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UAFS Launches Lion Family Connection

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP partnered with CampusESP to launch Lion Family Connection, an online portal for families and supporters of prospective and current students.

July 27, 2026
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EventsFeatured

Summer Steps for Fall Success

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP recently hosted the first of five Mane Events of the summer on May 19. Mane Event, the required first-year student orientation, helps give students and their families a glimpse at what life looks like at UAFS....

June 10, 2026
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Family Weekend Returns Oct. 3-4

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP welcomes families and alumni to campus on October 3-4 for its annual Family Weekend.

September 19, 2025
Incoming students leave the Stubblefield Center during UAFS's first Mane Event of the summer
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‘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
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Eighteen Years and Counting with Stephany Dobbins

Stephany Dobbins has called the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP home for the last 18 years. As coordinator for new student and family programs, she looks forward to welcoming students to the "Lion Family."

June 18, 2025
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New Students Join the Lion Pride with Mane Event

Mane Event - a new student orientation - returned to the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP for the second of three orientation sessions this summer. Students and families could also participate in the Spanish Track, which offered information in...

July 19, 2024
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Heppner Takes Over Cub Camp

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP has named sophomore Maggie Heppner as the 2024 Cub Camp Student Director.

October 04, 2023
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EventsFeaturedAlumni

Family Weekend Festivities Slated for Oct. 6-7

At the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP the importance of family in a student’s educational journey is celebrated year-round, but on the First Week of October, the celebrating ramps up. The much-anticipated 2023 Family Weekend is set to take...

September 29, 2023
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Cub Camp Kick Off

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP kicked off its 20th Cub Camp with record-breaking participation on the heels of a 5% increase in first-time entering students compared to the 2022-23 academic year.

August 17, 2023

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