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"Pirates" Last Show of On Stage Series
The Academy of the Arts at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will wrap up this year’s On Stage Series May 16-18 with four showings of the musical comedy “Pirates of Penzance JR.”
April 28, 2014
NUMAs Honor Students & Staff
The 11th annual NUMA Awards ceremony held April 25 recognized advisers, students and student organizations that have made a positive impact on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus.
April 28, 2014
CBRED Releases Quarterly Report
The regional economy closed out 2013 on a positive note, according to the fourth quarter report released April 28 by the Center for Business Research and Economic Development (CBRED) at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
April 28, 201412 Research Presentations Receive Awards
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has announced the 12 best research presentations delivered at the seventh annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
April 24, 2014
UAFS Wins Marketing Awards
The Marketing and Communications Office at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith received a total of five awards at two separate ceremonies -- two from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District IV Conference, held April 12-15,...
April 23, 2014
Summer and Intersession Registration Open
Registration for the spring intersession and the first and second summer semesters is now open at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, according to Penny Pendleton, dean for student services.
April 23, 2014
Top Academic Students at UAFS Recognized
Forty-four University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students were the guests of Chancellor Paul B. Beran and First Lady Janice Beran at a dinner on April 22 as recipients of the university's Academic Excellence Awards which honor top students from throughout...
April 23, 2014
Womack Announces 2014 JPH Fellow
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., announced April 23 that Curtis B. Adams III, a member of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Class of 2014 and the UAFS Student Government Association president, has been selected to serve as the 2014 John Paul...
April 23, 2014
LFS Application Deadline Announced
A May 28 application deadline has been announced for the 2015 Leadership Fort Smith class, a selection of local residents who will take part in a year-long program focusing on developing future leaders in the area.
April 22, 2014
Financial Aid Workshop Set for April 27
Graduate NWA will put on two financial aid workshops in April -- including one at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith -- as the program continues to reach out to adults interested in returning to school to complete their education.
April 21, 2014
Ground "Broken" Inside at UAFS Event
Even though inclement weather outside moved a planned groundbreaking at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith to an inside location, enthusiasm was still high.
April 21, 2014
Students Give Back Through LCOD
Instead of spending their Saturday morning sleeping in, more than 100 students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith volunteered around the city with various organizations to help pick up trash, paint walls, and organize storage units.
April 21, 2014Four UAFS Faculty Win Awards
Four faculty members at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith received awards honoring their commitment to education, research and the community.
April 18, 201433 Medals Won in State SkillsUSA Event
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students and students from the Western Arkansas Technical Center at UAFS won a total of 33 medals, 24 of them gold, in the 2014 Arkansas SkillsUSA Championships.
April 18, 2014
May 15 Talk Covers "A Look at the West"
“A Look into the West” is the topic for a May 15 talk at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith that will cover three archeological sites in New Mexico.
April 17, 2014
Awards Ceremonies to Take Place in May
The College of Health Sciences at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will host three awards ceremonies in May to commemorate students in surgical technology, dental hygiene, and nursing.
April 17, 2014
Jill Guerra Receives MAA Section Award
Dr. Jill Guerra of Fort Smith, mathematics professor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, received the Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America, Oklahoma-Arkansas Sectio...
April 16, 2014UAFS Student Selected for National Flute Choir
A University of Arkansas - Fort Smith student has won a place in the National Flute Association Collegiate Flute Choir competition, qualifying her to participate in August in the NFA convention in Chicago.
April 16, 2014PBL Brings Home 22 Awards from Conference
Seventeen members of the Phi Beta Lambda chapter at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith returned from the Arkansas PBL State Leadership Conference with a total of 22 awards and recognitions.
April 16, 201411 Inducted into Education Honor Society
Eleven students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith have been inducted into Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education in a ceremony which also recognized senior members of the organization.
April 15, 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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