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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, 2023Little 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, 2023Get '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, 2023July 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, 2023Students 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, 2023From 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, 2023Spring 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, 2023Lion 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, 202391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, 2023Mane 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, 2023Class, 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, 2023Two 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, 2023Staff 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, 2023Revitalizing 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, 2023Babb 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, 2023College 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, 2023Clinical 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, 2023Largest 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, 202391老司机 Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry
May 13, 2023$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.
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