Arkansas Tech University will be closed for the holiday break from Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, through Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. The ATU campuses in Russellville and Ozark will re-open on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Classes for the spring 2026 semester at Arkansas Tech in Russellville and Ozark will begin on Monday, Jan. 12. Access the spring 2026 academic calendar at www.atu.edu/registrar/calendar.php.

The Arkansas Tech University Department of Music will host the 2025 ATU Alumni and Community Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. The performance will take place in Witherspoon Auditorium, 407 West Q Street in Russellville. Admission will be free and open to the public. Donations of any size to River Valley Food 4 Kids will be accepted...

Stephanie Duffield of Russellville was elected by her fellow trustees on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to serve as chair of the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees for the 2026 calendar year. Duffield was appointed to a five-year term on the ATU Board of Trustees by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2023. Her term expires on Jan. 14, 2028. This is Duffield's...

The final pre-holiday doubleheader of the 2025-26 Arkansas Tech University basketball season provides the Golden Suns and the Wonder Boys with an opportunity to build momentum going into the new calendar year. Arkansas Tech will visit the University of Arkansas-Monticello for Great American Conference contests at Steelman Fieldhouse in Monticello on Thursday, Dec. 18. The Golden Suns (6-2 overall, 2-2 GAC)...

When Jessie Hernandez reflects on his Arkansas Tech University experience, he recalls the places he visited, the friendships he developed and the memories he made. Hernandez’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with an emphasis in management was one of approximately 1,100 degrees and credentials that Arkansas Tech conferred upon graduates at the close of the fall 2025 semester. ATU...