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Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Dean Accepts Provost Role at NSU
​A University of Arkansas - Fort Smith dean has accepted the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla.
April 03, 2014
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Choirs, Guests to Perform April 28
Two choirs from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith -- along with special guests -- will perform in concert April 28 as part of Ð԰ɵ¼º½â€™s Season of Entertainment 33.
April 03, 2014
Harvard Alumnus Continues Education at Ð԰ɵ¼º½
After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in applied math nearly 45 years ago, Paul Hackbarth is continuing his passion of lifelong learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
April 02, 2014
"Number 1 Festival" Slated for April 26 at Ð԰ɵ¼º½
The festival voted last year as the “number one festival in Fort Smith� by Entertainment Fort Smith magazine returns to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus on April 26, providing students and community members a way to travel around...
April 01, 2014
CLL May-June Schedule Challenges, Educates
The Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has released its schedule of 16 classes, talks and trips for the May and June months.
April 01, 2014"One-Act Showcase" to Run April 24-25
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith’s theatre department will perform “One-Act Showcase� at 7:30 p.m. on April 24-26 in the Breedlove Auditorium.
March 31, 2014
"Frog and Toad" Comes to Stage April 26
​The Academy of the Arts On Stage series at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will continue in April with the Academy Kidz production of “A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS,� which will be performed at 2 p.m. April 26 at The Blue Lion at...
March 31, 2014
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Blood Drive Slated for April 23-24
Community members and University of Arkansas - Fort Smith faculty, staff and students will have a chance to save lives when the campus hosts a blood drive from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 23-24 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.
March 27, 2014
Scott to Give Nautical Talk April 17
A Fort Smith native will take area residents on a tour of maritime archeology in a presentation at 7 p.m. April 17 on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus.
March 24, 2014Symphonic Band Performs April 17
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Symphonic Band -- made up of 49 Ð԰ɵ¼º½ students -- will present an evening of classic symphonic works on April 17, according to
March 21, 2014
Student Forging New Career Through Ð԰ɵ¼º½
Nina Dutton is not your average college student. As a nontraditional student and a native of Russia, Dutton is a rare breed on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus.
March 21, 2014
Famed Percussionist Headlines Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Concert
The Percussion Club and the Music Department at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith have joined forces to present a concert April 15 that will feature the Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Percussion Ensemble along with world-renowned composer and percussionist Nathan Daught...
March 19, 2014
Accreditation Team Gives Ð԰ɵ¼º½ High Marks
A visiting team has informed the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith that two bachelor’s degree programs will receive initial accreditation and seven other programs in the College of Applied Science and Technology will be reaccredited.
March 17, 2014120 Inducted into ALD Honor Society
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has inducted 120 students into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society that recognizes academic excellence during a student's first year of college.
March 14, 2014
Academy's "Shrek" Brings Film to the Stage
The endearing story of a romance between an ogre and a princess will be retold on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus when the Xtreme Teenz will perform three showings of “Shrek: The Musical� in April.
March 13, 2014
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Provost Accepts Indiana Chancellor Position
Dr. Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, will assume his new position as chancellor at Indiana University Southeast on July 1.
March 12, 2014
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Magazine and Student Take Honors
Applause, the literary magazine at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, placed first in the Southern Literary Festival’s journal competition, an event where a Ð԰ɵ¼º½ student took a second place award.
March 12, 2014
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Student's Lesson Wins iPads for PHS
A University of Arkansas - Fort Smith student interning at an area high school won a statewide technology grant contest that awarded seven free iPads and accessories for educational use in his classroom, an accolade he credits to a student-focused...
March 12, 2014
Ð԰ɵ¼º½ Group to Perform at The Blue Lion
Vocal Performance Workshop students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will entertain local audiences on April 3 with “Broadway: Our Favorite Things,� a series of vignettes performed revue-style.
March 11, 2014"Chronicles" Series Begins Again on April 6
Tom Wing, director of the Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren, will kick off this year’s “Crawford County Chronicles� series on April 6, with two time options for those wishing to attend.
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