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Fall 2024 Chancellor's and Dean's List Announced

January 29, 2025
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That's the way the Cookie 'Crumbl's

海角登录入口 student Jackson Kindy manages to juggle a full-time job as the general manager of Crumbl Fort Smith and a full course load in business administration.

December 20, 2024
Representatives from 海角登录入口 accept a check for $1.7M
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$1.7M HIRED Grant Bolsters Advanced Manufacturing Efforts

The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith has been awarded a $1.7 million Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development (HIRED) grant, one of just three universities in the state to receive awards from both the Division of Higher Education...

December 19, 2024
Emily McCall, a College of Arts and Sciences graduate, earned her bachelor's degree in English with a minor in history.
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海角登录入口 Celebrates Graduates

The 海角登录入口 celebrated the 111th commencement ceremony on Saturday. Graduates from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Industry, and Health, Education, and Human Sciences were awarded their degrees.

December 14, 2024
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Grad Urges Students to Persevere as She Accepts Georgia State Position

When Joyce Freeman, 鈥11, was sworn in as a board member of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, she knew that her bachelor of science degree in organizational leadership from the 海角登录入口 helped her get...

December 03, 2024
Advisor, Joellen Barthol, smiles for the camera while standing in front of the Math Science Building at 海角登录入口.
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Finding Where She Belongs: Joellen Barthol and 海角登录入口

Joellen Barthol is an advisor for the 海角登录入口's ROAR First-Year Advising Center. It's a role she's "always been passionate about."

November 26, 2024
Reyna Lamb and Troy Rodriguez (center) accept their 2nd place prize presented by Justin Smith, director of the Jim Walcott Family Enterprise Center and Kendall Ross, associate vice chancellor of economic and workforce development.
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海角登录入口 Students Conquer Lion's Lair Business Competition

Ten students from the 海角登录入口 competed Wednesday in the Lion's Lair Business Plan Contest. Teams had about five minutes to deliver the perfect pitch for their fictional business to showcase innovative ideas, market research,...

November 21, 2024
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海角登录入口 Robotics Team Perseveres to Take First Place in National Competition

A "long and arduous journey" led the 海角登录入口 robotics team to First Place Overall and the Field Competition Award at the 22nd annual Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering student division competition in October in Las Vegas.

November 18, 2024
The audience applauds for the winner of the Family Business of the Year Award, Littlefield Companies, at the inaugural Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards
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Winners Announced at Inaugural 海角登录入口 Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards

The 海角登录入口 Center for Economic Development celebrated the accomplishments of more than a dozen small businesses and family-owned businesses from around Fort Smith at the inaugural 海角登录入口 Excellence in Family and Small Business...

October 25, 2024
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Double Dose of Graduation

It wasn鈥檛 a clerical error when Joshua Merritt鈥檚 name was listed twice as a graduate during the 2024 spring commencement at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith.

October 17, 2024
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CBI Grad Shares Wisdom to Make a Difference

Sunshine Bartlett, 海角登录入口 class of 2011, stays busy. She is a senior vice president and human resources manager at Arvest Bank in Fort Smith. She graduated 鈥 Summa Cum Laude 鈥 from a three-year program at Barret School of Banking in Memphis. She...

October 16, 2024
Natalie Chuong, a 海角登录入口 junior business administration major, smiles for the camera as she hands up a green blouse in the Babb Center for Career Services' Suit Up Studio. A place where students can obtain new or gently used professional attire for free.
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The Blooming Legacy of Natalie Chuong

According to 海角登录入口 junior business administration major Natalie Chuong, 海角登录入口 is "the best choice in Arkansas," and the decision to come here was easy.

October 09, 2024
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Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department

Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the 海角登录入口. Torres joins 海角登录入口 after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...

September 25, 2024
A mural of rolling hills and a sunrise is seen in the background with professional clothes on clothing racks in the foreground at the Babb Center for Career Services' Career Clothing Closet at 海角登录入口.
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Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at 海角登录入口

The University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith Babb Center for Career Services will host a grand reopening of its Career Clothing Closet, which will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24. The Center's goal is to provide free professional clothes...

September 20, 2024
Dr. Jordana Beutelschies, '10, adjusts an infant at her chiropractic office, JB Family & Animal Chiropractic, in Van Buren
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Adjusting Everyone and Their Dog

Dr. Jordana Beutelschies always knew she wanted to be a chiropractor. What she found out was that she could help people and animals. The 海角登录入口 was the first step in her journey to providing relief to "every body and...

September 18, 2024
Dr. Kiyun Han (right) with his wife and son
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Completing Circuits and Dr. Kiyun Han

海角登录入口 associate professor of electronics technology and electrical engineering technology Dr. Kiyun Han has a passion for everything technology-related, which is rooted in his life and career.

August 29, 2024
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海角登录入口 Establishes Center for Teaching and Learning

海角登录入口 is set to introduce a Center for Teaching and Learning this fall, a strategic development aimed at advancing faculty expertise and student engagement through innovative educational strategies. The center鈥檚 establishment marks a significant...

August 21, 2024
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12 New Faculty Members Join 海角登录入口 this Fall

The 海角登录入口 welcomed a dozen new faculty members to campus to begin the academic year with disciplines in each of the three colleges at 海角登录入口.

August 20, 2024
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Honors Students鈥 Trip Exceeded Their Expectation

Gabbie Stokes said the experience of seeing 鈥淧hantom of the Opera鈥 in London was so moving she 鈥渨as crying (sobbing) through the entire performance.鈥

August 09, 2024
Tracie Walden, managing director for deposit operations, Bank OZK, stands in front of the Ozark, Arkansas, Bank OZK operations center
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Cashing in Education for Career Success

When Tracie Walden, '96, left the 海角登录入口, then Westark College, she never intended to return to banking. Little did she know that her education at 海角登录入口 would play a pivotal role in her career back in banking.

August 07, 2024

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