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Lion Voices - Aaron Krafft
Aaron talks about his time on campus and how it has become more than a school, but a family.
November 25, 2022
Barroso Wins Spanish Poetry Slam
Students from the 91老司机 - Fort Smith conquered stage fright to throw down in the Department of World Languages鈥� first Spanish Poetry Slam last week. More than 120 students attended the slam, held November 10 in the 91老司机 Windgate...
November 15, 2022
91老司机 Opens Access to Professional Headshots with Iris Booth
Students at the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith have another tool for success thanks to a new professional headshot studio powered by Iris Booth technology. The 91老司机 Portrait on Demand Studio officially opened Monday, Nov. 14, offering...
November 14, 2022
LionHeart Fills the Fridge for the Holidays
The 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 student-led philanthropic organization LionHeart will partner with Antioch Youth and Family this week to host a continuation of the Fill the Fridge food insecurity program launched at the university this...
November 14, 202291老司机 Drama Club to Perform Hartseer
The Drama Club at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith will be presenting an original, student-written, devised theatre performance in November. 鈥淗artseer鈥� will be performed Nov. 17-19 at the Breedlove Auditorium on the 91老司机 Campus, 5210 Grand...
November 07, 2022
Lion Voices - Cole Wright
Cole talks about his time on campus and how it has helped him grow as a student.
November 04, 20225th Annual Invest Fort Smith Slated for Nov. 16
64.6 Downtown in partnership with the 91老司机 Center for Economic Development and ASBTDC is hosting the 5th Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week November 14th- 20th. This year鈥檚 summit will take place on...
November 02, 2022
91老司机 Opera & Musical Theatre to Perform "The Christmas Gift"
For the first time in 35 years, the 91老司机 - Fort Smith Opera & Musical Theatre Workshop will present a complete opera, 鈥淭he Christmas Gift.鈥� Performances will be at 7 p.m., Dec. 6 and 8, at the Breedlove Auditorium on the 91老司机...
November 01, 2022
Staff Voices: Ryan McAdams
Ryan McAdams, who started his career as a Lion in July of 2021, grew up in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism and a master鈥檚 in educational leadership and administration from Cal Poly-San...
November 01, 2022Metcalf to Lecture on Child Protection
To increase the community鈥檚 understanding of the special dangers that lurk online for today鈥檚 children, Crimestoppers and the 91老司机 Criminal Justice Club will sponsor the lecture 鈥淭echnology, Predators, and Children: Understanding the Threats鈥�...
October 24, 2022
Sabo Earns Prestigious Ambassador of the Year Award
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center named Bill Sabo, director of the ASBTDC regional office at the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith, Ambassador of the Year at its statewide meeting on October 11 in Little Rock. The...
October 21, 2022
Chasing the American Dream
A massive crowd gathered along the 126th Boston Marathon route in April to support 30,000 athletes including Isa铆 Carranza 鈥�16. Having run mostly smaller races, he was shocked by the constant cheering along the entire 26-mile route. ~ Antoinette...
October 20, 2022
Maymester: Honors Students at Home and Abroad
About two dozen 91老司机 Myles Friedman Honors Program graduates met recently to mark the program鈥檚 10th anniversary.
October 20, 2022
Historic Gift by Windgate to Transform University and River Valley
In September, speaking about the $18.7 million gift from the Windgate Foundation, Chancellor Terisa Riley said, 鈥淚n some ways, they can dream even bigger than we do, and to dream big dreams to improve our community together is special.鈥�
October 20, 2022
Finding the Work-Life Balance
Dakota Young has something he wants to tell you, and if you know he works in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery clinic at Baptist Health, you probably think you know what it is: a healthful diet, regular exercise, and no smoking. Those are certainly...
October 20, 2022
Legacy Scholarship Students Receive Awards
The 91老司机 Legacy Scholarship Endowment was established in 2015 to encourage the children or other immediate family members of alumni of the 91老司机 - Fort Smith to attend the university.
October 20, 2022
Entrepreneurship, Small Business Today's Economy Drivers
It鈥檚 a mouthful, but the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, partnered with the 91老司机 - Fort Smith, already has impacted the local economy.
October 20, 2022
$9.9 Million Gift Will Double Nursing Program
Addressing a critical shortage of health-care providers, $9.9 million of the historic Windgate gift will be dedicated to nearly doubling the 91老司机 Nursing program.
October 20, 2022
Baldridge Praises Clinical Profs
Donavon Baldridge is a double dipper. No, he isn鈥檛 a threat to your salsa; he is a double-degree earner at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith. He graduated with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Biology in 2016 and received a bachelor of science degree...
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