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Nigel Otero: Turning Opportunities into Inspiration
When Nigel Otero came to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, he did so knowing it was an opportunity he wouldn't squander. Now, as an advising coordinator for the College of Business and Industry, he's working to inspire students to achieve...
March 31, 2025
Finding Where She Belongs: Joellen Barthol and UAFS
Joellen Barthol is an advisor for the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith's ROAR First-Year Advising Center. It's a role she's "always been passionate about."
November 26, 2024
Architect of Success: Amanda Seidenzahl
At the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, high school students can earn concurrent credit through WATC and Smart Start, all under the direction of Amanda Seidenzahl, the director of early college programs.
July 22, 2024
Debbie Dameron and the Pursuit of Student Success
At the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, you may be hard-pressed to find someone with as much experience working at multiple higher education institutions as Debbie Dameron, an advising coordinator for the College of Business and Industry. The...
April 30, 2024
Chris Kelly: New Beginnings and Championing Change
Chris Kelly, the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Marketing at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, arrived in 2019 looking for a fresh start. In the nearly five years since, he has been a driving force behind the university's revamped marketing...
March 28, 2024
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
A Look Beyond the Records with Curtis Janz
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith athletic director Curtis Janz arrived in 2016. Since then, he has instilled culture, navigated a global pandemic, changed conferences, and built a lasting legacy.
January 08, 2024
Life and UAFS: How Sarah Murrah Balanced the Twists and Turns to Success
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Campus and Community Engagement Administrative Assistant Sarah Murrah describes the twists and turns of life on her journey to obtaining her degree and giving back to the university that made it happen.
November 13, 2023
Staff Voices: Lynette Thrower
Lynette Thrower has worked at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith since 2021, following her time as a student two years prior. However, it is the life she lived before getting to UAFS that made her the perfect hire for the university.
October 27, 2023
Staff Voices: Scott Goines
Meet University of Arkansas - Fort Smith web specialist Scott Goines. He is a first-generation student, the oldest of four brothers, and the one behind the scenes helping ensure all things related to the UAFS website are optimized.
September 15, 2023
Staff Voices: Mandy Keyes
Hailing from the central Sebastian County town of Hackett, Mandy Keyes, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith director of human resources, admits that attending college after high school was something other than what she planned on pursuing. She...
July 21, 2023Media Relations
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