PAC Students March to A&M

News Release

Students “Team Up for Education” with a walk from Palo Alto to TAMUK-SA

SAN ANTONIO — On Thursday, March 26, 2009, college students from Palo Alto College (PAC) and students from surrounding school districts will participate in the First Annual “Team Up for Education March” to Texas A&M University-Kingsville System Center-San Antonio to learn about the University and the 24 undergraduate and 16 graduate programs TAMUK-SA has to offer.

Students will assemble at the Palo Alto Student Center, located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd., at 11 a.m. and will depart at 11:30 a.m. to arrive at the TAMUK-SA Sombrilla (covered area), 1450 Gillette Blvd., by noon.

University Departments, including admissions, financial aid, recruiting, and student organizations will be on hand at the TAMUK-SA campus to welcome an expected 200 students and distribute information and answer questions on enrollment opportunities until 2 p.m. A computer station will also be set up for students to use APPLY TEXAS, a website that allows students to apply to the University on the spot.

Students from Palo Alto, and the other Alamo Community Colleges, are able to make a seamless transition into TAMUK-SA with the TEAMSA program which is designed to facilitate degree completion for AC students who have chosen to pursue a Bachelor's degree at the Texas A&M System campus in San Antonio.

State Senator Carlos Uresti commended the students on this march, saying, "Such enthusiasm shows their determination to get a college degree and demonstrates the great need for the A&M System campus planned for San Antonio. Young people who live on the South Side deserve a local institution of higher education that they can call their own."

Two $500 “Team Up March” Scholarships will be awarded. In addition, the first 100 students to sign up at PAC Transition Center receive a free gift.