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Mark 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, 2013
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AV 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, 2013
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High 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, 2013
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CCM 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, 2013
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GAP Orders AV Student's T-Shirt Design

GAP Orders AV Student's T-Shirt Design

November 19, 2013
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Alumni 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, 2013
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Winners 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, 2013
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Owens 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, 2013

New 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, 2013
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Horn to Serve as Commencement Speaker

Dr. Paul B. Beran, chancellor at the AV, has asked R. Mark Horn, vice chancellor for university relations, to serve as guest speaker for the Dec. 11 fall commencement exercises, making the event one of the last official...

November 14, 2013

"On Stage" Features "The Little Mermaid"

The Academy Playerz will perform four showings of “The Little Mermaid JR” in mid-December at the Breedlove Auditorium on the AV campus.

November 14, 2013

Academy 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.

November 14, 2013
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Frontier Trails BEST Competition Dec. 6-7

The Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition will take place Dec. 6-7 at the Fort Smith Convention Center, featuring 32 teams from five states competing for a slew of awards.

November 13, 2013
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Winter Intersession Classes Announced

The AV will offer 15 classes in the Winter Intersession Term from Dec. 11 through Jan. 10, offering students a chance to earn extra credit hours during the winter break.

November 12, 2013

Wing Named to Preservation Board

AV Assistant Professor of History and Drennen-Scott Historic Site Director Tom Wing was named a board member of the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas (HPAA) earlier this month.

November 12, 2013
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Free Extraction Day Set for Dec. 7

Members of the Fort Smith community will be able to have a tooth pulled for free at the AV Dental Hygiene Clinic’s Free Extraction Day from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7 on the first floor of the Pendergraft Health Sciences...

November 12, 2013
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Homecoming Queen and King Crowned

The Homecoming Queen and King at the AV are Allie Wilson, 20, of Greenwood and John Sturrock, 21, of Tyler, Texas.

November 11, 2013
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Bedell Presented Diligence to Victory Award

Conaly Bedell of Fort Smith was presented the Diligence to Victory Award -- the highest alumni honor bestowed by the AV -- at an alumni reunion dinner Nov. 9.

November 11, 2013
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Archeological Society Topic of Dec. 5 Talk

Area residents will have the opportunity to learn about the Arkansas Archeological Society and how the organization works with people interested in archeology in a Dec. 5 talk at the AV.

November 08, 2013

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