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水多多导航 assistant professor, Dr. Kendra Abel
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Faculty Voices: Dr. Kendra Abel

Educating educators is what Dr. Kendra Abel, assistant professor of elementary, middle level, and secondary education, takes pride in at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith. However, her journey to this role was anything but ordinary.

May 24, 2023
Jayson Toney (left) and Callie Scherrey (right)
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Two 水多多导航 Students to Compete for Miss Arkansas Crown

Getting dolled up and competing in front of an audience is nothing new for two University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith students. Junior Jayson Toney, a media communications major, and senior Callie Scherrey, a nursing major, will call Little Rock home...

May 24, 2023
水多多导航 academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett
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Staff Voices: Dr. John Bennett

From serving in the Army to working in the TRIO Student Support Services program as an academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett has put the greater good of others above himself.

May 24, 2023
水多多导航 men's basketball head coach Zane Gibson, sits in front of team lockers
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Revitalizing on the Hardwood: Zane Gibson's Return to 水多多导航 Men's Basketball

For the first time in five years, Zane Gibson returns to the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith sideline to don the Lions鈥 blue and white. His return is a shift of just 18 inches but comes with the responsibility of being the 水多多导航 men鈥檚 basketball...

May 18, 2023
Kathy Babb, Certificate of Distinction in Professional Development graduates, and Susan Krafft pose for a photo during cord ceremony.
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Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine 水多多导航 Grads

Hundreds of students from the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith graduated to the tune of 鈥淧omp and Circumstance鈥 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
水多多导航 dental hygiene graduates, Jon Kevin Villeda (left) and Melissa Perez demonstrate how to floss teeth on testing equipment
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Clinical Boards are No Match for 水多多导航 Dental Hygiene Students

Celebrating the graduation of 11 University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith dental hygiene students is just a tiny part of what makes this class worthy of recognition.

May 13, 2023
Caroline flips her tassel at graduation
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水多多导航 Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry

May 13, 2023
水多多导航 College of Arts and Sciences graduate Daryl McElrath
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Largest College at 水多多导航 Honors Graduates

The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith鈥檚 108th commencement continued Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the College of Arts and Sciences graduating class. The more than 400 graduates of 水多多导航鈥檚 largest college joined the more than 50,000 水多多导航 alums...

May 13, 2023
College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences master's graduate, Jaime Vargas
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College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences Celebrates Graduates

The 108th Commencement at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith began Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the graduation of more than 250 students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences (CHEHS).

May 13, 2023
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Commencement Calls for Strong Finish

In the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to represent 水多多导航 at several meaningful events that I hope will pay dividends for our university.

May 11, 2023
Students hired by Rheem and ABB pose at 'Signing Day'
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水多多导航 Wins at Fort Smith 'Signing Day'

Students from Fort Smith and the River Valley were celebrated on Friday, May 5, 2023, for their pursuit of furthering their education and commitment to serving the local community through the workforce.

May 10, 2023
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Praxis Exams to be Offered at 水多多导航

The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith will soon offer on-campus Praxis exams, removing one more barrier from the path of dedicated students who hope to become K-12 teachers in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

May 09, 2023
Statue of Numa, the 水多多导航 mascot, at sunset in front of the Stubblefield Center
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Athletics to Host Summer Camp Programs for Community Kids

While school is out of session, University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith athletics teams will hold class at the Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center for community children.

May 09, 2023
students plant vegetables on campus
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Garden Club and SSC Expand Vegetable Access

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Garden Club and SSC, the university's grounds services company, are collaborating to grow sustainable crops on campus this year at the Lion Pride Vegetable and Herb Garden, located between the Vines and Gardner...

May 03, 2023
Chancellor Riley and Jesse Hendon, alumnus of 水多多导航, make a presentation at Select USA
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$1 Million ABB Gift to Launch Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing

Today the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith announced a $1 million investment from ABB to help position the institution as one of the nation鈥檚 leading advanced manufacturing educational institutions.

May 02, 2023
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水多多导航 Day of Giving Roars Past Goal

The 水多多导航 closed its third annual Day of Giving with extraordinary success, rallying a record-breaking 1,207 gifts totaling $94,339, surpassing the initial goal of $78,000.

April 28, 2023
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水多多导航 Organization Joins Local Nonprofit to Ease Finals Week Stress

University of Arkansas 鈥 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...

April 28, 2023
水多多导航 students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences present at the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium
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水多多导航 Student Research Symposium Winners Announced

On April 7, 2023, nearly 100 University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith students presented various research projects at the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium. Of the individuals and teams who presented, 15 were recently announced as the best research...

April 27, 2023
水多多导航 graphic design professor Bryan Alexis paints mural inside the 水多多导航 Writing Center
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A Touch of Color Coming to the Historic District of Chaffee Crossing

University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith professor of graphic design Bryan Alexis has been commissioned to install a mural, bringing a 鈥済reat splash of color鈥 to the recently renovated Barracks area in the Historic District of Chaffee Crossing.

April 27, 2023
Students from the College of Business and Industry present their organizational leadership community project
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Next Generation of Community Leaders Prepare at 水多多导航

Students enrolled in the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith鈥檚 College of Business and Industry, are not only working to become business leaders of the future but are also working to become the next generation of community leaders.

April 26, 2023

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