Robin Bowen
ATU Trustees Vote to Fire President Robin Bowen
Bowen has been on leave since July, when she underwent a scheduled medical procedure. read more >
Eric Walker to Join Arkansas Tech as Legal Counsel
Walker has been a staff attorney for the Little Rock School District since 2016. read more >
Sheila Jacobs Named Interim Chancellor of ATU-Ozark
Jacobs follows Bruce Sikes, who is retiring June 30 after 10 years as chancellor. read more >
ATU Names Gina Lockwood Director of Government Relations
She joins ATU after serving as chief operating officer for the Arkansas Department of Education since 2017. read more >
Arkansas Tech Awarded Up To $2M in Aid for Students With Children
A cohort of 50 Pell Grant-eligible students who have children will be selected each year of the grant read more >
ATU Announces Partnership With Jordan University of Science & Technology
Activities that could be explored under the partnership include mobility of faculty and/or staff, joint research activities and publications, participation in seminars and academic meetings and exchange of academic materials. read more >
Windgate Foundation Gives $4.3M Grant to Arkansas Tech
The Windgate Foundation awards a $4.3 million grant to Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, through the school’s foundation, for need-based scholarships and nursing education equipment. read more >
Arkansas Tech Restructures Departments, Cuts 10 Programs
The board of trustees for Arkansas Tech University in Russellville says it will restructure the university's academic department organization that it said would "support the continued financial stability of the institution." read more >
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Learning Commission Reaffirms ATU Accreditation
Arkansas Tech University of Russellville says the state's Higher Learning Commission has reaffirmed its accreditation for another 10-year period. read more >
Arkansas Tech Gets Accreditation
Any concerns about the business school at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville can now be put to rest. read more >
ATU Gets $3.9M Grant for Student Support Services
Arkansas Tech University has been awarded $3.9 million in estimated grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education for three Student Support Services programs. read more >
Leeder Declines Athletic Director Job at ATU
Arkansas Tech University says Mike Leeder, who agreed in May to become the next director of athletics, has decided to remain in his current role as director of athletics at Georgia Southwestern State University. read more >
Arkansas Tech’s Business School Reaccreditation Delayed
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has delayed the five-year reaccreditation of Arkansas Tech University's College of Business for a year. read more >
Accreditation of Arkansas Tech Business School Ongoing
Arkansas Tech University in Russellville expects to hear its accreditation status for its College of Business from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International sometime early next year. read more >
Firing of Dean Prompts Rumbling at Arkansas Tech
Faculty members were stunned over the summer when Lisa Toms, dean of the College of Business at Arkansas Tech University, was escorted off the Russellville campus. Some faculty members think ATU President Robin Bowen demoted Toms to send a warning. read more >
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ATU, Mexican University Announce Partnership
Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and Universidad Tecnologica de Matamoros of Mexico have entered into an agreement that establishes a formal educational partnership between the two universities. read more >
Pay Escalates for Top College Administrators in Arkansas
Between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2017, a more typical compensation increase for Arkansas university administrators was between 10 and 20 percent. read more >
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Arkansas Tech Offers New Online MBA Degree
Arkansas Tech University announced on Friday that those seeking a master’s degree in business administration will have a new, entirely online and innovative way to obtain it. read more >
Cogburn Estate Donates $369K to Arkansas Tech
The late Cecil O. Cogburn has made a $369,000 donation through his estate to the Arkansas Tech University Foundation in support of the nuclear engineering program at Arkansas Tech. read more >
Arkansas Tech Gets OK for First Doctoral Program
Arkansas Tech University in Russellville has received approval from the state to offer its first doctoral program in educational leadership. read more >