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Two UAFS Groups Perform at Second Street
The Music Department at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is presenting two uniquely different performances in April -- a vocal performance workshop on April 22 and a jazz night on April 24 -- at UAFS at Second Street, 101 N. 2nd St.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/27/2013
UA System President Opens Symposium
Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt, president of the University of Arkansas System, will be the guest speaker April 19 for the kickoff of the sixth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Mon, 03/25/2013
Symphonic Band to Perform April 16
Dr. Alexandra Zacharella, director of bands at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, said those attending the UAFS Symphonic Band Concert on April 16 will enjoy an evening of symphonic works by classical composers like William Schuman, Fisher Tull, Eric Whitacre and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Date Posted:
Thu, 03/21/2013
Collins Site Topic of April 18 Talk
The results of a geophysical survey at the Collins Site in Northwest Arkansas will be presented April 18 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Thu, 03/21/2013
Traveling Exhibit: Small Works on Paper
Small Works on Paper, an annual touring visual arts exhibition coordinated by the Arkansas Arts Council, is coming to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in April. This juried exhibition tours statewide to 10 gallery locations from January to November.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/20/2013
Area Economy Trudges into New Year
The Fort Smith regional economy continued to send a mixed message in January, according to the report released March 18 by the Center for Business Research and Economic Development at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Tue, 03/19/2013
"Dromnium" to Receive National Honors
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will receive awards in seven categories at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s national festival slated for April 16-20.
Date Posted:
Tue, 03/19/2013
UAFS Plans African Night on April 11
The African Student Association at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will host the first UAFS African Night on April 11 -- a social event featuring a performance by a renowned African dance group and a talk by an African cardiologist in Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Mon, 03/18/2013
CLL Classes Available in April
The Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has a variety of classes available in April.
Date Posted:
Fri, 03/15/2013
World Travel Without the Trouble
World travelers can avoid the hassle of airline check-in, cruise disasters and the high cost of tickets by attending “iFest 2013,” an “around-the-world in-a-day” celebration of culture on April 13 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Thu, 03/14/2013
Volunteers Needed for DSHS Fieldwork
There is an opportunity for volunteers to participate in the archeological excavations at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site during 12 specific days in April.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/13/2013
Bleed Blue Battle: Donate Lifesaving Blood!
The Student Activities Office at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is giving everyone a chance to save a life during the last blood drive of the semester on April 10 and 11.
Date Posted:
Tue, 03/12/2013
Percussion Ensemble to Perform April 8
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Percussion Ensemble and Marimba Band will perform a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. April 8 in Breedlove Auditorium on the UAFS campus.
Date Posted:
Mon, 03/11/2013
Library Grand Reopening Set for April 3
April 3 is the official day for the grand reopening of Boreham Library at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, but UAFS officials say the impact of the facility will continue to be felt in the region for years to come.
Date Posted:
Thu, 03/07/2013
"Dromnium" Takes Top Regional Award
Theatre students from the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith performing “Dromnium” brought home a first -- the Director’s Choice Award -- from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival regional festival.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/06/2013
Students Learn to be Financial "Survivors"
Numerous University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students tested both their brains and brawn at the fourth annual First Bank Corp. Collegiate Ambassadors Board Spring event on March 1.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/06/2013
Jazz Show Features Guest Vocalist
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Jazz Band and Jazz Catz will perform in concert March 29 with guest artist Rosana Eckert, an internationally recognized jazz vocalist, songwriter, arranger and educator based in Dallas. In addition, Eckert will conduct a vocal clinic at 10 a.m. that day.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/06/2013
Junior Den Day Planned at UAFS
High school juniors who wake up on April 4 with a head full of questions about college can go to bed that night with plenty of answers after attending Junior Den Day at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Wed, 03/06/2013
2 UAFS Students in National Competition
Two University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students -- Kymbur Altes of Van Buren and Christopher Brandon Rowland of Fort Smith -- just returned from competing in the National Collegiate Sales Competition held March 1-4 at Kennesaw State University near Atlanta.
