Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus

Arkansas Tech University
Ozark Campus
Type Public University
Established 1965
Chancellor Bruce Sikes
Students 2,136
Location Ozark, Arkansas, U.S.
Campus Rural
Colors Green and Gold[1]
         
Website www.atu.edu/ozark

Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus is a two-year satellite campus of Arkansas Tech University, located in Ozark, Arkansas.

The Campus

In 2009, Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus opened the Student Services Conference Center.

In 2009, Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus opened the Student Services Conference Center. The following year saw the opening the Alvin F. Vest Student Union, which includes the campus library and bookstore, as well as a computer lab, food services and lounge area.[2]

In 2011, the Arkansas Valley Technical Center in Russellville merged with Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to form the Arkansas Tech Career Center (ATCC), which offers career and technical education to students from 11 high schools in Pope, Yell and Johnson counties.[3]

Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus is surrounded by a half-mile walking trail, the SGL Group Walking Trail, that features resting benches and nighttime lighting, along with a nine-hole disc golf course[4] donated by the graduating class of 2011. The trail and course were designed to promote health and wellness for students, as well as the Ozark community. The walking trail was a result of the campus' first capital campaign, the "Path to Progress" campaign, and named after its lead donor, SGL Group: The Carbon Company.[5]

References

  1. ↑ ATU Academic Brand Standards Manual (PDF). Arkansas Tech University. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. ↑ By Mary L. CriderTimes Record • mcrider@swtimes.com (2013-09-03). "Ozark Campus, University Celebrate 10-Year Merger Anniversary | Times Record". Swtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. ↑ October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02). "Arkansas Tech Career Center among ‘most improved sites’". Arkansastechnews.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas Tech University in Ozark, AR - Disc Golf Course Review". Dgcoursereview.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ↑ "ATU-Ozark opens new walking trail - Talk Business & Politics". Thecitywire.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

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Coordinates: 35°29′49″N 93°50′32″W / 35.496985°N 93.8423°W / 35.496985; -93.8423

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