Business & Industry
Mission
The mission of the Business and Community Outreach department at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus is to provide relevant, customized and open-enrollment industry training as well as community-based educational and leadership initiatives. We seek to help Arkansas Tech University meet its mission to empower members of the community to achieve their goals and strive to better Arkansas, the region, and beyond through staying responsive to current needs.
Business and Industry Training
ATU-Ozark specializes in providing customized industry training for your employees. We can utilize the expertise of our faculty or by sourcing third-party training providers to meet your needs. Below are some of the customized trainings we have set up for employers in the past: GREEN BAY PACKAGING MORRILTON TRAINING SITE ATU-Ozark has a one-of-a-kind partnership with Green Bay Packaging in Morrilton, AR to offer a full line of non-credit electrical and mechanical courses to your employees. Over 60 companies send their workforce to be trained at the Morrilton Training Site and registration is low-cost and convenient. **Courses meet one day a week for 5 weeks. Currently, registration is only open to employers**
Electrical Course offerings in Morrilton include:
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)- Level 1,2 and 3
- Basic Electricity and Electronics for Industrial Applications
- Intermediate Electrical/AC Control Equipment
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Advanced Electrical
- Three Phase Systems
- Reading Technical Diagrams
- Electrical Measuring Instruments
Mechanical Course offerings in Morrilton Include:
- Introduction to Hydraulics and Hydraulic Equipment
- Basic Welding: Welding Fundamentals & Mechanical Layout
- Intermediate Welding
- Millwright Practices
- Machine Shop Practices
Non-credit Instruction
Instruction can be customized for a particular company or offered as an open enrollment option to companies and individuals. Examples of previous non-credit courses provided include:
- Organizational Leadership
- Leadership for Supervisors
- Welding Certification
- Business Communication Skills
- HVAC
- Precision Maintenance
- ISO
- ACLS, PALS, BLS Instructor
- Crane & Mobile Crane Training
- Train the Trainer
- AC-DC Motor Workshop
- Painting for Industrial Applications
- Hydraulics
- Procurement
- Rigging
- Pump and Seal
- Efficiency Principles in Manufacturing
- Lean
- HVAC and Refrigeration
- Gauge Calibration
- Computer Applications
- Cybersecurity
- NFPA 70E Electrical Safety
- Steam Systems
- Technical Math
- Onsite Sootblower
- Safety Interjection
- Cause Mapping
- Pipe Welding
- Aluminum Welding
- ICD-10
- JLG and Scissor Lift
- Certified Nursing Assistant Program (CAN)
- Medication Assistant Certified (MA-C) Program
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark is proud to be a partner in several Arkansas communities through outreach and support. We strive to advance the mission of the institution in the communities we serve by working to identify potential community and educational partners, by attending community meetings, and events. We build lasting and reciprocal relationships at groups which include chamber of commerce, government agencies, educational entities, professional groups and associations. Our presence is noted through membership in the following communities, Alma, Altus, Booneville, Charleston, Clarksville, Fort Smith, Ozark, Paris, Russellville, and Van Buren.
LEADERSHIP FRANKLIN COUNTY
Leadership Franklin County is an organization housed at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus that develops current and emerging leaders to work together to serve the good of Franklin County and the surrounding area. To learn more or to apply for the next class, please click on the link above or contact Laura Rudolph at (479)508-3315 or lrudolph@atu.edu.
The ten-month leadership development program is an experiential curriculum, during which class participants: Explore the history and culture of Franklin County; Identify and examine important issues that are relevant to the community and become active agents of positive change; Meet a network of diverse people who are interested in making a difference; Practice team building through work in small groups to achieve common goals.