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UAFS Move-In to Kick Off Thursday, Aug. 18
Monday, August 15, 2022
UAFS Move-In to Kick Off Thursday, Aug. 18

The excitement is building for students at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, where move-in weekend for on-campus housing will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 18, through Saturday, Aug. 20. During the three-day move-in extravaganza, more than 100 volunteers will help nearly 800 UAFS students settle into their homes, said Stephanie London, Assistant Dean of Students. “Move-in is a kick-off event for so many students,” London said. “Students have the opportunity to settle into their

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
‘Fill the Fridge’ Effort Brings Food to Residential Students at UAFS
Monday, August 15, 2022
‘Fill the Fridge’ Effort Brings Food to Residential Students at UAFS

The college students who will live in UAFS’s Sebastian Commons apartments will have some help keeping the fridge full this year.Thanks to a partnership between The Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry, the LionHeart student organization, and Antioch for Youth & Family, students in the apartments will receive deliveries of perishable and nonperishable food. The first delivery will be Aug. 19. “Antioch has been interested in partnering with UAFS for a long time,” said Kara Crowley, Coordinator for Student

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
London Leads UAFS to new Heights in Student Activities, Housing.
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
London Leads UAFS to new Heights in Student Activities, Housing.

This fall, students at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith will work with a slate of rock-star student affairs professionals thanks to a series of strategic hires and promotions in the Student Life Office, beginning with Stephanie London, who will serve as Assistant Dean of Students for Housing and Campus and Community Engagement.  London, who earned her bachelor’s degree from UAFS, has served the university for 15 years and played an integral role in its growth. “This institution has become a part of

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Good Samaritan Clinic Gets the Gold
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Good Samaritan Clinic Gets the Gold

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Good Samaritan Clinic
UAFS Receives $1 Million in Regional Workforce Grants
Friday, August 05, 2022
UAFS Receives $1 Million in Regional Workforce Grants

Thanks to $1 million in grants from the Arkansas Division of Higher Education, the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will be able to amplify its commitment to workforce readiness and its partnership with area industries and employers.  The Phase III Regional Workforce Grants allocate $300,000 for the university’s Transportation programs and $700,000 for its Advanced Manufacturing programs.  Dr. Shadow Robinson, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, noted the importance of the grants to

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
News Release: 8/3/2022
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
News Release: 8/3/2022

Press ReleaseAugust 2, 2022For Immediate Release     Contact: Melissa Schoenfeld, (479) 785-0152 or m.schoenfeld@waballet.org   Western Arkansas Ballet Fall Registration Now Open   Registration for 2022-2023 dance classes is available online www.waballet.org.  Classes in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop for ages three through adult are offered and will begin September 6, 2022. Performance opportunities including those in The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty are available for dancers ages 6 and

Western Arkansas Ballet
Evangel Temple Plans Back to School Bash
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
Evangel Temple Plans Back to School Bash

Evangel Temple Plans Back to School BashFORT SMITH — Saturday, August 6th, Evangel Temple is giving away 400 backpacks filled with school supplies and snacks for kids. No paperwork, income requirements, or ID needed. Saturday August 6th Evangel Temple is giving away 400 backpacks filled with school supplies and snacks for any families in need.No paper-work, income requirements, or ID necessary—just free backpacks and food! Pastor Don Hutchings says, “This is our gift to the community. We know that many

Evangel Temple
Mayo Clinic, Mercy Collaborate to Transform Patient Care Globally
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Mayo Clinic, Mercy Collaborate to Transform Patient Care Globally

Mardi L. TaylorSenior Media Relations & Communications SpecialistMercy Fort Smith(479) 462-7289 cell  Nate KuesterSenior Media Relations & Communications SpecialistMercy Northwest Arkansas(509) 595-7743 cell       Mayo Clinic, Mercy Collaborate to Transform Patient Care Globally Innovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine    ROCHESTER, Minn. and ST. LOUIS (July 26, 2022) – A 10-year collaboration agreement between Mayo Clinic and Mercy — a

Mercy-Fort Smith
Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab and 64.6 Downton Partner on FREE Creative Writing Lab
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab and 64.6 Downton Partner on FREE Creative Writing Lab

Fort Smith, AR- Please join Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab, 64.6 Downtown, and artist Lean Grant on Thursday, August 11th at 1100 Garrison Ave from 6 to 8 PM for a creative writing workshop for teens and adults. In this free workshop guests will explore the process of writing a letter to a friend. In addition to creative writing, guests will be guided through the process of hand foiling their letters and take home their own artist letter. Community participant letters will have the opportunity to be

64.6 Downtown
Mercy News: New GRAIL blood test can detect 50+ types of cancer
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Mercy News: New GRAIL blood test can detect 50+ types of cancer

 Mercy Fort Smith: Mardi L. Taylor(479) 462-7289 cellmardi.taylor@mercy.net  Mercy NWA: Nate Kuester(509) 595-7743nate.kuester@mercy.net     Mercy Offers New GRAIL Blood Test to Detect 50+ Types of Cancer   MENLO PARK, Calif. and ST. LOUIS – Mercy and GRAIL, LLC, ahealth care company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, Monday announced plans to offer a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test. GRAIL’s Galleri® test uses advanced testing capabilities to detect early

Mercy-Fort Smith
Fort Smith Chamber Announces the Jack White Community  Leadership Award Recipient
Friday, July 08, 2022
Fort Smith Chamber Announces the Jack White Community Leadership Award Recipient

