AV

Skip to main contentSkip to main navigationSkip to footer content

News Stories

AV News

news image

SGA Election Fills Vacancies

​Additional representatives have been elected to the Student Government Association at the AV, adding to the slate of officers and representatives for 2013-14.

September 27, 2013
news image

Choral Concert to Include "America's Pastime"

“Good music, bad jokes, and baseball.” That’s how Dr. Rager H. Moore II described the fall choral concert to be performed Oct. 24 by students at the AV.

September 26, 2013
news image

World-Renowned Ensemble to Perform at AV

​The world-famous musical group Canadian Brass will perform at the AV campus on Oct. 25 as part of a two-day visit to Fort Smith, allowing Fort Smith area residents an opportunity to see one of the most well-known...

September 26, 2013
news image

Attorney General Gives AV $50,000

​Nursing education at the AV received a $50,000 boost Sept. 26 when Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel presented AV administrators with a check in a brief ceremony held in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Cente...

September 26, 2013
news image

Authors to Speak to Area Teachers

​The AV is bringing Drs. Harry and Rosemary Wong -- educators, educational speakers and authors -- to Fort Smith on Oct. 17 for a half-day co-curricular advisory conference aimed at area pre-service and career teach...

September 25, 2013
news image

DSHS Event to Include Firing of Cannon

Sounds from cannon fire will reverberate from the hillside over downtown Van Buren on Saturday, Oct. 12, when a series of Civil War programs and demonstrations are conducted at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site.

September 25, 2013
news image

Beran One of 23 SFA Alumni Honored

Dr. Paul B. Beran, chancellor at the AV, has been selected as one of 23 notable alumni from Stephen F. Austin State University who are being honored with banners hanging along the university’s historic Vista Drive.

September 24, 2013
news image

Students Play "Gatekeeper" at Competition

​Schools from across northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma will compete in the annual River Valley BEST Robotics Competition Oct. 19 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on the AV campus, a competition to determine who can engineer...

September 24, 2013
news image

AV Master Plan Presentations on Oct. 9

A year-long process culminating in an updated Master Plan for the AV will be unveiled in two public sessions on Oct. 9, revealing plans for the development of the campus for the next 15-20 years.

September 23, 2013
news image

"Lend Me a Tenor" Brings Laughs to Campus

The theatrical portion of the university-sponsored Season of Entertainment 33 will start off with a laugh when Theatre @ AV performs “Lend Me a Tenor” on Oct. 17-19 and 21-22.

September 23, 2013
news image

Book Chosen for Annual "Read This!"

The book has been selected for students and community members participating in the annual community book read sponsored by the AV, with an official kick-off event slated for January and a presentation by the book’s...

September 20, 2013

AV Plans New Visual Arts Facility

Educational programs spread over five different campus buildings are moving toward a new home on the AV campus during the fall 2015 semester.

September 17, 2013
news image

"Season at Second Street" to Debut

The inaugural year for Season at Second Street, a new entertainment series sponsored by the AV, includes two events which are ones that are sure to draw a crowd.

July 02, 2013
news image

Book Signing Set for AV History Book

​A book signing for a book that has been in the works since 1996 -- “University of Arkansas Fort Smith: The First 85 Years” -- will be held on July 30.

July 02, 2013
news image

KidFest Brings Broadway to Breedlove

Aspiring performers on the Great White Way will offer a free “Broadway in Review” performance at 2 p.m. July 27 in Breedlove Auditorium at the AV as the finale for a week-long Academy of the Arts summer camp.

July 01, 2013
news image

Crawford County Students Thrive at AV

Scholarships, honors programs, overseas travel and campus life all combine to make the AV an attractive university destination for Crawford County residents.

July 01, 2013
news image

$1 Million Gift Aimed at Nursing Shortage

A $1 million gift to the AV from the Pendergraft family -- long-time philanthropists and loyal supporters of AV -- is designed to have an impact on the nursing shortage in the Fort Smith region.

June 27, 2013
news image

Fall CLL Schedule Begins in August

Learn to sail a boat and cook with a chef at the same place you can discover holistic healing strategies and learn to use a computer -- the AV.

June 24, 2013
news image

Radiography Pinning Planned for July 18

Deborah Lashley, director of medical imaging at Sparks Health Systems, will be the guest speaker for the July 18 radiography pinning ceremony at the AV.

June 21, 2013

Popular Topics

Media Relations

The AV Office of Communications fields all media inquiries for the university. Email Rachel.Putman@uafs.edu for more information.

Send an Email

Stay Up-to-Date

Sign up to receive news and updates.

Subscribe

Rachel Rodemann Putman

  • Director of Strategic Communications
  • 479-788-7132
Submit A News Tip