Here's the latest email from ATU:
Greetings,

The school year is coming to a bittersweet end, National College Decision Day is May 1st and we're here to celebrate with you and the class of 2021! For your students that have made the decision to attend ATU this fall, we have invited them to join us for Admitted2ATU Virtual Admitted Student Week, May 1st through May 7th. We hope to help them with those last minute steps, financial aid help, meet other incoming students and celebrate their future here at ATU.

Please invite those seniors that have committed to ATU to attend by RSVP'ing below. We have sent out communication to your students as well!

Admitted2ATU will be hosted on the Go 2 ATU app. Students can download the app for iphones here and Androids here.

Have students who are looking for more scholarships!? Arkansas Tech wants to help! We have invited the ATU class of 2025 to share their college decision on social media in our #Going2ATU Scholarship Contest; three scholarships will be awarded. The deadline to enter is May 6th at 11:59 pm.

https://t.e2ma.net/click/z9hn8f/n02regh/3wqc1hd

https://www.atu.edu/admissions/going2atu.php



I'm very happy to announce Arkansa Tech's recent partnership TheDream.US in support of Arkansas DREAMers' pursuit of higher education. The new scholarship round includes eligibility for Arkansas immigrant youth, who are now eligible to apply to the National Scholarship to attend Arkansas Tech University - TheDream.US’ first Partner College in Arkansas. The new partnership follows the passage of a state law in 2019 that makes Arkansas DREAMers with DACA eligible for in-state tuition rates at Arkansas’ universities and colleges.

TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, has opened its new Scholarship round for the 2021-2022 academic year. The organization’s expanded eligibility criteria opens applications to DREAMers who have DACA, TPS or who came to the country before November 1, 2015 and otherwise meet the DACA eligibility criteria.

The National Scholarship is for DREAMers who are first-time college students or community college graduates attending Arkansas Tech University to earn a bachelor’s degree. The award is for tuition and fees of up to $33,000 total for a bachelor’s degree. The deadline for applications for the National Scholarship is February 25, 2021.

Please feel free use me as a resource or to reach out if you have any questions or require help in any way. In the meantime, more information can be found on the scholarship on the ATUwebsite.

Mike Rivas

Assistant Director for International and Multicultural Admissions
Arkansas Tech University
Office of International Admissions
Tomlinson Hall 113A
1507 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, AR, 72801-2222
PH: 479.964.0583 x4590
http://www.atu.edu/imsso/

https://registration.socio.events/e/toft2021
Your students are invited to attend Arkansas Tech's annual Time Out for Tech this February! This year's TOFT will look a little different, but we're hard at work making it great. Students will be placed in small groups with other students of similar academic interest and will spend the day learning about ATU together.

What to expect?

• Connect with faculty who will teach your students' classes

• Network with students who are studying what your student wants to study

• Learn from current ATU students about their favorite parts of college

• See campus and see themselves here

Capacity is very limited and pre-registration is required. Students should register for the ONE DATE that best matches their academic interest, undecided students should attend February 11th.

Each student is allowed to bring up to one registered guest with them, so be sure they save their spot now! For students unable to make it to campus for one of the in-person dates, we also have a virtual option for them to attend.

Link to Register

Please let us know if you have questions and we look forward to seeing your students soon.

The Arkansas Tech Admissions Team

tech.enroll@atu.edu

479-968-0343

Another message from ATU about a program found only on their campus, HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
My name is Sara Daniel, and I am an Assistant Professor of Health Information Management at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Our program has some new materials that we would like to share with you. The first attachment is an infographic that provides the basics about the program as well as a few testimonials from some recent graduates. The second attachment is a brochure that goes into more details about the HIM program at ATU and the career field.

You may not have heard of HIM before. Health Information Management is a growing and changing field! We are the professionals that help keep all of your health information, such as your history and physical, medications, and blood pressure readings safe and secure. We also help capture and analyze that data to help determine trends for clinical information and population health. As the field of healthcare moves into artificial intelligence, big data, electronic health records, and increasing technology—not to mention billing, reimbursement, third-party payers, etc-- it is more important than ever that we help keep patients’ health information accurate, private, and secure. We don’t provide direct patient care, but we impact patient health outcomes by providing quality patient information at every point in the healthcare delivery cycle—from patient registration to treatment to reimbursement. HIM professionals can be found in many career settings such as hospitals, physicians’ offices, law firms, healthcare vendors, government agencies, health information technology, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and more!

Arkansas Tech University is the only school in the state of Arkansas that offers a Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management (Russellville campus). We also offer an Associate’s degree in Health Information Technology (Ozark campus) and a Master’s degree in Health Informatics (online program). We are an accredited program, so upon graduation, our students are eligible to complete the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) exam to earn their credentials. The job outlook for HIM professionals is great! The US Bureau of Labor Statistics cites HIM as one of the fastest growing occupations in the US, with an anticipated growth of 32% in the next 10 years. HIM professionals also have the potential to earn a very good salary. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm

If you or your students have any questions, please don’t hesitate to have them reach out to us. My contact information is on this e-mail, and our program director’s information is on the brochure. Here are a few links you might find helpful:

www.atu.edu

HIM Program Information: www.atu.edu/biosciences/him/index.php. Here you will find links to the curriculum and course descriptions. You can also find more information about the health information management profession at the American Health Information Management Association’s website www.ahima.org. This is our national organization. We also have a state organization: Arkansas Health Information Management Website www.arhima.org.

Thank you for your time,

Sara Daniel

Sara Daniel, MS, CHES®, RHIA

Assistant Professor, Health Information Management

ArHIMA Second Year Director

Dean Hall, Suite 201b

402 West O Street

Russellville, AR 72801

Office: 479-498-6073

sdaniel8@atu.edu

A message from Arkansas Tech!

Greetings!

November is officially here and that means it's time for scholarships! At Arkansas Tech, we pride ourselves on affordability and want to ensure your students have access to our scholarship and funding opportunities.

Below, you will find deadlines and links to many of our available funding options.

Questions:

awaniewski@atu.edu

Freshman Academic Scholarships

Application for admission doubles as scholarship application

Priority Deadline: November 15th

Final Deadline: February 15th

Scholarships start at 17 ACT or 920 SAT

Questions:

cbrown54@atu.edu

ATU Foundation Scholarships

List of available scholarships

Priority Deadline: December 15th

Final Deadline: February 15th

Application Portal

Questions:

honors@atu.edu

University Honors

Deadline: December 1st at 12:00, noon.

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50

Top 10% of graduating class OR ACT 27+ / SAT 1280+

Application portal

Applying to Arkansas Tech is the first step for all of these scholarships! If your students are having any trouble with the application, we've included this video to help walk through the process.

https://www.atu.edu/

Lastly, we recommend students complete both the ADHE YOUniversal and FAFSA applications for additional funding opportunities. We do require students receiving institutional aid to complete the FAFSA each year.

We are here to help you and your students in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out!

As always, Fight On!

Arkansas Tech University

Recruitment Team

tech.enroll@atu.edu

Freshmen - Priority Scholarship Deadline November 15

• Application for undergraduate admission

• High School transcript

• ACT/SAT exam scores

• Immunization records showing two MMR vaccinations

Dates to Know

University Honors- Dec. 1 by noon.
Preferred application deadline- Dec. 31st.
Final Academic Scholarship Deadline- Feb. 15.
ATU Private Scholarship Deadline- Feb. 15
Time Out for Tech- February 11, 2021