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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...
February 09, 2022
A Wild Roarin' Homecoming Scheduled Feb. 14-19
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will celebrate homecoming 2022 from Feb. 14-19 with a slate of events for students, families, and alumni. This year鈥檚 events are themed, 鈥淭he Wild Roarin鈥� West,鈥� and will put a classic Western spin...
February 04, 2022
Black History Month Slate Announced
Throughout February, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will honor and celebrate Black History Month with a slate of events hosted by the Black Student Association, Men of Excellence, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at AV抖阴.
February 01, 2022
Stealey Exhibit Opens at Windgate Gallery
Award-winning artist and educator Dr. Jo Stealey鈥檚 exhibit 鈥淓XTRA/ORDINARY鈥� is now on display at the Windgate Art & Design Gallery on the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith campus. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public...
January 26, 2022
Slate of 2022 MLK Week Events Announced
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith has announced a slate of January events sponsored by the university's MLK Celebrate the Dream Team, celebrating and honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2022
Alumni Office Hosts Self Leadership Seminar
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith Office of Alumni Engagement in partnership with the AV抖阴 Center for Business and Professional Development will host a professional development workshop titled 鈥淪elf-Leadership,鈥� on Thursday, Jan. 13 from...
January 10, 2022Nursing Pinning Ceremony Held Dec. 17
The College of Health, Education, & Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith held its annual 51st Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Award Pinning Ceremony for graduates of the Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing at 6...
December 20, 2021
AV抖阴 Music & Theater to Perform 1940s Radio Hour
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Department of Music and Theatre will present the musical production "The 1940s Radio Hour" at 7 p.m., Dec. 3-4, at Breedlove Auditorium on the AV抖阴 campus.
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