Arkansas Tech University’s Upward Bound programs earned first place in an engineering competition at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in March.
Other Upward Bound programs represented in the competition included those from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain and National Park Community College.
It marked the second consecutive year that ATU’s Upward Bound students have won the engineering competition, which is scheduled to be contested at ATU in Russellville in 2027.
The Upward Bound classic program at ATU serves students from the public high schools in Atkins, Dover, Hector, Johnson County Westside and Lamar. ATU’s Upward Bound math and science program is for public high school students from Danville, Dardanelle, Two Rivers, Western Yell County and Wonderview.
Learn more at www.atu.edu/upbound and www.atu.edu/ubms.
