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Civic Engagement

Mission

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.

Vision

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

Learning Outcomes

Arkansas Tech University is committed to providing an educational foundation for life-long learning to a diverse community. The Office of Civic Engagement is just as committed to that mission. As a result of participation, students will:

1. Develop their own identities and backgrounds
2. Develop and expand their understanding of and capacity for active participation in a community
3. Experience the personal benefits of forming reciprocal relationships in one's community
4. Develop their capacity for empathy, learning to relate to and appreciate people different from themselves
5. Connect and apply knowledge from their civic engagement experiences back to their areas of study, using these experiences to comprehend, analyze, and /or challenge theories and frameworks