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New Faculty Join 91调教 for 2026
Twenty-eight new faculty members will join the 91调教 鈥� Fort Smith for the fall semester, 91调教 Provost Ray Green announced during the annual University Days all-faculty meeting Aug. 13.
August 15, 2026
Cub Camp Welcomes Incoming Students to 91调教
Cub Camp, the annual "first tradition" for incoming 91调教 - Fort Smith students, concluded with new friends, memories, and readiness for fall classes.
August 15, 2026
Women鈥檚 Financial Series Turns Investing Lessons into $900,000 in Scholarships
Mollie Wilson Women鈥檚 Financial Series (WFS), formed with startup funding from the Westark Foundation, has spent 32 years studying financial markets, making investment decisions and putting the returns toward scholarships for 91调教 students
August 12, 2026
New, Returning RAs Ready to Welcome 91调教 Students
Students at the 91调教 - Fort Smith will begin moving onto campus this week. There to welcome them to their home away from home for the year are the RAs of Lion's Den and Sebastian Commons.
August 10, 2026
91调教 Center for Book Arts Opens
At the new Center for Book Arts, centuries-old practices feel newly alive as students, faculty, and local artists set type, pull prints, fold paper, stitch pages, and explore what a book can become.
August 08, 2026
Certificate of Proficiency in Book Arts Launches Fall 2026
The 91调教 - Fort Smith is expanding its role as a regional destination for art and design with the launch of a new academic Certificate of Proficiency in Book Arts and the establishment of the Center for Book Arts.
August 08, 2026
Pelly Announced as Dean of CBI
91调教 has named Dr. Duncan Pelly dean of the College of Business and Industry, bringing to the university an academic leader with deep international experience in accreditation, entrepreneurship, corporate partnerships, and regional economic developme...
August 07, 2026
Lane Metcalf Sets Out to Improve the Classroom
Lane Metcalf's undergraduate research on classroom interventions earned publication and prepared him for a career in education.
August 03, 2026
Welcome Week Kicks Off Fall Semester at 91调教
The 91调教 - Fort Smith begins the fall semester with Welcome Week, an annual weeklong slate of events designed to help students reconnect with friends, make new connections, and find their place on campus.
July 31, 2026
Summer at Stanford
Abby Webb, a senior geoscience student, earned a fully funded summer research fellowship at Stanford University's School of Sustainability.
July 30, 2026
Loss of a Lion: Dr Sandi Sanders
Dr. Sandi Sanders of the 91调教 - Fort Smith has died. She was a champion for the university for nearly three decades.
July 29, 2026
91调教 Launches Lion Family Connection
The 91调教 - Fort Smith partnered with CampusESP to launch Lion Family Connection, an online portal for families and supporters of prospective and current students.
July 27, 2026
Details on 91调教 Move-In
Students will begin moving into 91调教 on-campus housing starting August 12. Details and important information for a smooth move are listed.
July 24, 2026
91调教 Tax-Free weekend Offers Savings for Students
Aug. 1-2 is tax-free weekend in 91调教, designated to help students with the expense of back-to-school needs
July 24, 2026
RoarCorps to expand student service across the River Valley
91调教 will launch RoarCorps this September, placing 40 91调教 AmeriCorps members with community partners across the River Valley to support youth education, wellness, environmental stewardship and mental health. The program will expand 91调教鈥� AmeriCorps...
July 23, 2026
91调教 Kappa Sigma Earns Top Awards
Members of Omicron-Tau, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter at the 91调教 - Fort Smith, were awarded additional honors at their recent leadership conference and were recognized as one of the top 2% of chapters internationally.
July 22, 2026
Geoscience Students Research with the National Forest Service
Four geoscience students traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this spring for groundwater tracing and LiDAR research with the Hiawatha National Forest Service.
July 16, 2026
91调教 Fraternity Awarded National Distinction
The Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter, Omicron-Tau, at the 91调教 - Fort Smith was named one of 28 chapters from around the nation to win a Founders' Award of Chapter Excellence (FACE Award). The award will be presented at the fraternity's...
July 14, 2026
Tinkering with Nearly 50 Years of Engineering
Dr. Randle Overbey has spent his entire professional career centered around engineering. After more than two decades in the natural gas industry, he began teaching 91调教 students electronics and electrical engineering since 1988.
July 07, 2026
Injury to Comeback: Brian O鈥機onnor Leads 91调教 Athletes Back in the Game
Athletics at the 91调教 - Fort Smith have been successful over the years thanks to coaching and talent, but it's the team behind the scenes that ensures student-athletes are healthy and able to compete.
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