The Board of Administrators of the College of Arkansas Tech has accepted a balanced price range for the operation of the fiscal yr in 2025-26 for the ATU throughout a gathering on the Convention Heart for Pupil Companies on Campus Atu-Ozark, on Thursday, April 17.
The price range of 170,291,541 USD represents a lower in state credit score, a lower in gross sales and providers and an anticipated 10 % enhance in medical health insurance prices.
With the intention to receive a balanced price range, these decreases in revenues and the rise of prices are compensated within the ATU price range of 2025-26, by holding upkeep, operation and scholarship and thru will increase of education and taxes.
Necessary tax and taxes for a 15-hour college scholar at Arkansas Tech in Russellville throughout the tutorial yr will probably be $ 5,113.50 per semester, a rise of two.55 % in comparison with tutorial yr 2024-25.
“Our primary precedence throughout the price range course of for the 2025-26 tutorial yr was to take care of accessibility for our college students,” stated Dr. Russell Jones, President of the ATU. “It can price $ 127.35 Extra per semster in tuition and obligatory charges for an undergraduate scholar to enroll in 15 hours at arkansas tech in russellville subsequent yr did this YEAR. WISH THAT NUMBER COULD BE LIKE IT WAS WHEN WASTTED the 2024-25 Funds, Inflation and Given the Different Budgetary Components Past Our Management as an Establishment, I’m Pleased with the Work Members of Our College, Our Workers, Our Pupil Corps and our administration have put this price range.
Graduate education and obligatory taxes at Arkansas Tech in Russellville can even enhance by 2.55 % in 2025-26, whereas education for profession education schemes and certified transactions supplied at Atu-Ozark will enhance about $ four per credit score time (SSCH) from $ 136.01 140.09 USD per SSCH in 2025-26.
In different actions on Thursday, April 17, the Board of Administrators accepted:
*A notification letter that deletes the diploma of Grasp of Schooling Atu in Ok-12 literacy;
*Continuation of the provisional positions on the Russellville ATU campus for fiscal yr 2025-26;
*Modifications within the Threat Prevention Coverage and the Code of conduct of the ATU college students in accordance with the provisions of the Hazing Campus Cease legislation, which grew to become a federal legislation on December 24, 2024;
*Fines and taxes administered by the Pupil Enterprise Division for the tutorial yr 2025-2026;
*a modification of the organizations and the situations of capabilities within the Structure of the Senate of the ATU;
*Compliance with the affirmative motion coverage;
*and the adoption of a brand new occasion coverage that applies to inside and exterior elements relating to the usage of know-how amenities in Arkansas.
In employees points, the ATU Board has accepted the next full -time appointments:
*Tiffaney Adams, administrative specialist III, beginning April 1, 2025; Justin Baumgartner, ATU-Ozark public security officer, beginning March three, 2025; Susan Boyd, custody, in power on March 17, 2025; Andrea Brewer, Controller related, beginning March 1, 2025; Jeremy Bull, skilled improvement coordinator of the Gear Up program, in power on March 10, 2025; Daniel Coster, custody, in power on March 17, 2025; Sarah Defoor, custody, in power on March three, 2025; Melanie Ewing, financing coordinator, beginning April 1, 2025; Hermania Gamarro, custody, in power on March three, 2025; Kathleen Martin, director of human sources, beginning April 1, 2025; Heather Meeker, Gear Up counselor, beginning March 17, 2025; Peytan Nepivoda, administrative specialist for Gear Up, beginning April 1, 2025; Michele Swint, monetary support specialist, beginning April 1, 2025; Codi Tedford, accountant, beginning April 15, 2025; Cortney Webb, specialist in fiscal help, beginning April 1, 2025; And Stephen Withing, essential carpenter, beginning April 1, 2025.
The Board of Administrators has accepted the resignations from the next staff of the ATU:
*Josh Clem, Growth Director, beginning April 25, 2025; Dr. Aubrey Holt, director of analysis of scholar enterprise (part-time), beginning with April 11, 2025; Mya Jones, specialist within the training of Atu-Ozark adults, beginning April 11, 2025; Dr. Joshua Lynch, assistant professor of anthropology, beginning with Could 10, 2025; Samantha Meeks, coordinator of the recruitment of graduates, beginning April 15, 2025; Erin Michael, accountant, in power on March 7, 2025; Regina Olson, director of training for grownup Atu-Ozark, beginning June 30, 2025; Jennifer Snow, administrative assistant II, beginning April 1, 2025; Dianna Trahan, custody, in power on February 21, 2025; and Dr. Kelsey Utne, historical past assistant professor, beginning with Could 10, 2025.
The directors granted retirement requests from:
*Mark Mitchell, specialist in instructive design, really February 28, 2025; And Sherry Tinella, related librarian, beginning June 30, 2025.