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Lion Voices - Aaron Krafft
Aaron talks about his time on campus and how it has become more than a school, but a family.
November 25, 2022
Barroso Wins Spanish Poetry Slam
Students from the AV抖阴 conquered stage fright to throw down in the Department of World Languages鈥� first Spanish Poetry Slam last week. More than 120 students attended the slam, held November 10 in the AV抖阴 Windgate...
November 15, 2022
LionHeart Fills the Fridge for the Holidays
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 student-led philanthropic organization LionHeart will partner with Antioch Youth and Family this week to host a continuation of the Fill the Fridge food insecurity program launched at the university this...
November 14, 2022
AV抖阴 Opens Access to Professional Headshots with Iris Booth
Students at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith have another tool for success thanks to a new professional headshot studio powered by Iris Booth technology. The AV抖阴 Portrait on Demand Studio officially opened Monday, Nov. 14, offering...
November 14, 2022AV抖阴 Drama Club to Perform Hartseer
The Drama Club at the AV抖阴 will be presenting an original, student-written, devised theatre performance in November. 鈥淗artseer鈥� will be performed Nov. 17-19 at the Breedlove Auditorium on the AV抖阴 Campus, 5210 Grand...
November 07, 2022
Lion Voices - Cole Wright
Cole talks about his time on campus and how it has helped him grow as a student.
November 04, 20225th Annual Invest Fort Smith Slated for Nov. 16
64.6 Downtown in partnership with the University of Arkansas Center for Economic Development and ASBTDC is hosting the 5th Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week November 14th- 20th. This year鈥檚 summit will take place on...
November 02, 2022
Staff Voices: Ryan McAdams
Ryan McAdams, who started his career as a Lion in July of 2021, grew up in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism and a master鈥檚 in educational leadership and administration from Cal Poly-San...
November 01, 2022
AV抖阴 Opera & Musical Theatre to Perform "The Christmas Gift"
For the first time in 35 years, the AV抖阴 Opera & Musical Theatre Workshop will present a complete opera, 鈥淭he Christmas Gift.鈥� Performances will be at 7 p.m., Dec. 6 and 8, at the Breedlove Auditorium on the AV抖阴...
November 01, 2022Metcalf to Lecture on Child Protection
To increase the community鈥檚 understanding of the special dangers that lurk online for today鈥檚 children, Crimestoppers and the AV抖阴 Criminal Justice Club will sponsor the lecture 鈥淭echnology, Predators, and Children: Understanding the Threats鈥�...
October 24, 2022
Sabo Earns Prestigious Ambassador of the Year Award
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center named Bill Sabo, director of the ASBTDC regional office at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith, Ambassador of the Year at its statewide meeting on October 11 in Little Rock. The...
October 21, 2022
Daughter Finds Teachable Moment - For Mom
Sometimes the lessons we teach our children are the lessons we most need to learn. At least it happened that way for Carolina Aguiar.
October 20, 2022
Baldridge Praises Clinical Profs
Donavon Baldridge is a double dipper. No, he isn鈥檛 a threat to your salsa; he is a double-degree earner at the AV抖阴. He graduated with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Biology in 2016 and received a bachelor of science degree...
October 20, 2022
Entrepreneurship, Small Business Today's Economy Drivers
It鈥檚 a mouthful, but the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, partnered with the AV抖阴, already has impacted the local economy.
October 20, 2022
Maymester: Honors Students at Home and Abroad
AV抖阴 two dozen AV抖阴 Myles Friedman Honors Program graduates met recently to mark the program鈥檚 10th anniversary.
October 20, 2022
Little Dog Brings Big Relief
If you don鈥檛 leave your job knowing you鈥檝e improved someone鈥檚 day, you don鈥檛 have as good a job as Faith Walker, a Social Work student at the AV抖阴.
October 20, 2022
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
$9.9 Million Gift Will Double Nursing Program
Addressing a critical shortage of health-care providers, $9.9 million of the historic Windgate gift will be dedicated to nearly doubling the AV抖阴 Nursing program.
October 20, 2022
Small Businesses Can Have Big Ambitions
Although the director of The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development in western Arkansas emphasizes that the center is not just for startups, he clearly has a soft spot for watching the process from idea to execution
October 20, 2022
Volunteer Research Leads to a Life of Advocacy
The hands-on nature of his education at AV抖阴 continues to influence Fernando Lopez in his learning, career, and life.
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