Arkansas Tech University
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| Type | Public University |
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| Established | 1909 |
| President | Robin E. Bowen |
| Students | 9,852 Main campus |
| Location | Russellville, Arkansas, United States |
| Campus | Rural, 516 acres (2.09 km2) |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Nickname |
Wonder Boys (men) Golden Suns (women) |
| Mascot | Jerry the Bulldog |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – GAC |
| Website | www |
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Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a comprehensive regional institution located in Russellville, Arkansas, United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. Arkansas Tech will welcome its first doctoral cohorts in the Summer of 2015. The Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus, a two-year satellite campus in the town of Ozark, primarily focuses on associate and certificate education.
The Second District Agricultural School was created by Act 100 of 1909 of the Arkansas General Assembly It was decided on February 10, 1910, to found the school in Russellville. On October 26, 1910, the first classes were held in Russellville. The original purpose of the school was to offer classes leading to a high school degree. Later on, the school took on the first two years of college instruction, and the school's name was changed to Arkansas Polytechnic College by the General Assembly in 1925 to reflect this change in purpose. At this time, the course work leading to a high school diploma was phased out and in 1931, Tech formally only offered courses leading to a college degree.
The school took on its current name of Arkansas Tech University on July 9, 1976.
In the fall of 2003, Arkansas Tech University announced it intended to overtake the state vocational school, Arkansas Valley Technical Institute, in Ozark, the seat of Franklin County. As of July 1, 2004, the Ozark campus has acted as a satellite campus of Arkansas Tech and has begun offering coursework leading toward an Associate of Applied Science degree in various subjects.
On Oct. 23, 2013, Jerry the Bulldog was adopted as Arkansas Tech's campus ambassador after a 76-year absence from the school.
From 1997-2015, enrollment at Arkansas Tech has increased by 183 percent. The Fall of 2015 marks the 17th consecutive year that Arkansas Tech has established a new institutional record for largest enrollment at 12,009 students, also officially making ATU the 3rd largest institution of higher learning in the state of Arkansas for the past 2 consecutive years.
Arkansas Tech has invested $180 million in upgrades to its infrastructure since 1995 and the university has added more than 40 new academic programs of study under the leadership of Robert C. Brown, who has served as president of Arkansas Tech since 1993. In April, 2014, Dr. Robin E. Bowen was unanimously selected by the university trustees selected to succeed Dr. Brown; when she took office on 1 July 2014, she became the first woman to lead a four-year, public Arkansas university.
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