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Mayor George McGill (center) speaks to LEAD LLC and Black Student Alliance students at recent Leadership Nuts and Bolts lecture
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Lessons in Leadership: Mayor George McGill Shares Wisdom with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Students

Fort Smith Mayor George McGill spoke to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith students from the LEAD LLC and Black Student Alliance, detailing his life story and personal take on leadership principles.

October 19, 2023
The author Charles Portis joined John Wayne on the set of the 1969 film adaptation of his novel “True Grit.�Photograph from Paramount Pictures / Photofest
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Charles Portis Symposium to Educate, Inspire

In homage to the prolific author Charles Portis, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort will host a symposium exploring his profound impact and lasting legacy Nov. 2-4. The symposium comes in conjunction with the May 2023 release of "The Collected Works...

October 16, 2023
Wes Milam, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith adjunct criminal justice professor and Fort Smith Police Captain, stands outside of the FSPD station
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Baby Steps of Ambition

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith adjunct criminal justice professor Wes Milam, details his journey from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP student to professor while continuing to serve the community of Fort Smith.

October 06, 2023
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Go Baby Go: Students Learn the Value of Giving

Dr. Kiyun Han planned to combine “electrical and computer engineering with community engagement� to benefit children with limited mobility and teach his students a valuable lesson about living as citizens of the Earth.

October 05, 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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A Look through the Lens at Belize

A senior biology major at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, 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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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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Octubafest Celebrates Low-Brass Performers and Polkas

On Sunday, the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP campus will echo with the annual autumnal sounds of Octubafest.

October 02, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP cub camp students gather under the bell tower
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Celebrates Enrollment Increases

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith announced today a 6.8 percent spike in first-year entering students, bringing the total to 889 this year, up from 832 in the 2022-23 academic year. Overall enrollment has also risen by 2.5 percent, up to 5514...

September 08, 2023
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Gallery of Art and Design Announces New Donation, Exhibit

A former Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith art professor will have his art on display for a semester-long exhibit at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Gallery of Art and Design. Works by Harold Keller, including from his time at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, will be displayed thanks to a generous...

September 04, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP students gather around a yard-game of Connect Four in the Lion's Den Courtyard
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Cub Camp Kick Off

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith kicked off its 20th Cub Camp with record-breaking participation on the heels of a 5% increase in first-time entering students compared to the 2022-23 academic year.

August 17, 2023
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The Dog Days of...Cicadas?

Discover the fascinating world of campus wildlife at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith. Learn about the mesmerizing songs of the cicadas, and the science behind their loud buzz during the scorching summer days.

August 04, 2023
Dr. Stephen Husarik discussing Beethoven's 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80, at the annual conference of the Humanities Education and Research Association, Chicago, Spring, 2019.
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Buried in History: The Musical Discovery of Dr. Stephen Husarik

In an office that could easily be confused for a library by the number of books on shelves, it was a computer that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith professor Dr. Stephen Husarik pored over seven days a week, 365 days, for nearly two straight...

July 26, 2023
Students wave to the camera during Mane Event at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP
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Students Prepare for Fall Classes at Mane Event

Nearly 300 students attended the second of three Mane Events at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith as they prepare for fall classes.

July 21, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP graduate Anna Vincent stands next to the entrance sign at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
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From Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP to Preserver of History: Anna Vincent

Anna Vincent, a history graduate ('17) of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith, finds herself twenty miles from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP campus, where history and culture are buried in time. The Spiro Mounds in Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, contain artifacts from...

July 03, 2023
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Spring 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s List Announced

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith has released the Dean's List for the spring 2023 semester, according to Dr. Shadow Robinson, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

June 28, 2023
Students cheer with a poster at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Mane Event
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Mane Event Q&A

Close to 300 incoming students filled the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith campus on Friday, June 16, 2023 for a new student orientation called Mane Event. The students will begin their journey as Lions in the fall of 2023 taking paths as student-athletes,...

June 16, 2023
Posters for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Department of Music and Theatre summer camps; Summer Band Camp (left) and Jazz Band Workshop
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Summertime Music: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Department of Music and Theatre Host Summer Camps

During the early weeks of summer at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith, chattering squirrels, the puttering of golf carts, and the sounds of prospective students on campus tours fill the air. But beginning Monday, June 12, notes will sound...

June 01, 2023
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Birds Call to Well-Traveled Professor

Lucille Speakman would have liked Dr. Ragupathy Kannan’s reply to a question about his plans for a travel grant: “I’m teaching the Belize course now and may not have ready access to email.�

May 26, 2023
Jayson Toney (left) and Callie Scherrey (right)
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Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Students to Compete for Miss Arkansas Crown

Getting dolled up and competing in front of an audience is nothing new for two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith students. Junior Jayson Toney, a media communications major, and senior Callie Scherrey, a nursing major, will call Little Rock home...

May 24, 2023

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