HUNGER FIGHTERS: Dr. Dave Stevens, dean of students, and Kim Tomlinson, advising coordinator, push a cart full of donations for the Lion Pride Pantry.
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
MOBILE READY: Dr. Linus Yu helps Elizabeth Wilson, a junior information technology major and a Lion Bytes service tech, set up her new iPad as part of the Lion Launch Pad initiative.
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
FILL’ER UP: A student request, bottle fi lling stations are being added to the Health Sciences Center.
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
TEXTBOOK SHARE: Students can save some money by borrowing textbooks from the library.
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
Assistant AD Katie Beineke Shows Student Athletes What It Means to Previve
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
Chancellor Paul Beran visits students at Sutton Elementary School.
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
BAND LADY: The Squirrel Brain Gravy band encouraged onlookers to become music makers at the opening reception of “Territorial Arkansas.”
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.
Amber Hall, from left, a senior biology major from Lavaca, Shaun Williams, a senior international business major from Bakersfield, Calif., and Nicole Phillips, a junior business administration major from Houston, look back at the camera while sitting at the top of the Plovdiv Roman Amphitheatre during Maymester study in Bulgaria.
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
Max Johnston, center, shows off oversized nuts and bolts created by a 3D printer for Alzheimer’s patients at Methodist Village’s Alzheimer’s Special Care Unit. Accompany8ing him are Dr. Ken Warden, from left, dean of the College of CAST, Melissa Curry, CEO of Methodist Village, UAFS Chancellor Terisa Riley, and Carol Smith, business Development director for Methodist Village.
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
BAND LADY: The Squirrel Brain Gravy band encouraged onlookers to become music makers at the opening reception of “Territorial Arkansas.”
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.
PEACEMAKER: Alumnus JD Clayton, ‘18, brought his style of music to the Peacemaker Festival this summer.
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.
WISH LIST: Santa, who stopped by the Little Lions Meet Santa alumni event last year, will do some of his shopping with UAFS alumni.
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.