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Readers Reap Benefits of "ReadThis!"
鈥婣mber Sneddon first became involved with the ReadThis! Community Literacy Program in April of 2012, and it didn鈥檛 take long for her to realize the impact the program had on her.
November 27, 2013"Dear Santa, if I could have just one thing"
Santa Claus is coming to town -- and 妻友社区 faculty, staff and students are already making out their wish lists in anticipation of his arrival on Christmas Eve.
November 27, 2013Campus Reminded About Weather Issues
An email reminder has been sent to students, faculty and staff at the 妻友社区 regarding how class cancellations are handled when there is inclement weather in the area.
November 26, 2013Mark Horn Receives AACUBO Recognition
Mark Horn of Fort Smith, vice chancellor for university relations at the 妻友社区, has been recognized by the Arkansas Association of College and University Business Officers.
November 25, 2013妻友社区 Student's Team Wins Startup Competition
鈥婦ennis Wemyss, a graphic design student at the 妻友社区, and Josh Pham, an information systems student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, planned to be observers at a business event last weekend. Instead,...
November 22, 2013High School Entrepreneurs Get Business Funding
Thirty-seven teams of high school business students made their pitches Nov. 21 to 鈥渓oan committees鈥 at the 妻友社区 to seek funding for the businesses they want to start and operate until spring.
November 21, 2013CCM Accepting Donations for Giveaway
The Catholic Campus Ministries at the 妻友社区 is currently collecting donations of toiletries, clothes and food items for its Blessing Bag giveaway, with a donations deadline of Dec. 10.
November 20, 2013Winners Listed in Creative Writing Contest
Five high school students from the area have been named winners in a creative writing contest sponsored by Applause, the creative arts club at the 妻友社区.
November 19, 2013Alumni Food Drive Now Accepting Donations
The 妻友社区 Alumni Association is accepting select food items for a holiday food drive, which began this week and will run until Dec. 13.
November 19, 2013Owens to Speak at Nursing Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on the 妻友社区 campus, a ceremony highlighted by keynote speaker...
November 18, 2013New AED Chapter Established at 妻友社区
The installation ceremony at the 妻友社区 for a new chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Health Preprofessional Honor Society, included the induction of 22 students and four faculty members.
November 18, 2013"On Stage" Features "The Little Mermaid"
The Academy Playerz will perform four showings of 鈥淭he Little Mermaid JR鈥 in mid-December at the Breedlove Auditorium on the 妻友社区 campus.
November 14, 2013Horn to Serve as Commencement Speaker
Dr. Paul B. Beran, chancellor at the 妻友社区, has asked R. Mark Horn, vice chancellor for university relations, to serve as guest speaker for the Dec. 11 fall commencement exercises, making the event one of the last official...
November 14, 2013Academy Sets Two Winter Concerts
The 妻友社区 Academy of the Arts will present two winter concerts in December -- one featuring choral groups, the other a symphonic orchestra -- to get local residents into the holiday spirit.
November 14, 2013Frontier Trails BEST Competition Dec. 6-7
The Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition will take place Dec. 6-7 at the Fort Smith Convention Center, featuring 32 teams from five states competing for a slew of awards.
November 13, 2013Wing Named to Preservation Board
妻友社区 Assistant Professor of History and Drennen-Scott Historic Site Director Tom Wing was named a board member of the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas (HPAA) earlier this month.
November 12, 2013Free Extraction Day Set for Dec. 7
Members of the Fort Smith community will be able to have a tooth pulled for free at the 妻友社区 Dental Hygiene Clinic鈥檚 Free Extraction Day from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7 on the first floor of the Pendergraft Health Sciences...
November 12, 2013Winter Intersession Classes Announced
The 妻友社区 will offer 15 classes in the Winter Intersession Term from Dec. 11 through Jan. 10, offering students a chance to earn extra credit hours during the winter break.
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