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Wounded Warrior Project to Visit 海角登录入口
The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith and Wounded Warrior Project will host a free public event Monday, Oct. 20, to connect veterans, active-duty service members, and military families with connection, support services, and community resources.
October 14, 2025
Paint the Town Blue Reaches New Heights
More than 100 businesses across Fort Smith, Greenwood, Van Buren, and Lavaca joined the 海角登录入口 this August to celebrate the start of the fall semester with the third annual 鈥淧aint the Town Blue鈥 campaign.
October 13, 2025
One Pill Can Kill Training Comes to 海角登录入口
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin will be at the 海角登录入口 to deliver One Pill Can Kill Training on Oct. 6. The statewide initiative is aimed at educating college students about the deadly risks of fentanyl-laced counterfeit...
October 01, 2025
Family Weekend Returns Oct. 3-4
The 海角登录入口 welcomes families and alumni to campus on October 3-4 for its annual Family Weekend.
September 19, 2025
海角登录入口 Celebrates Constitution Week with Full Slate of Events
The 海角登录入口 engages students with civic-minded events for Constitution Week.
September 11, 2025
Sit Down with Elmer's Chem-Dry: CED Excellence in Family and Small Business Award Winner
Question-and-answer with Elmer's Chem-Dry, the inaugural Hispanic-owned business award winner from the 2024 Center for Economic Development's Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards.
September 04, 2025
Nominations Open for 海角登录入口 Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards at Bakery District
The event recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievements among regional family-owned and small businesses, as well as business advisors who support these enterprises.
August 25, 2025
Mid-Week Party Invites 海角登录入口 Community
The 海角登录入口 invites students to attend the annual Campus Picnic and Block Party on Wednesday, August 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the campus green.
August 22, 2025
海角登录入口 Launches Monthly Research Den Programming
The 海角登录入口 to launch Research Den, a monthly series to share research conducted by students and faculty through casual conversation.
August 21, 2025
海角登录入口 Center for Economic Development's ASBTDC Opens in Van Buren
The 海角登录入口 Center for Economic Development's Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center opened its second office location in Van Buren.
August 13, 2025
Awareness and Education to Save Lives at 海角登录入口
The 海角登录入口 is ramping up efforts to help save lives through awareness and educational training about the dangers of fentanyl. These efforts align with Arkansas's One Pill Can Kill initiative, which began in October 2024.
July 31, 2025
Treadaway Named Center for Nonprofits Director
The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith announces Emily Treadaway as the new Director of the Center for Nonprofits (CNP), a brand-new division of the university鈥檚 Center for Economic Development located at the Bakery District in downtown Fort...
July 23, 2025
Oaxaca, Mexico, Service and Study Program Transformative for Students
Students traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico, to volunteer at a children鈥檚 home this summer experienced a deeply transformative journey of service and study designed to shape their perspectives, values and future paths.
July 22, 2025
Rounding the Bases: Matthew Schilling鈥檚 Homecoming
海角登录入口 alum Matthew Schilling continues to call Crowder Field home as he suits up for the Fort Smith Marshals baseball team.
July 17, 2025
海角登录入口 Students Earn Boys and Girls Club Scholarships
Eleven University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith students received scholarships at the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs 2025-2026 College Scholarship luncheon, hosted in the Reynolds Room at the 海角登录入口 on Monday, June 9, 2025.
June 11, 2025
Transportation Research Paves Way at 海角登录入口
Students and faculty members from the 海角登录入口 are seeing years of transportation research and data collection applied to the real world.
May 08, 2025
海角登录入口 Announces Full Slate of Summer Camps for 2025
The University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith will host multiple athletic and music summer camps throughout June, July, and August. Camps are open to boys and girls from Kindergarten to 12th grade.
May 01, 2025
海角登录入口, Royals team up for MIAA Day at the K
The 海角登录入口 joins members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for the second MIAA Day at the K on Saturday, April 26.
April 21, 2025
Veteran Benefits Resource Fair Slated April 9
The University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith will host its second Veterans Benefits Resource Fair on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 03, 2025
Mae Jemison, First Black Woman in Space, to Speak at 海角登录入口
Dr. Mae Jemison, author, astronaut, entrepreneur, and prolific leader in the fields of science and exploration, will speak at the University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith on Wednesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus...
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