Witherspoon Hall 1000 Music Stories

ATU Department of Music Sets Fall 2024 Performances

The Arkansas Tech University Department of Music has released its fall 2024 schedule of performances. Dr. Jeff Bright, professor of music, serves as head of the ATU Department of Music and associate dean of the...
Wear Gold for Korey Day 9-16-2024

ATU Faculty Seek to Memorialize Former Student

Two Arkansas Tech University professors are leading fundraising efforts to establish the Korey Brooke Heath Memorial Scholarship. The lives of professors Dr. Karmen Goodner and Dr. Jeremy Schwehm were touched in distinctly different but equally...
Philip Parker

The Drumbeat of a Department: Philip Parker

It was the first thing you saw when you walked through the door. There, in room 103 at Witherspoon Hall, sat a Ludwig drum set. Sparkly silver and shining, just like it was the day...
ATU and THM Representatives September 2024

ATU Hosts Students from Germany for Week-Long Visit

Nine students and two faculty members from Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany, arrived at Arkansas Tech University on Monday, Sept. 16, to begin a week filled with cultural...
Thu Le Classical Guitarist

Renowned Classical Guitarist to Perform at ATU

Thu Le will perform the 2024 John and Trudy Watson Classical Guitar Series concert at Arkansas Tech University on Thursday, Sept. 19. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Witherspoon Auditorium, 407 West Q...
Jason Pederson

Author, Former KATV Reporter to Speak at ATU

Former KATV Channel 7 journalist Jason Pederson will be the guest speaker for the first Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center Author Series event of the fall 2024 semester at Arkansas Tech University. Pederson will...
Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center August 2024

Workshops to Provide Helpful Library Hints to Students

Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center at Arkansas Tech University has scheduled a pair of workshops to help students best utilize library resources. Undergraduate students are invited to a session entitled "Library 101" at 4...
Norman Hall Art Gallery Opening Exhibit Fall 2024

Sculptor Shares Artworks at ATU Through Sept. 20

Norman Hall Art Gallery at Arkansas Tech University is featuring the works of sculptor Brian Painter during a season-opening exhibit entitled "Let's See Where This Goes." The exhibit is available for viewing weekdays (excluding Labor...
Jerry Pottery Worx PTTGG 2024

Paint the Town Green and Gold Draws 35 Entries

Thirty-five businesses and organizations have entered the 2024 Paint the Town Green and Gold community spirit contest presented by the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Tech University. This is the ninth year for...
ATU Farm Credit Agriculture Building Groundbreaking 8-15-2024

ATU Breaks Ground on Farm Credit Agriculture Building

Arkansas Tech University marked the beginning of a new construction project that will support its oldest academic program when it broke ground on the Farm Credit Agriculture Building at the ATU Farm on Thursday,...