ATU Advocates

Arkansas Tech Advocates strive to educate ourselves and our university community on issues of importance.

Our goal is to share knowledge and skills needed for individuals to be effective advocates at the community, state, regional and national levels. Our membership includes current students, faculty, staff and alumni.

 

What is Advocacy? 

Advocacy is speaking up and drawing the attention of the community to a critical issue.

 

Resource Aquisition

Learning to effectively advocate is a powerful skill that can specifically impact student learning and academic resources. Advocacy can affect the quality of available academic resources, facilities and overall college affordability. Tuition and fee increases are often necessitated based on available funding.

Unify Voices

Research shows that institutions of higher education with an advocacy function can unify their voices and influence others to make a change.

Access to Education

Nationwide, regional comprehensive universities educate half of all school teachers, 26% of all veterans receiving GI benefits and 27% of active-duty service members. They also grant 30% of all degrees nationwide.

 

How do I Become an ATU Advocate?

You can join the advocate list and access community advocacy resources. 

Stay up to date on the latest training and events.

 

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Community Advocacy Resources

 

 

About Arkansas Tech University

HISTORY

Arkansas Tech University is a public institution of higher education offering credentials at the certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master, educational specialist and doctoral levels. It was founded in 1909 as the Second District Agricultural School.

The name of the institution was changed to Arkansas Polytechnic College in 1925 and Arkansas Tech University in 1976. The former Arkansas Valley Technical Institute, now known as ATU-Ozark Campus, joined ATU in 2003.

 

VISION STATEMENT 

Adopted October 19, 2016

Arkansas Tech University: where students succeed, innovation thrives, and communities flourish.

 

MISSION

Adopted October 19, 2016

Arkansas Tech University is dedicated to student success, access, and excellence as a responsive campus community providing opportunities for progressive intellectual development and civic engagement. Embracing and expanding upon its technological traditions, Tech inspires and empowers members of the community to achieve their goals while striving for the betterment of Arkansas, the nation, and the world.

 

UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN

Adopted in 2016, the ATU strategic plan is designed to chart the course for the university’s future. Updates and progress are carefully documented. 

 

 

TECH BY THE NUMBERS

10,000+

  Students attending for 10 consecutive years

76%

  ATU graduates who reside and work in Arkansas

93%

  ATU students who are from Arkansas

#1

  In Arkansas for increasing African American enrollment

50%

More than half of ATU students report as first-generation college studets

#3

  Third largest university in Arkansas

 

 

 


Will you join us?

 

Individuals seeking to become an Arkansas Tech Advocate need only have a passion for education and be willing to speak up for their cause. This human connection can help others understand the roles, needs and goals of civic engagement.

Have questions? Email advocate@atu.edu, and we’ll do our best to support you in sharing the mission of ATU.