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TRIO Programs Funding Renewed, Jordan Named TRIO STEM Director
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith was recently awarded more than $2.7 million in renewed grant funding for the TRIO Student Support Services and TRIO STEM programs through 2030.
July 22, 2025
DeJon Jordan: Practicing What He Preaches
DeJon Jordan, the assistant director for TRIO STEM at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, shares how he ensures students succeed at UAFS.
June 09, 2025
First-Gen Staff Voices: Sydney Seegers
Sydney Seegers graduated from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in May 2023. As a first-generation student, it was an "opportunity to chase and achieve her dreams" and become a role model for her family. She gives back to UAFS and other first-generation...
November 04, 2024
Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine UAFS Grads
Hundreds of students from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith graduated to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” on Saturday, May 13, 2023. However, nine of those students walked across the stage with gold or silver cords to signify individual...
May 15, 2023
Rindy Crump Named Director of TRIO SSS STEM
Rindy Crump has been selected as the Director of the TRIO Student Support Services STEM Grant at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, effective March 19, 2022.
March 23, 2022Media Relations
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