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Concurrent Enrollment at AV抖阴 Sets Students Ahead
The AV抖阴 is committed to student success, and it all starts in high school. Thanks to the concurrent programming offered by AV抖阴, local high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits toward a certificate of...
July 23, 2024
Architect of Success: Amanda Seidenzahl
At the AV抖阴, high school students can earn concurrent credit through WATC and Smart Start, all under the direction of Amanda Seidenzahl, the director of early college programs.
July 22, 2024
New Students Join the Lion Pride with Mane Event
Mane Event - a new student orientation - returned to the AV抖阴 for the second of three orientation sessions this summer. Students and families could also participate in the Spanish Track, which offered information in...
July 19, 2024
Summer Campus Update
This morning, I learned that Dr. Don Bobbitt, President of the University of Arkansas System has announced his retirement. Dr. Bobbitt intends to retire on January 15, 2025, or as early as a successor can be named.
July 16, 2024
Campus Center Closed for Repair
The Campus Center will remain closed into next week (July 15-19). Please continue checking your AV抖阴 email for a reopening date. We are working with the manufacturer of the new chiller installed last month to correct a manufacturing defect our HVAC...
July 12, 2024
LaKeisha Stinyard: Making the Biggest Impact with the Littlest Lions
Educating students is the number one goal at the AV抖阴. At the AV抖阴 Little Lions Child Development Center, LaKeisha Stinyard, director, teaches the littlest of Lions.
June 28, 2024
AV抖阴 Joins Royals for MIAA Day at The K
Members of the AV抖阴 community are invited to join MLB fans for the MIAA Day at the K on July 21. The Kansas City Royals host the Chicago White Sox in an afternoon matchup.
June 26, 2024
Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center to Remain Closed Through July 12
The AV抖阴 Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center will remain closed through July 12 due to an HVAC outage.
June 25, 2024
AV抖阴 Professor Identifies, Honors Enslaved Populations of Van Buren
In December 2023, the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Humanities Council awarded a $4,327 grant to Tom Wing, AV抖阴 assistant professor of history, for the request entitled 鈥淩esearching the Enslaved at Drennen-Scott.鈥� The grant, with additional...
June 19, 2024
Spring 2024 Dean's and Chancellor's Lists Announced
Students from the AV抖阴 are honored for their spring 2024 semester academic excellence by making the Dean's and Chancellor's Lists.
June 17, 2024
Above and Beyond with Upward Bound
The AV抖阴 is the host institution for Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math/Science. The two programs are part of the Federal TRIO Programs and are funded to each serve 62 9th-12th grade students from low-income households...
June 14, 2024
Students Awarded Thousands in Scholarships
Three accounting students from the AV抖阴 ended the spring semester by being awarded $2,000 in academic scholarships from the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants' Student Education Fund.
June 14, 2024
A Feather in His Cap: The Life and Career of Dr. Charles Preston
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Preston traces his roots in biology to growing up in Fort Smith and attending the AV抖阴 when the university was still known as Westark Community College. Today, he is one of the world's foremost researchers...
May 31, 2024
AV抖阴 Alumna Brings Urban Flair to Community
Jami Davis, a 2010 graduate of the AV抖阴, brings what she learned in the classroom and from her travels to the city through her boutique, Grunge House. As owner and operator, Davis has carefully curated a shop to meet...
May 31, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
Joshua Merritt, a recent University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at AV抖阴. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...
May 31, 2024
Summer Band Camps Announced
The AV抖阴 Department of Music and Theatre will offer two exciting music camps in June.
May 30, 2024
AV抖阴 Student to Ride Cross-Country for The Ability Experience
Braxten Martin, a student at the AV抖阴, will embark on a 4,300-mile cross-country bike ride to raise awareness for those with physical and mental disabilities. He will set out on The Ability Experience's Journey of Hope,...
May 23, 2024
2-year Nursing Track Announced
This week the AV抖阴 announced the return of its Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Nursing degree in the Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing, offering a two-year Registered Nurse (RN) pathway, and an affordable...
May 20, 2024 End of the Semester
As we come to the end of another wonderful semester at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith, I reflect on the excellent educational, social, and vocational opportunities this place has brought to so many through the years.
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