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91老司机 students gather to play Spikeball during Welcome Week 2022 on the Campus Green
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91老司机 Welcome Week 2023

Experience a vibrant start to the semester at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith鈥檚 Welcome Week 2023! Connect, engage, and thrive with exciting campus events. Check out the full Welcome Week schedule of events.

August 15, 2023
A mom gets ready to take her son into the Mamava Lactation Pod at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith's Little Lions Child Development Center.
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Little Lions Make Big Investment in Families

The 91老司机 - Fort Smith's Little Lions Child Development Center celebrates the start of the fall semester and National Breastfeeding Month (August) with the opening of a Mamava Lactation Pod. A state-of-the-art pod designed with moms...

August 11, 2023
A NUMA Move-In Crew volunteer picks up a basket topped with a lion pillow
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Get 'Move-In' Ready

The 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith fall 2023 semester is approaching. Shortly before the semester begins, hundreds of students will move into their new space as Lion鈥檚 Den or Sebastian Commons residents. Before move-in, the 91老司机 Resident...

August 10, 2023
A family waves as they exit the June 2023 Mane Event
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July 28 Mane Event to Feature Spanish Track for Familes

The 91老司机 - Fort Smith will continue its commitment to inclusive community engagement during its upcoming Mane Event orientation on Friday, July 28, 2023, with specialized Spanish language sessions to help parents and families learn...

July 21, 2023
Students wave to the camera during Mane Event at 91老司机
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Students Prepare for Fall Classes at Mane Event

Nearly 300 students attended the second of three Mane Events at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith as they prepare for fall classes.

July 21, 2023
91老司机 alumn, Bryce Neal, celebrates a big moment with the University of Louisville softball program. He is a former assistant coach for the Cardinals.
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From 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, 2023
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Spring 2023 Chancellor鈥檚 and Dean鈥檚 List Announced

The 91老司机 - Fort Smith has released the Dean's List for the spring 2023 semester, according to Dr. Shadow Robinson, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

June 28, 2023
91老司机 students outside walk to class and gather outside of the Breedlove Building and 91老司机 Bell Tower
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Lion Scholars Program, Preparing Students for Success

Despite fall classes not beginning until Monday, August 21, Academic Success Center staff at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith are busy preparing incoming first-year students for academic success through the Lion Scholars program.

June 27, 2023
The Numa Lion statue roars over a sunset
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91老司机 to Join Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Conference

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced on Monday that the 91老司机-Fort Smith will join the Association with full-time membership in the 2024-2025 academic year.

June 26, 2023
Students cheer with a poster at 91老司机 Mane Event
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Mane Event Q&A

Close to 300 incoming students filled the 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith campus on Friday, June 16, 2023 for a new student orientation called Mane Event. The students will begin their journey as Lions in the fall of 2023 taking paths as student-athletes,...

June 16, 2023
Shatoya Freeman at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California
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Class, Half A World Away

While most of her professors are getting ready for the second half of their day, Shatoya Freeman, 32, a student enrolled in the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) at the 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith, is just waking up.

June 13, 2023
Jayson Toney (left) and Callie Scherrey (right)
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Two 91老司机 Students to Compete for Miss Arkansas Crown

Getting dolled up and competing in front of an audience is nothing new for two 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith students. Junior Jayson Toney, a media communications major, and senior Callie Scherrey, a nursing major, will call Little Rock home...

May 24, 2023
91老司机 - Fort Smith academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett
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Staff Voices: Dr. John Bennett

From serving in the Army to working in the TRIO Student Support Services program as an academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett has put the greater good of others above himself.

May 24, 2023
91老司机 men's basketball head coach Zane Gibson, sits in front of team lockers
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Revitalizing on the Hardwood: Zane Gibson's Return to 91老司机 Men's Basketball

For the first time in five years, Zane Gibson returns to the 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith sideline to don the Lions鈥 blue and white. His return is a shift of just 18 inches but comes with the responsibility of being the 91老司机 men鈥檚 basketball...

May 18, 2023
Kathy Babb, Certificate of Distinction in Professional Development graduates, and Susan Krafft pose for a photo during cord ceremony.
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Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine 91老司机 Grads

Hundreds of students from the 91老司机 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, 2023
College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences master's graduate, Jaime Vargas
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College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences Celebrates Graduates

The 108th Commencement at the 91老司机 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
91老司机 dental hygiene graduates, Jon Kevin Villeda (left) and Melissa Perez demonstrate how to floss teeth on testing equipment
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Clinical Boards are No Match for 91老司机 Dental Hygiene Students

Celebrating the graduation of 11 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith dental hygiene students is just a tiny part of what makes this class worthy of recognition.

May 13, 2023
91老司机 College of Arts and Sciences graduate Daryl McElrath
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Largest College at 91老司机 Honors Graduates

The 91老司机 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 91老司机鈥檚 largest college joined the more than 50,000 91老司机 alums...

May 13, 2023
Caroline flips her tassel at graduation
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91老司机 Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry

May 13, 2023
Chancellor Riley and Jesse Hendon, alumnus of 91老司机, make a presentation at Select USA
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$1 Million ABB Gift to Launch Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing

Today the 91老司机 鈥 Fort Smith announced a $1 million investment from ABB to help position the institution as one of the nation鈥檚 leading advanced manufacturing educational institutions.

May 02, 2023

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