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Homecoming 2013 Schedule Set
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has planned a week of activities to celebrate Homecoming 2013, including events for students, alumni and the community.
October 10, 2013
Arkansas Best Corp. CEO Addresses Students
Judy McReynolds, president and chief executive officer of Arkansas Best Corp., had several thoughts to share Oct. 9 with approximately 65 business students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, but her advice came back to two very specific...
October 09, 2013
Regional Sentiment Declines in 3rd Quarter
The Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) for the Fort Smith region was lower for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, according to the preliminary report released Oct. 8 by the Center for Business Research and Economic Development at the University of...
October 08, 2013
Blood Drive to be Held Oct. 30-31
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students will get the opportunity to do more than just dress up at Halloween time this year -- they’ll have the chance to save lives.
October 07, 2013
Food Drive Receives Over 500 lbs. of Food
The Criminal Justice Club at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith received over 500 pounds of canned food donations in a month-long food drive which took place in September.
October 07, 2013
Eighth Annual Octubafest Set for Oct. 28
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Department of Music will hold its eighth annual Octubafest beginning at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, an event culminating with a free concert at 7:30 p.m.
October 03, 2013
Retail Sales Rebound in August Report
The Fort Smith regional economy continued to post improved numbers in August, according to the report released Oct. 2 by the Center for Business Research and Economic Development (CBRED) at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
October 02, 2013
McDonald Lights Up the Stage Nov. 1
Acclaimed entertainer Audra McDonald will perform at the Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., highlighting Season of Entertainment 33, a year-long lineup of entertainment sponsored by the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
October 02, 2013
10th Annual Haunted Union Set for Oct. 26
On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will be transformed into a Halloween-themed carnival, when Haunted Union will be held on the UAFS campus for the 10th consecutive year.
October 01, 2013Honors Students Film Documentary
Four students from the Honors International Studies Program at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith filmed a documentary in late September chronicling a local woodworker as he crafted a bow from a stave of wood in less than a day.
September 30, 2013Revisit a Disney Classic with "Aladdin KIDS"
Lovers of Disney movies have a chance to revisit one of Disney’s modern classics in late October, when the Academy Kidz Theatre Company will present “Disney’s Aladdin KIDS” at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
September 30, 2013
SGA Election Fills Vacancies
Additional representatives have been elected to the Student Government Association at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, adding to the slate of officers and representatives for 2013-14.
September 27, 2013
Choral Concert to Include "America's Pastime"
“Good music, bad jokes, and baseball.” That’s how Dr. Rager H. Moore II described the fall choral concert to be performed Oct. 24 by students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
September 26, 2013
World-Renowned Ensemble to Perform at UAFS
The world-famous musical group Canadian Brass will perform at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus on Oct. 25 as part of a two-day visit to Fort Smith, allowing Fort Smith area residents an opportunity to see one of the most well-known...
September 26, 2013
Attorney General Gives UAFS $50,000
Nursing education at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith received a $50,000 boost Sept. 26 when Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel presented UAFS administrators with a check in a brief ceremony held in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Cente...
September 26, 2013
DSHS Event to Include Firing of Cannon
Sounds from cannon fire will reverberate from the hillside over downtown Van Buren on Saturday, Oct. 12, when a series of Civil War programs and demonstrations are conducted at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site.
September 25, 2013
Authors to Speak to Area Teachers
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is bringing Drs. Harry and Rosemary Wong -- educators, educational speakers and authors -- to Fort Smith on Oct. 17 for a half-day co-curricular advisory conference aimed at area pre-service and career teach...
September 25, 2013
Students Play "Gatekeeper" at Competition
Schools from across northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma will compete in the annual River Valley BEST Robotics Competition Oct. 19 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus, a competition to determine who can engineer...
September 24, 2013
Beran One of 23 SFA Alumni Honored
Dr. Paul B. Beran, chancellor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, has been selected as one of 23 notable alumni from Stephen F. Austin State University who are being honored with banners hanging along the university’s historic Vista Drive.
September 24, 2013
"Lend Me a Tenor" Brings Laughs to Campus
The theatrical portion of the university-sponsored Season of Entertainment 33 will start off with a laugh when Theatre @ UAFS performs “Lend Me a Tenor” on Oct. 17-19 and 21-22.
September 23, 2013Media Relations
The UAFS Office of Communications fields all media inquiries for the university. Email Rachel.Putman@uafs.edu for more information.
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