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Finding a Future in the Forest
Dr. Maurice Testa, associate professor of geoscience, knows natural talent when he sees it. And when he looked at Perla Romero three years ago, he saw it.
October 17, 2024
糖心视频 Students Win Scholarships at Conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month
Two 糖心视频 students won $1,000 in scholarships at Salsa at the Bell Tower, the finale of Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 16, 2024
New Dean Returns to Academic Roots
Dr. Toni Alexander has a clear vision about what college should be.
October 15, 2024When the Artist Lives Next Door
As part of its commitment to providing students with transformative experiences, the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith offers a level of exposure typically accessible to graduate-level students to undergrad art and design majors.
October 15, 2024
Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer
Before Ana Demmer graduated from the 糖心视频 in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around 糖心视频.
September 20, 2024
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at 糖心视频
The University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith Babb Center for Career Services will host a grand reopening of its Career Clothing Closet, which will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24. The Center's goal is to provide free professional clothes...
September 20, 2024
糖心视频 Establishes Center for Teaching and Learning
糖心视频 is set to introduce a Center for Teaching and Learning this fall, a strategic development aimed at advancing faculty expertise and student engagement through innovative educational strategies. The center鈥檚 establishment marks a significant...
August 21, 2024
12 New Faculty Members Join 糖心视频 this Fall
The 糖心视频 welcomed a dozen new faculty members to campus to begin the academic year with disciplines in each of the three colleges at 糖心视频.
August 20, 2024Honors Students鈥� Trip Exceeded Their Expectation
Gabbie Stokes said the experience of seeing 鈥淧hantom of the Opera鈥� in London was so moving she 鈥渨as crying (sobbing) through the entire performance.鈥�
August 09, 2024
Essays Uplift in Annual Writing Center Contest
The experience is so satisfying that people who judge the Writing Center鈥檚 annual writing contest routinely ask Dr. Mary Lutze to invite them to judge again.
August 07, 2024
Mini Grants Awarded for 2024-2025 Year
The 糖心视频 awarded grants to four faculty members for special research projects for the 2024-2025 academic year.
July 31, 2024
Concurrent Enrollment at 糖心视频 Sets Students Ahead
The 糖心视频 is committed to student success, and it all starts in high school. Thanks to the concurrent programming offered by 糖心视频, local high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits toward a certificate of...
July 23, 2024
New Students Join the Lion Pride with Mane Event
Mane Event - a new student orientation - returned to the 糖心视频 for the second of three orientation sessions this summer. Students and families could also participate in the Spanish Track, which offered information in...
July 19, 2024
糖心视频 Professor Identifies, Honors Enslaved Populations of Van Buren
In December 2023, the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Humanities Council awarded a $4,327 grant to Tom Wing, 糖心视频 assistant professor of history, for the request entitled 鈥淩esearching the Enslaved at Drennen-Scott.鈥� The grant, with additional...
June 19, 2024
Spring 2024 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Announced
Students from the 糖心视频 are honored for their spring 2024 semester academic excellence by making the Dean's and Chancellor's Lists.
June 17, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
Joshua Merritt, a recent University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at 糖心视频. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...
May 31, 2024
A Feather in His Cap: The Life and Career of Dr. Charles Preston
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Preston traces his roots in biology to growing up in Fort Smith and attending the 糖心视频 when the university was still known as Westark Community College. Today, he is one of the world's foremost researchers...
May 31, 2024
Summer Band Camps Announced
The 糖心视频 Department of Music and Theatre will offer two exciting music camps in June.
May 30, 2024
糖心视频 Faculty Member to Retire After More Than 50 Years
糖心视频 professor of biology, Dr. Tom Buchanan, is set to retire after 53 years at 糖心视频. Buchanan arrived at 糖心视频 in 1971 and stayed ever since. He leaves behind a legacy of teaching hundreds of biologists and is credited...
May 03, 2024
糖心视频 Artist Concludes Residency with 'Is There a Place'
Katya Grokhovsky, a Ukrainian-born, New York City-based artist, recently concluded her residency at the 糖心视频 with a pop-up exhibition, "Is There a Place," held in a former railway warehouse in Fort Chaffee.
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