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¹û¶³´«Ã½app junior social work student, Anna Capps (center) is surrounded by her aunt and uncle, grandparents, dad, stepmom, and stepbrother. The Capps family was announced as the 2024 ¹û¶³´«Ã½app Family of the Year.
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Capps Family Takes Home Honors

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith Family of the Year award was given to the family of Anna Capps, a junior social work student and SGA president.

October 22, 2024
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¹û¶³´«Ã½app Celebrates National Coming Out Day

October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app.

October 11, 2024
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Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department

Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith. Torres joins ¹û¶³´«Ã½app after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...

September 25, 2024
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Family Weekend Slated Oct. 18-19

Students, families, and the Fort Smith community are invited to experience the campus on Family Weekend, Oct. 18-19, 2024.

September 25, 2024
¹û¶³´«Ã½app on the first day of class 2024.
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¹û¶³´«Ã½app Named One of US News' Best Colleges of 2025

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app – Fort Smith has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges according to rankings released this morning. ¹û¶³´«Ã½app improved in multiple categories, securing its position as a leading institution in the...

September 24, 2024
Ana Demmer, '20, embraces her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey, at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer

Before Ana Demmer graduated from the University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around ¹û¶³´«Ã½app.

September 20, 2024
A mural of rolling hills and a sunrise is seen in the background with professional clothes on clothing racks in the foreground at the Babb Center for Career Services' Career Clothing Closet at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app.
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Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app—Fort Smith Babb Center for Career Services will host a grand reopening of its Career Clothing Closet, which will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24. The Center's goal is to provide free professional clothes...

September 20, 2024
children play at the Little Lions Child Development Center
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Little Lions Celebrates First Anniversary

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith’s Little Lions Child Development Center will celebrate its first anniversary at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2024.

September 16, 2024
¹û¶³´«Ã½app students share why they registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.
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'We the People...': Constitution Week Returns to ¹û¶³´«Ã½app

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith celebrates Constitution Week from September 16 - September 20 with a full slate of education events and voter registration.

September 12, 2024
U.S. Flags planted throughout the ¹û¶³´«Ã½app campus green
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Memorial Stair Climb Slated for Sept. 11

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith Army ROTC will host a memorial stair climb on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 a.m. to honor the lives of those lost and those who heroically assisted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks 23 years ago.

September 06, 2024
¹û¶³´«Ã½app Bell Tower seen behind a fountain on the campus green
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12 New Faculty Members Join ¹û¶³´«Ã½app this Fall

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith welcomed a dozen new faculty members to campus to begin the academic year with disciplines in each of the three colleges at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app.

August 20, 2024
Cub Camp Organge Camp staff at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app
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Cub Camp, Best Camp

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith kicked off the semester with Cub Camp. The annual event welcomes first-year students to campus for a multi-day experience on campus full of games, icebreakers, information, and fun.

August 17, 2024
Nicole Dake, '20 (left) and Cody Newton, '16 (right) work in a Baptist Health-Fort Smith nursing station
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¹û¶³´«Ã½app Grads, Baptist Health Nurses Named 100 Greatest

Six graduates from the University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith were recognized as part of the 16 nurses from Baptist Health for this year's Great 100 Nurses.

August 12, 2024
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Essays Uplift in Annual Writing Center Contest

The experience is so satisfying that people who judge the Writing Center’s annual writing contest routinely ask Dr. Mary Lutze to invite them to judge again.

August 07, 2024
jordan ruud at the boreham library
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Ruud to Lead Boreham Library

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith announced the hiring of Jordan Ruud as the new director of library services at Boreham Library. Ruud officially assumed his new role on August 1.

August 02, 2024
Numa lion in a blue car with a ¹û¶³´«Ã½app license plate
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Drive with Pride Initiative Supports Student Scholarships

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith (¹û¶³´«Ã½app) has launched the "Drive with Pride" campaign, encouraging supporters to purchase official ¹û¶³´«Ã½app Lion Pride Plates. These specialized license plates, available through the State of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app, offer a unique...

August 01, 2024
A student taking concurrent classes works in the ABB lab at PEAK Innovation Center
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Concurrent Enrollment at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app Sets Students Ahead

The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith is committed to student success, and it all starts in high school. Thanks to the concurrent programming offered by ¹û¶³´«Ã½app, local high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits toward a certificate of...

July 23, 2024
Connor Hadley-Kimbrell (left), Travis Johns, and Kevin Allen (right) stand with a large check for their ARCPA scholarships
Business and IndustryNews

Students Awarded Thousands in Scholarships

Three accounting students from the University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith ended the spring semester by being awarded $2,000 in academic scholarships from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½app Society of Certified Public Accountants' Student Education Fund.

June 14, 2024
New ¹û¶³´«Ã½app alum, Joshua MerrittJoshua Merritt (right) and his dad Jason, a senior instructor in the College of Business and Industry, at the 2024 Spring Commencement
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Double Dose of Graduation

Joshua Merritt, a recent University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app—Fort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at ¹û¶³´«Ã½app. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...

May 31, 2024
Braxten Martin with the bike he will ride from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C. this summer
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¹û¶³´«Ã½app Student to Ride Cross-Country for The Ability Experience

Braxten Martin, a student at the University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app - Fort Smith, 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

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