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Surgical Tech Grads Join Professional Ranks

Some people attend professional conferences with a combination of boredom and indifference, but not Hannah Cervantes and other new graduates of the surgical technology program at the 17c黑料 - Fort Smith.

June 28, 2023
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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 17c黑料 - Fort Smith are busy preparing incoming first-year students for academic success through the Lion Scholars program.

June 27, 2023
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Stuckey's CEO to Speak to Family Enterprise Center

The 17c黑料 - Fort Smith Family Enterprise Center will host renowned speaker Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey鈥檚, for its quarterly breakfast slated for 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, at the Center for Economic Development at the...

June 22, 2023
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Mane Event Q&A

Close to 300 incoming students filled the 17c黑料 鈥 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
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17c黑料 Students Making Juneteenth Plans

The Declaration of Independence reads, 鈥淎ll men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.鈥 When 17c黑料 鈥 Fort...

June 15, 2023
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Staff Voices: Pam Fout

Behind every information system and software update is a team of specialists dedicated to making sure things run smoothly on the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith campus. Behind that team is Pam Fout, associate director of IT, and her 43 years...

June 14, 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 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith, is just waking up.

June 13, 2023
The 2023 FSBGC scholarship recipients hold their awards.
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17c黑料 Set to Match Boys & Girls Club Scholarships

The 17c黑料 Foundation has entered a new match agreement with the Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club, agreeing to match scholarships awarded to 17c黑料 students at 100 percent.

June 12, 2023
17c黑料 Collection Development Librarian, Jordan Ruud
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Faculty Voices: Jordan Ruud

鈥淧eople think of libraries as being books. Libraries are people. If the library burned down, but there were still librarians, you would still have a library.鈥 At the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith, tucked back in the northeast corner...

June 12, 2023
Posters for 17c黑料 Department of Music and Theatre summer camps; Summer Band Camp (left) and Jazz Band Workshop
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Summertime Music: 17c黑料 Department of Music and Theatre Host Summer Camps

During the early weeks of summer at the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith, chattering squirrels, the puttering of golf carts, and the sounds of prospective students on campus tours fill the air. But beginning Monday, June 12, notes will sound...

June 01, 2023
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NUMAS Awards Honor 17c黑料 Students

Members of the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith campus community, from students to staff to registered student organizations, were recognized for their contributions to the university during the 20th annual NUMAS Awards ceremony held on Friday,...

May 29, 2023
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Birds Call to Well-Traveled Professor

Lucille Speakman would have liked Dr. Ragupathy Kannan鈥檚 reply to a question about his plans for a travel grant: 鈥淚鈥檓 teaching the Belize course now and may not have ready access to email.鈥

May 26, 2023
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Faculty Voices: Dr. Kendra Abel

Educating educators is what Dr. Kendra Abel, assistant professor of elementary, middle level, and secondary education, takes pride in at the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith. However, her journey to this role was anything but ordinary.

May 24, 2023
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Two 17c黑料 Students to Compete for Miss Arkansas Crown

Getting dolled up and competing in front of an audience is nothing new for two 17c黑料 鈥 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
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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
17c黑料 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 17c黑料 Men's Basketball

For the first time in five years, Zane Gibson returns to the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith sideline to don the Lions鈥 blue and white. His return is a shift of just 18 inches but comes with the responsibility of being the 17c黑料 men鈥檚 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 17c黑料 Grads

Hundreds of students from the 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith graduated to the tune of 鈥淧omp and Circumstance鈥 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
17c黑料 College of Arts and Sciences graduate Daryl McElrath
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Largest College at 17c黑料 Honors Graduates

The 17c黑料 鈥 Fort Smith鈥檚 108th commencement continued Saturday, May 13, 2023, with the College of Arts and Sciences graduating class. The more than 400 graduates of 17c黑料鈥檚 largest college joined the more than 50,000 17c黑料 alums...

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 17c黑料 鈥 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
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17c黑料 Spring Graduation Ends with College of Business and Industry

May 13, 2023

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