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Full Slate of Events Welcomes UAFS Students

Check out a complete list of events happening during the 2025 Welcome Week at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

UAFS Rings in the New Semester with a Week of Events

Spring Back Week returns to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Join the Campus Activity Board and other Registered Student Organizations with a full slate of events during the first week of the spring semester.

UAFS Students Making Juneteenth Plans

The Declaration of Independence reads, “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” When University of Arkansas – Fort...

UAFS Organization Joins Local Nonprofit to Ease Finals Week Stress

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith students, faculty, and staff are invited to take a break from their end-of-the-year stress on Monday, May 1, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the Campus Green with kittens and puppies. The furry friends will be...

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.

UAFS Students Support Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has a full slate of Sexual Assault Awareness Month events geared towards building relationships and bringing awareness to a topic that has unfortunately impacted far too many individuals.

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...

UAFS Presents a Vision without Limits

The World Languages Department at UAFS will celebrate a world without limits this week.

New Obstacle Course Coming to UAFS

At 10 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2023, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Student Veterans Organization and ROTC program will host an inaugural event, "Endurance: The Obstacle Course," at the UAFS Intramural Fields.

UAFS Students Celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors

Celebrated by millions around the world, the Hindu Festival of Colors, better known as Holi, made an impact right here on the UAFS campus Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Neither cool weather nor the threat of rain could stop one of the newest clubs on...

UAFS to Host Slate of Events Honoring MLK

Under the theme “Crossing the Bridge over Troubled Waters,” the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will partner with area agencies to host a slate of events honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Lions' Chronicle to Host Journalism Banquet on April 12

The Lions’ Chronicle, a student-run publication at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith students, will host a journalism banquet to celebrate writers across the greater Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12,...

Majors Expo Returns Face-to-Face Feb. 17

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will host the annual Majors Expo from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. All UAFS students and any prospective students interested in learning...

World without Limits at UAFS