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Sarahi Ibarra (center) is surrounded by family and friends during her spring 2025 graduation from UAFS
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Upward Bound to Law School

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith alum, Sarahi Ibarra, class of 2025, found success through programs and community on her way to law school.

August 21, 2025
Attendee at the 2023 symposium on human trafficking at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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April 18 Human Trafficking Symposium Sheds Light on Dark Issues

UAFS, in partnership with the United States Department of Homeland Security's Center for Countering Human Trafficking, Homeland Security Investigations, and the UAFS Department of Criminal Justice will host a symposium titled "Human Trafficking:...

April 12, 2024
Wes Milam, a University of Arkansas - Fort Smith adjunct criminal justice professor and Fort Smith Police Captain, stands outside of the FSPD station
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Baby Steps of Ambition

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith adjunct criminal justice professor Wes Milam, details his journey from UAFS student to professor while continuing to serve the community of Fort Smith.

October 06, 2023
Students wave to the camera during Mane Event at UAFS
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Students Prepare for Fall Classes at Mane Event

Nearly 300 students attended the second of three Mane Events at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith as they prepare for fall classes.

July 21, 2023
UAFS Criminal Justice Symposium
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Criminal Justice Symposium Returns to UAFS

On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the annual Criminal Justice Symposium returns to the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. The educational and career-centered event will take place in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center Reynolds Room from 9 a.m. to...

April 04, 2023
Student in cap and gown stands before the UAFS belltower
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Perseverance Pays Off for First-Generation Graduate

Miguel Roque, UAFS class of ’22, knows the importance of working hard to overcome obstacles, and he’s used that skill to become a first-generation college graduate and military officer.

January 26, 2023
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Criminal Justice Students Tour Crawford County Jail

Even though they signed up for an online course, several students in two UAFS criminal justice courses were glad to turn themselves in to the Crawford County Justice Center last month as part of a class experience.

May 23, 2022
Two college siblings stand in front of university bell tower.
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Criminal Justice Grad Shines as Protector

Andy would say it was no big deal, but his sister Darcy sees it differently.“He is a lifesaver,” she said recently.

February 14, 2022

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