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Health Education and Human Sciences

UAFS can Help Achieve the Dream of Becoming a Social Worker in Arkansas

A career in helping others starts at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Learn about a degree in social work and the jobs applicable to a BSW.

October 31, 2025
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100 Families Partnership Personal to UAFS Chancellor

UAFS new partnershp with 100 Families will further help families in crisis move toward stability through education, social work programs, and community support. Chancellor Terisa Riley highlights her own experiences in order to provide a personal...

May 20, 2025
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Students Receive Certificate of Distinction Ahead of Graduation

Twelve students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith have been awarded a Certificate of Distinction in Professional Development by the Babb Center for Career Services.

May 02, 2025
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Coming Full Circle with Yosey Cardenas

At the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, education and social work academic advisor for the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences, Yosey Cardenas, shares her story as a first-generation student and how she now uses that experience to...

February 09, 2024
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Little Dog Brings Big Relief

If you don’t leave your job knowing you’ve improved someone’s day, you don’t have as good a job as Faith Walker, a Social Work student at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

October 20, 2022

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