by - October 7, 2024 2:30 pm
Arkansas Tech University will use $730,000 in federal funds to provide equipment for the Farm Credit Agriculture Building on the ATU campus in Russellville. The funds will allow for the…
by - September 6, 2024 4:19 pm
Arkansas Tech University (ATU) on Friday (Sept. 6) reported a fall 2024 preliminary headcount of 9,062 students, down 4.5% compared with the 9,487 students enrolled in fall 2023. The ATU-Ozark…
by - September 3, 2024 11:50 am
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University is one of 26 U.S. educational entities chosen for a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant from the U.S. Department of…
by - August 26, 2024 3:09 pm
Arkansas Tech University (ATU) has completed a $9 million renovation of the Jones Residence Hall, and will hold a grand opening Oct. 12 at the hall on the Russellville campus….
by - May 14, 2024 3:38 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees cast a unanimous vote on Tuesday (May 14) to enter contract negotiations with Dr. Russell Jones, ATU interim president, regarding the ATU presidency….
by - February 16, 2024 4:30 pm
Don Daily Jr. of Atkins, Lou Nell McCraw Davis of Lamar and Jayne Jones of Pottsville have been selected for the highest honor Arkansas Tech University may bestow upon an…
by - January 29, 2024 10:25 am
Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith has been appointed to a second five-year term on the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees by Gov. Sarah Sanders. His term will expire Jan. 14,…
by - December 11, 2023 1:38 pm
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University has received a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation to help establish the Arkansas Trail Management Institute. The funds were made available through the…
by - November 21, 2023 12:42 pm
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) have signed an agreement that creates a “pathway” for ATU graduates to continue their studies at ACHE….
by - October 2, 2023 12:22 pm
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University will demolish its administration building and the historic Tomlinson Hall to save almost $7 million in renovation costs and to refocus funds on classrooms and student…
by - September 9, 2023 12:09 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees voted Saturday (Sept. 9) to fire President Dr. Robin Bowen without cause. Bowen, president of the Russellville-based four-year institution since July 2014, has…
by - August 19, 2023 9:33 am
Dr. Russell Jones has been named acting interim president of Arkansas Tech University by the ATU Board of Trustees. Dr. Robin Bowen, ATU president, announced in July 2023 she was…
by - February 22, 2023 10:58 am
Bruce Sikes will retire June 30 as the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus chancellor, ending almost 10 years in the job and wrapping up 16 years with Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University….
by - August 19, 2022 12:18 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Aug. 18) approved the design, financing and other steps necessary to move ahead with construction of a $49.3 million student union…
by - April 8, 2022 10:25 am
Officials with Arkansas Tech University on Thursday (April 7) announced that $42 million has been raised for the ATU Foundation during the quiet phase of the university’s first large capital…
by - January 13, 2022 4:50 pm
Arkansas Tech University alumnus Stan Miller and his wife, Patrice, made a $5.3 million gift to the Arkansas Tech University Foundation that will support the establishment of the Miller Center…
by - July 6, 2016 1:25 pm
Van Buren High School students will this fall have the opportunity to graduate with associate’s degrees or technical certifications at the same time they receive their high school diplomas courtesy…
by - June 23, 2014 6:49 pm
Citing an improved labor market and sales tax collections, the city of Fort Smith was the top performing of 16 Arkansas cities measured by an economic index created by Arkansas…
by - April 25, 2012 4:58 pm
A celebration was held Wednesday at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus as faculty, staff and students gathered to dedicate the campus’ new walking trail and blow off some steam during Spring…
by - January 27, 2012 5:45 pm
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education gave final approval on Friday (Jan. 27) to Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus for its proposed Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing. The endorsement,…
