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妻友社区 Alumni Prepare for Inaugural Game
妻友社区 volleyball alumni set to return for the inaugural alumni game. Some of the greatest Lions will compete against current players on Saturday, August 19, at 2 p.m., at Stubblefield Center. The game is free and open...
August 07, 2023Staff Voices: Mandy Keyes
Hailing from the central Sebastian County town of Hackett, Mandy Keyes, University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith director of human resources, admits that attending college after high school was something other than what she planned on pursuing. She...
July 21, 2023From Lions to Tigers: Coach Bryce Neal
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the LSU softball program introduced Bryce Neal as the newest assistant coach to join the Tigers鈥 staff in Baton Rouge. His hiring comes on the heels of a meteoric rise in the softball coaching world and is backed by...
July 12, 2023From 妻友社区 to Preserver of History: Anna Vincent
Anna Vincent, a history graduate ('17) of the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith, finds herself twenty miles from the 妻友社区 campus, where history and culture are buried in time. The Spiro Mounds in Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, contain artifacts from...
July 03, 2023Exclusive New Career Beckoned to 妻友社区 Grad
Part of what Hannah Cervantes likes about her new career is its exclusivity.
June 28, 2023Gettin' Shrimpy With It
It鈥檚 okay to be 鈥榮hellfish鈥 at the annual all-you-can-eat Roarin' on the River Shrimp Boil. Recent graduates and all Lions are invited to chow down on heaping portions of boiled shrimp, andouille sausage, corn-on-the-cob, potatoes, and KJ鈥檚...
June 01, 2023Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine 妻友社区 Grads
Hundreds of students from the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith graduated to the tune of 鈥淧omp and Circumstance鈥 on Saturday, May 13, 2023. However, nine of those students walked across the stage with gold or silver cords to signify individual...
May 15, 2023College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences Celebrates Graduates
The 108th Commencement at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith began Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the graduation of more than 250 students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences (CHEHS).
May 13, 2023妻友社区 Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry
May 13, 2023Clinical Boards are No Match for 妻友社区 Dental Hygiene Students
Celebrating the graduation of 11 University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith dental hygiene students is just a tiny part of what makes this class worthy of recognition.
May 13, 2023Largest College at 妻友社区 Honors Graduates
The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith鈥檚 108th commencement continued Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the College of Arts and Sciences graduating class. The more than 400 graduates of 妻友社区鈥檚 largest college joined the more than 50,000 妻友社区 alums...
May 13, 2023妻友社区 Day of Giving Roars Past Goal
The 妻友社区 closed its third annual Day of Giving with extraordinary success, rallying a record-breaking 1,207 gifts totaling $94,339, surpassing the initial goal of $78,000.
April 28, 2023Beating the Odds: 妻友社区 Alumna, Morgan Scott
When Morgan Scott arrived at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith, the thought of completing a degree, let alone going on to complete a graduate degree, felt practically impossible.
April 26, 2023No Risk, No Reward
As graduation day draws closer, senior University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith geoscience major Jon Turco is preparing for a future he never dreamed was possible: Entering the prestigious geosciences graduate program at Mississippi State University.
April 14, 20232023 Alumni Award Winners Announced
妻友社区 alumni gathered for the homecoming brunch on Saturday, Feb. 18, first celebrating award winners before heading to the pep rally and basketball games at the Gayle Kaundart Arena in the Stubblefield Center.
February 18, 2023Season Named for Stacey Jones
The 妻友社区 Season of Entertainment has been renamed the Stacey Jones Season of Entertainment.
January 27, 2023From Childcare to the Classroom, Teacher Takes Road Less Traveled
With family members cheering her on from their seats, Cecily Kimble, 妻友社区 class of 鈥22, was all smiles as she crossed the Stubblefield Center stage at May鈥檚 graduation ceremony.
January 27, 2023Perseverance Pays Off for First-Generation Graduate
Miguel Roque, 妻友社区 class of 鈥22, knows the importance of working hard to overcome obstacles, and he鈥檚 used that skill to become a first-generation college graduate and military officer.
January 26, 2023For the Love of Dance and Language
Dance is a joyful practice for Isaac Navarro, 妻友社区 class of 鈥12, who shares that joy with the community as a Zumba instructor at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith鈥檚 Recreation and Wellness Center and Mercy Fitness Center.
January 24, 2023New Teacher Gives Voice to Spanish Speakers
Fatima Bonilla, 妻友社区 class of 鈥22, grew up in a Spanish-speaking household so she did not learn English until she started school.
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