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Chancellor

ALL CLEAR GIVEN. Campus to remain closed Friday.

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has received the all clear from authorities. Campus remains closed on Friday, August 21, 2026

August 21, 2026
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FeaturedStudents

Students discover confidence, connection in Spain

Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Spanish majors spend summer abroad in Spain, expanding their horizons

August 20, 2026
Hudson Reeves stands in front of a display at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, during his summer internship.
Business and IndustryNews

Houston, We Have Interns

Four University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students spent the summer interning with NASA in Houston, Texas, and Huntsville, Alabama. Hudson Reeves, a junior electrical engineering student, spent 10 weeks at the Johnson Space Center working on coding...

August 17, 2026
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Arts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryHealth Education and Human Sciences

New Faculty Join Ð԰ɵ¼º½ for 2026

Twenty-eight new faculty members will join the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith for the fall semester, Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Provost Ray Green announced during the annual University Days all-faculty meeting Aug. 13.

August 15, 2026
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Chancellor, Dr. Terisa Riley, front-center, joins in welcoming students to Cub Camp.
EventsFeaturedStudents

Cub Camp Welcomes Incoming Students to Ð԰ɵ¼º½

Cub Camp, the annual "first tradition" for incoming University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students, concluded with new friends, memories, and readiness for fall classes.

August 15, 2026
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CommunityFeaturedFoundationNews

Women’s Financial Series Turns Investing Lessons into $900,000 in Scholarships

Mollie Wilson Women’s Financial Series (WFS), formed with startup funding from the Westark Foundation, has spent 32 years studying financial markets, making investment decisions and putting the returns toward scholarships for Ð԰ɵ¼º½ students

August 12, 2026
The 2026-27 RAs of Ð԰ɵ¼º½ outside of the Lion's Den.
Featured

New, Returning RAs Ready to Welcome Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Students

Students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will begin moving onto campus this week. There to welcome them to their home away from home for the year are the RAs of Lion's Den and Sebastian Commons.

August 10, 2026
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Art and DesignArts and SciencesEvents

Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Center for Book Arts Opens

At the new Center for Book Arts, centuries-old practices feel newly alive as students, faculty, and local artists set type, pull prints, fold paper, stitch pages, and explore what a book can become.

August 08, 2026
Jay Fox loads a letter tray in the new Center for Book Arts
Art and DesignArts and Sciences

Certificate of Proficiency in Book Arts Launches Fall 2026

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is expanding its role as a regional destination for art and design with the launch of a new academic Certificate of Proficiency in Book Arts and the establishment of the Center for Book Arts.

August 08, 2026
Dr. Duncan Pelly
Business and IndustryFeaturedLion Voices

Pelly Announced as Dean of CBI

Ð԰ɵ¼º½ has named Dr. Duncan Pelly dean of the College of Business and Industry, bringing to the university an academic leader with deep international experience in accreditation, entrepreneurship, corporate partnerships, and regional economic developme...

August 07, 2026
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AlumniFeaturedResearch

Lane Metcalf Sets Out to Improve the Classroom

Lane Metcalf's undergraduate research on classroom interventions earned publication and prepared him for a career in education.

August 03, 2026
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EventsStudents

Welcome Week Kicks Off Fall Semester at Ð԰ɵ¼º½

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith begins the fall semester with Welcome Week, an annual weeklong slate of events designed to help students reconnect with friends, make new connections, and find their place on campus.

July 31, 2026
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ senior geosciences student, Abby Web, poses with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background while wearing a Stanford hat.
Arts and SciencesNews

Summer at Stanford

Abby Webb, a senior geoscience student, earned a fully funded summer research fellowship at Stanford University's School of Sustainability.

July 30, 2026
Dr. Sandi Sanders, right, sits at home with her husband, Sandy Sanders
ChancellorCommunity

Loss of a Lion: Dr Sandi Sanders

Dr. Sandi Sanders of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has died. She was a champion for the university for nearly three decades.

July 29, 2026
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Ð԰ɵ¼º½FeaturedNewsStudents

Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Launches Lion Family Connection

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith partnered with CampusESP to launch Lion Family Connection, an online portal for families and supporters of prospective and current students.

July 27, 2026
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NewsStudents

Arkansas Tax-Free weekend Offers Savings for Students

Aug. 1-2 is tax-free weekend in Arkansas, designated to help students with the expense of back-to-school needs

July 24, 2026
Students in Numa's Move-In Crew help carry items into the Lion's Den Residence Hall.
FeaturedStudents

Details on Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Move-In

Students will begin moving into Ð԰ɵ¼º½ on-campus housing starting August 12. Details and important information for a smooth move are listed.

July 24, 2026
Americorps members of Ð԰ɵ¼º½ pose for a photo with RoarCorps director Corri Brosius
Community

RoarCorps to expand student service across the River Valley

Ð԰ɵ¼º½ will launch RoarCorps this September, placing 40 Ð԰ɵ¼º½ AmeriCorps members with community partners across the River Valley to support youth education, wellness, environmental stewardship and mental health. The program will expand Ð԰ɵ¼º½â€™ AmeriCorps...

July 23, 2026
Members of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter at Ð԰ɵ¼º½, Omicron-Tau, show off their awards at the recent national leadership conference.
FeaturedNewsStudents

Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Kappa Sigma Earns Top Awards

Members of Omicron-Tau, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, were awarded additional honors at their recent leadership conference and were recognized as one of the top 2% of chapters internationally.

July 22, 2026
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Arts and SciencesFeaturedResearch

Geoscience Students Research with the National Forest Service

Four geoscience students traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this spring for groundwater tracing and LiDAR research with the Hiawatha National Forest Service.

July 16, 2026

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