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Chancellor

Campus Update, November 28, 2025

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith Chancellor, Dr. Terisa Riley, shares a campus update following the Thanksgiving holiday.

November 28, 2025
HOlly Needham, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Nursing Student, poses with her family after her White Coat Ceremony
Health Education and Human SciencesIntrepid Ambition

Holly Needham: From Mom Life to the L&D Suite

Before she was a nursing student, Holly Needham was a stay-at-home mom. Her days were full of activities and pickups, laundry and bedtime routines, but amidst the commotion, she felt a calling to serve others.

November 26, 2025
Amanda McMillin Serves as an Army Medic
Bell TowerFeaturedHealth Education and Human SciencesIntrepid Ambition

Amanda McMillin: Serving Her Country and Her Community

By day Amanda McMillin is an Emergency Room technician at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. On drill weekends, she’s a medic in the Arkansas Army National Guard. And in the hours in between—weeknights and weekends—she’s working toward her Bachelor...

November 26, 2025
A student loads cell samples into a machine for testing
Arts and SciencesCommunityResearch

Research Den Brings Cancer, Cell Researchers to Fort Smith

Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP for Medical Sciences graduate students will bring their cancer and cell biology research to downtown Fort Smith on Dec. 4 as part of the Research Den series, a free public program designed to connect the River Valley with...

November 25, 2025
A portrait of Dr. Kristin Tardif in front of a bookcase wall at Bookish, where she is the new owner of the independent book store in downtown Fort Smith.
Business and IndustryLion Voices

Just One More Chapter: Dr. Kristin Tardif

Dr. Kristin Tardif, professor of organizational leadership, found a second calling as a teacher, and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith has been her home since 2015. After a childhood spent across the globe and a fulfilling career at Nestlé,...

November 24, 2025
Katie Waugh speaks to a crowd at the annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Forge Ahead event.
Art and DesignArts and SciencesNews

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
Zachary Ryan in uniform
FeaturedHealth Education and Human SciencesNewsStudents

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
Dr. Paula Julian and Dr. Patti Conard hug as Conard accepts the Nurse of the Year in Education award Nov. 20, 2025
Health Education and Human SciencesNews

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
Photo of Emily Kelley holding a baby alligator with a tape mouth
Bell TowerFeaturedNewsStudentsResearch

Biology Student Turns Childhood Love Into Conservation Calling

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

November 21, 2025
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Chancellor

Campus Update, November 21, 2025

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith Chancellor, Dr. Terisa Riley, shares an update heading into the Thanksgiving break and holiday.

November 21, 2025
Portrait of Dr. Rachel Lehman in front of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Math Science Building
Arts and SciencesFeaturedNews

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
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP staff and students give away thanksgiving meals under the Campus Center portico
CommunityEventsGiving

Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway Spreads Cheer

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP distributed more than 150 Thanksgiving meals to students and employees ahead of the holiday break.

November 20, 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.
NewsStudents

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
Health Education and Human SciencesNews

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
Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP students from left to right, Abdur-Rehman Sajjad and Tyler Teague, accept their check for $500 after coming in second place during the thrid Lion's Lair Business Plan Competition. The students are joined by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP staff members, Ty Barrett and Kendall Ross.
Arts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryCenter for Economic DevelopmentHealth Education and Human SciencesNewsStudents

‘Shark Tank’ Inspired Competition Returns to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP

The Lion's Lair Business Plan Competition returned to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith for its third year. The 'Shark Tank' inspired competition provided six student-led teams with the opportunity to create and pitch a new business idea, marketing...

November 17, 2025
A group of 10 students pose with Numa at the Stubblefield Center during the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP fall Den Day
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPPArts and SciencesBusiness and IndustryFeaturedHealth Education and Human SciencesNews

Den Day Delivers Record-Breaking Attendance

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith set another Den Day attendance record on Thursday. With more than 600 prospective high school students attending the event, the Nov. 13 Den Day marks the third in a row to set a record for growth.

November 13, 2025
Mary Miller stands in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP IT office surrounded by shelves filled with PCs
Lion Voices

A Computing Calling: Mary Miller

Mary Miller, PC systems analyst, came to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith in 2011 after trusting her instincts to follow a career in computing in 1987. She is the behind-the-scenes hero ensuring all technology at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP is operational for student...

November 12, 2025
Artist Johana Moscoso sits in front of a colorful mural
Art and DesignArts and SciencesNews

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Art & Design Welcomes Artist in Residence, Johana Moscoso

Johana Moscoso becomes the newest artist accepted into the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Art & Design Artist in Residence program. Moscoso, a Colombian-American visual artist working in fiber, installation, and performance, is the eighth since 2022, and will remain at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP...

November 10, 2025
Raul Tabares, a senior business administration student at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, stands in front of flags denoting the U.S. military branches at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP Veterans Resource Center
Business and IndustryFirst GenerationLion Voices

Success as a Student Veteran

Raul Tabares came to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP - Fort Smith to earn a college degree. After seven years in the U.S. Army, he felt something was missing in his life. He found it at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP.

November 10, 2025
Image of an American Flag with the silhouette of a soldier saluting.
AthleticsFeatured

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP to Host Military Appreciation Night Nov. 7

Military Appreciation Night at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP will honor U.S. military veterans and active-duty service members during the Nov. 7 volleyball match against Newman University. Plus, two Lions will be presented with a personalized plaque by Chancellor Terisa...

November 07, 2025

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