by - December 5, 2024 5:39 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) will start a new tuition waiver program aimed at supporting transfer students in Fall 2025 to make it easier for such students…
by - September 27, 2024 3:52 pm
Sustainability, energy justice, and energy efficiency are some of the discussion topics in the second annual River Valley Green Energy and Education Program (RV-GEEP) seminar set for Oct. 3-4 at…
by - September 10, 2024 12:42 pm
Enrollment at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is essentially flat compared with the same period in 2023, according to unofficial enrollment numbers. Freshmen enrollment also was essentially…
by - August 21, 2024 4:47 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is using a $500,000 contribution from First National Bank of Fort Smith to support strategic development that will result in better engagement…
by - July 31, 2024 3:48 pm
Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame will be the celebrity speaker at the the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) Center for Economic Development (CED)’s inaugural Excellence in Family…
by - June 25, 2024 4:01 pm
Two family business consultants shared the five essential steps to building a family enterprise mindset with attendees at a breakfast seminar hosted Tuesday (June 25) by the University of Arkansas…
by - May 20, 2024 6:10 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) seeks to address an estimated shortage of more than 200 nurses in the Fort Smith metro by restarting its nursing degree program,…
by - April 30, 2024 4:21 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will welcome a new dean to campus in July. Dr. Toni Alexander will begin as the new dean of the College of Arts…
by - April 23, 2024 5:56 pm
Kendall Ross has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for economic and workforce development at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. UAFS Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley told faculty and…
by - April 22, 2024 5:53 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith plans to add a new bachelor’s degree in smart manufacturing by as soon as Fall 2025. The new effort will be part of…
by - April 17, 2024 6:55 pm
To come closer to a balanced budget and help pay for faculty and staff cost of living increases, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will again ask the University…
by - March 13, 2024 3:50 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has hired Brooke Magallanes as its new associate vice chancellor for enrollment management. She will begin her role at UAFS March 18 with…
by - February 16, 2024 8:30 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) may soon eliminate some non-viable academic programs. Poor graduation rates and declining enrollment in the programs are behind the planned move. UAFS…
by - November 30, 2023 6:07 pm
A $1 million gift from Doug and Kathy Babb will allow more University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students the chance to have a paid internship while working toward…
by - November 7, 2023 5:24 pm
Family and friends of the late Jim Walcott gathered Tuesday (Nov. 7) to rename the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Family Enterprise Center (FEC) after Walcott. Renaming was supported…
by - October 17, 2023 10:43 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has received a five-year grant worth $650,000 to establish and operate an Economic Development Administration (EDA) designated University Center. The announcement came as…
by - September 13, 2023 5:39 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is working to get the university’s Family Enterprise Center (FEC) named for the late Jim Walcott. Walcott, a business and community leader…
by - September 7, 2023 5:55 pm
Preliminary numbers show enrollment at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith totaled 5,521, up 2.5% compared with the same period in fall 2022. Enrollment of first time students totaled…
by - July 13, 2023 8:30 am
Fort Smith Center for Economic Development and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Foundation announced July 12 an investment of nearly $200,000 for use as seed funds to help…
by - June 26, 2023 2:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is set to join the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, making it the first Arkansas university to be a full member of the Kansas…
