A Chance to Grab a Bite
To answer food insecurity issues among students, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith cut the ribbon on the new Lion Pride Pantry, a wooden box filled with nonperishable food items for those who need a little help. The pantry, which stands in the greenway between the Recreation and Wellness... more
STEM iPad Launch Successful
First-year students in the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) began their first year as Lions with high-tech alternatives to textbooks and No. 2 pencils. Thanks to the Lion Launch Pad initiative, 285 STEM students received a... more
Pardon Our Dust
Changes are under construction in the Pendergraft Health Sciences Center, all to make things better for the 300 or more students who work and study in the building every day. “We are pretty excited about some of the changes,” said Dr. Ron Darbeau, interim dean of the College of Health Sciences... more
Need to Borrow a Book?
The Boreham Library has worked with the Student Government Association and campus faculty to create The Textbook Share Project. The library has textbooks for 25 high-enrollment general education courses that students can borrow for three hours at a time. The books can leave the library and be... more
Living Life in a Bold Way
Assistant AD Shows Student Athletes What It Means to Previve Katie Beineke uses her experience as a former student athlete to empower UAFS athletes to be their best in sports competitions and the classroom, and she uses a recent health challenge she faced and answered to teach them how to live... more
Beran, Volunteers Read to Elementary Schools for Constitution Week
Chancellor Paul Beran read to students at Sutton Elementary School for Constitution Week, one of many volunteers from UAFS who devoted time to teach Fort Smith elementary students about the supreme law governing the United States. Beran read “We the People” by Lynne Cheney to two fifth-grade
When Fort Smith Was the Wild West
The Boreham Library at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith hosted the traveling exhibit, “Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier,” in September. The exhibition told the story of the Arkansas Territory.
Students Seek Sustainability Solutions
In May, 11 UAFS students had the educational experience of a lifetime during an International Studies Maymester course in Bulgaria, under the guidance of Dr. Svetla Dimitrova, assistant professor of sociology at UAFS. The students focused their studies on sustainable development through the course... more
Helping Seniors Remember
Thanks to a collaborative effort between the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and Methodist Village Senior Living, Alzheimer's residents can now enjoy a new variety of recreational items to enrich their days. Faculty in the UAFS College of Applied Science and Technology's 3D... more
When Fort Smith Was the Wild West
The Boreham Library at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith hosted the traveling exhibit, “Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier,” in September. The exhibition told the story of the Arkansas Territory.
Logistics, with a Side of Tunes
JD Clayton has come a long way from watching his dad strum guitar and sneaking to play his sister’s piano. In 2018 he released his EP “Smoke Out The Fire,” and he recently performed in the 2019 Fort Smith Peacemakers Festival.
Shop small. Shop Local. Shop Alumni.
Again this year, we offer for your consideration the option to do at least some of your Christmas shopping with UAFS alumni entrepreneurs.