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The new 70,000 square-foot Ferguson Student Union at Arkansas Tech University is complete after 18 months of construction. Located south of Chambers Cafeteria on ATU’s Russellville campus, the Ferguson Student Union replaces the former student union, which originally opened in …

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released an Arkansas Tech bobblehead of the school’s live English bulldog mascot, Jerry. The release of the ATU bobblehead coincides with National Bobblehead Day. The Tech bobbleheads are available for $35, …

The robotics club at Arkansas Tech University recently finished sixth in the robotics skills competition and advanced to the elimination bracket at the 2025 VEX U World Championship. The competition was held in Dallas. “I would have to say that …

Feature image above: Photographed (from left to right): Mary Wood, public and legislative affairs officer for the Ouachita National Forest and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest; Dr. Cathi McMahan, Arkansas Tech University professor of tourism; Ben Cross, Pope County judge; …

Over 1,700 Future Farmers of America (FFA) high school students were on the Arkansas Tech campus last week for career development events and competitions. The students participated in an opening ceremony in Arkansas Tech’s Tucker Coliseum and were welcomed by …

Arkansas Tech University in Russellville is set to start construction on the Ferguson Student Union after the ATU Board of Trustees approved the guaranteed maximum price for the project on June 20. Kinco Constructors submitted a final bid of $33,946,865, …

The Arkansas Tech University robotics team recently attended the Texas VEX U Tournament in Houston on Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24, where they earned the distinctions of #1 ranked college robotics team in the nation and #2 in …

Tim Carter, Ph.D., will serve as interim dean of the Arkansas Tech University College of Education and Health, effective July 1, 2023. Carter has been a member of the ATU faculty since 1998 and has fulfilled the duties of associate …

Arkansas Tech University broke ground on the school’s new student union and recreation center on March 16, a continuation of a process that was set into most nearly a decade ago. “When I interviewed back in 2014, the students made …

Arkansas Tech University in Ozark has announced its first group of graduates from the pilot of its new medication technician program, which was created in partnership with the Methodist Village Senior Living in Fort Smith.  The program is designed to …