Tag: UAFS

UAFS students to conduct memorial run for Boston

A student group at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is spearheading a Boston Marathon memorial run on April 29 that has a two-fold purpose – to raise funds…

Expanded library formally opened at UAFS

Administrators at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith officially re-opened Boreham Library Wednesday afternoon (April 3). Dr. Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor at UAFS, marked the occasion…

Orick named first director of Doug and Kathy Babb center at UAFS

Officials at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith have announced a new student development program and have named a long-time employee, Ron Orick of Fort Smith, as its founding…

UAFS theatre to receive Kennedy Center awards

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will receive awards in seven categories at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s national festival slated for April 16-20. UAFS Theatre…

UAFS Boreham Library reopening ceremony set for April 3

April 3 is the official day for the grand reopening of Boreham Library at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The 1 p.m. ceremony on the steps of the…

Benefit Bank gifts $300,000 to UAFS nursing program

Benefit Bank of Fort Smith has provided two gifts totaling $300,000 to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, with university officials saying the gifts will have a positive impact…

To Do: Victorian history and UAFS Theatre ‘Carnage’

History, theatre “carnage,” a Broadway tutorial and an autism hero are part of the arts and events landscape in the Fort Smith region for the next few weeks. CLAYTON CONVERSATIONS…

UAFS chancellor dislikes proposed campus gun law

A proposed bill that would allow certain faculty and staff to carry a concealed firearm on college and university campuses does not sit well with at least one chancellor in…

Higher education busy with construction work

Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing through the construction industry in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area and it’s all thanks to the growing needs at higher education…

UAFS employees, students win 47 ADDY awards

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith employees and students brought home 47 awards during the 2013 ADDY Awards, presented by the American Advertising Federation – Fort Smith chapter. Award winners…

UAFS ‘STEM’ students present posters in Little Rock

Four students from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith were among a group of 90 from 14 higher education institutions across the state making presentations Feb. 6 at the…

Enrollment up at ATU-Ozark, down at UAFS

Spring semester enrollment figures were up more than 10% at the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus and are down 2% at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The student count…

Upcoming events include Mona Lisa, water music and ‘some kids’

Museum openings, another performance of the classics by the Fort Smith Symphony, a “Musical Folly” with pianos and children, and a lecture by Hannibal Johnson are key events on the…

King remembrance begins on Garrison Avenue

With the threat of rain and cold temperatures, few citizens came out to watch the Martin Luther King Parade on Saturday (Jan. 12). The 15th annual parade began at 2…

Visual arts enhance education, campus life

Outside of most art classrooms, examples of student work lines the hallway, demonstrating the increasing expertise and talent that can be found in the college or university’s art department. Learning…

Fort Smith area consumer sentiment almost ‘downright ugly’

Consumer sentiment ratings by regional consumers dropped significantly in the fourth quarter, down 14.7%, according to the preliminary report released Jan. 4 by the Center for Business Research and Economic…

Taiwan official to speak at UAFS

Ambassador Daniel Liao, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas, will be the featured speaker at the Jan. 22 Distinguished Global Speaker Series at the…

UAFS business students score in top 10%

Graduating seniors in the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith continue to demonstrate a high level of student performance and success by scoring in the…

Trimble tells UAFS grads to expect more change

Commencement speaker Melody Trimble told University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduates Dec. 11 to still expect further change as they begin new adventures. Trimble, CEO for Sparks Health System…

United Way holds inaugural Youth Day of Caring

United Way of Fort Smith Area will host the area’s first Youth Day of Caring on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Area high school and college students will volunteer at locations…