Calvin Stringer and Jerry the Bulldog February 2026

Main Street Russellville Plans Sculpture of ATU’s Jerry

An Arkansas Tech University icon will soon be represented in sculpture at the historic Russellville Train Depot. Main Street Russellville has obtained a $10,000 Arkansas Division of Heritage grant to support the creation and installation...
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Still the Best: ATU Offers No. 1 Online MBA in Arkansas

U.S. News and World Report has selected Arkansas Tech University as providing the best online Master of Business Administration degree in the State of Arkansas for a second consecutive year. The ranking is based upon...
Hannah Melton January 2026 ATU Student of the Month

Hannah Melton: ATU Student Leader of the Month

Hannah Melton’s leadership experiences at Arkansas Tech University have taught her that what some view as failure is actually an opportunity to learn and grow. “Anytime I was in a role of leadership, my biggest...
Miss Arkansas Tech University 2026 Kenleigh Garner

Garner Wins 70th Miss Arkansas Tech Title

Persistence paid off for Kenleigh Garner. Garner, a 21-year old Arkansas Tech University senior from Hot Springs, was crowned the 70th Miss Arkansas Tech during a scholarship pageant at Witherspoon Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 6. She...
Jack Poole Posthumous Degree Arkansas Tech University December 2025

Jack Poole Memorial Scholarship Established at ATU

The memory of an Arkansas Tech University student who died in August 2024 will be preserved on the campus he loved with the Jack Poole Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship has been established through the ATU...

Cash Prizes Offered for ATU Music Production Contest

Arkansas Tech University students are invited to enter the spring 2026 ATU Music Production Contest sponsored by Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center. Cash prizes (first place, $200; second place, $100; and third place, $50)...
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Arkansas Radio Theatre Sets Spring 2026 Schedule

Three debut recordings highlight the spring 2026 season of Arkansas Radio Theatre, an initiative that operates in association with the Arkansas Tech University Department of Communication and Media Studies. The season begins on Saturday, Feb....

ATU Nursing Programs Honored Among State’s Best

Arkansas Tech University and ATU-Ozark Campus have earned recognition as leading nursing programs in the Natural State based upon the success of their students on the National Council on Licensure Exams (NCLEX) over the...
Oaken Pool in Hawaii Fall 2025 01

Study in Hawaii Provides Pool With New Perspectives

Oaken Pool grew up in central Arkansas, but those closest to him have long known that his soul belongs near the ocean. They called him “Surfer Boy” growing up, but it wasn’t until Pool pursued...
McEver Hall Between Classes 1-12-2026

Apply for ATU Foundation Scholarships by Feb. 1

Current and future Arkansas Tech University students are invited to apply for more than 250 privately-funded scholarships through the ATU Foundation for the 2026-27 academic year. The scholarship application is available at https://arkansastech.awardspring.com. The application...