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Sustainability at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP for Earth Day and Every Day

Sustainability is a big component of Earth Day, and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith is dedicated to ensuring that its faculty, staff, and students are aware of and participate in sustainable practices every day.

April 17, 2026
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Den Day Invites Students to Explore Life as a Lion

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP will once again welcome prospective students and their families to Den Day on Wednesday, April 15, with a half-day program that showcases academic programs, student services, and campus life.

April 13, 2026
Left to right: Bryan Alexis and Susan Krafft accept their Student Government Association Faculty and Staff Appreciation Awards.
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Students Honor Faculty and Staff with Distinguished Awards

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith's Student Government Association awarded two awards on Friday, April 10, one to a staff member and one to faculty, during the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony.

April 10, 2026
From left to right: Tom Watkins, Dr. Jordan Mader, Dr. Ann-Gee Lee, Roberta Parks, and Dr. Virginia Hardgraves accept their faculty awards.
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Five Faculty Take Home Prestigious Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Awards

Faculty members from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith were recognized for their service to the university and community, teaching effectiveness, research, and ability to connect with students at the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Awards ceremo...

April 10, 2026
From left to right, Allyson Lovell, Darren Smith, and Jennifer Holland at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Faculty and Staff Awards.
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Three Take Home Annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Staff Awards

Staff members from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith were recognized for their service to the university during the April 10 Faculty and Staff Appreciation Awards ceremony.

April 10, 2026
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP alum, Vi Le, '19, holds a sign saying she matched with radiology at Virginia Mason Seattle
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Alumni Celebrate Match Day at ARCOM

Alumni from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith found out where they will spend their residency programs during Match Day at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine on March 20.

March 25, 2026
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Learning Mandarin Made Easy

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP professor Dr. Ann-Gee Lee leans on her heritage to bring back a free Mandarin course for students, faculty, staff, and the community.

January 30, 2026
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP campus sign covered in snow
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Crews Prepare Campus for Winter Storm with Updated Ice Control Plan

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP grounds crews prepare the campus as winter storm approaches in order to make certain students, faculty and staff remain safe and can access the areas they need

January 21, 2026
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New Lab Benches to Modernize Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Chemistry Laboratory

Bench in the chemestry lab in the Math-Science buidling at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP are being updated and replaced with new tops and space.

January 16, 2026
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River Valley MLK Commission to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Events

Several events are scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, both on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP campus and across the River Valley.

January 05, 2026
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP 2026 Homecoming Schedule Revealed

Homecoming returns to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith from Feb. 23-28, 2026. The university is excited to share a full schedule for the week, including both new and returning events.

December 10, 2025
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Chromatography Technology Coming to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Thanks to INBRE Grant

A grant of more than $44,000 will bring advanced chromatography technology to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP–Fort Smith, opening new hands-on research and training opportunities for hundreds of students and helping prepare the region’s growing bioscience...

December 01, 2025
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$50,000 Grant to Fund Microbiology Labs, Research

A $50,000 faculty recruitment grant will help Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP build its microbiology program, equip a new shared research lab, and expand hands-on opportunities for undergraduate students through the Arkansas INBRE network.

December 01, 2025
Katie Waugh speaks to a crowd at the annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Forge Ahead event.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Art & Design Programs Earn NASAD Accreditation

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP has earned reaccreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) for both baccalaureate programs in its Department of Art & Design

November 24, 2025
Dr. Paula Julian and Dr. Patti Conard hug as Conard accepts the Nurse of the Year in Education award Nov. 20, 2025
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Conard Named Nurse Educator of the Year

Dr. Patti Conard, Jim L. Hannah Endowed Professor in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith’s School of Nursing, has been named the 2025 Arkansas Nurse of the Year in Education.

November 24, 2025
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Army Veteran Hopes Nursing Degree Allows Him to Help More Veterans

Zachary Ryan, an Army veteran and senior Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP nursing student, believes his critical care experience will help him when he starts his second career as a nurse in the emergency room or intensive care unit.

November 24, 2025
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Math Professor Earns Teacher of the Year Honors

Dr. Rachel Lehman, assistant professor of mathematics, was named the 2025 Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics Teacher of the Year - Excellence in Four-Year College/University Mathematics Teaching Award on Nov. 18.

November 21, 2025
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Biology Student Turns Childhood Love Into Conservation Calling

Senior biology student Emily Kelly plans a future in ecology and conservation

November 21, 2025
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Lion's Den dorm sits in the background. Two trees with red fall colors from the Lion's Den Courtyard sit at dusk as courtyard string lights are on.
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Taking Professional Development to the Lion’s Den

A group of resident assistants (RAs) from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith took time off from leading their halls to brush up on their professional development and leadership skills at a regional university housing conference.

November 19, 2025
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP student Hannah presents at the 15th annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Psychology Symposium
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Psychology Symposium Brings Student Research to the Community

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP will host its 15th annual Psychology Symposium, Mortality & The Human Experience, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.

November 17, 2025

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