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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Slated to Host Candidate Town Halls

Candidates for Fort Smith's Board of Directors at-large Positions 5 and 6 and Mayor will speak at back-to-back town halls hosted by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith on Oct. 12 and 13.

October 08, 2026
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Fall All Majors Career Fair Slated for Oct. 7

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith hosts its All Majors Career Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Students and alumni will have opportunities to meet and network with 40 companies and graduate schools about part-time positions, full-time jobs, and continuing...

October 06, 2026
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP to Perform 20th Annual Octubafest

Octubafest returns to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith for its 20th year. Low brass performers from 9th grade and up are welcome to join in and play.

October 06, 2026
Darbi Owen and Betsy Corona pose with gift bags at the annual Couselor's Brunch
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Counselor Brunch Garners Record Attendance

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP hosted 106 high school counselors and school partners from 44 high schools and five community colleges Friday, at its largest counselor brunch to date.

September 18, 2026
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Classroom and Culture Come Together for Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, begins at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith with Hispanic Heritage Athletic Night on Friday, Sept. 18. Events will be hosted all month long to promote Hispanic culture and are open to the commu...

September 15, 2026
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Hosts Slate of Events for Constitution Week

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith is celebrating Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day with the annual return of Constitution Week. The week-long slate of events is designed to educate, inform, and empower students about their...

September 11, 2026
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP ROTC Hosts Memorial Stair Climb 25 Years After Attacks

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith Army ROTC, Lion Company, will host a memorial stair climb on Friday, Sept. 11 in the Stubblefield Center. The climb will begin at 6 a.m. and is open to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP and the community.

September 03, 2026
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Chancellor, Dr. Terisa Riley, front-center, joins in welcoming students to Cub Camp.
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Cub Camp Welcomes Incoming Students to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP

Cub Camp, the annual "first tradition" for incoming Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith students, concluded with new friends, memories, and readiness for fall classes.

August 15, 2026
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP 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
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Welcome Week Kicks Off Fall Semester at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - 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
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Summer Steps for Fall Success

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith recently hosted the first of five Mane Events of the summer on May 19. Mane Event, the required first-year student orientation, helps give students and their families a glimpse at what life looks like at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP....

June 10, 2026
Students attending the summer band camp practice at Breedlove Auditorium
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Summer Camps at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Begin in June

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith is offering camps throughout the summer, ranging from volleyball and basketball to band for kids ages K-12.

May 15, 2026
Gov. Sanders speaks at the open house May 4
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Gov. Sanders Keynotes Workforce Development & Advanced Manufacturing Open House

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP celebrated the opening of its new Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Development Centers with an open house and ribbon cutting Monday, May 4, welcoming Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, state leaders, industry partners, university officials,...

May 05, 2026
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Gov. Sanders to Speak at Open House for Workforce Development & Advanced Manufacturing centers

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP at Fort Smith will celebrate the opening of its new Workforce Development Center with an open house and ribbon cutting from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 4. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will keynote the celebration,...

May 01, 2026
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Spring Programming Preview at Boreham Library

As the spring semester winds down at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, the Boreham Library has stress-free programming scheduled to help students prepare for finals.

April 22, 2026
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Meet the Staff that Makes Cub Camp Possible

Cub Camp, the annual three-day event welcoming first-year students to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith, is made possible by the D-Staff. Meet this year's team.

April 16, 2026
Dr. Stephen Husarik discusses sheet music.
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Beethoven Expert to Give Historical Lecture and Performance

Dr. Stephen Husarik, professor of humanities and music history, is set to present a lecture-recital about Beethoven on March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith. Husarik is an expert in Beethoven.

March 16, 2026
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Half Hour is All That's Needed for FAFSA Aid

The Financial Aid and Veteran Benefits Office at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith will host a drop-in event for students to get a head start on their 2026-27 FAFSA application on Monday, March 16.

March 13, 2026
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CAB Planning Alcohol Awareness 'Pub Crawl'

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith Campus Activities Board is set to host a campus crawl on March 17, promoting alcohol awareness ahead of spring break.

March 09, 2026
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Transfer Road Show Hits Pulaski Tech, UA Cossatot

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP will host two “Transfer With Prideâ€� events this month at partner institutions across the state, offering prospective transfer students information about admissions, scholarships and credit transfers while providing free meals and on-site...

March 04, 2026

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