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黄瓜视频 Launches Community Investment Fund
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith Center for Economic Development and the 黄瓜视频 Foundation have announced plans for a revolutionary Community Investment Fund (CIF) of nearly $200,000 aimed at providing seed funds to locally-owned startups...
July 31, 2023
Enrollment, Planning on Chancellor's Mind
Happy Wednesday. I am writing to provide you with a very brief campus update.
July 27, 2023
Buried in History: The Musical Discovery of Dr. Stephen Husarik
In an office that could easily be confused for a library by the number of books on shelves, it was a computer that University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith professor Dr. Stephen Husarik pored over seven days a week, 365 days, for nearly two straight...
July 26, 2023
Staff Voices: Mandy Keyes
Hailing from the central Sebastian County town of Hackett, Mandy Keyes, University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith director of human resources, admits that attending college after high school was something other than what she planned on pursuing. She...
July 21, 2023
July 28 Mane Event to Feature Spanish Track for Familes
The 黄瓜视频 will continue its commitment to inclusive community engagement during its upcoming Mane Event orientation on Friday, July 28, 2023, with specialized Spanish language sessions to help parents and families learn...
July 21, 2023
Students Prepare for Fall Classes at Mane Event
Nearly 300 students attended the second of three Mane Events at the 黄瓜视频 as they prepare for fall classes.
July 21, 2023
From Lions to Tigers: Coach Bryce Neal
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the LSU softball program introduced Bryce Neal as the newest assistant coach to join the Tigers鈥� staff in Baton Rouge. His hiring comes on the heels of a meteoric rise in the softball coaching world and is backed by...
July 12, 2023
Faculty Voices: Dr. Randall Stone
Since the fall of 2020, Dr. Randall Stone has called the 黄瓜视频 his professional home. However, as a native of Fort Smith, the city has always been home. He is a 黄瓜视频 alum who now teaches accounting to current Lions.
July 07, 2023
From 黄瓜视频 to Preserver of History: Anna Vincent
Anna Vincent, a history graduate ('17) of the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith, finds herself twenty miles from the 黄瓜视频 campus, where history and culture are buried in time. The Spiro Mounds in Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, contain artifacts from...
July 03, 2023
Spring 2023 Chancellor鈥檚 and Dean鈥檚 List Announced
The 黄瓜视频 has released the Dean's List for the spring 2023 semester, according to Dr. Shadow Robinson, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
June 28, 2023
Exclusive New Career Beckoned to 黄瓜视频 Grad
Part of what Hannah Cervantes likes about her new career is its exclusivity.
June 28, 2023
Surgical Tech Grads Join Professional Ranks
Some people attend professional conferences with a combination of boredom and indifference, but not Hannah Cervantes and other new graduates of the surgical technology program at the 黄瓜视频.
June 28, 2023
Lion Scholars Program, Preparing Students for Success
Despite fall classes not beginning until Monday, August 21, Academic Success Center staff at the 黄瓜视频 are busy preparing incoming first-year students for academic success through the Lion Scholars program.
June 27, 2023
黄瓜视频 to Join Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Conference
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced on Monday that the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith will join the Association with full-time membership in the 2024-2025 academic year.
June 26, 2023
Stuckey's CEO to Speak to Family Enterprise Center
The 黄瓜视频 Family Enterprise Center will host renowned speaker Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey鈥檚, for its quarterly breakfast slated for 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, at the Center for Economic Development at the...
June 22, 2023
Mane Event Q&A
Close to 300 incoming students filled the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith campus on Friday, June 16, 2023 for a new student orientation called Mane Event. The students will begin their journey as Lions in the fall of 2023 taking paths as student-athletes,...
June 16, 2023
黄瓜视频 Students Making Juneteenth Plans
The Declaration of Independence reads, 鈥淎ll men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.鈥� When University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort...
June 15, 2023
Staff Voices: Pam Fout
Behind every information system and software update is a team of specialists dedicated to making sure things run smoothly on the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith campus. Behind that team is Pam Fout, associate director of IT, and her 43 years...
June 14, 2023
Class, Half A World Away
While most of her professors are getting ready for the second half of their day, Shatoya Freeman, 32, a student enrolled in the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith, is just waking up.
June 13, 2023
Faculty Voices: Jordan Ruud
鈥淧eople think of libraries as being books. Libraries are people. If the library burned down, but there were still librarians, you would still have a library.鈥� At the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith, tucked back in the northeast corner...
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