Vol 92 issue 04

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New doctoral program welcomes fabulous 14

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Photographed are: (front row, from left-to-right) Cindy Rice, Keri Rathbun, Tiffany Bone, Patsy A. Hughey, Ivy Pfeffer, Amanda Britt and Yvette Dillingham; (back row, left-to-right) Robert Moore, Mary Ann Spears, Marc Sherrell, Cody Chatman, Keith McGee, Juanita Mitchell and Christopher Johnson. AMBER QUAID

Managing Editor

A five-year endeavor into the first doctoral program at Arkansas Tech sees the fruits of its labor as the first 14-member cohort begins its journey. The doctorate of education degree in school leadership anticipates the students will graduate in spring 2017. “I am absolutely honored to be a part of this program at Tech,” said Tiffany Bone, visiting assistant professor at Tech and one of the Fab14. “We have already bonded as a cohort and named ourselves the Fabulous

Truth behind Tech’s trees

14. This is such an exciting time. Education and our professors are pushing us toward using our dissertations to address the current, relevant issues that we are passionate about. May 2017, the Fab14 will make history at the best university in the state of Arkansas—ATU.” Beginning in July 2010, Tech began the process of getting the proper accreditation for the program. The following years saw a site visit by an out-of-state review team (March 2012) and program reviews by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB).

This all led to a decision by the AHECB on July 25, 2014, to grant Tech the authority to offer a doctor of education degree in school leadership. The final piece of the puzzle was put in place in May 2015 when the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, granted accreditation for Tech’s new program. “I am very proud to be a part of the first doctoral class,” said Fab14 member Robert Moore, assistant superintendent of secondary curriculum and instruction at

“I am absolutely honored to be a part of this program at Tech” -Tiffany Bone, visiting assistant professor at Tech Rogers Public Schools. “When I was a principal earlier in my career at Augusta High School, Mr. Elmo

(see FABULOUS page 4)

News briefs The Wonder Boys kick off at 2 p.m. against Henderson State on Saturday in Arkadelphia The Golden Suns tennis team will play all day against the Southwest Baptist Bearcats on Friday in Bolivar, Missouri The Golden Suns volleyball team will play Arkansas Monticello at 5 p.m. on Friday in Tucker Coliseum Homecoming events begin with a pep rally at 9 p.m. on Monday at Thone Stadium

SIERRA MURPHY

Tech Idol begins at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in Tucker Coliseum

The brick-and-mortar buildings that dot campus got their start from human hands, as did their leaf-andlimb counterparts.

Play Unified will be on campus at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hindsman Bell Tower followed by Party at the Tower at 5 p.m.

News Writer

The Students Activities Board is holding Big Money Bingo at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Doc Bryan Lecture Hall

Choice oak trees across Arkansas Tech’s campus are the result of cuttings, or small, four-to-six-inch limbs that were snipped from parent trees and planted to root and grow into their own trees.

Tech Idol finals will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 in Tucker Coliseum

“The trees are produced from one parent tree that was selected for

(see TREE page 4)

SIERRA MURPHY/THE ARKA TECH

Party at the Plaza will be at noon on Oct. 10 at Centennial Plaza followed by the Homecoming ceremony and football game at 2:30 p.m. at Thone Stadium.


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