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CLL May-June Schedule Challenges, Educates
The Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has released its schedule of 16 classes, talks and trips for the May and June months.
April 01, 2014
"Number 1 Festival" Slated for April 26 at UAFS
The festival voted last year as the “number one festival in Fort Smith” by Entertainment Fort Smith magazine returns to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus on April 26, providing students and community members a way to travel around...
April 01, 2014"One-Act Showcase" to Run April 24-25
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith’s theatre department will perform “One-Act Showcase” at 7:30 p.m. on April 24-26 in the Breedlove Auditorium.
March 31, 2014
"Frog and Toad" Comes to Stage April 26
The Academy of the Arts On Stage series at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will continue in April with the Academy Kidz production of “A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS,” which will be performed at 2 p.m. April 26 at The Blue Lion at...
March 31, 2014
UAFS Blood Drive Slated for April 23-24
Community members and University of Arkansas - Fort Smith faculty, staff and students will have a chance to save lives when the campus hosts a blood drive from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 23-24 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.
March 27, 2014
Scott to Give Nautical Talk April 17
A Fort Smith native will take area residents on a tour of maritime archeology in a presentation at 7 p.m. April 17 on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus.
March 24, 2014
Student Forging New Career Through UAFS
Nina Dutton is not your average college student. As a nontraditional student and a native of Russia, Dutton is a rare breed on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus.
March 21, 2014Symphonic Band Performs April 17
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Symphonic Band -- made up of 49 UAFS students -- will present an evening of classic symphonic works on April 17, according to
March 21, 2014
Famed Percussionist Headlines UAFS Concert
The Percussion Club and the Music Department at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith have joined forces to present a concert April 15 that will feature the UAFS Percussion Ensemble along with world-renowned composer and percussionist Nathan Daught...
March 19, 2014
Accreditation Team Gives UAFS High Marks
A visiting team has informed the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith that two bachelor’s degree programs will receive initial accreditation and seven other programs in the College of Applied Science and Technology will be reaccredited.
March 17, 2014120 Inducted into ALD Honor Society
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has inducted 120 students into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society that recognizes academic excellence during a student's first year of college.
March 14, 2014
Academy's "Shrek" Brings Film to the Stage
The endearing story of a romance between an ogre and a princess will be retold on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus when the Xtreme Teenz will perform three showings of “Shrek: The Musical” in April.
March 13, 2014
UAFS Provost Accepts Indiana Chancellor Position
Dr. Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, will assume his new position as chancellor at Indiana University Southeast on July 1.
March 12, 2014
UAFS Student's Lesson Wins iPads for PHS
A University of Arkansas - Fort Smith student interning at an area high school won a statewide technology grant contest that awarded seven free iPads and accessories for educational use in his classroom, an accolade he credits to a student-focused...
March 12, 2014
UAFS Magazine and Student Take Honors
Applause, the literary magazine at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, placed first in the Southern Literary Festival’s journal competition, an event where a UAFS student took a second place award.
March 12, 2014"Chronicles" Series Begins Again on April 6
Tom Wing, director of the Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren, will kick off this year’s “Crawford County Chronicles” series on April 6, with two time options for those wishing to attend.
March 11, 2014
UAFS Group to Perform at The Blue Lion
Vocal Performance Workshop students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will entertain local audiences on April 3 with “Broadway: Our Favorite Things,” a series of vignettes performed revue-style.
March 11, 2014
"Addams Family" Brings Spooky Laughs
A new musical comedy featuring an endearing television family will be shown in Fort Smith as the final touring show of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith’s Season of Entertainment 33.
March 10, 2014Junior Den Day Set for April 3
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith’s annual Junior Den Day on April 3 at the Stubblefield Center gives high school juniors a chance to learn more about both UAFS and the college experience.
March 10, 20143 Represent UAFS at Capitol Event
Participating in the 2014 STEM Posters at the Capitol event in Little Rock on March 7 were one former University of Arkansas - Fort Smith student and two current UAFS students -- Cassie Peer and Daniel Schwartz of Fort Smith and Alice Tholen of Edmond,...
March 07, 2014Media Relations
The UAFS Office of Communications fields all media inquiries for the university. Email Rachel.Putman@uafs.edu for more information.
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