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10th Annual Haunted Union Set for Oct. 26

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will be transformed into a Halloween-themed carnival, when Haunted Union will be held on the UAFS campus for the 10th consecutive year.

Revisit a Disney Classic with "Aladdin KIDS"

​Lovers of Disney movies have a chance to revisit one of Disney’s modern classics in late October, when the Academy Kidz Theatre Company will present “Disney’s Aladdin KIDS” at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Honors Students Film Documentary

Four students from the Honors International Studies Program at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith filmed a documentary in late September chronicling a local woodworker as he crafted a bow from a stave of wood in less than a day.

SGA Election Fills Vacancies

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

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

World-Renowned Ensemble to Perform at UAFS

​The world-famous musical group Canadian Brass will perform at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 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...

Attorney General Gives UAFS $50,000

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

Authors to Speak to Area Teachers

​The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 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...

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.

Beran One of 23 SFA Alumni Honored

Dr. Paul B. Beran, chancellor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, 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.

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus, a competition to determine who can engineer...

"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 @ UAFS performs “Lend Me a Tenor” on Oct. 17-19 and 21-22.

UAFS Master Plan Presentations on Oct. 9

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

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, with an official kick-off event slated for January and a presentation by the book’s...

UAFS Employee to Appear on Iconic Game Show

UAFS Plans New Visual Arts Facility

Educational programs spread over five different campus buildings are moving toward a new home on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus during the fall 2015 semester.

"Season at Second Street" to Debut

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

Book Signing Set for UAFS 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.

Crawford County Students Thrive at UAFS

Scholarships, honors programs, overseas travel and campus life all combine to make the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith an attractive university destination for Crawford County residents.

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith as the finale for a week-long Academy of the Arts summer camp.