Arkansas Tech University

06/02/2026

The Arkansas Tech University marching band, “Arkansas’ Band of Distinction,” will celebrate some of the acts that have performed at ATU’s Tucker Coliseum over the past half-century during its fall 2026 halftime show.

Entitled “Jerry’s Jukebox: A Tribute to the Musical History of Tucker Coliseum,” the show will feature music made famous by Metallica, Maynard Ferguson, Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine and Styx. Each of those acts, and dozens of other noteworthy musical performers, have graced the stage at Tucker Coliseum since it opened in 1976.

This photograph features members of the 2026 ATU marching band leadership team.

Learn more: https://www.arkansastechnews.com/atu-marching-band-announces-fall-2026-show/

06/01/2026

Arkansas Tech University has established the Major General William E. Harmon Valor Fund as a means of assisting ATU students and recent graduates who are veterans, military-affiliated personnel and their dependents.

Private donations to the fund through the ATU Foundation will provide resources for living expenses, emergency financial needs, academic-related supplies, graduate school application expenses and professional interview attire to ATU students with military affiliation (service members or dependents) who are currently enrolled at Arkansas Tech or graduated from Arkansas Tech within the last three months.

“The recently dedicated Major General William E. Harmon Office of Veteran Services serves hundreds of military-affiliated students each academic year,” said Melissa South, ATU director of development. “The office works hard to ensure each service member or dependent maximizes their federal benefits while at Arkansas Tech. Inevitably, situations arise that place a financial burden on these students. These funds aim to financially support our students when these unique situations arise.”

Learn more about supporting the Major General William E. Harmon Valor Fund: https://www.arkansastechnews.com/atu-takes-step-to-provide-additional-aid-for-veterans/

06/01/2026

The students are sometimes a little younger this time of year, but our passion for helping them improve remains the same.

Camp season at Arkansas Tech University jumped into high gear on Monday, June 1, with the beginning of youth Wonder Boys football camp at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium and the start of the "Take Action-Be Active!" recreation camp at Ferguson Student Union.

We're just getting started! Check out www.atucampsandconferences.com for more details about upcoming summer camps at Arkansas Tech.

05/29/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Arkansas Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame inductees!

These individuals and this team will be recognized during an event at Tucker Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 17, and again that evening during the football game at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium:

• Marty Barnes, head men's basketball coach, 1987-99
• Dave Falconer, head men's golf coach, 1989-2011
• Brandon Friedel, men's basketball, 2006-10
• Robert Marley, football, 1963-66
• Amanda Grappe Miller, women's basketball, 2005-09
• Nick Quast, men's golf, 2001-05
• 1960 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team
• Dr. Pat Gordon, service award
• Roy McSpadden, service award
• Mike Miller and the late Joy Miller, service award

05/28/2026

Five Arkansas Tech University representatives will be among the field of 49 contestants in the 2026 Miss Arkansas scholarship pageant June 9-13 at Robinson Center in Little Rock.

They are: (photographed, from left-to-right): Damaris Castaneda of Clarksville, Kate Manuel of Green Forest, Kenleigh Garner of Hot Springs, Faith Kelly of North Little Rock and Emily Cross of Clarksville.

Read more: https://www.arkansastechnews.com/atu-represented-among-miss-arkansas-26-contestants/

05/28/2026

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 and learned about the post-secondary educational opportunities available at Arkansas Tech.

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.

05/27/2026

It was a privilege to host Congressman Bruce Westerman on the Arkansas Tech University campus in Russellville today.

He met Jerry the Bulldog, ATU campus ambassador, and toured our two newest facilities, Ferguson Student Union and the Farm Credit Agriculture Building.

05/27/2026

"She taught us far more about what it means to be a nurse than any textbook ever could."

Colleagues, friends and students of the late Dr. Susan Self have established a scholarship for Arkansas Tech University nursing students in her memory.

The Dr. Susan Self Memorial Scholarship will be offered through the ATU Foundation.

Dr. Self began her association with the ATU Department of Nursing in 2008 as an adjunct clinical instructor. She became a full-time member of the ATU Department of Nursing faculty in 2012 and attained the rank of associate professor of nursing before stepping down for health reasons in 2025. She passed away on Jan. 12, 2026.

Read more and learn how to support the scholarship: https://www.arkansastechnews.com/dr-susan-self-memorial-scholarship-established-at-atu/

05/26/2026

Congratulations to the Arkansas Tech University students who earned a place on the President's List and the Dean's List during the spring 2026 semester!

Arkansas Tech University has announced its President’s List and Dean’s List for undergraduate students on its Russellville campus for the spring 2026 semester. A student must record a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least 12 hours of college-level coursework to be named to the ...