News Stories
AV¶¶Òõ News
Campus Update, Dec. 13
AV¶¶Òõ Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley provides a campus update on the eve of fall commencement.
December 13, 2024Campus Update, Dec. 7
AV¶¶Òõ Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley shares a campus-wide update.
December 07, 2024Campus Update, Nov. 22
Dear colleagues and students. Happy Friday, Lions. It has been a busy week, so I will dive into information for you.
November 22, 2024Campus Update, Nov. 1, 2024
AV¶¶Òõ Chancellor Terisa Riley provides an update on campus happenings.
November 01, 2024Campus Update, Oct. 25, 2024
AV¶¶Òõ Chancellor Terisa Riley provides an update on campus happenings.
October 25, 2024Campus Update, Aug. 30, 2024
It is so hard to believe that two weeks of the fall semester have flown by so quickly.
August 30, 2024Welcome Back
Happy Friday before classes begin. This has been a very exciting week at AV¶¶Òõ, and I can speak for all of our staff and administrators when I say how glad we are to have everyone back on campus.
August 16, 2024Summer Campus Update
This morning, I learned that Dr. Don Bobbitt, President of the University of Arkansas System has announced his retirement. Dr. Bobbitt intends to retire on January 15, 2025, or as early as a successor can be named.
July 16, 2024Campus Center Closed for Repair
The Campus Center will remain closed into next week (July 15-19). Please continue checking your AV¶¶Òõ email for a reopening date. We are working with the manufacturer of the new chiller installed last month to correct a manufacturing defect our HVAC...
July 12, 2024End of the Semester
As we come to the end of another wonderful semester at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, I reflect on the excellent educational, social, and vocational opportunities this place has brought to so many through the years.
May 10, 2024Strategic Plan & Campus Changes
I am writing to make you aware of some organizational changes which are predicated on the creation of our strategic plan pillars and on the priorities set by the University of Arkansas System.
April 19, 2024Campus Update, Jan. 26
Board of Trustees of the UA System: It was an honor to represent the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith at the meeting of the Board of Trustees held on the campus of UA-Little Rock on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
January 26, 2024Strategic Plan Reports Announced
In the continuing effort to fully implement our new strategic plan, institutional leaders have submitted Institutional Effectiveness Reports and Plans. These documents report on benchmarks and outcomes of previous strategies as well as sharing plans...
January 17, 2024AV¶¶Òõ Campus to Open Thursday, Jan 18
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will resume campus operations on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2024.
January 17, 2024Campus Closed Jan 17, 2024.
The AV¶¶Òõ Emergency Management Team met this morning to discuss the safety of reopening campus tomorrow. Though the National Weather Service predicts mid-day temperatures to be well above freezing, we know that during the early morning and late evening...
January 16, 2024Popular Topics
Media Relations
The AV¶¶Òõ Office of Communications fields all media inquiries for the university. Email Rachel.Putman@uafs.edu for more information.
Send an EmailRachel Rodemann Putman
- Director of Strategic Communications
- 479-788-7132
- rachel.putman@uafs.edu