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Tucker Coliseum 2026

Tucker Coliseum: National Register of Historic Places

Ballgames. Concerts. Graduations. Community events. And so much more. John E. Tucker Coliseum at Arkansas Tech University is a place where memories have been made for a half-century, and now its role in supporting the...
2026 Arkansas State Officers Leadership Academy at Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech Hosts 2026 Arkansas SOLA

Fifty-seven high school students attended the 2026 Arkansas Student Officers Leadership Academy (SOLA) at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. The academy began on Tuesday, June 2, and continued through Friday, June 5. Those in attendance...
Upward Bound Robotics June 2026

Upward Bound 2026 Summer Program Underway

Approximately 100 high school students from the Arkansas River Valley are participating in the 2026 Arkansas Tech University Upward Bound residential summer program on the ATU campus in Russellville. During the month of June, those...
Will Rogers Monument Named to National Register June 2026

ATU’s Will Rogers Memorial Named to National Register

A monument to Will Rogers located on the Arkansas Tech University campus in Russellville has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The...
Dr. Sean Huss 2026 ATU Professor of the Year

Huss Elected 2025-26 ATU Professor of the Year

Dr. Sean Huss’ promise to his students at Arkansas Tech University is simple. “I won’t give up on you as long as you don’t give up,” said Huss. “As long as they meet me halfway,...
ATU College of Education and Health Apprenticeship Story June 2026

Apprentices Find Pathway to Teaching Careers at ATU

Arkansas Tech University Class of 2026 members Carly Parish and Emma Hyslip are more than college graduates. They helped ATU and the State of Arkansas break new ground in preparing teacher candidates for the...
ATU Marching Band Leadership Fall 2026

ATU Marching Band Announces Fall 2026 Show

The Arkansas Tech University marching band, "Arkansas' Band of Distinction," will celebrate some of the acts that have performed at ATU's Tucker Coliseum over the past half-century during its fall 2026 halftime show. Entitled "Jerry's...
ATU-Ozark Concurrent Program Article June 2026

ATU-Ozark Expands Concurrent Program for 2026-27

Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has added new and increased concurrent partnerships for the 2026-27 school year. “We are proud to partner with area high schools,” said Dr. Tina L. Smith, ATU-Ozark vice chancellor of academic...
Major General William E. Harmon

ATU Takes Step to Provide Additional Aid for Veterans

Arkansas Tech University has established the Major General William E. Harmon Valor Fund as a means of assisting ATU students and recent graduates who are veterans, military-affiliated personnel and their dependents. Private donations to the...
Dr. Robin Ghosh

ATU’s Ghosh Selected for Statewide Research Program

Dr. Robin Ghosh, Arkansas Tech University assistant professor of computer and information science, has been selected to the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program. According to information on the organization's website, the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders...