Skye Mitchell, Russellville School District homeless liaison, is the recipient of the 2025 community impact award from the Arkansas Tech University Interdisciplinary Minds Performing Acts of Community Transformation (IMPACT) program.
“I love people,” said Mitchell upon receiving the award. “I want to be a catalyst for change. I want to be the one who provides healing to those who are hurting. I want to make a difference every day to those who have lost hope.”
The ATU IMPACT program, which is basesd in the ATU Department of Behavioral Sciences, and Mitchell have collaborated to provide more than 5,000 hygiene items to local homeless families.
Mitchell holds a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation science from Arkansas Tech. Over the course of the last 20 years, she has connected families and vulnerable children with essential resources such as food, shelter and medical services. Through her role with the Russellville School District, Mitchell’s efforts are designed to minimize disruptions to student learning.
IMPACT is a collective of students from the Alpha Kappa Delta sociology honor society, the Alpha Phi Sigma criminal justice honor society and the ATU Behavioral Sciences Club.
Send e-mail to julsperger@atu.edu to learn more about Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Kappa Delta, the ATU Behavioral Sciences Club and their activities.
