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Sargent's Lessons for Life
When you say the name Jane Sargent on the UAFS campus, everyone has the same image: strong, determined, committed. That describes Sargent and the volleyball players she coaches. Since she arrived on campus in 1998, she has never had a losing season.
February 14, 2022
Choosing Life and Happiness
Haylie Sigmon’s life could have easily gone in a different direction. As a child, she was shuttled from home to home, too often finding herself in abusive situations. A perceptive child, she realized early that she would never find stability beyond...
February 14, 2022
Changing Focus
Elliot Nemeth is an international business and consumer marketing major in the College of Business and Industry. He is a barista. A professional photographer and licensed drone pilot. He leads the Chi Alpha campus ministry and on the worship team...
February 14, 2022
ADCP Recognized with Prestigious Award
In October, the UAFS Adult Degree Completion Program, Dr. Tina Root, Dr. Kristin Tardif, and Dr. Ken Warden earned the prestigious Malcolm Knowles Award for outstanding adult education program leadership.
February 14, 2022
Smith Heads Alumni Engagement
When Alumni Director Rick Goins retired at the end of June 2021, he knew he was leaving the office in capable hands: Alumni Assistant Director Jasmine Smith stepped seamlessly into his role. Smith also serves as director of annual giving.
February 14, 2022
It’s All Happening at The Bakery District
In less than a year, UAFS will open a new downtown location focused on business, training, consulting, and economic development in the Fort Smith region.
January 01, 2021
Grad Seeks Access for All
Ciara Fleer, '17, always knew she wanted to be an occupational therapist.
January 01, 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
New Program Boosts Nurse Numbers
With a critical shortage of nurses in the River Valley, UAFS is again offering a two-year associate degree in nursing.
December 04, 2024
Babb Center Help Available to Alumni
The Babb Center for Career Services at UAFS is known for the many services it offers undergraduates. Now, Executive Director Susan Krafft wants you to know those services are also available to alumni.
December 04, 2024 New Program Boosts Nurse Numbers
With a critical shortage of nurses in the River Valley, UAFS is again offering a two-year associate degree in nursing.
December 04, 2024Media Relations
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