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Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine UAFS Grads
Hundreds of students from the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith graduated to the tune of 鈥淧omp and Circumstance鈥� on Saturday, May 13, 2023. However, nine of those students walked across the stage with gold or silver cords to signify individual...
May 15, 2023
Clinical Boards are No Match for UAFS Dental Hygiene Students
Celebrating the graduation of 11 University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith dental hygiene students is just a tiny part of what makes this class worthy of recognition.
May 13, 2023
College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences Celebrates Graduates
The 108th Commencement at the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith began Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the graduation of more than 250 students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences (CHEHS).
May 13, 2023
UAFS Wins at Fort Smith 'Signing Day'
Students from Fort Smith and the River Valley were celebrated on Friday, May 5, 2023, for their pursuit of furthering their education and commitment to serving the local community through the workforce.
May 10, 2023
Praxis Exams to be Offered at UAFS
The University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith will soon offer on-campus Praxis exams, removing one more barrier from the path of dedicated students who hope to become K-12 teachers in 香蕉视频APP and Oklahoma.
May 09, 2023
UAFS Student Research Symposium Winners Announced
On April 7, 2023, nearly 100 University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith students presented various research projects at the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium. Of the individuals and teams who presented, 15 were recently announced as the best research...
April 27, 2023
UAFS Student Research Symposium back for 16th Year
On Friday, April 7, 2023, the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium returns as students from the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith will present nearly 50 diverse research projects culminating in a year鈥檚 worth of team and individual work.
April 06, 2023
New Director of Child Development Center Passionate about Early Education
Annette Lauver had a resume full of things that made her perfect for her new role as director of the Little Lions Child Development Center at the 香蕉视频APP.
March 21, 2023
UAFS All-Majors Career Fair a Success
Resumes, elevator pitches, and handshakes filled the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on Thursday, March 9 as hundreds of Lions took steps into their new careers at the spring All-Majors Career Fair.
March 10, 2023
UAFS hosts All-Majors Career Fair
The University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith will host an All-Majors Career Fair on Thursday, March 9 from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. More than 100 students from all majors will be in attendance with an opportunity to speak with 46 vendors and employers...
March 07, 2023Ed Major Gives Preschoolers a Jumpstart into Kindergarten
UAFS junior Karina Gonzales became a member of Jumpstart because she wanted to help educate young minds, but what she learned is as important as what she taught.
February 01, 2023UAFS鈥檚 Jumpstart 香蕉视频APP to Expand to NorthWest 香蕉视频APP Community College
The University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 Jumpstart 香蕉视频APP announced that it received a grant of $219,287 from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, through the support of EngageAR, the 香蕉视频APP state office...
February 01, 2023From Childcare to the Classroom, Teacher Takes Road Less Traveled
With family members cheering her on from their seats, Cecily Kimble, UAFS class of 鈥�22, was all smiles as she crossed the Stubblefield Center stage at May鈥檚 graduation ceremony.
January 27, 2023For the Love of Dance and Language
Dance is a joyful practice for Isaac Navarro, UAFS class of 鈥�12, who shares that joy with the community as a Zumba instructor at the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 Recreation and Wellness Center and Mercy Fitness Center.
January 24, 2023
Baldridge Praises Clinical Profs
Donavon Baldridge is a double dipper. No, he isn鈥檛 a threat to your salsa; he is a double-degree earner at the 香蕉视频APP. He graduated with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Biology in 2016 and received a bachelor of science degree...
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
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
Little Dog Brings Big Relief
If you don鈥檛 leave your job knowing you鈥檝e improved someone鈥檚 day, you don鈥檛 have as good a job as Faith Walker, a Social Work student at the 香蕉视频APP.
October 20, 2022
$9.9 Million Gift Will Double Nursing Program
Addressing a critical shortage of health-care providers, $9.9 million of the historic Windgate gift will be dedicated to nearly doubling the UAFS Nursing program.
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�
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