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![Students and faculty plant flowers surrounded by greenery](/news/_images/uafs-gardening-2022.jpg)
AV Clubs Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, students, faculty, and staff from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host a series of engaging, educational and “dino-mite” events.
April 21, 2022Center for Economic Development Grand Opening April 27
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Center for Economic Development will host a grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Bakery District.
April 20, 2022Career Services Hosts Job Search Courses, ArcBest Recruiting Event
The AV, will host a networking and open interview opportunity for students interested in working with ArcBest Corporation from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Latture Conference Center. In addition...
April 19, 2022![2020 HSA group photo](/news/_images/1500.jpg)
April Festival Aims to Honor and Celebrate AAPI Culture
Wednesday, April 20, students from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander culture with an evening festival from 7-9 p.m. on the AV Campus Green, with a rain location of the AV Campus Center.
April 18, 2022Windgate Art & Design Gallery displays Faculty works through May 13
“It’s always important, impactful, and inspiring for students to see what level of work the Art & Design faculty are producing,” said Matthew Bailey, gallery director of Windgate Art & Design.
April 11, 2022LionHeart Hosts Spring Blood Drive
The AV will host its annual spring blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 13-14, in room 129 of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, located at 800 N. 49th Street.
April 11, 2022Men of Excellence Host Panel Discussion for Sexual Assault Awareness
The AV’s Men of Excellence (MOX) program hosted a panel discussion, “Educate to Eradicate: A sexual assault prevention program,” as part of the university’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month slate of events.
April 11, 2022![students hold 4, 28. 22, balloons signifying day of giving, April 28, 2022.](/news/_images/dayofgiving.jpg)
AV Day of Giving Announces 24-Hour Goal of $55,000
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will launch its annual AV Day of Giving Thursday, April 28, 2022, with fifteen campus initiatives working toward a combined goal of more than $55,000.
April 11, 2022![journalististock image](/news/_images/journalististock.jpg)
Lions' Chronicle to Host Journalism Banquet on April 12
The Lions’ Chronicle, a student-run publication at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith students, will host a journalism banquet to celebrate writers across the greater Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12,...
April 08, 2022![students present posters in a library](/news/_images/symposium22.jpg)
Student Research Symposium Slated April 8
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith’s 15th Annual Student Research Symposium will take place from noon to 2 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, with oral and poster presentations in the Pendergraft Health Sciences Center and Boreham Library on the...
April 04, 2022![Chancellor Terisa Riley poses in a teal jersey honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month with the AV Baseball team](/news/_images/uafs-tcr-teal.jpg)
AV Title IX Office Kicks Off Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host a slate of events observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout the month of April. Activities will be coordinated by the AV offices of Title IX; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Student...
April 04, 2022Spanish Recruitment Event Set for March 28
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host a unique admissions event for Spanish-speaking residents and their families Monday, March 28, 2022, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Zapata’s restaurant, located at 7308 Rogers Ave., in Fort Smith.
March 22, 2022![6 Degrees Lead Cast members](/news/_images/6Degrees2020DSC_0634.jpg)
AV Theater to Perform Six Degrees of Separation
AV Theatre will perform John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation March 16-19 at 7 p.m., with a matinee performance at 3 p.m. March 19. All performances will be held at the AV Breedlove Auditorium.
March 03, 2022![Lynette Thrower works on a painting at the first Sip and Paint event.](/news/_images/WHM2022_RR_5870.jpg)
Women's History Month Slate Includes Painting, Open Mic Night.
This March, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will celebrate women’s accomplishments, legacies, and experiences as part of National Women’s History Month.
March 01, 2022![Students at career fair.](/news/_images/CareerFairIMG_0007.jpg)
All Majors Career Fair Slated for March 3
“It is definitely a job-seeker’s market,” said Susan Krafft, executive director of Placement and Career Services in the Babb Center for Student Professional Development at the AV. AV will host its annual All...
February 28, 2022![RAWC employees welcome students to the RAWC](/news/_images/4A_33E_4893567_2727369132_5.jpg)
Wellness Week Takes Flight at AV
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith offices of Student Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have partnered to offer A Week of Wellness, a week-long program focused on self-care and emotional wellbeing from February 28 to March 4.
February 27, 2022![Petersburg, Va. Officers of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry playing cards in front of tents](/news/_images/service-pnp-cwp-4a40000-4a40000-4a40018r.jpg)
Civil War Lecture Series Highlights Diverse Voices
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will host a civil war lecture series titled “Our only ‘felt’ history: New Perspectives on the U.S. Civil War” featuring leading scholars in the field throughout the semester, thanks to funding from...
February 21, 2022![four students in a row with homecoming sashes, three with crowns.](/news/_images/HomecomingAV_22__RR_5655.jpg)
Heppner, Ha Crowned Homecoming Royalty
Saturday afternoon, February 19, 2022, the Wild Roarin’ West slate of homecoming festivities at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith concluded in the crowning of students Bao Ha and Reagan Heppner as 2022 Homecoming King and Queen.
February 19, 2022Political Lion Series to Host Gubernatorial Candidates
The AV Democracy Project and the AV Political Science Department will host virtual town halls with the declared candidates for Arkansas Governor, beginning with democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Anthony Bland Wednesday, February 16, 2022,...
February 14, 2022![Majors Expo Image](/news/_images/Majors-Expo.jpg)
Majors Expo Returns Face-to-Face Feb. 17
The AV will host the annual Majors Expo from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. All AV students and any prospective students interested in learning...
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