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Double Dose of Graduation

It wasn鈥檛 a clerical error when Joshua Merritt鈥檚 name was listed twice as a graduate during the 2024 spring commencement at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith.

October 17, 2024
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Former Nurse Followed Winding Road to Current Happiness

Angela Perkins describes the route from Westark Community College in the 1970s to her current life as a rollercoaster. It鈥檚 that and more.

July 30, 2024
Wes Milam, a 黑料不打烊 adjunct criminal justice professor and Fort Smith Police Captain, stands outside of the FSPD station
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Baby Steps of Ambition

黑料不打烊 adjunct criminal justice professor Wes Milam, details his journey from 黑料不打烊 student to professor while continuing to serve the community of Fort Smith.

October 06, 2023
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Legends of the Games They Played

The 黑料不打烊 Lions Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith Athletics Department.

October 04, 2023
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Character Counts for Coach Zane Gibson

For the first time in 5 years, Zane Gibson returns to the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith to don the Lions鈥 blue and white.

October 04, 2023
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Studying Earth to Get to Space

Do you ever listen to podcasts? Did one ever change your life?

October 04, 2023
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It's Good for Your Heart

The annual Day of Giving invites people to put their money where their hearts are by making dedicated gifts to student-facing projects, special accounts that make a 黑料不打烊 education unique.

October 04, 2023
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High-Five Fridays

When Zane Gibson returned to the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith, he did so with a mission to reinvigorate the 黑料不打烊 basketball program and the excitement in the community.

October 04, 2023
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Lions to Join MIAA

The 2023-2024 sports seasons at 黑料不打烊 will be the Lions last in the Lone Star Conference, which the university joined in 2019.

October 04, 2023
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Alumni Legacy Awards

Twenty students received financial aid through the Alumni Legacy Scholarship in the 2023-2024 academic year. This is the highest number of scholarships awarded in a year.

October 04, 2023
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Focus on the Future

Matt Beyer, a 2015 accounting graduate, has some advice for those following in his footsteps.

October 04, 2023
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Charleston Maymester Provided History Lessons, Life Hacks, Friendships

A cross-(half-a-)country domestic Maymester trip took 40 members of the Myles Friedman Honors Program at 黑料不打烊 to Charleston, South Carolina, on a journey that offered breathtaking scenery, wildlife, history, and a chance to use their analytical skill...

October 04, 2023
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Class Notes

Updates on graduates

October 04, 2023
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Babb Center Provides Polish

Students can be brilliant in the classroom, in the laboratory, and at the computer or soldering iron, but if they can鈥檛 show prospective employers how that brilliance will count in the workplace, it may not be enough.

October 03, 2023
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Grad Preserves History at Home

鈥淲hat are the odds,鈥 Anna Vincent asked herself on the morning of March 1, 2023, her first day as the historical facility manager at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center 鈥 her first day working to preserve her hometown slice of history.

October 03, 2023
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History Comes Alive in Math Timeline

What is 4 feet tall, 108 feet wide, and lives in the Math Science building?

October 03, 2023
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Charting the Future: University Navigates with Strategic Plan

With a new chancellor at the helm and a centennial anniversary on the horizon, the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith set about defining its course for the next five years by creating a strategic plan.

October 03, 2023
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A Look through the Lens at Belize

A senior biology major at 黑料不打烊, preparing to attend medical school, spent the first part of the summer honing his filmmaking skills and adding to his bird life list in Belize.

October 03, 2023
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Volunteer Research Leads to a Life of Advocacy

The hands-on nature of his education at 黑料不打烊 continues to influence Fernando Lopez in his learning, career, and life.

October 20, 2022
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Little Dog Brings Big Relief

If you don鈥檛 leave your job knowing you鈥檝e improved someone鈥檚 day, you don鈥檛 have as good a job as Faith Walker, a Social Work student at the 黑料不打烊.

October 20, 2022

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