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Cub Camp: A UAFS Tradition
Often called the first tradition at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP, Cub Camp wrapped up on Saturday (Aug. 16) after a three-day-long celebration welcoming new students to campus.
August 18, 2025
Full Slate of Events Welcomes UAFS Students
Check out a complete list of events happening during the 2025 Welcome Week at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP.
August 14, 2025
RAs at UAFS Excited to Meet New Residents
Resident assistants at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP prepare to welcome students to the Lion's Den and Sebastian Commons.
August 08, 2025
Home Among the Halls: Joe England
Joe England, resident director for the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP's Lion's Den, has been at the center of ensuring the dorms are a home away from home for first-year students since 2021.
August 08, 2025
Awareness and Education to Save Lives at UAFS
The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP is ramping up efforts to help save lives through awareness and educational training about the dangers of fentanyl. These efforts align with Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP's One Pill Can Kill initiative, which began in October 2024.
July 31, 2025
Tax-Free Weekend Savings Apply at UAFS
The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Sales Tax Holiday returns August 2 and 3. Savings on school supplies and apparel are available at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP.
July 31, 2025
Oaxaca, Mexico, Service and Study Program Transformative for Students
Students traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico, to volunteer at a children’s home this summer experienced a deeply transformative journey of service and study designed to shape their perspectives, values and future paths.
July 22, 2025
‘Lion Family’ Grows with Mane Event
The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP hosted its first of three new student orientations, Mane Event, of the summer on Friday, June 20, 2025.
June 20, 2025
Education Major Inspires New Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Law
One moment, 15-year-old Kennedy Allison was sitting in class at Pea Ridge High School. The next, she was unconscious, her heart in full cardiac arrest. Six years later, she's a junior at UAFS, and using that harrowing moment to help change Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP...
May 08, 2025
No Regrets: A Return to School Proves It's Never Too Late
Bronwen Henderson is a senior dental hygiene student at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP. As she nears graduation, she reflected on trading in a 20-year-plus career for textbooks to prove to herself and her daughter that goals can be achieved...
April 29, 2025
Semiannual Finals Prep Event Slated for April 30
The University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP—Fort Smith is once again preparing students for finals with the return of the semiannual Long Night Against Procrastination event, which will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on April 30 at the Boreham Library.
April 24, 2025
Veteran Benefits Resource Fair Slated April 9
The University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP—Fort Smith will host its second Veterans Benefits Resource Fair on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 03, 2025
Legacy through Sisterhood
This semester, the University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP—Fort Smith became the latest colony for Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc., or SIA, thanks to the years of hard work and dedication of seniors Kimberly Villagrana and Jaylin Barroso.
March 19, 2025
First to go but not Alone
More than half of the students who attend the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP are first-generation or the first in their family to attend college. The First-Generation Student Success Committee features nearly 30 faculty and staff - many of whom...
March 19, 2025
Field Trip Offers Insight to Engineering Careers
Students from the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP's Institution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering chapter recently visited the James W. Trimble Lock and Dam in Barling, Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP, for a first-hand look at engineering careers.
March 18, 2025
Calling All (Rubik's) Cubers
Michael Lander, a sophomore music history major at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP, is bringing his love of Rubik's cube to the Fort Smith Convention Center for the first ever Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Championship on March 29-30.
March 14, 2025
Building Student Leaders
Student leadership programs at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP aim to help students graduate with a degree and a resume that sets them apart.
March 07, 2025
More Students Picking UAFS, Admissions Team Continues to Break Records
Accepted Students Day at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP welcomed its largest turnout since the event began in 2022. More than 270 students from Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee came to UAFS for their next step in the...
February 28, 2025
Study Abroad: Where Students Gain More Than International Education
Former Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP students share their study abroad experiences. Each learned about themselves and the culture they were fully immersed in.
February 27, 2025
A Little Help to Finish
At the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP, students' best interests are always top of mind, especially if it means a little financial help to get them to the finish line.
February 27, 2025Popular Topics
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