ATU Senior High Band Camp 2024

ATU Hosts Senior High Band Campers

Arkansas Tech University is hosting 193 students for its 2024 senior high band camp on the ATU campus in Russellville. Founded in 1964 by Gene Witherspoon, ATU band camps have provided thousands of young performers...
2024 ATU Windgate Summer Art Launch Participants

Windgate Summer Art Launch Benefits K-12 Teachers

Forty-two educators from the elementary, middle school, junior high and high school levels attended the 2024 Windgate Summer Art Launch for Arkansas Educators June 10-14 at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Teachers from the schools...
Together We Can Reception 6-11-2024

ATU Marks Conclusion of $55 Million Campaign

Arkansas Tech University celebrated the completion of its $55 million comprehensive capital campaign with a reception attended by donors and ATU administrators at the Hull Building Student Union on Tuesday, June 11. The "Together, We...
Arkansas River Valley Wildland Fire Academy 2024

More Than 30 States Represented at Fire Academy

More than 500 participants and instructors representing 30-plus states attended the 2024 Arkansas River Valley Wildland Fire Academy May 13-24 at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. The academy offered 22 courses and included a variety...
Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation Donation for ATU Ag Ed Building May 2024

$75,000 Gift from Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation

The Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation has donated $75,000 to aid in the construction of a new agricultural education building at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. The check presentation took place on Tuesday, May 14, at...
Speakers at Peace Officers Memorial Day Observance 5-15-2024

ATU Hosts Peace Officers Memorial Day Observance

Pope County, the City of Russellville, Arkansas Tech University and law enforcement agencies from throughout the area observed Peace Officers Memorial Day with a ceremony at ATU’s Hull Building Student Union on Wednesday, May...
Amy Brenner and Ronda Hawkins 2024 ASBTDC Awards

ASBTDC at ATU Staff Members Earn Statewide Awards

Staff members Ronda Hawkins and Amy Brenner from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center regional office at Arkansas Tech University were recognized for their economic development efforts during the 2024 ASBTDC spring...
ATU Summer Camps

ATU Schedules 2024 Summer Camps

Arkansas Tech University offers a variety of camps and experiences that are designed to enrich the summer of youth from the Arkansas River Valley and beyond. Below is a list of camps scheduled for summer...
Watts Family Graduates Spring 2024

Not One, Not Two, Not Three…Four Grads, One Family

The joy of graduation season will be felt times four this spring for a family with ties up and down the Arkansas River Valley. Steven Watts is earning his Master of Education degree in teaching,...
Severe Weather Map 5-8-2024

Severe Weather Alert Day: May 8, 2024

The National Weather Service has notified the public that severe thunderstorms are likely in Arkansas during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours on Wednesday, May 8. The advisory indicates the region including the Arkansas Tech...