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Capps Family Takes Home Honors
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Family of the Year award was given to the family of Anna Capps, a junior social work student and SGA president.
October 22, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Celebrates National Coming Out Day
October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
October 11, 2024
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½. Torres joins Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...
September 25, 2024
Family Weekend Slated Oct. 18-19
Students, families, and the Fort Smith community are invited to experience the campus on Family Weekend, Oct. 18-19, 2024.
September 25, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Named One of US News' Best Colleges of 2025
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges according to rankings released this morning. Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ improved in multiple categories, securing its position as a leading institution in the...
September 24, 2024
Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer
Before Ana Demmer graduated from the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
September 20, 2024
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½
The University of Arkansas—Fort Smith Babb Center for Career Services will host a grand reopening of its Career Clothing Closet, which will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24. The Center's goal is to provide free professional clothes...
September 20, 2024
Little Lions Celebrates First Anniversary
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½â€™s Little Lions Child Development Center will celebrate its first anniversary at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2024.
September 16, 2024
'We the People...': Constitution Week Returns to Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ celebrates Constitution Week from September 16 - September 20 with a full slate of education events and voter registration.
September 12, 2024
Memorial Stair Climb Slated for Sept. 11
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Army ROTC will host a memorial stair climb on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 a.m. to honor the lives of those lost and those who heroically assisted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks 23 years ago.
September 06, 2024
12 New Faculty Members Join Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ this Fall
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ welcomed a dozen new faculty members to campus to begin the academic year with disciplines in each of the three colleges at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
August 20, 2024
Cub Camp, Best Camp
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ kicked off the semester with Cub Camp. The annual event welcomes first-year students to campus for a multi-day experience on campus full of games, icebreakers, information, and fun.
August 17, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Grads, Baptist Health Nurses Named 100 Greatest
Six graduates from the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ were recognized as part of the 16 nurses from Baptist Health for this year's Great 100 Nurses.
August 12, 2024
Essays Uplift in Annual Writing Center Contest
The experience is so satisfying that people who judge the Writing Center’s annual writing contest routinely ask Dr. Mary Lutze to invite them to judge again.
August 07, 2024
Ruud to Lead Boreham Library
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ announced the hiring of Jordan Ruud as the new director of library services at Boreham Library. Ruud officially assumed his new role on August 1.
August 02, 2024
Drive with Pride Initiative Supports Student Scholarships
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ (Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½) has launched the "Drive with Pride" campaign, encouraging supporters to purchase official Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Lion Pride Plates. These specialized license plates, available through the State of Arkansas, offer a unique...
August 01, 2024
Concurrent Enrollment at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Sets Students Ahead
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ is committed to student success, and it all starts in high school. Thanks to the concurrent programming offered by Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½, local high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits toward a certificate of...
July 23, 2024
Students Awarded Thousands in Scholarships
Three accounting students from the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ ended the spring semester by being awarded $2,000 in academic scholarships from the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants' Student Education Fund.
June 14, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
Joshua Merritt, a recent University of Arkansas—Fort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...
May 31, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Student to Ride Cross-Country for The Ability Experience
Braxten Martin, a student at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½, will embark on a 4,300-mile cross-country bike ride to raise awareness for those with physical and mental disabilities. He will set out on The Ability Experience's Journey of Hope,...
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