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Arkansas Tech University
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Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas Tech University
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| RUSSELLVILLE
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• Founded in 1909, Arkansas Tech University is one of the three largest universities in Arkansas with a fall 2016 enrollment of 11,894 students. Of those, 92.5 percent are from Arkansas.
• Arkansas Tech awarded more than 2,900 academic credentials during the 2015-16 academic
year. Stackable degrees are available on campuses in Ozark and Russellville, making higher education more attainable through multiple access points.
• Tech’s athletic teams are known as the Wonder Boys (men) and the Golden Suns (women). There to cheer them on is the campus ambassador, Jerry the Bulldog. After a 76-year absence, the tradition of Jerry returned to campus in fall 2013.
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Left: Arkansas Tech University offers more than 120 degree options. Right: With a degree in Arkansas Tech University’s game and interactive media design program, students gain valuable skills necessary to work in the video-game industry.
NEW DEGREE OPTIONS
Arkansas Tech University students are defining their paths to success through a variety of new academic programs.
New undergraduate programs of study in chemistry education, computer-science edu- cation, electrical engineering with biomedical option, environmental science, game and in- teractive media design, and physics education debuted on the Russellville campus during the 2016-17 academic year.
These are among more than 120 degree options available to ATU students in Russellville. “We are already recognized as a leader in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in the state of Arkan- sas,” said Robin E. Bowen, president of Arkan- sas Tech. “Adding these programs makes us even stronger in those areas while providing students with access to in-demand careers of
today and tomorrow.”
More Arkansas high school graduates
chose to major in STEM programs at Arkan- sas Tech over the past five years than at any other institution of higher learning in the state.
Bowen noted that the three new education degrees will help the state and region address teacher shortfalls in tough-to-fill positions.
“The computer science-education degree is in step with Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s leadership on creating a generation of Arkansas kids who can code,” Bowen said. “It is our intention to produce licensed teacher candidates who can answer that call and make Arkansas a hub for technology careers in the decades to come.”
Graduates completing the electrical- engineering biomedical option will be prepared to apply the concepts and principles of engineering to careers in a variety of health care disciplines.
The environmental science degree will create opportunities for graduates to work in
government and private industry. The program will include courses in animal and plant taxonomy, geographic information systems and environmental assessment.
Successful students in the game and inter- active media design program will acquire the skills necessary to work in the video game and entertainment industries. Other career paths for graduates of the program could include anima- tion, simulation programming, web design and interactive visualization construction.
CAMPUS LIFE
The Office of Campus Life at Arkansas Tech offers wide-ranging opportunities for all students to become involved. Campus recreation, Greek life, leadership programs, orientation, outdoor recreation, registered student organizations, ser- vice initiatives and spirit squads are some of the programs that connect Tech students to each other and the world around them.
On Track is an undergraduate co-curricular experience designed to enhance student devel- opment beyond the classroom setting, encourage students to network socially among peers and to include students in traditional and signature uni- versity events. Each semester, a map of events and activities categorized by interests is available to students categorized by interests.
Undergraduate students who choose to com- plete all seven tracks become eligible to apply for an expenses-paid trip following the completion of the last track. Recent destinations for On Track trips have included Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.
LIVING AT TECH
Arkansas Tech offers 16 housing-facility options for its students. Residents may choose to share their space with one roommate or three. Apartment living, suite-style residence halls and
traditional residence halls are all among the options for living at Tech.
Regardless of which residence hall students live in, they all benefit from educational and social programming that is planned and implemented by their peer resident assistants. More than 500 residence hall programs were offered at Tech during the 2015-16 academic year. These programs complement the classroom educational experience and build a sense of community.
Many Tech students choose to live as part of a specific living and learning community based upon their academic program or year in school.
All halls are completely furnished. Other amenities include cable television, internet and free laundry.
NEW FACILITIES
Arkansas Tech dedicated its new $15.1 mil- lion academic facility, Dr. Robert Charles Brown and Jill Lestage Brown Hall, in April 2016.
Named for the 11th president of Arkansas Tech and his wife, Brown Hall is a four-story, 66,900-square-foot structure designed to serve academic, student support and administrative needs of the university.
The facility includes classrooms and conference rooms on all four floors. There are also offices for operating areas such as admissions, registrar, student accounts, financial aid, veteran services, payroll, budget, human resources and the university’s federally funded TRIO programs — Upward Bound and Student Support Services.
In spring 2018, Arkansas Tech will open a new multisport complex. It will provide lock- er room and coaches’ office space for the Wonder Boys baseball program, as well as an indoor-practice facility for baseball, softball, tennis and golf teams at Tech.
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