Arkansas Tech University will begin its 2025-26 academic year with a series of ATU Welcome Week events designed to engage students with the institution and each other.
Below is a list of activities leading up to and following the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Information is subject to change, so members of the ATU community are encouraged to check ATU Department of Campus Life social media at www.facebook.com/ATUCampusLife or www.instagram.com/atucampuslife for any updates.
Other than ATU Involvement Fair on Aug. 18 and the Arkansas Tech football scrimmage on Aug. 23, valid ATU identification card is required for admission to ATU Welcome Week events.
For more about move-in day, visit www.atu.edu/reslife/livingoncampus/fall-move-in.php.
For more about first-year student orientation, visit www.atu.edu/orientation/newstudent.php.
For more about transfer student orientation, visit www.atu.edu/orientation/transfer.php.
Call (479) 968-0267 or send e-mail to campuslife@atu.edu for more information about ATU Welcome Week.
Sunday, Aug. 17
Blacklight Party
Hull Building Student Union
9 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 18
Involvement Fair
Hindsman Tower
7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Taco-Bout Trivia Night
Hull Building Student Union
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
First Day Frenzy
Hindsman Tower
7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Spiritual Connections
Various Locations
5-8 p.m.
Recreation Fest
Intramural Fields and Clary Pickleball Courts
8-10 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 21
Meet the Greeks
Hindsman Tower
7 p.m.
Reel Nights: Screening of “Happy Gilmore”
Hull Building Student Union
9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22
The Great Game
Hindsman Tower
6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23
Tech Trek 5K: Ride, Run, Walk
Clary Pickleball Courts
8 a.m.
Block Party
Russellville Downtown (100 Block of North Commerce Avenue)
2-6 p.m.
(Shuttles from 2-4 p.m. departing from front of Doc Bryan Student Services Center)
Green and Gold Football Scrimmage
Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium
7 p.m.
