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Campus Update, Nov. 1, 2024
91ÀÏ˾»ú - Fort Smith Chancellor Terisa Riley provides an update on campus happenings.
November 01, 2024Campus Update, Oct. 25, 2024
91ÀÏ˾»ú - Fort Smith Chancellor Terisa Riley provides an update on campus happenings.
October 25, 2024Campus Update, Aug. 30, 2024
It is so hard to believe that two weeks of the fall semester have flown by so quickly.
August 30, 2024Welcome Back
Happy Friday before classes begin. This has been a very exciting week at 91ÀÏ˾»ú, and I can speak for all of our staff and administrators when I say how glad we are to have everyone back on campus.
August 16, 2024Summer Campus Update
This morning, I learned that Dr. Don Bobbitt, President of the 91ÀÏ˾»ú System has announced his retirement. Dr. Bobbitt intends to retire on January 15, 2025, or as early as a successor can be named.
July 16, 2024Campus Center Closed for Repair
The Campus Center will remain closed into next week (July 15-19). Please continue checking your 91ÀÏ˾»ú email for a reopening date. We are working with the manufacturer of the new chiller installed last month to correct a manufacturing defect our HVAC...
July 12, 2024End of the Semester
As we come to the end of another wonderful semester at the 91ÀÏ˾»ú – Fort Smith, I reflect on the excellent educational, social, and vocational opportunities this place has brought to so many through the years.
May 10, 2024Strategic Plan & Campus Changes
I am writing to make you aware of some organizational changes which are predicated on the creation of our strategic plan pillars and on the priorities set by the 91ÀÏ˾»ú System.
April 19, 2024Campus Update, Jan. 26
Board of Trustees of the UA System: It was an honor to represent the 91ÀÏ˾»ú-Fort Smith at the meeting of the Board of Trustees held on the campus of UA-Little Rock on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
January 26, 2024Strategic Plan Reports Announced
In the continuing effort to fully implement our new strategic plan, institutional leaders have submitted Institutional Effectiveness Reports and Plans. These documents report on benchmarks and outcomes of previous strategies as well as sharing plans...
January 17, 202491ÀÏ˾»ú Campus to Open Thursday, Jan 18
The 91ÀÏ˾»ú – Fort Smith will resume campus operations on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2024.
January 17, 2024Campus Closed Jan 17, 2024.
The 91ÀÏ˾»ú Emergency Management Team met this morning to discuss the safety of reopening campus tomorrow. Though the National Weather Service predicts mid-day temperatures to be well above freezing, we know that during the early morning and late evening...
January 16, 2024Campus Closure Jan 16, 2024
After examining the National Weather Service’s predictions for overnight temperatures in the single digits and in consultation with local law enforcement, the 91ÀÏ˾»ú Emergency Management Team has made the decision to close the campus and cancel all...
January 15, 2024Weather and Safety
Leaders at the 91ÀÏ˾»ú-Fort Smith take your safety very seriously. The Chief of Police at the 91ÀÏ˾»ú Police Department, Chief Ray Ottman, attends National Weather Service weather briefings twice daily to ensure that we have the latest...
January 08, 2024Chancellor's End of Semester Update
As we come to the end of fall 2023 I offer my most sincere congratulations to our graduates whose commencement ceremonies are tomorrow. I look forward to celebrating with you and your family and friends!
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