As Arkansas Tech University
approaches its centennial celebration, a new generation of the Tech
Family is meeting its future on the Russellville campus. With 7,480
students, Arkansas Tech can boast a 76 percent increase in headcount
enrollment since 1997. But more significant are these numbers: 1,266
(graduates during the 2006-07 academic year, a new school record) and 13
(consecutive years that Tech's freshman class has had an average ACT
score above the national average). Those numbers demonstrate the
university's success its most critical mission producing high-caliber
students capable if success both in the academic realm and in their
chosen careers after graduation.
A $126 million investment in the
campus infrastructure since 1995 has revitalized Tech and helped make it
the choice for many of Arkansas' brightest students. Among the
facilities constructed are the Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology
Center, the Doc Bryan Student Services Building, the Hull Building
addition, Summit Residence Hall and the Robert and Sandra Norman Center
for the Fine Arts. Baswell Residence Hall opened in the fall 2007 as
part of the university's Return to Glory campaign, which also included
renovations to Tech's football stadium (Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field)
and the creation of the Chartwells Women's Sport Complex for the tennis
and softball programs. The Return to Glory campaign exceeded its goal of
$4 million, raising more than $5 million in private donations.
Academic Program Highlights
Arkansas Tech has one of only two
fully accredited electrical and mechanical engineering programs in the
state and boasts the first accredited Emergency Administration and
Management (EMA) program in America. Overall, Tech offers more than 100
programs of study, including 25 master's degrees, in its School of
Business, Community Education and Professional Development, Education,
Liberal and Fine Arts, Physical and Life Sciences and Systems Science.
All of Tech's academic programs that can be individually accredited have
been or are in the process of completing the requirements.
