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Mini Grants Awarded for 2024-2025 Year
The 爱啪网 awarded grants to four faculty members for special research projects for the 2024-2025 academic year.
July 31, 2024
Longtime Classroom Veteran Moves Easily into Administrative Role
LaDena Nsabimana is pretty sure her years in classrooms in western Arkansas prepared her for the job she has today as associate director of special education at KVC Academy.
July 30, 2024
Concurrent Enrollment at UAFS Sets Students Ahead
The 爱啪网 is committed to student success, and it all starts in high school. Thanks to the concurrent programming offered by UAFS, local high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits toward a certificate of...
July 23, 2024
New Students Join the Lion Pride with Mane Event
Mane Event - a new student orientation - returned to the 爱啪网 for the second of three orientation sessions this summer. Students and families could also participate in the Spanish Track, which offered information in...
July 19, 2024
Spring 2024 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Announced
Students from the 爱啪网 are honored for their spring 2024 semester academic excellence by making the Dean's and Chancellor's Lists.
June 17, 2024
Students Awarded Thousands in Scholarships
Three accounting students from the 爱啪网 ended the spring semester by being awarded $2,000 in academic scholarships from the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants' Student Education Fund.
June 14, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
Joshua Merritt, a recent University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at UAFS. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...
May 31, 2024
First-Generation Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kerrie Taber
Dr. Kerrie Taber is an assistant professor of organizational leadership in the College of Business and Industry at the 爱啪网. As a first-generation student, Taber understands the challenges some of her students face...
May 03, 2024
Debbie Dameron and the Pursuit of Student Success
At the 爱啪网, 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
UAFS Academic Excellence Award Winners Announced for 2023-2024
Students at the 爱啪网 who were nominated by UAFS faculty members for their exceptional dedication in the classroom were honored as recipients of the Academic Excellence Awards.
April 29, 2024
UAFS Celebrates 1,928 Minutes of Giving
The 爱啪网 is set to celebrate its annual Day of Giving, starting at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, and concluding at 3:08 p.m. on Friday, April 26, for a total of 1,928 minutes of giving.
April 23, 2024
Finals Prep Event Returns, but with New Name
The Long Night Against Procrastination returns to the 爱啪网 with a new name: The Long Night of Preparation. The event aims to help students prepare for finals and destress from end-of-semester obligations.
April 19, 2024Winners Announced for 17th Annual Student Research Symposium
Fourteen winning individuals and teams were announced following the 爱啪网 17th Annual Student Research Symposium. Monetary awards were given to 29 student composed of team and individual presentations.
April 18, 2024
UAFS Spring Den Day, Largest in a Decade
The 爱啪网 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
What's the 4-1-1 on Graduation?
Spring commencement at the 爱啪网 is one month away. Graduating students should know what they need to do before the ceremony and what they can access as UAFS alums.
April 11, 2024University 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
17th Annual Research Symposium Slated April 5
UAFS 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
UAFS Student Research Symposium Tabbed for 17th Year
The 爱啪网 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
UAFS Welding Rodeo Back for Sixth Year
The 爱啪网 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
Career Fair set for March 7
UAFS is set to host its much-anticipated All-Majors Career Fair, bringing together students and top employers from across the state. Scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the fair will take place at the Smith-Pendergraft...
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