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The audience applauds for the winner of the Family Business of the Year Award, Littlefield Companies, at the inaugural Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards
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Winners Announced at Inaugural UAFS Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Center for Economic Development celebrated the accomplishments of more than a dozen small businesses and family-owned businesses from around Fort Smith at the inaugural UAFS Excellence in Family and Small Business...

October 25, 2024
UAFS junior social work student, Anna Capps (center) is surrounded by her aunt and uncle, grandparents, dad, stepmom, and stepbrother. The Capps family was announced as the 2024 UAFS Family of the Year.
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Capps Family Takes Home Honors

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Family of the Year award was given to the family of Anna Capps, a junior social work student and SGA president.

October 22, 2024
Hands form the shape of a heart in front of a rainbow flag
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UAFS Celebrates National Coming Out Day

October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at UAFS.

October 11, 2024
a family poses for a photo at Mane Event
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Family Weekend Slated Oct. 18-19

Students, families, and the Fort Smith community are invited to experience the campus on Family Weekend, Oct. 18-19, 2024.

September 25, 2024
UAFS on the first day of class 2024.
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UAFS Named One of US News' Best Colleges of 2025

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges according to rankings released this morning. UAFS improved in multiple categories, securing its position as a leading institution in the...

September 24, 2024
Ana Demmer, '20, embraces her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey, at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer

Before Ana Demmer graduated from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around UAFS.

September 20, 2024
A mural of rolling hills and a sunrise is seen in the background with professional clothes on clothing racks in the foreground at the Babb Center for Career Services' Career Clothing Closet at UAFS.
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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
children play at the Little Lions Child Development Center
Health Education and Human SciencesNews

Little Lions Celebrates First Anniversary

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith’s Little Lions Child Development Center will celebrate its first anniversary at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2024.

September 16, 2024
UAFS students share why they registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.
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'We the People...': Constitution Week Returns to UAFS

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith celebrates Constitution Week from September 16 - September 20 with a full slate of education events and voter registration.

September 12, 2024
U.S. Flags planted throughout the UAFS campus green
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Memorial Stair Climb Slated for Sept. 11

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Army ROTC will host a memorial stair climb on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 a.m. to honor the lives of those lost and those who heroically assisted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks 23 years ago.

September 06, 2024
UAFS Bell Tower seen behind a fountain on the campus green
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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, 2024
Cub Camp Organge Camp staff at UAFS
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Cub Camp, Best Camp

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith kicked off the semester with Cub Camp. The annual event welcomes first-year students to campus for a multi-day experience on campus full of games, icebreakers, information, and fun.

August 17, 2024
Nicole Dake, '20 (left) and Cody Newton, '16 (right) work in a Baptist Health-Fort Smith nursing station
AlumniHealth Education and Human SciencesNews

UAFS Grads, Baptist Health Nurses Named 100 Greatest

Six graduates from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith were recognized as part of the 16 nurses from Baptist Health for this year's Great 100 Nurses.

August 12, 2024
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Essays Uplift in Annual Writing Center Contest

The experience is so satisfying that people who judge the Writing Center’s annual writing contest routinely ask Dr. Mary Lutze to invite them to judge again.

August 07, 2024
jordan ruud at the boreham library
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Ruud to Lead Boreham Library

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith announced the hiring of Jordan Ruud as the new director of library services at Boreham Library. Ruud officially assumed his new role on August 1.

August 02, 2024
Numa lion in a blue car with a UAFS license plate
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Drive with Pride Initiative Supports Student Scholarships

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) has launched the "Drive with Pride" campaign, encouraging supporters to purchase official UAFS Lion Pride Plates. These specialized license plates, available through the State of Arkansas, offer a unique...

August 01, 2024
A student taking concurrent classes works in the ABB lab at PEAK Innovation Center
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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
Connor Hadley-Kimbrell (left), Travis Johns, and Kevin Allen (right) stand with a large check for their ARCPA scholarships
Business and IndustryNews

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
New UAFS alum, Joshua MerrittJoshua Merritt (right) and his dad Jason, a senior instructor in the College of Business and Industry, at the 2024 Spring Commencement
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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
Braxten Martin with the bike he will ride from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C. this summer
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UAFS Student to Ride Cross-Country for The Ability Experience

Braxten Martin, a student at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, will embark on a 4,300-mile cross-country bike ride to raise awareness for those with physical and mental disabilities. He will set out on The Ability Experience's Journey of Hope,...

May 23, 2024

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