Dr. Russell Jones and ATU Board of Trustees 6-20-2024

Jones Elected President of Arkansas Tech University

Dr. Russell Jones was elected the 13th president of Arkansas Tech University by the ATU Board of Trustees during a meeting at Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Room on Thursday, June 20. Jones, who is from...
Judge Ben Cross and Cory Cox 6-20-2024

ATU Alumnus Cox Sworn In as Trustee

Cory Cox of Perryville was sworn in as a member of the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees by Pope County Judge Ben Cross on Thursday, June 20. Cox will complete the term previously assigned...
ATU Students and Faculty at Nympehburg Palace 2024

ATU Students Visit Germany, Collaborate With Peers

Ten Arkansas Tech University students and two faculty mentors expanded upon an existing international educational partnership by visiting Germany at the conclusion of the spring 2024 semester. ATU and Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) University of...
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...
RPL Law Books

Pope County Bar Association Meets at ATU

Arkansas Tech University hosted a continuing legal education seminar for the Pope County Bar Association at Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Room on Friday, June 14. Topics included commercial leases, ethics, Arkansas case law, protecting the...
Arron DeGracia

DeGracia Takes Leadership of ATCC

Arron DeGracia is the new director for Arkansas Tech Career Center. DeGracia has served as executive director of career institute and technical sciences at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College south campus, assistant principal...
Arkansas Tech University Representatives at Miss Arkansas 2024

ATU Representatives Earn Miss Arkansas Scholarships

Four members of Arkansas Tech University's delegation to Miss Arkansas 2024 and Miss Arkansas' Teen 2024 earned scholarships during the final round of competition June 14-15 at the Robinson Center in Little Rock. Incoming ATU...
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...
Derek Thompson

ATU Students Present at Worldwide AI Conference

Arkansas Tech University students Derek Thompson of Greenbrier and Parker Padgett of Russellville were selected to present their research on the use of technology to predict wildfire behavior at the 2024 Institute of Electrical...
Eli Cranor Book Launch 6-30-2024

June 30 Book Launch Party for ATU Writer in Residence

Eli Cranor, writer in residence and instructor in the Arkansas Tech University Department of English and World Languages, will participate in a local launch party for his third novel, "Broiler," on Sunday, June 30. The...