Students from Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools participated in the 2026 Arkansas Tech University Ag-STEM Experience Camp on the ATU campus in Russellville May 21-22.
Camp participants gained hands-on learning in agriculture, science, technology, engineering and mathematics. They also toured the ATU campus, learned about the post-secondary educational opportunities available at Arkansas Tech and met with ATU agriculture program advisory board members at the Farm Credit of Western Arkansas corporate headquarters in Russellville.
ATU Department of Agriculture and Tourism faculty members Dr. Justin Killingsworth, Dr. Kayla Marsh, Dr. Gergely Motolai and Dr. Tatum Simms were among the collaborators who organized the camp. They received assistance from current agriculture students at Arkansas Tech.
The camp was made possible by a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Women and Minorities in STEM grant and leadership by ATU registered student organization Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). This marked the second consecutive year the camp was offered.
Learn more about the ATU agriculture program at www.atu.edu/agriculture.
