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Students Break Giving Records
Sixty-three first-year legacy students received $1,000 scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.
October 15, 2024
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Celebrates National Coming Out Day
October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ.
October 11, 2024

The Blooming Legacy of Natalie Chuong
According to University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith junior business administration major Natalie Chuong, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ is "the best choice in ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ," and the decision to come here was easy.
October 09, 2024Haunted University Returns Oct. 26 at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ
Haunted University, the annual holiday tradition, returns to the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith for 21st year.
October 07, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month Feels Like Home for Cristina Castorena
Cristina Castorena, the assistant director for financial aid client services at the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith, loves Hispanic Heritage Month because it's when she can finally bring "a little piece of home into a part of (her) life that...
October 04, 2024
Jennifer Holland: The Glue Holding ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Together
Keeping students coming back is everything for Jennifer Holland, the executive director for retention at the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith. Ask around the campus, and you'll hear she is the glue holding the university together.
September 30, 2024
DACA Panel Slated Oct. 7
A panel discussion exploring the role of students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) movement will be held Monday, Oct. 7, from 6-8 p.m. in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center’s Reynolds Room at the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort...
September 27, 2024

Octubafest Returns
The University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith Department of Music will hold its 18th annual Octubafest on Sunday, October 6, at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center in the Reynolds Room.
September 26, 2024
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
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith. Torres joins ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...
September 25, 2024
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Named One of US News' Best Colleges of 2025
The University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ – Fort Smith has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges according to rankings released this morning. ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ improved in multiple categories, securing its position as a leading institution in the...
September 24, 2024

Grand Reopening of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Clothing Closet at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ
The University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ—Fort Smith Babb Center for ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Services will host a grand reopening of its ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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
Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer
Before Ana Demmer graduated from the University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - 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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ.
September 20, 2024
Adjusting Everyone and Their Dog
Dr. Jordana Beutelschies always knew she wanted to be a chiropractor. What she found out was that she could help people and animals. The University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith was the first step in her journey to providing relief to "every body and...
September 18, 2024
Little Lions Celebrates First Anniversary
The University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - 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
Class Notes, September 2024
University of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ - Fort Smith alumni share their class notes from the summer of 2024.
September 13, 2024
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