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View All Featured StoriesUAFS Local Leads Deliver “Baby Brain Bags” to Mercy Labor & Delivery
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Early Childhood Education Local Leads team delivered 1,300 “Baby Brain Bags” to the labor and delivery department at Mercy-Fort Smith to support...
May 07, 2026Gov. Sanders to Speak at Open House for Workforce Development & Advanced Manufacturing centers
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will celebrate the opening of its new Workforce Development Center with an open house and ribbon cutting from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Monday,...
May 01, 2026Detailed Planning and Coordinated Effort Needed for Commencement Ceremonies
It takes dozens of staff and months of planning to successfully stage commencement ceremonies at UAFS.
May 01, 2026Recent Stories
View All Recent StoriesFredriksen Family Leaves Lasting Mark
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has been at the center of Brenda Fredriksen's and her family's lives for two generations.
May 01, 2026Foundation Forged in Fort Smith
Megan Nichols, '15, has been climbing the banking ladder since she was a student at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Her successful foundation was established in Fort Smith...
May 01, 2026Borrowing Belief: The Leadership Journey of Susan DeWoody
Susan DeWoody came to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, then Westark College, as a first-generation student. She left with the tools needed to succeed and help others, eventually...
May 01, 2026Chancellor Updates
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