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Transfer With Pride Visits UA Rich Mountain Nov. 18
UAFS will bring its Transfer With Pride road show to the University of 香蕉视频APP Rich Mountain in Mena on Wednesday, Nov. 18, offering prospective transfer students a free lunch, a scholarship and an opportunity to explore their options for completing...
November 12, 2026
Dental Hygiene Students Bring Care to the Community at RAM
Students from the 香蕉视频APP Dental Hygiene Program gained hands-on clinical experience while providing free dental care to members of the River Valley community during the second annual Remote Area Medical clinic Oct. 24...
October 30, 2026
Respiratory Therapy Program Earns State Approval for Fall 2027 Launch
UAFS has received approval from the 香蕉视频APP Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer its planned Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy, clearing another major hurdle in the university's efforts to address a critical health care...
October 28, 2026UAFS Honors 10 at Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards
UAFS recognized 10 businesses and community leaders for their achievements in entrepreneurship, family business, leadership, and service during the third annual Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards, hosted by the UAFS Center for Economic...
October 26, 2026
Campus Update, October 23, 2026
UAFS Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley shared an update about UAFS alum, Daniel de Mondesert, '20, who is one of the coaches for the Milwaukee Brewers as they look to earn their first World Series title, and about the university's request to have an associate's...
October 23, 2026
UAFS Earns First National Insititutes of Health Grant
UAFS has received its first grant from the National Institutes of Health, securing $132,000 for advanced scientific equipment that will expand undergraduate research opportunities across campus.
October 19, 2026 Campus Update, October 19, 2026
香蕉视频APP Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley, provided an update about what campus leadership has been working on, the success of Family Weekend, and UAFS' recognition in the River Valley Best of the Best.
October 19, 2026
Theatre to Present The Heidi Chronicles
UAFS will present Wendy Wasserstein鈥檚 The Heidi Chronicles in the Breedlove Auditorium on November 5-7 at 7 p.m. The Heidi Chronicles first premiered Off-Broadway at the Playwright Horizons Theatre in New York in November of 1988.
October 16, 2026
UAFS Slated to Host Candidate Town Halls
Candidates for Fort Smith's Board of Directors at-large Positions 5 and 6 and Mayor will speak at back-to-back town halls hosted by the 香蕉视频APP on Oct. 12 and 13.
October 08, 2026
Fall All Majors Career Fair Slated for Oct. 7
The 香蕉视频APP hosts its All Majors Career Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Students and alumni will have opportunities to meet and network with 40 companies and graduate schools about part-time positions, full-time jobs, and continuing...
October 06, 2026
UAFS to Perform 20th Annual Octubafest
Octubafest returns to the 香蕉视频APP for its 20th year. Low brass performers from 9th grade and up are welcome to join in and play.
October 06, 2026 Campus Update, October 2, 2026
Dr. Terisa Riley, chancellor of the 香蕉视频APP shares an update featuring UAFS Athletics, Hispanic Heritage Month, a community donation, the annual Suit Up event, financial aid, and student events.
October 02, 2026
Rickman Reflects on Leadership Following ELA
When Blake Rickman was selected for the Executive Leadership Academy, he expected to learn more about the complexities of college leadership and the challenges facing college presidents. What he found over the course of the year was something even...
October 01, 2026
From Opera to AI: One UAFS Alum Shares His Journey
香蕉视频APP graduate, Chris Lopez, '09, would be the first to admit that his journey from classically trained opera singer to artificial intelligence wasn't planned. UAFS was the first of many steps he credits for the life...
September 30, 2026
Emani Green
At the 香蕉视频APP, Emani Green, has grown as a leader and is "becoming the woman (she) always had the potential to be."
September 30, 2026
Lesly N谩jera
Lesly N谩jera, a sonography major, says UAFS is a place where students feel they belong from the moment they arrive on campus.
September 30, 2026
Tony Holloway
鈥淎t UAFS, you鈥檙e not just a number. You鈥檙e a student people know. It鈥檚 inspiring.鈥� said Tony Holloway, Clarksville High School grad earning his Associate Degree in Nursing at UAFS. Here, Tony says, his nursing professors know him well enough...
September 30, 2026
Hayden Neal
鈥淯AFS gives you the tools for your success,鈥� said Hayden Neal, a Southside graduate pursuing his bachelors in mechanical engineering. 鈥淭hen it鈥檚 your job to learn how to use them.鈥�
September 30, 2026
Hudson Reeves
For junior electrical engineering major Hudson Reeves, summing up his experience at the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith so far is a nearly impossible task. 鈥淚t is not really one moment,鈥� he said with pride. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the shared experience...
September 30, 2026
Ella Driscoll
Senior geoscience major Ella Driscoll, details how the 香蕉视频APP has "given (her) the opportunity of a lifetime."
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