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First-Year and Transfer Enrollment See Gains for 2025
First-year undergraduate enrollment has reached its highest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 1,030 first-year students registered for the fall of 2025, a 15% increase from the same date in 2024.
August 18, 2025
Full Slate of Events Welcomes Â鶹´«Ã½ Students
Check out a complete list of events happening during the 2025 Welcome Week at the Â鶹´«Ã½.
August 14, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ Center for Economic Development's ASBTDC Opens in Van Buren
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Center for Economic Development's Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center opened its second office location in Van Buren.
August 13, 2025
RAs at Â鶹´«Ã½ Excited to Meet New Residents
Resident assistants at the Â鶹´«Ã½ prepare to welcome students to the Lion's Den and Sebastian Commons.
August 08, 2025
Awareness and Education to Save Lives at Â鶹´«Ã½
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is ramping up efforts to help save lives through awareness and educational training about the dangers of fentanyl. These efforts align with Arkansas's One Pill Can Kill initiative, which began in October 2024.
July 31, 2025
Oaxaca, Mexico, Service and Study Program Transformative for Students
Students traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico, to volunteer at a children’s home this summer experienced a deeply transformative journey of service and study designed to shape their perspectives, values and future paths.
July 22, 2025
TRIO Programs Funding Renewed, Jordan Named TRIO STEM Director
The Â鶹´«Ã½ was recently awarded more than $2.7 million in renewed grant funding for the TRIO Student Support Services and TRIO STEM programs through 2030.
July 22, 2025
McIntosh Named Â鶹´«Ã½ Director of First Year Advising
Kayla McIntosh named as new director of first-year advising (ROAR) at the Â鶹´«Ã½
July 18, 2025
‘Lion Family’ Grows with Mane Event
The Â鶹´«Ã½ hosted its first of three new student orientations, Mane Event, of the summer on Friday, June 20, 2025.
June 20, 2025
100 Families Partnership Personal to Â鶹´«Ã½ Chancellor
Â鶹´«Ã½ new partnershp with 100 Families will further help families in crisis move toward stability through education, social work programs, and community support. Chancellor Terisa Riley highlights her own experiences in order to provide a personal...
May 20, 2025
Education Major Inspires New Arkansas Law
One moment, 15-year-old Kennedy Allison was sitting in class at Pea Ridge High School. The next, she was unconscious, her heart in full cardiac arrest. Six years later, she's a junior at Â鶹´«Ã½, and using that harrowing moment to help change Arkansas...
May 08, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ Announces Full Slate of Summer Camps for 2025
The University of Arkansas—Fort Smith will host multiple athletic and music summer camps throughout June, July, and August. Camps are open to boys and girls from Kindergarten to 12th grade.
May 01, 2025
AI Expo at Â鶹´«Ã½ May 1
The Â鶹´«Ã½ will host an Artificial Intelligence Expo at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, in Room 101 of the Baldor Technology Center.
April 30, 2025
Academic Excellence Award Winners Announced for 2024-2025
The University of Arkansas—Fort Smith has named students as Academic Excellence Award winners for the 2024-2025 academic year.
April 24, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ Celebrates 2025 Hall of Fame Class
The Â鶹´«Ã½ celebrated the induction of the 2025 Coach Louis Whorton Hall of Fame class on Monday, April 21, recognizing the last 25 years of athletic excellence and leadership.
April 22, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½, Royals team up for MIAA Day at the K
The Â鶹´«Ã½ joins members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for the second MIAA Day at the K on Saturday, April 26.
April 21, 2025
18th Annual Student Research Symposium Winners Announced
Fourteen research presentations were selected as winners of the 18th Annual Student Research Symposium at the Â鶹´«Ã½.
April 18, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty and Staff Recognized
On April 11, employees from the Â鶹´«Ã½ were honored with Faculty and Staff Appreciation Awards, Student Government Awards, and recognized for their years of service.
April 16, 2025
Spring 2025 Commencement to Honor 650 Graduates
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will recognize more than 650 graduates across three commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 10, at the Stubblefield Center.
April 14, 2025
18th Annual Research Symposium Slated for April 11
The Â鶹´«Ã½ will host its 18th Annual Student Research Symposium from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 11.
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