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Horn to Serve as Commencement Speaker
Dr. Paul B. Beran, chancellor at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½, has asked R. Mark Horn, vice chancellor for university relations, to serve as guest speaker for the Dec. 11 fall commencement exercises, making the event one of the last official...
November 14, 2013Academy Sets Two Winter Concerts
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Academy of the Arts will present two winter concerts in December -- one featuring choral groups, the other a symphonic orchestra -- to get local residents into the holiday spirit.
November 14, 2013
Frontier Trails BEST Competition Dec. 6-7
The Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition will take place Dec. 6-7 at the Fort Smith Convention Center, featuring 32 teams from five states competing for a slew of awards.
November 13, 2013Wing Named to Preservation Board
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Assistant Professor of History and Drennen-Scott Historic Site Director Tom Wing was named a board member of the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas (HPAA) earlier this month.
November 12, 2013
Free Extraction Day Set for Dec. 7
Members of the Fort Smith community will be able to have a tooth pulled for free at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Dental Hygiene Clinic’s Free Extraction Day from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7 on the first floor of the Pendergraft Health Sciences...
November 12, 2013
Winter Intersession Classes Announced
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ will offer 15 classes in the Winter Intersession Term from Dec. 11 through Jan. 10, offering students a chance to earn extra credit hours during the winter break.
November 12, 2013
Homecoming Queen and King Crowned
The Homecoming Queen and King at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ are Allie Wilson, 20, of Greenwood and John Sturrock, 21, of Tyler, Texas.
November 11, 2013
Bedell Presented Diligence to Victory Award
Conaly Bedell of Fort Smith was presented the Diligence to Victory Award -- the highest alumni honor bestowed by the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ -- at an alumni reunion dinner Nov. 9.
November 11, 2013
Second Annual Victorian Christmas Dec. 6
On Dec. 6, visitors to the Drennen-Scott Historic Site will have a chance to see the home as it appeared in the 19th century when the second annual Victorian Christmas Open House will be held at the DSHS from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
November 08, 2013
Archeological Society Topic of Dec. 5 Talk
Area residents will have the opportunity to learn about the Arkansas Archeological Society and how the organization works with people interested in archeology in a Dec. 5 talk at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
November 08, 2013
Second Street Facility Gets New Name
The Blue Lion at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Downtown is the new name -- effective immediately -- for the University-owned facility located at 101 N. 2nd St.
November 07, 2013
Fundraiser Concert Set for Nov. 27
Mr. Cabbage Head and the Screaming Radishes will perform a concert Nov. 27 at The Blue Lion at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Downtown as part of a fundraising effort for the Miss Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Scholarship Pageant.
November 06, 2013
Nominations Due for Unsung Hero Award
Nov. 30 is the nomination deadline for the Unsung Hero Award given by the American Democracy Project at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
November 05, 2013
Important: Final Exam Schedule Changes
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ has postponed final exams beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, through all day Friday, Dec. 6, due to anticipated severe weather in the Fort Smith area.
November 04, 2013Scouts Earn Welding Badges at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½
A group from a Boy Scout troop in Greenwood got first-hand knowledge of metalworking while working on their merit badges in welding during a Saturday morning spent on the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ campus.
November 04, 2013Science Meets Fun at Second Annual Festival
Nearly 100 third-graders from Fort Smith area schools took part in informative, interactive and fun experiments Nov. 2 at the second annual Festival of Science in the Math-Science Building on the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ campus.
November 04, 2013
Students Win at Broadcasting Competition
Three Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ students took home awards at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s fall 2013 competition held at the Texas Association of Broadcasters in Austin, Texas.
November 04, 2013Retail Sales Decline in September Report
​The recent federal government shutdown limited the data available on Fort Smith regional economy for September, according to the report released Oct. 31 by the Center for Business Research and Economic Development (CBRED) at the University of...
October 31, 2013
Music Ensembles Perform in November
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Department of Music will present two very diverse concerts in November -- a percussion concert Nov. 24 with a guest percussionist and a seasonal choral concert Nov. 26 featuring the University Chorale and Women’s...
October 30, 2013
2 Events Mark Holiday Season
​The official holiday lighting ceremony at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ will be held on Nov. 25, followed on Dec. 2 with the annual Season’s Greetings Concert.
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