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AV抖阴 Clubs Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, students, faculty, and staff from the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will host a series of engaging, educational and 鈥渄ino-mite鈥� events.
April 21, 2022
Center for Economic Development Grand Opening April 27
The University of Arkansas 鈥� 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抖阴, 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
April Festival Aims to Honor and Celebrate AAPI Culture
Wednesday, April 20, students from the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander culture with an evening festival from 7-9 p.m. on the AV抖阴 Campus Green, with a rain location of the AV抖阴 Campus Center.
April 18, 2022Windgate Art & Design Gallery displays Faculty works through May 13
鈥淚t鈥檚 always important, impactful, and inspiring for students to see what level of work the Art & Design faculty are producing,鈥� said Matthew Bailey, gallery director of Windgate Art & Design.
April 11, 2022LionHeart Hosts Spring Blood Drive
The AV抖阴 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抖阴鈥檚 Men of Excellence (MOX) program hosted a panel discussion, 鈥淓ducate to Eradicate: A sexual assault prevention program,鈥� as part of the university鈥檚 Sexual Assault Awareness Month slate of events.
April 11, 2022
AV抖阴 Day of Giving Announces 24-Hour Goal of $55,000
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will launch its annual AV抖阴 Day of Giving Thursday, April 28, 2022, with fifteen campus initiatives working toward a combined goal of more than $55,000.
April 11, 2022
Lions' Chronicle to Host Journalism Banquet on April 12
The Lions鈥� Chronicle, a student-run publication at the University of Arkansas 鈥� 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
Student Research Symposium Slated April 8
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 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
AV抖阴 Title IX Office Kicks Off Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The University of Arkansas 鈥� 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抖阴 offices of Title IX; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Student...
April 04, 2022
Spanish Recruitment Event Set for March 28
The University of Arkansas 鈥� 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鈥檚 restaurant, located at 7308 Rogers Ave., in Fort Smith.
March 22, 2022
AV抖阴 Theater to Perform Six Degrees of Separation
AV抖阴 Theatre will perform John Guare鈥檚 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抖阴 Breedlove Auditorium.
March 03, 2022
Women's History Month Slate Includes Painting, Open Mic Night.
This March, the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will celebrate women鈥檚 accomplishments, legacies, and experiences as part of National Women鈥檚 History Month.
March 01, 2022
All Majors Career Fair Slated for March 3
鈥淚t is definitely a job-seeker鈥檚 market,鈥� said Susan Krafft, executive director of Placement and Career Services in the Babb Center for Student Professional Development at the AV抖阴. AV抖阴 will host its annual All...
February 28, 2022
Wellness Week Takes Flight at AV抖阴
The University of Arkansas 鈥� 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
Civil War Lecture Series Highlights Diverse Voices
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will host a civil war lecture series titled 鈥淥ur only 鈥榝elt鈥� history: New Perspectives on the U.S. Civil War鈥� featuring leading scholars in the field throughout the semester, thanks to funding from...
February 21, 2022
Heppner, Ha Crowned Homecoming Royalty
Saturday afternoon, February 19, 2022, the Wild Roarin鈥� West slate of homecoming festivities at the University of Arkansas 鈥� 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抖阴 Democracy Project and the AV抖阴 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 Returns Face-to-Face Feb. 17
The AV抖阴 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抖阴 students and any prospective students interested in learning...
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