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2 Commissioned into Army National Guard
Two AV students were honored Dec. 10 with a ceremony signaling the end of their participation in the Army ROTC program at AV and their commissioning as second lieutenants in the Arkansas Army National Guard.
December 10, 2013Political Workshop Sets Jan. 10 Deadline
The AV Political Science Department will host a workshop titled “So You Want to Get Elected” Jan. 24-25 at The Blue Lion at AV Downtown, with a registration deadline of Jan. 10.
December 09, 2013Wichita Homeschool Wins Frontier Trails BEST
Over 20 teams braved the cold weather and icy roads to compete in the Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition held Dec. 6-7 at the Fort Smith Convention Center, in which Wichita Homeschool of Wichita, Kan., took top honors.
December 09, 2013DSHS Serves as Backdrop for Film
The Drennen-Scott Historic Site will be featured in a movie currently being filmed that chronicles the history of a historical venue in downtown Van Buren.
December 04, 2013Spring Enrollment Open at AV
Enrollment for the spring semester at the AV is still open until AV offices close for the holidays on Dec. 23, with registration continuing when the campus reopens on Jan. 2.
December 03, 2013DSHS Victorian Christmas Postponed
In anticipation of inclement weather this weekend, the Drennen-Scott Historic Site’s second annual Victorian Christmas has been postponed until Dec. 13.
December 03, 2013"Dear Santa, if I could have just one thing"
Santa Claus is coming to town -- and AV faculty, staff and students are already making out their wish lists in anticipation of his arrival on Christmas Eve.
November 27, 2013Readers Reap Benefits of "ReadThis!"
Amber Sneddon first became involved with the ReadThis! Community Literacy Program in April of 2012, and it didn’t take long for her to realize the impact the program had on her.
November 27, 2013Campus Reminded AV Weather Issues
An email reminder has been sent to students, faculty and staff at the AV regarding how class cancellations are handled when there is inclement weather in the area.
November 26, 2013Mark Horn Receives AACUBO Recognition
Mark Horn of Fort Smith, vice chancellor for university relations at the AV, has been recognized by the Arkansas Association of College and University Business Officers.
November 25, 2013AV Student's Team Wins Startup Competition
Dennis Wemyss, a graphic design student at the AV, and Josh Pham, an information systems student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, planned to be observers at a business event last weekend. Instead,...
November 22, 2013High School Entrepreneurs Get Business Funding
Thirty-seven teams of high school business students made their pitches Nov. 21 to “loan committees” at the AV to seek funding for the businesses they want to start and operate until spring.
November 21, 2013CCM Accepting Donations for Giveaway
The Catholic Campus Ministries at the AV is currently collecting donations of toiletries, clothes and food items for its Blessing Bag giveaway, with a donations deadline of Dec. 10.
November 20, 2013Alumni Food Drive Now Accepting Donations
The AV Alumni Association is accepting select food items for a holiday food drive, which began this week and will run until Dec. 13.
November 19, 2013Winners Listed in Creative Writing Contest
Five high school students from the area have been named winners in a creative writing contest sponsored by Applause, the creative arts club at the AV.
November 19, 2013New AED Chapter Established at AV
The installation ceremony at the AV for a new chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Health Preprofessional Honor Society, included the induction of 22 students and four faculty members.
November 18, 2013Owens to Speak at Nursing Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on the AV campus, a ceremony highlighted by keynote speaker...
November 18, 2013Academy Sets Two Winter Concerts
The AV Academy of the Arts will present two winter concerts in December -- one featuring choral groups, the other a symphonic orchestra -- to get local residents into the holiday spirit.
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