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Students Break Giving Records
Sixty-three first-year legacy students received $1,000 scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.
October 15, 2024
New Dean Returns to Academic Roots
Dr. Toni Alexander has a clear vision about what college should be.
October 15, 2024When the Artist Lives Next Door
As part of its commitment to providing students with transformative experiences, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith offers a level of exposure typically accessible to graduate-level students to undergrad art and design majors.
October 15, 2024
Library to House New Center for Teaching and Learning
The Â鶹´«Ã½ introduced its Center for Teaching and Learning this fall, an initiative that supports two of the university’s strategic pillars: investing in academic excellence and student success.
October 15, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½ Celebrates National Coming Out Day
October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the Â鶹´«Ã½ kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at Â鶹´«Ã½.
October 11, 2024
The Blooming Legacy of Natalie Chuong
According to Â鶹´«Ã½ junior business administration major Natalie Chuong, Â鶹´«Ã½ is "the best choice in Arkansas," and the decision to come here was easy.
October 09, 2024
Haunted University Returns Oct. 26 at Â鶹´«Ã½
Haunted University, the annual holiday tradition, returns to the Â鶹´«Ã½ for 21st year.
October 07, 2024
Haunted University Returns Oct. 25
Haunted University is back at Â鶹´«Ã½ on Oct. 25, drawing thousands for one of the region’s largest Halloween events. This year adds an outdoor screening of Monsters University to the mix of Trunk or Treat, carnival games, and the classic haunted...
October 07, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month Feels Like Home for Cristina Castorena
Cristina Castorena, the assistant director for financial aid client services at the Â鶹´«Ã½, loves Hispanic Heritage Month because it's when she can finally bring "a little piece of home into a part of (her) life that...
October 04, 2024
Jennifer Holland: The Glue Holding Â鶹´«Ã½ Together
Keeping students coming back is everything for Jennifer Holland, the executive director for retention at the Â鶹´«Ã½. Ask around the campus, and you'll hear she is the glue holding the university together.
September 30, 2024 
DACA Panel Slated Oct. 7
A panel discussion exploring the role of students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) movement will be held Monday, Oct. 7, from 6-8 p.m. in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center’s Reynolds Room at the University of Arkansas - Fort...
September 27, 2024
Octubafest Returns
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Department of Music will hold its 18th annual Octubafest on Sunday, October 6, at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center in the Reynolds Room.
September 26, 2024
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the Â鶹´«Ã½. Torres joins Â鶹´«Ã½ 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
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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. Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½.
September 20, 2024 
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at Â鶹´«Ã½
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, 2024Popular Topics
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