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A NUMA Move-In Crew volunteer picks up a basket topped with a lion pillow
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Get 'Move-In' Ready

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith fall 2023 semester is approaching. Shortly before the semester begins, hundreds of students will move into their new space as Lion’s Den or Sebastian Commons residents. Before move-in, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Resident...

August 10, 2023
A family waves as they exit the June 2023 Mane Event
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July 28 Mane Event to Feature Spanish Track for Familes

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith will continue its commitment to inclusive community engagement during its upcoming Mane Event orientation on Friday, July 28, 2023, with specialized Spanish language sessions to help parents and families learn...

July 21, 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 alumn, Bryce Neal, celebrates a big moment with the University of Louisville softball program. He is a former assistant coach for the Cardinals.
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From Lions to Tigers: Coach Bryce Neal

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the LSU softball program introduced Bryce Neal as the newest assistant coach to join the Tigers’ staff in Baton Rouge. His hiring comes on the heels of a meteoric rise in the softball coaching world and is backed by...

July 12, 2023
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Bell Tower
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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
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP students outside walk to class and gather outside of the Breedlove Building and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Bell Tower
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Lion Scholars Program, Preparing Students for Success

Despite fall classes not beginning until Monday, August 21, Academic Success Center staff at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith are busy preparing incoming first-year students for academic success through the Lion Scholars program.

June 27, 2023
The Numa Lion statue roars over a sunset
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP to Join Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Conference

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced on Monday that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP-Fort Smith will join the Association with full-time membership in the 2024-2025 academic year.

June 26, 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
Shatoya Freeman at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California
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Class, Half A World Away

While most of her professors are getting ready for the second half of their day, Shatoya Freeman, 32, a student enrolled in the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP) at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith, is just waking up.

June 13, 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
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett
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Staff Voices: Dr. John Bennett

From serving in the Army to working in the TRIO Student Support Services program as an academic specialist, Dr. John Bennett has put the greater good of others above himself.

May 24, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP men's basketball head coach Zane Gibson, sits in front of team lockers
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Revitalizing on the Hardwood: Zane Gibson's Return to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Men's Basketball

For the first time in five years, Zane Gibson returns to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith sideline to don the Lions’ blue and white. His return is a shift of just 18 inches but comes with the responsibility of being the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP men’s basketball...

May 18, 2023
Kathy Babb, Certificate of Distinction in Professional Development graduates, and Susan Krafft pose for a photo during cord ceremony.
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Babb Center for Career Services Honors Nine Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Grads

Hundreds of students from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith graduated to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstanceâ€� on Saturday, May 13, 2023. However, nine of those students walked across the stage with gold or silver cords to signify individual...

May 15, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP College of Arts and Sciences graduate Daryl McElrath
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Largest College at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Honors Graduates

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith’s 108th commencement continued Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the College of Arts and Sciences graduating class. The more than 400 graduates of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP’s largest college joined the more than 50,000 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP alums...

May 13, 2023
Caroline flips her tassel at graduation
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry

May 13, 2023
College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences master's graduate, Jaime Vargas
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College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences Celebrates Graduates

The 108th Commencement at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith began Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the graduation of more than 250 students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences (CHEHS).

May 13, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP dental hygiene graduates, Jon Kevin Villeda (left) and Melissa Perez demonstrate how to floss teeth on testing equipment
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Clinical Boards are No Match for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Dental Hygiene Students

Celebrating the graduation of 11 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith dental hygiene students is just a tiny part of what makes this class worthy of recognition.

May 13, 2023
Chancellor Riley and Jesse Hendon, alumnus of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, make a presentation at Select USA
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$1 Million ABB Gift to Launch Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing

Today the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith announced a $1 million investment from ABB to help position the institution as one of the nation’s leading advanced manufacturing educational institutions.

May 02, 2023
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Day of Giving Roars Past Goal

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith closed its third annual Day of Giving with extraordinary success, rallying a record-breaking 1,207 gifts totaling $94,339, surpassing the initial goal of $78,000.

April 28, 2023
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP students from the College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences present at the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Student Research Symposium Winners Announced

On April 7, 2023, nearly 100 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith students presented various research projects at the 16th Annual Student Research Symposium. Of the individuals and teams who presented, 15 were recently announced as the best research...

April 27, 2023

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