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Arkansas Tech Conducts Test of ATU Alert System

The Arkansas Tech University Department of Public Safety is conducting a test of the ATU Alert system on Wednesday, Sept. 4. “This is only a test of the ATU Alert system,” said Heath Whorton, emergency...
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ATU Alumna Bounds to Run at Paralympics Friday

Arkansas Tech University alumna Kaitlin Bounds will compete in the women's 1,500-meter T20 finals at the Paralympics in Paris, France, at approximately 4:09 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) on Friday, Sept. 6. The race is scheduled...
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ATU Reports Preliminary Fall 2024 Enrollment

Record-setting student retention on its Russellville campus and a student population increase on its Ozark campus highlight preliminary fall 2024 enrollment figures at Arkansas Tech University. ATU freshman retention from fall 2023 to fall 2024...
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Cultivating the Future: Using AI to Grow Plants

A project by the Arkansas Tech University Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) student organization is bringing a vegetable garden to an unexpected location: a reception area inside ATU's Dean Hall. There,...
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“It’s Great to Be Alive” Blood Drive Has Special Meaning

Arkansas Tech University faculty member Dr. Theresa Cullen knows the importance of blood donation. It saved her life. Now, Cullen is paying forward that gift by hosting an on-campus Our Blood Institute blood drive at ATU's...
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Blaisdell Scholarship Benefits ATU History Students

Five students in the Arkansas Tech University Master of Arts degree program in history have earned the Doris A. Blaisdell Scholarship for the fall 2024 semester. Sabrina Asous of Van Buren, Trenton Corley of Conway,...
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ATU Plans Observance of Constitution Day 2024

The Arkansas Tech University Department of History and Political Science will host a Constitution Day 2024 observance at Hindsman Tower on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Members of the ATU community and local dignitaries will participate in...
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This One’s For Korey: Wear Gold on September 16

Faculty members from the Arkansas Tech University College of Education and Health have invited the ATU community to wear gold on Monday, Sept. 16, in support of the Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness...
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ATU to Host Flu Vaccine Clinics October 8 and 16

Arkansas Tech University students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive flu vaccines at no charge during a pair of on-campus clinics in October. The clinics will take place Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 1-3 p.m....
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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...