For Immediate ReleaseContact Tim Allen, 479-783-3111  Fort Smith Chamber Announces the Jack White Community Leadership Award Recipient  Fort Smith, AR. (July 8, 2022) – The Jack White Award was created as a tribute to the contributions Jack White made to our community and to acknowledge the remarkable impact of the current leaders in the Fort Smith region. For more than 30 years, the Leadership Fort Smith program has honored community leaders who have gone above and beyond to impact our region in a

Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce
Mercy Fort Smith Relocates ER Entrance as Hospital Expansion Project Continues
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Mercy Fort Smith Relocates ER Entrance as Hospital Expansion Project Continues

Mardi L. TaylorSenior Media Relations & Communications SpecialistMercy Fort Smith(479) 462-7289 cellmardi.taylor@mercy.net    Mercy Fort Smith Relocates ER Entrance as Hospital Expansion Project Continues FORT SMITH, Ark. (June 30, 2022) – Patients coming to the emergency room at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith should now enter at 70th Street and Rogers Avenue to utilize a new walkway near the Medical Building. ER patients should park at the Medical Building, 7001 Rogers Ave., and enter through the walkway to

Mercy-Fort Smith
RMHC of Arkoma Announces Leadership Change
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
RMHC of Arkoma Announces Leadership Change

         RMHC of Arkoma Announces New CEO          Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma's Stephanie Medford will be stepping down from her role as President & Chief Executive Officer after 12.5 years on July 1, 2022. Stephanie has been instrumental in the growth of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma, helping launch all five core programs the chapter oversees. While this decision was not easy, Stephanie has made the choice to be

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma
UAFS Deans List Announced
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
UAFS Deans List Announced

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the Dean's List for the spring 2022 semester, according to Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Students with a 4.0 (straight-A) grade point average are marked with an asterisk. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Franck Ohachosim.Allen, Texas: Sidney Stramel.Alma: Sydney Alegria; Michael Arellano; *Sierra Bailey; *Lydia Bowerman; *Molli Burden; *Heather Chance; *Stacey Cooper; *Olivia Garner; *Brandon Gibbons; Nathan Gibson; Cory

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
A collaboration between The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and The Bakery District will introduce a new arts venue to the heart of downtown Fort Smith this June.
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
A collaboration between The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and The Bakery District will introduce a new arts venue to the heart of downtown Fort Smith this June.

A collaboration between The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and The Bakery District will introduce a new arts venue to the heart of downtown Fort Smith this June.  The District Art Galleries by UAFS will bring fine art to unconventional exhibition spaces at The Bakery, building a forum for community engagement with the arts as part of an ongoing partnership between The Bakery, the UAFS Gallery of Art & Design, and the UAFS Department of Art & Design.  The inaugural exhibition,

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Carter Named Northside High School Principal
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Carter Named Northside High School Principal

For Immediate Release: May 26, 2022  Contact: Christina Williams, Coordinator of Public Information cwilliams@fortsmithschools.org or (479) 785-2501, ext. 91202  Carter Named Northside High School Principal  Fort Smith, AR, May 26, 2022 – Chris Carter has been named as the next Northside High School principal. Carter, who grew up in Fort Smith, attended Sunnymede Elementary, Kimmons Junior High School and graduated from Northside High School in 1990. He earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees from

Fort Smith Public Schools
Peak Innovation Center Receives $100,000 Donation from Cox Communications
Friday, April 29, 2022
Peak Innovation Center Receives $100,000 Donation from Cox Communications

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2022  Contact: Christina Williams, Coordinator of Public Information cwilliams@fortsmithschools.org or (479) 785-2501, ext. 91202   Peak Innovation Center Receives $100,000 Donation from Cox Communications  Fort Smith, AR, April 29, 2022 – Peak Innovation Center today received a $100,000 donation from COX Communications for a new Career Center and to support three Network Engineering Technology classrooms.   The COX Career Center will connect students to business and

Fort Smith Public Schools
UAFS Hosts Grand Opening for Center for Economic Development
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
UAFS Hosts Grand Opening for Center for Economic Development

UAFS Hosts Grand Opening for Center for Economic Development  Against a technicolor backdrop of painted grain silos and bright blue skies, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson waxed poetic about the state of workforce development, economic investments, technology, and industry in the River Valley, and he noted the integral role the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Center for Economic Development will play in continuing that legacy for years to come.  “These are incredible times that we’re living in,”

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Mercy Breaks Ground on Expansion of ICU, ER in Fort Smith
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Mercy Breaks Ground on Expansion of ICU, ER in Fort Smith

Mardi L. TaylorSenior Media Relations & Communications SpecialistMercy Fort Smith(479) 462-7289 cellmardi.taylor@mercy.net    Mercy Breaks Ground on Expansion of ICU, ER in Fort Smith Construction underway on $162.5 million project, expected to be complete in 2024 FORT SMITH, Ark. (Feb. 22, 2022) – Fort Smith officials and Mercy co-workers took a step into the area’s health care future on Tuesday as hospital and community leaders broke ground on a $162.5 million ER and ICU expansion at Mercy Hospital Fort

Mercy-Fort Smith
Fort Smith Named Home to Foreign Military Sales Mission
Friday, June 04, 2021
Fort Smith Named Home to Foreign Military Sales Mission

 For Immediate Release Contact Tim Allen, 479-783-3111info@fortsmithchamber.com    Fort Smith Named Home to Foreign Military Sales Mission  FORT SMITH, Ark. (June 3, 2021) — Fort Smith and Ebbing Air National Guard Base, current home to the 188th Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, has been named by the United States Air Force as the future location to a long-term pilot training center supporting F-16 and F-35 fighter planes purchased by Singapore, Switzerland and other countries participating in

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