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AthleticsFeatured

Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Volleyball: Setting the Standard of Athletics

Volleyball at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ has become the standard of athletics for the university. Founded and led by head coach Jane Sargent, the team competes with the best Division II teams yearly. Over the last 26 years at the helm,...

April 12, 2024
A Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ School of Education teacher gets hands-on experience in a local classroom
FeaturedHealth Education and Human Sciences

Teaching the Educators of the Future

The School of Education at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ has been teaching educators since the turn of the century. Since the beginning, Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ students have earned four-year degrees and teacher licensures in their pursuit of teaching future...

April 12, 2024
Mary sobhani holds the 2024 Azahares magazine
Arts and SciencesNews

Azahares Launches 2024 Edition

The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ announced the release of the 2024 edition of Azahares, the university’s award-winning Spanish-language literary magazine with a standing-room-only celebration April 11.

April 12, 2024
High school students attend Den Day
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Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Spring Den Day, Largest in a Decade

The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ hosted its largest Den Day in nearly a decade on Friday, April 12. More than 500 students attended the event and were treated to a campus tour, the ability to explore majors and meet professors, and visit campus...

April 12, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ graduate smiles for the camera holding his diploma and a
AlumniArts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryEventsFeaturedFirst GenerationHealth Education and Human SciencesNewsStudents

What's the 4-1-1 on Graduation?

Spring commencement at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ is one month away. Graduating students should know what they need to do before the ceremony and what they can access as Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ alums.

April 11, 2024
Erin Kimmerle on the set of the National Geographic documentary Expedition Amelia
Arts and SciencesEventsFeatured

Acclaimed Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle to Speak at Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host Dr. Erin Kimmerle, esteemed forensic anthropologist, artist, and author, for two special guest lectures on Friday, April 19, 2024.

April 10, 2024
Events

Faculty, Staff Celebrated for Excellence

On Friday, April 5, the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ administration hosted an appreciation brunch for faculty and staff.

April 09, 2024
ROTC members on a hike
CommunityEvents

Veterans Resource Fair Slated April 10

The Financial Aid & Veteran Benefits office at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ is set to host a Veterans Benefits Mini Resource Fair, aimed at providing military personnel, military veterans, and their dependents with access to a wealth of...

April 08, 2024
Arts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryHealth Education and Human Sciences

University Celebrates Years of Service

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith celebrated the years of service of 69 employees who reached benchmark anniversaries this year.

April 05, 2024
Jennifer Phelan, front-right, takes a selfie with her family
First GenerationStudents

First-Generation Student Spotlight: Jennifer Phelan

When Jennifer Phelan decided to return to the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½, she knew doing so as a first-generation non-traditional student would come with challenges. Through the support of her family, positive attitude, and enthusiasm, she...

April 03, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ students perform during a Stacey Jones Season of Entertainment concert
CommunityEventsFeaturedNews

Spring Celebration of the Arts

Join the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ before the end of the spring semester in a host of events celebrating the arts. Catch one of the four remaining Stacey Jones Season of Entertainment events, student recital, or musical ensemble before...

April 03, 2024
Patricia Hurtado Perez, Coordinator for Upward Bound Math and Science
AlumniArts and SciencesFirst Generation

First-Generation Staff Spotlight: Patricia Hurtado Perez

As a Hispanic first-generation student, Patricia Hurtado Perez, coordinator for the Upward Bound Math and Science program at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½, struggled with unique challenges. However, she was undeterred along her path to...

April 02, 2024
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FeaturedStudents

Avoid Trepidation with These Tax Time Tips

The deadline to file your 2023 taxes is quickly approaching! Two Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ accounting professors offered tax tips to make sure you are prepared to file on time.

April 02, 2024
a student demonstrates his research during the 2023 symposium
Arts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryFeaturedHealth Education and Human Sciences

17th Annual Research Symposium Slated April 5

Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ will host its 17th Annual Student Research Symposium from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024. The event, showcasing a wide array of student-led research across all academic disciplines, will take place at Boreham Library and the Pendergraft...

April 01, 2024
A student carefully welding a T-joint
Business and IndustryEventsFeaturedNews

Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Welding Rodeo Back for Sixth Year

The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ College of Business and Industry is set to host the sixth annual Welding Rodeo on April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eighty high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from more than nine school districts will...

March 29, 2024
Dadrick posing looking down, with headphones on.
Lion Voices

Lion Voices: Dadrick Franklin

Dadrick, who is a theatre major, talks about how Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ is for him coming from a different college. He mentions the different groups he is associated with and some of his future aspirations.

March 29, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ mascot, Numa, dressed as a mail carrier with letters in a pile and falling around Numa
EventsË®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Mailbag

Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Mailbag: Spring in Bloom

The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Mailbag is back with another edition. Springtime on campus isn't meant for cleaning; instead, it is for preparing for the end of the semester and is full of events.

March 29, 2024
Desi Culture Club president Aravinda
EventsFeaturedNewsStudents

Holi Returns to Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Campus

Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, was celebrated at the Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½. The Desi Cultural Club brought the colorful holiday back to campus for a second year in a row.

March 29, 2024
Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Cheer at the 2023 NCA Competitions
AlumniAthleticsFeatured

Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Cheer Builds Up Champions

With college nationals just a few weeks away, the all-star Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Cheer team is ready to take Daytona by storm. The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ cheer team has won 4 NCA Nationals Championships in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022, and has reached the collegiate tournament 14 seasons...

March 29, 2024
Students give poster presentation of research during the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium
Arts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryEventsFeaturedHealth Education and Human SciencesNewsStudents

Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Student Research Symposium Tabbed for 17th Year

The Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ Student Research Symposium is slated for the 17th year on Friday, April 5, from noon to 4 p.m. More than 45 research projects comprised of nearly 100 students will conduct half-hour demonstrations, lectures,...

March 29, 2024

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