by - December 27, 2020 1:46 pm
With the Peak Innovation Center set to open in August and work moving along on the UAFS facilities at The Bakery District in downtown Fort Smith, University of Arkansas at…
by - December 18, 2020 5:22 pm
John Blue has been named the first executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He will begin Jan. 19, and be a…
by - December 9, 2020 4:51 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will not seek an extension of the current ¼-cent county-wide sales tax through a special election in the spring. Sebastian County voters said…
by - October 12, 2020 4:46 pm
There will be no public debate between those who oppose and those who support extension of a 1/4 cent sales tax in Sebastian County that generates about $6 million in…
by - October 6, 2020 4:59 pm
A group of local citizens has come out against a proposed Sebastian county-wide ¼ cent sales tax to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Sebastian County voters will…
by - October 5, 2020 6:02 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will begin on campus COVID-19 testing Tuesday (Oct. 6). The drive-thru testing will be available thanks to an Abbot Testing Machine and test kits…
by - August 13, 2020 3:38 pm
A Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce survey of members shows that if they were voting today, 85% of respondents would vote for a ¼ cent sales tax to help…
by - August 3, 2020 4:49 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has extended the enrollment deadline for its Future Fit program in order to allow more students to take advantage of the program that…
by - July 15, 2020 4:52 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley outlined the university’s plan – which includes a requirement to wear masks – to keep students, faculty and staff safe…
by - April 9, 2020 1:27 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s College of Applied Science and Technology is running its fleet of 3-D printers to produce parts for plastic face shields in response to…
by - March 23, 2020 5:58 pm
With a weekend surge of positive cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas, the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical teams in the state has risen too. COVID-19 cases in…
by - March 9, 2020 6:21 pm
Economics is not an easy subject for most people to understand. The concepts of market formation, industrial organization and behavioral implications of market structure are difficult for the average adult…
by - February 19, 2020 4:59 pm
If the mission of a university is to graduate students, understanding their financial needs is imperative. The concept is one officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith say…
by - February 13, 2020 5:17 pm
Attorney, author and independent consultant Hannibal B. Johnson lectured on “From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We’ – Examining Explicit and Implicit Biases” Wednesday (Feb. 12) at the University of Arkansas…
by - January 2, 2020 1:12 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will jumpstart early childhood learning for some at-risk children beginning in January. UAFS will support nearly 40 students who volunteer with the AmeriCorps…
by - December 11, 2019 6:00 pm
Graduation numbers may be slightly down from last year, but the number of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree Saturday from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is up…
by - December 10, 2019 5:25 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) the university will receive $1.7 million from the Windgate Foundation. The university will receive three gifts from the foundation…
by - December 4, 2019 5:47 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley told the UAFS Board of Visitors at its regular meeting Wednesday (Dec. 4) the university would form a budget council…
by - November 6, 2019 5:31 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Head Basketball Coach Jim Boone publicly apologized at the media day to meet the men’s basketball team Wednesday (Nov. 6) for a situation that…
by - November 1, 2019 5:02 pm
The value of higher education is invaluable, not only to individuals, but to a community as a whole. This was the message Dr. Terisa Riley, University of Arkansas at Fort…
