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Fall 2021 Dean's List Announced
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester, according to Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
February 11, 2022
Majors Expo Returns Face-to-Face Feb. 17
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will host the annual Majors Expo from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. All UAFS students and any prospective students interested in learning...
February 09, 2022
Stealey Exhibit Opens at Windgate Gallery
Award-winning artist and educator Dr. Jo Stealey’s exhibit “EXTRA/ORDINARY” is now on display at the Windgate Art & Design Gallery on the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith campus. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public...
January 26, 2022
ReadThis! Slate Kicks Off with Killers of the Flower Moon
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host a kickoff event for the 2022 Read This! community literacy program, Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in room 122 of the Boreham Library. The event will also be streamed via Zoom.
January 25, 2022
UAFS Wind Ensemble Takes Stage, Live in Concert
The Department of Music and Theatre will present the UAFS Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Alexandra Zacharella, this Tuesday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. on stage at the ArcBest Performing Arts Center. This will be the ensemble’s first time...
November 10, 2021UAFS to Host Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero Oct. 29
The UAFS Democracy Project will host Arkansas Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero in a town hall at 11 a.m., Friday, October 29, 2021, in the Reynolds Room of the UAFS Campus Center. Attendees can also join virtually by registering at this link. This...
October 26, 2021
Jennings Publishes In the Deep, Second in Acclaimed Space Opera Series
Dr. Kelly Jennings, professor of the Department of English, Rhetoric and Writing, and Media Communication at UAFS has published In the Deep, a direct sequel to Fault Lines. The now evolving series of sci-fi space operas titled Escape Velocity is...
October 15, 2021
Students Display Arvest-Made Paper Cranes in Support of AAPI Community
A colorful reminder of hope and resilience in the form of thousands of delicate paper cranes is on display at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith’s Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. It is the result of a collaborative effort between Arvest...
October 09, 2021
UAFS Concludes First Summer Bridge Program
Students who participated in the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith’s first Summer Bridge in English program praised the program and the people they met through it.
August 20, 2021
UAFS Geoscience Students Explore Research With Full Fellowships
Three UAFS geoscience graduates have demonstrated a wide range of research and disciplines in the program, and their graduate school plans and prestigious graduate fellowships, reflect the same diversity.
May 27, 2021
Adult Degree Completion Program urges others to ‘find their fire’
Brittany Sounyaphong has a piece of advice for people who might be considering the Adult Degree Completion Program at UAFS: Find your fire.
May 27, 2021
UAFS Art Department Earns National Accolades for Value
UAFS Art Department Rated ‘Good Value’ The Art Department at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has been designated one of the 100 Great Affordable Colleges for Art in 2021. Great Affordable Colleges, which ranks UAFS at 51 on its list,...
April 29, 2021
UAFS STEM Professors Earn $74,000 in Grants to Fund Undergraduate Research
Two professors in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith have received grants totaling more than $74,000 from the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to advance undergraduate research...
March 26, 2021UAFS Hosts 48th Annual Conference of the Arkansas Political Science Association
The 48th Annual Conference of the Arkansas Political Science Association took place in a virtual format Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Feb. 26, hosted for the first time by the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith.
March 11, 2021
Kannan Studies in Sri Lanka
This was supposed to be a different story, one about a distinguished UAFS professor embarking on not one, but two prestigious Fulbright awards. Instead, it is a reflection on making the most of the circumstances in which one finds oneself and a lesson...
January 01, 2021
Grad Seeks Access for All
Ciara Fleer, '17, always knew she wanted to be an occupational therapist.
January 01, 2021
Wing Brings Fort Smith History to Flag Sojourn 250 Event
Tom Wing part of the Sebastian County Flag Sojourn 2025 event in Fort Smith
May 18, 2026Media Relations
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