University of Arkansas - Fort SmithNews Stories

UAFS to Join Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Conference

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced on Monday that the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith will join the Association with full-time membership in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Mane Event Q&A

Close to 300 incoming students filled the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith campus on Friday, June 16, 2023 for a new student orientation called Mane Event. The students will begin their journey as Lions in the fall of 2023 taking paths as student-athletes,...

Class, Half A World Away

While most of her professors are getting ready for the second half of their day, Shatoya Freeman, 32, a student enrolled in the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, is just waking up.

Staff Voices: Dr. John Bennett

From serving in the Army to working in the TRIO Student Support Services program as an academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett has put the greater good of others above himself.

Two UAFS Students to Compete for Miss Arkansas Crown

Getting dolled up and competing in front of an audience is nothing new for two University of Arkansas – Fort Smith students. Junior Jayson Toney, a media communications major, and senior Callie Scherrey, a nursing major, will call Little Rock home...

Revitalizing on the Hardwood: Zane Gibson's Return to UAFS Men's Basketball

For the first time in five years, Zane Gibson returns to the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith sideline to don the Lions’ blue and white. His return is a shift of just 18 inches but comes with the responsibility of being the UAFS men’s basketball...

Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine UAFS Grads

Hundreds of students from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith graduated to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” on Saturday, May 13, 2023. However, nine of those students walked across the stage with gold or silver cords to signify individual...

Clinical Boards are No Match for UAFS Dental Hygiene Students

Celebrating the graduation of 11 University of Arkansas – Fort Smith dental hygiene students is just a tiny part of what makes this class worthy of recognition.

UAFS Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry

Largest College at UAFS Honors Graduates

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith’s 108th commencement continued Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the College of Arts and Sciences graduating class. The more than 400 graduates of UAFS’s largest college joined the more than 50,000 UAFS alums...

College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences Celebrates Graduates

The 108th Commencement at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith began Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the graduation of more than 250 students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences (CHEHS).

$1 Million ABB Gift to Launch Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing

Today the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced a $1 million investment from ABB to help position the institution as one of the nation’s leading advanced manufacturing educational institutions.

UAFS Day of Giving Roars Past Goal

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith closed its third annual Day of Giving with extraordinary success, rallying a record-breaking 1,207 gifts totaling $94,339, surpassing the initial goal of $78,000.

UAFS Student Research Symposium Winners Announced

On April 7, 2023, nearly 100 University of Arkansas – Fort Smith students presented various research projects at the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium. Of the individuals and teams who presented, 15 were recently announced as the best research...

UAFS Professors Offer Tax Day Tips

Today is Tax day, and we’ve asked Dr. Randall Stone and Dr. Diana Sims, two tax pros at UAFS what we need to know when filing this year.

UAFS Hall of Fame Grows with 2023 Class Induction

Winning a championship at any level is the pinnacle of achievement in athletics. However, beyond the game, there is one more goal to be reached – the hall of fame.

UAFS Student Research Symposium back for 16th Year

On Friday, April 7, 2023, the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium returns as students from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will present nearly 50 diverse research projects culminating in a year’s worth of team and individual work.

Welding Rodeo Winners

Students from nearly a dozen River Valley high schools competed in this year’s Welding Rodeo at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, presented by the Welding Technology Department of the UAFS College of Business and Industry.

Den Day: 2023

Come one, come all! Den Day returns to the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith campus on Friday, April 14, 2023, in the Stubblefield Center. Check-in starts at 9 a.m. with a welcome and overview of the open campus day beginning at 10 a.m.

From WATC to Welder

It isn’t every day when the lightbulb clicks on as if by magic, shining a light on the perfect career path. But for Clayton Moellers, that’s exactly how it happened. Nearly five years ago, as a freshman in high school, the opportunity to take...