Arkansas Tech University
Chambers Bank Senior VP Dan Broyles to Retire After 24 Years (Movers & Shakers)
Broyles began working for Chambers Bank in 2000 as a business development officer and has served in his current position since 2002. read more >
Rebekah Guiltner Promoted to Senior VP at FNBC Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Explore career advancements and new hires across Arkansas industries, from banking and education to technology, health care, and legal sectors. read more >
ATU Receives $730K to Benefit Agriculture Program
Arkansas Tech University has received $730,000 in federal funds to further agricultural education on the ATU campus in Russellville. read more >
UAM’s Shanna Knowles Named Arkansas Business Teacher of the Year (Movers & Shakers)
Shanna Knowles, an assistant professor of management at the School of Business at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been named the 2023-2024 Collegiate Business Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Business Education Association. read more >
Arkansas Tech Gets $6.1M Grant for College Readiness Program
The grant will fund mentoring, tutoring, test preparation and other educational services to a cohort of students for seven years. read more >
$9M Renovation Complete at Arkansas Tech
The project included interior demolition and abatement, plumbing and drain relocations, a complete re-design of the interior spaces, standing new walls in newly redesigned spaces, and other improvements. read more >
Arkansas Tech Receives $800K Grant To Renovate Historic Building
The funding will renovate the 87-year-old building through cosmetic improvements to the building's exterior as well as a improvements to the building's windows, handrails and brick repairs among many others. read more >
Russell Jones Named President of Arkansas Tech
Jones had been serving as interim president of the university since August 2023. read more >
Arkansas Tech Completes $55M Capital Campaign
The campaign raised funds for scholarships, student programs and a new student union and recreation center. read more >
Russellville Reflects on the Solar Eclipse
Arkansas Tech's interim president, Russell Jones, recounts the busy weekend, as Russellville hosted scientists, tourists and a mass wedding ceremony during the celestial event. read more >
New FAFSA System Leaves Arkansas Colleges Seeking Clarity on Enrollment
Arkansas universities and colleges are left in limbo regarding enrollment and financial aid for the upcoming academic year, due to delays with FAFSA's new application process. read more >
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3 Inductees Chosen for Arkansas Tech University Hall of Distinction (Movers & Shakers)
Don Daily Jr., Lou Nell McCraw Davis & Jayne Jones were added to the ATU Hall of Distinction. read more >
ATU Board Approves New Agricultural Education Building
The new 1,980-SF building would house welding equipment, a tool storage area and other equipment. read more >
Arkansas Tech Sells Eclipse Viewing Spots to Benefit Student Groups
Packages range from a $75 day pass at the Tucker Coliseum parking lot to a $2,500 three-night pass for RV parking on the campus' east side. read more >
Bowen Law School Expands Pathway Program to 3 More Universities
The law school in Little Rock has partnered with Arkansas Tech University, Lyon College and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. read more >
Adolfo Santos Named Chief Academic Officer at Arkansas Tech
Santos joins Arkansas Tech from Texas A&M University, where has been an assistant provost and professor of political science since 2018. read more >
Valerie Breashears Named to Admissions Leadership Role at Arkansas Tech
Breashears was previously employed in a variety of roles in student and academic affairs at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. read more >
Arkansas Tech Announces New Leadership (Movers & Shakers)
The university announced 4 new deans: Tim Carter, Tracy Cole, Sarah Gordon and John Jackson. read more >
3 Hired at Sowell Management of Little Rock (Movers & Shakers)
Kendraya Dewberry, Jason Lester and Campbell Woods will join Sowell Management read more >
Ashley Bennett Named Director of Institutional Development at ASMSA (Movers & Shakers)
She recently served as associate director of development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
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