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Double Dose of Graduation
It wasn’t a clerical error when Joshua Merritt’s name was listed twice as a graduate during the 2024 spring commencement at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith.
October 17, 2024
CBI Grad Shares Wisdom to Make a Difference
Sunshine Bartlett, UAFS class of 2011, stays busy. She is a senior vice president and human resources manager at Arvest Bank in Fort Smith. She graduated – Summa Cum Laude – from a three-year program at Barret School of Banking in Memphis. She...
October 16, 2024
The Blooming Legacy of Natalie Chuong
According to University of Arkansas - Fort Smith junior business administration major Natalie Chuong, UAFS is "the best choice in Arkansas," and the decision to come here was easy.
October 09, 2024
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Torres joins UAFS after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...
September 25, 2024
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at UAFS
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, 2024
Adjusting Everyone and Their Dog
Dr. Jordana Beutelschies always knew she wanted to be a chiropractor. What she found out was that she could help people and animals. The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith was the first step in her journey to providing relief to "every body and...
September 18, 2024
Completing Circuits and Dr. Kiyun Han
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith associate professor of electronics technology and electrical engineering technology Dr. Kiyun Han has a passion for everything technology-related, which is rooted in his life and career.
August 29, 2024
UAFS Establishes Center for Teaching and Learning
UAFS is set to introduce a Center for Teaching and Learning this fall, a strategic development aimed at advancing faculty expertise and student engagement through innovative educational strategies. The center’s establishment marks a significant...
August 21, 2024
12 New Faculty Members Join UAFS this Fall
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith welcomed a dozen new faculty members to campus to begin the academic year with disciplines in each of the three colleges at UAFS.
August 20, 2024Honors Students’ Trip Exceeded Their Expectation
Gabbie Stokes said the experience of seeing “Phantom of the Opera” in London was so moving she “was crying (sobbing) through the entire performance.”
August 09, 2024
Cashing in Education for Career Success
When Tracie Walden, '96, left the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, then Westark College, she never intended to return to banking. Little did she know that her education at UAFS would play a pivotal role in her career back in banking.
August 07, 2024
Mini Grants Awarded for 2024-2025 Year
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith awarded grants to four faculty members for special research projects for the 2024-2025 academic year.
July 31, 2024
Longtime Classroom Veteran Moves Easily into Administrative Role
LaDena Nsabimana is pretty sure her years in classrooms in western Arkansas prepared her for the job she has today as associate director of special education at KVC Academy.
July 30, 2024
Concurrent Enrollment at UAFS Sets Students Ahead
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is committed to student success, and it all starts in high school. Thanks to the concurrent programming offered by UAFS, local high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits toward a certificate of...
July 23, 2024
New Students Join the Lion Pride with Mane Event
Mane Event - a new student orientation - returned to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the second of three orientation sessions this summer. Students and families could also participate in the Spanish Track, which offered information in...
July 19, 2024
Spring 2024 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Announced
Students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith are honored for their spring 2024 semester academic excellence by making the Dean's and Chancellor's Lists.
June 17, 2024
Students Awarded Thousands in Scholarships
Three accounting students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ended the spring semester by being awarded $2,000 in academic scholarships from the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants' Student Education Fund.
June 14, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
Joshua Merritt, a recent University of Arkansas—Fort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at UAFS. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...
May 31, 2024
First-Generation Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kerrie Taber
Dr. Kerrie Taber is an assistant professor of organizational leadership in the College of Business and Industry at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. As a first-generation student, Taber understands the challenges some of her students face...
May 03, 2024
Debbie Dameron and the Pursuit of Student Success
At the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, you may be hard-pressed to find someone with as much experience working at multiple higher education institutions as Debbie Dameron, an advising coordinator for the College of Business and Industry. The...
April 30, 2024Media Relations
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