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On Thursday, May 19, the Arkansas Tech Board of Trustees culminated a 12-month process by approving a strategic plan that is designed to chart the course for the university’s future.

“This document is a reflection of months of hard work from members of the executive planning council, strategic planning committee, working group chairs and working group members,” wrote Dr. Robin E. Bowen, Arkansas Tech president, in a memorandum presented to trustees. “Feedback and suggestions from our faculty, staff, and students have been considered, though not all have been included, in the final draft. In sum, I believe the strategic plan captures the spirit of what and where Arkansas Tech University aspires to be in the next five years. With your approval, I look forward to implementing the plan in fiscal year 2017 and beyond.”

The full strategic plan is available at www.atu.edu/strategicplanning.

The next set of Strategic Planning Open Forums will be:

Monday, March 14 from 2:00P-3:30P, Russellville Campus, Doc Bryan Lecture
Tuesday, March 15 from 9:00A-10:30A, Russellville Campus, Doc Bryan Lecture Hall
Friday, April 1 from 9:00A-10:30A, Ozark Campus, Student Services Conference Center

The Open Forums will also be available to view via live stream at:

Strategic Planning Open Forum 1: https://atu.zoom.us/j/316579855

Strategic Planning Open Forum 2: https://atu.zoom.us/j/778486266

Ozark Strategic Planning Open Forum: https://atu.zoom.us/j/678994110

Those who watch the forums online may still participate in the discussion by emailing any questions or comments to strategicplanning@atu.edu.

Recordings of these sessions will be also available on the Strategic Planning website at http://www.atu.edu/strategicplanning/.

To the ATU Community from AJ Anglin, Interim VPAA and EPC Chair

The Arkansas Tech University community has been engaged in a strategic planning process that has involved faculty, staff, administrators, and students from the Ozark and Russellville campuses as well as government officials and community members. Through a Strategic Planning Committee(SPC) and an Executive Planning Committee(EPC), a strategic plan has been drafted. The SPC used five working groups to probe specific areas of the university through interviews and a series of public forums. Each group developed a white paper, based upon their findings, which was posted on the campus website. In December the SPC approved the initial draft of the strategic plan and forwarded it to the EPC for review and analysis. In late February the EPC approved an amended plan. The minutes of the actions of the EPC and the draft that has been forwarded to the President are now posted on the campus website.

President Bowen will be hosting three campus forums in mid-March and early April in order to hear further from all stakeholders before making any possible amendments and passing it on to the Board of Trustees for final action. The forums are scheduled as follows:

• Monday, March 14 from 2:00P-3:30P, Russellville Campus, Doc Bryan Lecture Hall
• Tuesday, March 15 from 9:00A-10:30A, Russellville Campus, Doc Bryan Lecture Hall
• Friday, April 1 from 9:00A-10:30A, Ozark Campus, Student Services Conference Center

Since the University has invested substantial time and thought in developing a strategic plan, I strongly encourage you to review the plan and attend one or more of the forums. Please feel free to send any comments regarding the strategic plan to the dedicated email on the website (http://www.atu.edu/strategicplanning/).

Thank you for your interest and participation in this important process.

AJ