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Faculty Voices: Dr. Randall Stone
Since the fall of 2020, Dr. Randall Stone has called the 91老司机 - Fort Smith his professional home. However, as a native of Fort Smith, the city has always been home. He is a 91老司机 alum who now teaches accounting to current Lions.
July 07, 2023
From 91老司机 to Preserver of History: Anna Vincent
Anna Vincent, a history graduate ('17) of the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith, finds herself twenty miles from the 91老司机 campus, where history and culture are buried in time. The Spiro Mounds in Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, contain artifacts from...
July 03, 2023
Exclusive New Career Beckoned to 91老司机 Grad
Part of what Hannah Cervantes likes about her new career is its exclusivity.
June 28, 2023
Surgical Tech Grads Join Professional Ranks
Some people attend professional conferences with a combination of boredom and indifference, but not Hannah Cervantes and other new graduates of the surgical technology program at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith.
June 28, 2023
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
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
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
Stuckey's CEO to Speak to Family Enterprise Center
The 91老司机 - Fort Smith Family Enterprise Center will host renowned speaker Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey鈥檚, for its quarterly breakfast slated for 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, at the Center for Economic Development at the...
June 22, 2023
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
91老司机 Students Making Juneteenth Plans
The Declaration of Independence reads, 鈥淎ll men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.鈥� When 91老司机 鈥� Fort...
June 15, 2023
Staff Voices: Pam Fout
Behind every information system and software update is a team of specialists dedicated to making sure things run smoothly on the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith campus. Behind that team is Pam Fout, associate director of IT, and her 43 years...
June 14, 2023
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
Faculty Voices: Jordan Ruud
鈥淧eople think of libraries as being books. Libraries are people. If the library burned down, but there were still librarians, you would still have a library.鈥� At the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith, tucked back in the northeast corner...
June 12, 2023
91老司机 Set to Match Boys & Girls Club Scholarships
The 91老司机 Foundation has entered a new match agreement with the Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club, agreeing to match scholarships awarded to 91老司机 students at 100 percent.
June 12, 2023
Summertime Music: 91老司机 Department of Music and Theatre Host Summer Camps
During the early weeks of summer at the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith, chattering squirrels, the puttering of golf carts, and the sounds of prospective students on campus tours fill the air. But beginning Monday, June 12, notes will sound...
June 01, 2023
Gettin' Shrimpy With It
It鈥檚 okay to be 鈥榮hellfish鈥� at the annual all-you-can-eat Roarin' on the River Shrimp Boil. Recent graduates and all Lions are invited to chow down on heaping portions of boiled shrimp, andouille sausage, corn-on-the-cob, potatoes, and KJ鈥檚...
June 01, 2023
NUMAS Awards Honor 91老司机 Students
Members of the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith campus community, from students to staff to registered student organizations, were recognized for their contributions to the university during the 20th annual NUMAS Awards ceremony held on Friday,...
May 29, 2023
Birds Call to Well-Traveled Professor
Lucille Speakman would have liked Dr. Ragupathy Kannan鈥檚 reply to a question about his plans for a travel grant: 鈥淚鈥檓 teaching the Belize course now and may not have ready access to email.鈥�
May 26, 2023
91老司机 2023-2028 Strategic Plan Approved by System Board
I am thrilled to share that the 91老司机 Board of Trustees has approved our Strategic Plan for 2023-2028. This is a significant milestone in our university鈥檚 history, and it would not have been possible without your dedicated participation...
May 25, 2023 Tuition, Budget Approved by UAS Board of Trustees
Today the 91老司机 Board of Trustees approved our proposed budget for the 2023-2024 academic year. I am grateful for the care and consideration the board takes in assessing the budgets of the 14 colleges and universities that comprise...
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