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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 2026 halftime show.

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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.

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Dr. Robin Ghosh, Arkansas Tech University assistant professor of computer and information science, has been selected to the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program.

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Acrylic paintings on canvas created by Arkansas Tech University alumnus Wilson Whitlock are featured at Norman Hall Art Gallery for a summertime exhibition.

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NEWS | Arkansas Tech announces 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame class #FightOn

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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.

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It was a privilege to host @RepWesterman 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.

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

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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.

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In 100 days, we'll be at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium to begin the 2026 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football season.

Fight On, Arkansas Tech!

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Sixteen members of the Arkansas Tech University faculty were promoted and 13 ATU faculty members were granted tenure by the ATU Board of Trustees during its meeting on Thursday, May 21.

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The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees approved a balanced 2026-27 fiscal year operating budget for ATU during a meeting at Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Room on Thursday, May 21.

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Retired Arkansas Tech University faculty members Nita Herrick Colpitts, Karen Futterer and Ken Futterer received professor emeritus status from the ATU Board of Trustees during its meeting on Thursday, May 21.

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A new training resource that will help personnel from government agencies and Arkansas Tech University students learn how to manage wildfires in the Natural State is making its debut at the 2026 Arkansas River Valley Wildland Fire Academy.

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In this edition of "Tell Me a Tech Story," Dr. Sean Huss, 2026 Arkansas Tech University professor of the year, talks about his teaching philosophy and how he seeks to serve his students.

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Considering she came from a lineage that had already produced seven Arkansas Tech University engineering graduates, it might be natural to assume that Lauren Bradford felt at least some pressure to continue the family tradition.

Turns out nothing could be further from the truth.

Lauren became the eighth member of her family to earn an engineering degree from Arkansas Tech when she completed her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree in spring 2026.

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When Juan Leon, Hunter Mathis and Collin Easterling of Hope and Ryan Nanthalangsy of Sheridan were freshmen at Arkansas Tech University, they would joke with each other about one day making it to the finals of the VEX U Robotics World Championship.

Back then, they were newcomers to an Arkansas Tech robotics program that was rebuilding from the COVID-19 pandemic and made its first appearance at the world championship in 2023. They learned from elder ATU robotics club members like Thomas Dang, Chris Osborne and Braden Pierce, as well as their coach and club advisor, ATU faculty member Jacob Weidenfeller.

Slowly but surely, Easterling, Leon, Mathis and Nanthalangsy became the driving forces of a little engine that not only could…it did.

Arkansas Tech finished top 2 at the 2026 VEX U Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, Mo., and had the opportunity to compete in the finals dome against the eventual world champions from Auburn University.

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Dr. Bill Hardgrave is an internationally recognized expert in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology who has progressed through the ranks of academia to become the president of the University of Memphis.

But he’s still the same person who grew up seven miles from the nearest paved road in rural Johnson County and arrived at Arkansas Tech University seeking access to a better life through higher education.

“I didn’t know it at the time, but looking back it was probably the most transformational time of my life,” said Hardgrave when asked about his experience as an undergraduate student at ATU. “For somebody who didn’t know anything about college, the experience I had here and the education I received here set the foundation for everything else I’ve accomplished. I don’t know where I would be or what I would have done without this foundation, both from the education side and the experience.”

Hardgrave received the highest honor his alma mater may bestow upon an individual when he was inducted into the ATU Hall of Distinction under the Distinguished Alumnus category during spring 2026 commencement at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville.

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Charles “Chuck” Gordon did not graduate from Arkansas Tech University, but he adopted it as his own more than a half-century ago.

“(ATU) represents the hometown university,” said Gordon. “It’s my hometown. We came to Russellville in 1973 and it became our home. It’s Mayberry. Russellville went from 9,000 people to 30,000. Tech went from 3,000 students to 10,000. My success in Russellville has mirrored the success of the community and of Arkansas Tech. When you’re in Russellville and this is your home, you root for the home team. I root for Tech athletically and academically.”

Gordon’s loyalty to and affection for Arkansas Tech was recognized when he was inducted into the ATU Hall of Distinction under the Distinguished Service category during spring 2026 commencement at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville.

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Confidence. Poise. Persistence.

Talk to graduates at Tucker Coliseum during spring 2026 Arkansas Tech University commencement weekend and these are some of the benefits of an ATU education they will cite.

Four such graduates took time to share their Arkansas Tech story with us. Here is what they had to say about their experience:

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