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mini传媒 to Launch Smart Choice Tuition Waiver for Transfer Students in Fall 2025
The mini传媒 has announced a new tuition waiver program aimed at supporting transfer students. The 鈥淪mart Choice Tuition Waiver鈥� will provide eligible transfer students with up to $9,000 in tuition discounts starting...
December 04, 2024
Kannan Promotes Coexistence with Wildlife in Malaysia
mini传媒 biology professor Dr. Ragupathy Kannan has returned from a three-month program to Malaysia with new professional contacts, friends, and allies in the fight to protect biodiversity.
November 26, 2024
Chemistry Professor to Head Center for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Jordan Mader, the new faculty fellow leading the first semesters of mini传媒鈥檚 Center for Teaching and Learning, has some priorities, and the first one is listening.
November 25, 2024
mini传媒 Students Conquer Lion's Lair Business Competition
Ten students from the mini传媒 competed Wednesday in the Lion's Lair Business Plan Contest. Teams had about five minutes to deliver the perfect pitch for their fictional business to showcase innovative ideas, market research,...
November 21, 2024
mini传媒 Robotics Team Perseveres to Take First Place in National Competition
A "long and arduous journey" led the mini传媒 robotics team to First Place Overall and the Field Competition Award at the 22nd annual Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering student division competition in October in Las Vegas.
November 18, 2024
mini传媒 Receives $4 Million Workforce Development Grant
On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections Director Cody Waits awarded $48 million in training grants to support workforce development efforts aligned...
November 14, 2024
Nurses Tackle Tough Problem of Maternal Mortality in Arkansas
Although it鈥檚 not a race you want to finish first, Arkansas has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the country.
November 08, 2024
Cadets Learn about the Army's Future in Nation's Capital
The mini传媒 ROTC, Lion Company, traveled to Washington, DC, in October. Cadets attended the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, where they learned about the Army's future endeavors.
November 06, 2024
mini传媒 Den Day Attendance Grows, Record-Setting Turnout
The mini传媒 hosted its Fall Den Day on Nov. 6, welcoming more than 600 students from across the region. Wednesday鈥檚 event was the largest Den Day turnout in mini传媒 history.
November 06, 2024
Winners Announced at Inaugural mini传媒 Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards
The mini传媒 Center for Economic Development celebrated the accomplishments of more than a dozen small businesses and family-owned businesses from around Fort Smith at the inaugural mini传媒 Excellence in Family and Small Business...
October 25, 2024
Capps Family Takes Home Honors
The mini传媒 Family of the Year award was given to the family of Anna Capps, a junior social work student and SGA president.
October 22, 2024
mini传媒 Celebrates National Coming Out Day
October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the mini传媒 kicked off the awareness month with the celebration of National Coming Out Day hosted by PRIDE at mini传媒.
October 11, 2024
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the mini传媒. Torres joins mini传媒 after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...
September 25, 2024
Family Weekend Slated Oct. 18-19
Students, families, and the Fort Smith community are invited to experience the campus on Family Weekend, Oct. 18-19, 2024.
September 25, 2024
mini传媒 Named One of US News' Best Colleges of 2025
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith has been named one of U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2025 Best Colleges according to rankings released this morning. mini传媒 improved in multiple categories, securing its position as a leading institution in the...
September 24, 2024
Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer
Before Ana Demmer graduated from the mini传媒 in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around mini传媒.
September 20, 2024
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at mini传媒
The University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith Babb Center for Career Services will host a grand reopening of its Career Clothing Closet, which will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24. The Center's goal is to provide free professional clothes...
September 20, 2024
Little Lions Celebrates First Anniversary
The mini传媒鈥檚 Little Lions Child Development Center will celebrate its first anniversary at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2024.
September 16, 2024
'We the People...': Constitution Week Returns to mini传媒
The mini传媒 celebrates Constitution Week from September 16 - September 20 with a full slate of education events and voter registration.
September 12, 2024
Memorial Stair Climb Slated for Sept. 11
The mini传媒 Army ROTC will host a memorial stair climb on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 a.m. to honor the lives of those lost and those who heroically assisted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks 23 years ago.
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