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Legacy Scholarship Students Receive Awards
The Alumni Legacy Scholarship Endowment was established in 2015 to encourage the children or other immediate family members of alumni of the AV抖阴 to attend the university.
October 20, 2022
Class Notes, Fall 2022
Class Notes from AV抖阴 alumni from fall 2022.
October 03, 2022
Haunted Hustle Brings a Holiday Theme to Annual 5K
The AV抖阴 Alumni Office will host its annual 5k this year with a new theme: Haunted Hustle! The race will be held October 29 on campus, but Alumni across the globe are invited to participate virtually.
October 01, 2022
Antioch Partnership Welcomes Students with Full 'Fridges.
The college students who will live in AV抖阴鈥檚 Sebastian Commons apartments will have some help keeping the fridge full this year.
August 15, 2022
London Leads at AV抖阴
This fall, students at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will work with a slate of rock-star student affairs professionals thanks to a series of strategic hires and promotions in the Student Life Office, beginning with Stephanie London, who...
August 09, 2022
Famed Baseball Coach Bill Crowder Honored
University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith Athletics mourned the loss of Hall of Fame baseball coach Bill Crowder, who passed away earlier this week, sharing stories of his 1,000 win career, his dedication to his players, and his legacy as a man with...
July 26, 2022
AV抖阴 Bordertown Bones to Perform at Trombone Festival
The Bordertown Bones will perform Friday at the International Trombone Festival in Conway.
July 12, 2022
Manas Perseveres Through Pandemic, Connects With Her Heritage
During the first wave of pandemic-induced school shutdowns in the spring of 2020, Karolyn Manas, a senior graphic design major at the AV抖阴, grappled with the fear of the unknown 鈥� what would this mean for her graduation...
July 06, 2022
Roberson '22 Landed Dream Job Following Graduation
When Blakelynn Roberson was a child, she admired her mother in uniform before heading to work as a corrections officer at a prison in Phoenix, Arizona. When Roberson was old enough, the stories her mother told her inspired her to follow in her mother鈥檚...
June 21, 2022
Popular Shrimp Boil Returns to AV抖阴
The Roarin鈥� on the River Low Country Shrimp Boil is roaring back to the AV抖阴 this month with its first in-person appearance since 2019.
June 14, 2022 Class Notes, Spring 2022
Class Notes from AV抖阴 alumni from the spring of 2022.
May 27, 2022
Alumna Earns Principal of the Year Award
When you talk to Dr. Keri Rathbun, the words you hear most are 鈥減eople鈥� and 鈥渇amily.鈥� 鈥淧ride鈥� and 鈥渂elonging鈥� come closely after. Rathbun, Westark Community College class of 1992, is in her fifth year as principal of Northside...
May 13, 2022
Day of Giving 2022 Sees Record-High Donors, More Than $46,000 Raised
In 2022, the AV抖阴 Day of Giving had more ambassadors; more givers, many of them first-time givers; and more crowd-funded gifts than ever before. These numbers tell us that many of our supporters are comfortable giving from their mobile devices and...
May 09, 2022
Rising Star Makes Fast 15
If Jasmine Smith was surprised to be named to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal鈥檚 2022 Fast 15, her boss wasn鈥檛. 鈥淲e are proud to see Jasmine on this list,鈥� said Blake Rickman, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and Executive...
May 09, 2022
2022 Alumni Award Winners Roar
As the AV抖阴 celebrated Homecoming 2022 The Wild Roarin鈥� West last week, the Alumni Office recognized alumni and special non-alum with awards.
February 19, 2022
Alumna Makes History
Even when she was little, Caroline Speir was that girl, the one who wanted to stop to see every historical site, read every historical plaque, and understand every historical event.
February 14, 2022
Lions Find Love at AV抖阴
To celebrate Valentine鈥檚 Day, the AV抖阴 gathered together generations of our Lion Love Stories. Dedicated to the students who met in our Westark Community College days and the university as it is known today.
February 14, 2022
Smith Heads Alumni Engagement
When Alumni Director Rick Goins retired at the end of June 2021, he knew he was leaving the office in capable hands: Alumni Assistant Director Jasmine Smith stepped seamlessly into his role. Smith also serves as director of annual giving.
February 14, 2022
Choosing Life and Happiness
Haylie Sigmon鈥檚 life could have easily gone in a different direction. As a child, she was shuttled from home to home, too often finding herself in abusive situations. A perceptive child, she realized early that she would never find stability beyond...
February 14, 2022
Day of Giving
April 28 is a special day for AV抖阴. Not only is it our mascot Numa鈥檚 birthday, but it鈥檚 also when we celebrate our annual Day of Giving.
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