Date Posted:
Tue, 03/05/2013
Mock Trial Winners Named
Little Rock Central High School won first place in the Arkansas Bar Association's Regional High School Mock Trial Competition held March 2 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, with Springdale High School Team One placing second.
Date Posted:
Tue, 03/05/2013
Cemetery Detectives on the Hunt
Archeology students at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith were looking for evidence of unmarked graves on March 2 and learned that there is more to this world than meets the eye, according to Duncan P. McKinnon of West Fork, instructor of a Methods in Archeology class.
Date Posted:
Tue, 03/05/2013
26 Win ACTM Regional Awards
Twenty-six students from area junior and senior high schools received awards March 2 in the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional mathematics contest held on the campus of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Mon, 03/04/2013
Taylor Smith Named Miss UAFS 2013
Taylor Smith of Mansfield will represent the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in the Miss Arkansas Pageant in Hot Springs in July after winning the local Miss UAFS title March 2.
Date Posted:
Sun, 03/03/2013
College Preview Night Set for March 28
Adults thinking about returning to college to finish their degrees -- or considering college for the first time -- can get some tips in a March 28 meeting at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Date Posted:
Fri, 03/01/2013
2 Academy Students Place at NATS Event
Two voice students from the Academy of the Arts at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith -- Jade Espina and Aspen Knight -- placed second and third respectively in competition at the spring conference for the Arkansas Chapter of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing).
Date Posted:
Thu, 02/28/2013
"This Course Teaches You What to Do"
More than 60 women on the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus have learned how to protect themselves from assault and attempted rape, according to UAFS Chief of Police Craig A. Nance.
Date Posted:
Wed, 02/27/2013
Graduates Listed for Summer II & Fall 2012
​The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith awarded 661 degrees and certificates from July through December 2012, according to Penny Pendleton of Fort Smith, dean of enrollment management.
Date Posted:
Wed, 02/27/2013
Leadership Fort Smith Nominations Open
Barbara Harvel of Fort Smith is looking for a few great leaders -- 25 to be exact -- for the Leadership Fort Smith Class of 2014.
Date Posted:
Mon, 02/25/2013
Benefit Bank Gives UAFS $300,000
Benefit Bank of Fort Smith has provided two gifts totaling $300,000 to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith that its board believes will have a positive impact on UAFS students and on health care in the community.
Date Posted:
Thu, 02/21/2013
2 Free Music Events in March
The Music Department at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is sponsoring two free music events in March, a concert by the Symphonic Band on March 14 and a saxophone recital by a guest performer on March 26.
Date Posted:
Wed, 02/20/2013
Student Housing Preview Set
Prospective students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will get a preview of what it’s like to live on campus during The Lion’s Den 2013 spring open houses, which are set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. March 12 and 14, according to Beth Eppinger, director of housing and residential life.
Date Posted:
Mon, 02/18/2013
Battle of the Bands Set for March 12
VH1 Save the Music Foundation will benefit from proceeds from the ninth annual Battle of the Bands at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, scheduled for 7 p.m. March 12 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.
Date Posted:
Fri, 02/15/2013
Limelight to Fall on UAFS Princesses
Little girls ages 5 - 10 will dress up and primp to be princesses all to themselves while college-age girls compete for scholarships and the title of Miss University of Arkansas - Fort Smith on March 2.
Date Posted:
Thu, 02/14/2013
CLL Classes Available in March
The Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has a variety of classes available in March.
Date Posted:
Wed, 02/13/2013
UAFS Students & Staff Win ADDYs
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith employees and students brought home 47 awards during the 2013 ADDY Awards, presented by the American Advertising Federation - Fort Smith chapter.
Date Posted:
Wed, 02/13/2013
CBPD Offers Learning Opportunities
CBPD offers it all in 12 classes and workshops slated for March and April at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith -- leadership development, goal setting, industrial motor controls and Microsoft software programs.
Date Posted:
Wed, 02/13/2013

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