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UAFS Earns Military Friendly Designation

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced today that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly School designation from Viqtory Media, earning a place as one of 747 schools, colleges, and universities in the United States awarded the...

September 16, 2021
Alexis Davis
Lion Voices

Lion Voices: Alexis Davis

Happy Friday, Lions! In honor of sorority recruitment this week, our #LionVoices feature is the woman in charge of it all, Alexis Davis. Alexis is a senior psychology major and social work minor from Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She is Vice President of Panhellenic...

September 03, 2021
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Lion Voices

Lion Voices: Braden Boyer

Today's #LionVoices feature is senior finance major and member of the UAFS Lions Men’s Basketball team, J. Braden Boyer

September 02, 2021
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FeaturedNews

Campus Upgrades Progress at UAFS

Drivers on Grand Avenue have had a front-row seat to some of the most visible improvements on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus this summer, but there is plenty more going on than meets the eye. Summer is always a busy time for UAFS...

August 20, 2021
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FeaturedArts and Sciences

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
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AdmissionsFeaturedNewsStudents

2021 Move In Held August 19-21

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students will begin moving into campus housing this Thursday, August 19, and continue through August 21.

August 17, 2021
Bao Ha
Lion Voices

Lion Voices: Bao Ha

Happy Friday, Lions! Our first #LionVoices feature of August is Bao Ha, a senior Organizational Leadership major. Bao was born and raised in Vietnam and serves as Vice President of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, a UAFS Cub Camp chair, a MANE Event Leader,...

August 06, 2021
The Bakery district in downtown Fort Smith
Business and IndustryFeaturedNews

Sabo to Lead ASBTDC at The Bakery

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has a new resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs in the Arkansas River Valley. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC)’s Fort Smith office is officially...

August 02, 2021
The sun rises over UAFS
FeaturedBusiness and Industry

UAFS Student Embraces the Climb from Incarceration to Education

From a life of pain, anger, and self-destruction, UAFS student Ashley Caramez has found a way to heal and reach for a better future.

August 01, 2021
Featured

Summer Reading Series Part 4: Pride

Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...

June 25, 2021
Featured

Summer Reading Series Part 3: Juneteenth

Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing impactful stories with the UAFS community. Ahead...

June 18, 2021
Featured

Summer Reading Series Part 2: Pride

Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...

June 11, 2021
Flowers in front of the UAFS bell tower
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Spring 2021 Dean's List Announced

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester, according to Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Students with a 4.0 (straight-A) grade point average are marked...

June 10, 2021
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Featured

Summer Reading Series Part 1: Pride

Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...

June 04, 2021
UAFS Students on a Mountainside
FeaturedArts and Sciences

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
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FeaturedArts and Sciences

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
FeaturedNews

Alumni Director Rick Goins Reflects on His Time at UAFS

Alumni Director Rick Goins Reflects on His Time at UAFS There’s an old saying that if you love what you do, you never go to work. Over the last 7 and a half years, I believe I have “gone to work” for about a total of three weeks. It has been...

May 26, 2021
Arvest Representatives Pose at the New Bakery Location
NewsBusiness and Industry

$50,000 Arvest Gift Supports UAFS Bakery District Location

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced a $50,000 gift from Arvest Bank this Friday, May 21, 2021, which will support the university’s strategic investments at The Bakery District in downtown Fort Smith. In recognition of the gift,...

May 21, 2021
FeaturedNews

2021 Student Research Symposium Winners

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has announced the 17 best research presentations delivered at the 14th Annual Student Research Symposium. Research projects presented at the conference included both oral and poster presentations. Among the...

May 12, 2021
NewsHealth Education and Human Sciences

UAFS Announces Spanish for the Helping Professions Certificate Option

Beginning this summer University of Arkansas – Fort Smith students will have the option to add a Certificate of Proficiency in Spanish for the Helping Professions to their academic resume thanks to a collaboration between the Department of World...

May 01, 2021

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