Arkansas Tech College will transfer ahead with plans to construct a brand new agricultural training laboratory constructing on its Russellville campus following approval by the ATU Board of Trustees throughout its assembly on Thursday, February 15.
In line with a memo offered to the board by Laury Fiorello, UAT's vp of administration and finance, the brand new constructing could be about 1,980 sq. ft and would home welding gear, a instrument storage space and different gear. It might be positioned on the Tech Farm adjoining to the ATU greenhouses and the Dr. James “Jim” Collins Agriculture Classroom.
The estimated value to construct the ability is $450,000. Funding would come from the academic and basic fund, however it’s potential that non-public donations will finally cowl the price of the constructing's development.
“The (ATU) Basis has a marketing campaign to repay the overall and academic funding sources in Russellville with varied donations,” Fiorello wrote within the memorandum. “As receipts are accepted, the Basis (ATU) agrees to ship the donated proceeds to reimburse the overall funds transferred.”
In different information, on Thursday, the ATU Board of Administrators authorized:
*a notification letter altering the identify of ATU's Division of Emergency Administration, Skilled Research and Pupil Affairs Administration to ATU's College of Skilled and Group Schooling;
*a notification letter altering the identify of the upper training program in scholar affairs administration in larger training and scholar affairs;
*a notification letter altering the identify of the Organizational Improvement and Administration Bachelor's program in Management and Organizational Studying;
*a notification letter altering the identify of the Bachelor of Emergency Administration and Administration program to Emergency Administration and Homeland Safety;
*a notification letter reorganizing the departments within the ATU Faculty of Science, Know-how, Engineering and Arithmetic into the ATU Division of Organic and Earth Sciences and the ATU Division of Mathematical and Bodily Sciences;
*a letter of notification altering the identify of the Bachelor of Geology diploma to the Bachelor of Geosciences with choices in Environmental, Rising and Skilled Sources;
*a switch from the athletic fund stability in an quantity to not exceed $47,000 to finish the set up of latest synthetic turf on the softball area of the Chartwells Ladies's Sports activities Complicated;
*elaboration of a grasp plan for the athletics services;
*dedication of $378,209 in academic and basic funds as a grant to fund proposed renovations to the Techionery Constructing;
*signing authority for the UAT President or UAT Vice President for Administration and Finance to signal actual property closing paperwork regarding beforehand authorized easements alongside Prairie Creek to the Metropolis of Russellville;
*meal plan charges for fiscal yr 2024-25, which mirror a 9% enhance over 2023-24 charges;
*summer time 2024 every day convention charges for ATU housing services, which is a rise of $5.64 per day over summer time 2023;
*a summer time scholar housing low cost program designed to extend the affordability of summer time college and encourage college students to take summer time programs;
*and $260,000 in renovation and summer time landscaping tasks at ATU housing items Nutt Corridor, Paine Corridor, Wilson Corridor, and Jones Corridor.
In personnel issues, the ATU Board of Administrators authorized the employment of the next full-time staff:
*Hailey Addison, Admissions Occasions and Household Involvement Coordinator, efficient February 1, 2024; Dr. Crystal Ahrens, assistant professor of agriculture, efficient January 10, 2024; Sunday Alexander, tax assist specialist, efficient November 13, 2023; Alexis Bell, Administrative Specialist III, efficient December 1, 2023; Audra Bradley, Development Scholarship Administrator, efficient September 1, 2023; Aaron “Marty” Duvall, public security officer, efficient November 6, 2023; Stephen Fletcher, public security officer, efficient November 13, 2023; Marana Fulmer-Gale, ATU-Ozark Pupil Success Heart Coordinator, efficient January 16, 2024; Traci Halstead, fiscal assist analyst, efficient January 19, 2024; Sarah Henry, monetary support specialist, efficient January 2, 2024; Jordan Nagel, enterprise supervisor, efficient January eight, 2024; Whitney Parsons, ATU-Ozark Profession Pathways Initiative advisor and scholar advisor, efficient January 16, 2024; Olivia Rowe, switch coordinator in admissions, efficient January 2, 2024; Dr. Adolfo Santos, Government Vice President for Tutorial Affairs and Provost, efficient March four, 2024; Ashley Sheridan, Senior Advertising and marketing Designer, efficient December four, 2023; and Melissa South, Alumni Engagement Coordinator, efficient November 1, 2023.
The next promotions have been authorized by the board:
*Evalisabeth Garcia Diazbarriga, from part-time human sources assistant to human sources specialist, efficient January 1, 2024; Sarah Garner, from grants accountant to post-award grants supervisor, efficient January 1, 2024; Andrew Gillispie, from Administrative Specialist II to IT Assist Technician, efficient March 1, 2024; Daniel Hutcherson, from expert tradesman to expert trades supervisor in carpentry, efficient January 2, 2024; Kim McKown, from HR program consultant to HR generalist, efficient January 1, 2024; and Whitney Moore, from human sources specialist to human sources program consultant, efficient January 1, 2024.
The board of administrators accepted the resignations of the next UAT staff:
*Meighan Burke, Assistant Dean for Pupil Transition, efficient January 5, 2024; Paul Chiolino, public security officer, efficient December 31, 2023; Stacy Galbo, Assistant Dean for Pupil Conduct/Title IX Coordinator and Investigator, efficient January 23, 2024; Nancy Horton, College Teacher of Arithmetic, efficient January eight, 2024; Randall Howell, certified tradesman, efficient January 12, 2024; Alfredo Ramirez Jr., fiscal assist analyst, efficient November 30, 2023; Tanessa Robinson, Administrative Specialist III, efficient January three, 2024; and Dr. Suresh Subedi, Assistant Professor of Biology, efficient January three, 2024.
ATU trustees have authorized a request for retirement from Dr. Dana Ward, professor of Spanish, efficient Might 11, 2024. Ward has served on the ATU college since 1988.