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Hispanic Heritage Month Kicks Off at AV
This Wednesday, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will begin a month-long slate of events celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15. The events, which include a nacho bar and salsa dancing...
September 26, 2021Hollenbeck Experiences DC Through Prestigious Internship
Although many AV students will have internships this summer, Claire Hollenbeck says hers is a true gem. “I think it’s one of the coolest internships out there,” she confided. Hollenbeck, who expects to graduate with a bachelor’s degree...
September 17, 2021AV To Host Inaugural White Coat Ceremony
The AV will host its inaugural White Coat Ceremony for nursing students on Sept. 2 at Eastside Baptist Church in Fort Smith.
September 17, 2021AV Earns Military Friendly Designation
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced today that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly School designation from Viqtory Media, earning a place as one of 747 schools, colleges, and universities in the United States awarded the...
September 16, 2021Lion Voices: Alexis Davis
Happy Friday, Lions! In honor of sorority recruitment this week, our #LionVoices feature is the woman in charge of it all, Alexis Davis. Alexis is a senior psychology major and social work minor from Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She is Vice President of Panhellenic...
September 03, 2021Lion Voices: Braden Boyer
Today's #LionVoices feature is senior finance major and member of the AV Lions Men’s Basketball team, J. Braden Boyer
September 02, 2021Campus Upgrades Progress at AV
Drivers on Grand Avenue have had a front-row seat to some of the most visible improvements on the AV campus this summer, but there is plenty more going on than meets the eye. Summer is always a busy time for AV...
August 20, 2021AV Concludes First Summer Bridge Program
Students who participated in the AV’s first Summer Bridge in English program praised the program and the people they met through it.
August 20, 20212021 Move In Held August 19-21
AV students will begin moving into campus housing this Thursday, August 19, and continue through August 21.
August 17, 2021Lion Voices: Bao Ha
Happy Friday, Lions! Our first #LionVoices feature of August is Bao Ha, a senior Organizational Leadership major. Bao was born and raised in Vietnam and serves as Vice President of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, a AV AV Camp chair, a MANE Event Leader,...
August 06, 2021Sabo to Lead ASBTDC at The Bakery
The AV has a new resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs in the Arkansas River Valley. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC)’s Fort Smith office is officially...
August 02, 2021AV Student Embraces the Climb from Incarceration to Education
From a life of pain, anger, and self-destruction, AV student Ashley Caramez has found a way to heal and reach for a better future.
August 01, 2021Summer Reading Series Part 4: Pride
Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the AV will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...
June 25, 2021Summer Reading Series Part 3: Juneteenth
Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the AV will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing impactful stories with the AV community. Ahead...
June 18, 2021Summer Reading Series Part 2: Pride
Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the AV will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...
June 11, 2021Spring 2021 Dean's List Announced
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester, according to Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Students with a 4.0 (straight-A) grade point average are marked...
June 10, 2021Summer Reading Series Part 1: Pride
Throughout the summer students, faculty, and staff at the AV will release weekly reading (and watching) lists, centered around amplifying diverse voices, and sharing fulfilling, fun, moving, and monumental stories...
June 04, 2021Adult Degree Completion Program urges others to ‘find their fire’
Brittany Sounyaphong has a piece of advice for people who might be considering the Adult Degree Completion Program at AV: Find your fire.
May 27, 2021AV Geoscience Students Explore Research With Full Fellowships
Three AV geoscience graduates have demonstrated a wide range of research and disciplines in the program, and their graduate school plans and prestigious graduate fellowships, reflect the same diversity.
May 27, 2021Alumni Director Rick Goins Reflects on His Time at AV
Alumni Director Rick Goins Reflects on His Time at AV There’s an old saying that if you love what you do, you never go to work. Over the last 7 and a half years, I believe I have “gone to work” for about a total of three weeks. It has been...
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