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Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ and the University of the Ozarks Team Up for Nursing
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ and the University of the Ozarks form a new academic partnership to increase the number of nursing students. It is the first articulation agreement between the two universities.
December 04, 2024
Kannan Promotes Coexistence with Wildlife in Malaysia
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ biology professor Dr. Ragupathy Kannan has returned from a three-month program to Malaysia with new professional contacts, friends, and allies in the fight to protect biodiversity.
November 26, 2024
Chemistry Professor to Head Center for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Jordan Mader, the new faculty fellow leading the first semesters of Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½â€™s Center for Teaching and Learning, has some priorities, and the first one is listening.
November 25, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Students Conquer Lion's Lair Business Competition
Ten students from the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ competed Wednesday in the Lion's Lair Business Plan Contest. Teams had about five minutes to deliver the perfect pitch for their fictional business to showcase innovative ideas, market research,...
November 21, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Robotics Team Perseveres to Take First Place in National Competition
A "long and arduous journey" led the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ robotics team to First Place Overall and the Field Competition Award at the 22nd annual Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering student division competition in October in Las Vegas.
November 18, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Receives $4 Million Workforce Development Grant
On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections Director Cody Waits awarded $48 million in training grants to support workforce development efforts aligned...
November 14, 2024
Nurses Tackle Tough Problem of Maternal Mortality in Arkansas
Although it’s not a race you want to finish first, Arkansas has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the country.
November 08, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Den Day Attendance Grows, Record-Setting Turnout
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ hosted its Fall Den Day on Nov. 6, welcoming more than 600 students from across the region. Wednesday’s event was the largest Den Day turnout in Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ history.
November 06, 2024
Cadets Learn about the Army's Future in Nation's Capital
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ ROTC, Lion Company, traveled to Washington, DC, in October. Cadets attended the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, where they learned about the Army's future endeavors.
November 06, 2024
Winners Announced at Inaugural Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Center for Economic Development celebrated the accomplishments of more than a dozen small businesses and family-owned businesses from around Fort Smith at the inaugural Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Excellence in Family and Small Business...
October 25, 2024
Capps Family Takes Home Honors
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Family of the Year award was given to the family of Anna Capps, a junior social work student and SGA president.
October 22, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Celebrates National Coming Out Day
October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
October 11, 2024
Family Weekend Slated Oct. 18-19
Students, families, and the Fort Smith community are invited to experience the campus on Family Weekend, Oct. 18-19, 2024.
September 25, 2024
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½. Torres joins Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...
September 25, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Named One of US News' Best Colleges of 2025
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges according to rankings released this morning. Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ improved in multiple categories, securing its position as a leading institution in the...
September 24, 2024
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½
The University of Arkansas—Fort Smith Babb Center for Career Services will host a grand reopening of its Career Clothing Closet, which will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24. The Center's goal is to provide free professional clothes...
September 20, 2024
Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer
Before Ana Demmer graduated from the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½.
September 20, 2024
Little Lions Celebrates First Anniversary
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½â€™s Little Lions Child Development Center will celebrate its first anniversary at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2024.
September 16, 2024
'We the People...': Constitution Week Returns to Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ celebrates Constitution Week from September 16 - September 20 with a full slate of education events and voter registration.
September 12, 2024
Memorial Stair Climb Slated for Sept. 11
The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Army ROTC will host a memorial stair climb on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 a.m. to honor the lives of those lost and those who heroically assisted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks 23 years ago.
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