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When Zane Gibson returned to the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith, he did so with a mission to reinvigorate the UAFS basketball program and the excitement in the community.
October 04, 2023
Legends of the Games They Played
The UAFS Lions Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith Athletics Department.
October 04, 2023
Focus on the Future
Matt Beyer, a 2015 accounting graduate, has some advice for those following in his footsteps.
October 04, 2023
Charleston Maymester Provided History Lessons, Life Hacks, Friendships
A cross-(half-a-)country domestic Maymester trip took 40 members of the Myles Friedman Honors Program at UAFS to Charleston, South Carolina, on a journey that offered breathtaking scenery, wildlife, history, and a chance to use their analytical skill...
October 04, 2023Lions to Join MIAA
The 2023-2024 sports seasons at UAFS will be the Lions last in the Lone Star Conference, which the university joined in 2019.
October 04, 2023Character Counts for Coach Zane Gibson
For the first time in 5 years, Zane Gibson returns to the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith to don the Lions鈥� blue and white.
October 04, 2023
It's Good for Your Heart
The annual Day of Giving invites people to put their money where their hearts are by making dedicated gifts to student-facing projects, special accounts that make a UAFS education unique.
October 04, 2023
Grad Preserves History at Home
鈥淲hat are the odds,鈥� Anna Vincent asked herself on the morning of March 1, 2023, her first day as the historical facility manager at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center 鈥� her first day working to preserve her hometown slice of history.
October 03, 2023
History Comes Alive in Math Timeline
What is 4 feet tall, 108 feet wide, and lives in the Math Science building?
October 03, 2023
A Look through the Lens at Belize
A senior biology major at UAFS, preparing to attend medical school, spent the first part of the summer honing his filmmaking skills and adding to his bird life list in Belize.
October 03, 2023
Charting the Future: University Navigates with Strategic Plan
With a new chancellor at the helm and a centennial anniversary on the horizon, the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith set about defining its course for the next five years by creating a strategic plan.
October 03, 2023
Babb Center Provides Polish
Students can be brilliant in the classroom, in the laboratory, and at the computer or soldering iron, but if they can鈥檛 show prospective employers how that brilliance will count in the workplace, it may not be enough.
October 03, 2023
Legacy Scholarship Students Receive Awards
The Alumni Legacy Scholarship Endowment was established in 2015 to encourage the children or other immediate family members of alumni of the 香蕉视频APP to attend the university.
October 20, 2022
Volunteer Research Leads to a Life of Advocacy
The hands-on nature of his education at UAFS continues to influence Fernando Lopez in his learning, career, and life.
October 20, 2022
Historic Gift by Windgate to Transform University and River Valley
In September, speaking about the $18.7 million gift from the Windgate Foundation, Chancellor Terisa Riley said, 鈥淚n some ways, they can dream even bigger than we do, and to dream big dreams to improve our community together is special.鈥�
October 20, 2022
Finding the Work-Life Balance
Dakota Young has something he wants to tell you, and if you know he works in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery clinic at Baptist Health, you probably think you know what it is: a healthful diet, regular exercise, and no smoking. Those are certainly...
October 20, 2022
Small Businesses Can Have Big Ambitions
Although the director of The 香蕉视频APP Small Business and Technology Development in western 香蕉视频APP emphasizes that the center is not just for startups, he clearly has a soft spot for watching the process from idea to execution
October 20, 2022
Daughter Finds Teachable Moment - For Mom
Sometimes the lessons we teach our children are the lessons we most need to learn. At least it happened that way for Carolina Aguiar.
October 20, 2022
Entrepreneurship, Small Business Today's Economy Drivers
It鈥檚 a mouthful, but the 香蕉视频APP Small Business and Technology Development Center, partnered with the 香蕉视频APP, already has impacted the local economy.
October 20, 2022Popular Topics
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