a master class.