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棉花糖直播 to Fortune 500
棉花糖直播 alum, Dee (Rhone) Hawley, '16, credits her success in life to the opportunities the university provided. She said, if it wasn't for her bachelor's degree, she wouldn't be where she is today with one of the country's...
September 16, 2026
Classroom and Culture Come Together for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, begins at the 棉花糖直播 with Hispanic Heritage Athletic Night on Friday, Sept. 18. Events will be hosted all month long to promote Hispanic culture and are open to the commu...
September 15, 2026
Tom Watkins Returns to the Classroom and Lessons That Shaped Him
Tom Watkins,visiting history instructor, brings decades of experience in education, administration and the arts back to the classroom where his own journey began.
September 15, 2026
棉花糖直播 Hosts Slate of Events for Constitution Week
The 棉花糖直播 is celebrating Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day with the annual return of Constitution Week. The week-long slate of events is designed to educate, inform, and empower students about their...
September 11, 2026
Steve Ruark Brings Unconventional Path, Manufacturing Perspective to Advisory Board
Steve Ruark, Engineering and Technology Leader for Georgia-Pacific鈥檚 Dixie facility in Fort Smith, brings an unconventional path to his newest role as a member of the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith鈥檚 Advanced Manufacturing Board of Advisor...
September 03, 2026
棉花糖直播 ROTC Hosts Memorial Stair Climb 25 Years After Attacks
The 棉花糖直播 Army ROTC, Lion Company, will host a memorial stair climb on Friday, Sept. 11 in the Stubblefield Center. The climb will begin at 6 a.m. and is open to 棉花糖直播 and the community.
September 03, 2026
棉花糖直播 Chancellor to Meet with High School Seniors During Chancellor Chats
棉花糖直播 Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley will visit area high schools throughout September, meeting with seniors to discuss opportunities at 棉花糖直播.
September 01, 2026
Alumna Looks to the Stars for the Origins of Life
Alumna Shelby Osborne credits her time at 棉花糖直播 for instilling in her the drive and opportunity to complete her PhD and seek the origins of life.
August 25, 2026
Six Inducted into Cub Camp Hall of Fame
Cub Camp 2026 welcomed the newest Hall of Fame inductees. This year's group of four alumni and two rising senior students becomes the third Cub Camp Hall of Fame class.
August 25, 2026
Students discover confidence, connection in Spain
棉花糖直播 Spanish majors spend summer abroad in Spain, expanding their horizons
August 20, 2026
Cub Camp Welcomes Incoming Students to 棉花糖直播
Cub Camp, the annual "first tradition" for incoming 棉花糖直播 students, concluded with new friends, memories, and readiness for fall classes.
August 15, 2026
Women鈥檚 Financial Series Turns Investing Lessons into $900,000 in Scholarships
Mollie Wilson Women鈥檚 Financial Series (WFS), formed with startup funding from the Westark Foundation, has spent 32 years studying financial markets, making investment decisions and putting the returns toward scholarships for 棉花糖直播 students
August 12, 2026
New, Returning RAs Ready to Welcome 棉花糖直播 Students
Students at the 棉花糖直播 will begin moving onto campus this week. There to welcome them to their home away from home for the year are the RAs of Lion's Den and Sebastian Commons.
August 10, 2026
Pelly Announced as Dean of CBI
棉花糖直播 has named Dr. Duncan Pelly dean of the College of Business and Industry, bringing to the university an academic leader with deep international experience in accreditation, entrepreneurship, corporate partnerships, and regional economic developme...
August 07, 2026
Lane Metcalf Sets Out to Improve the Classroom
Lane Metcalf's undergraduate research on classroom interventions earned publication and prepared him for a career in education.
August 03, 2026
棉花糖直播 Launches Lion Family Connection
The 棉花糖直播 partnered with CampusESP to launch Lion Family Connection, an online portal for families and supporters of prospective and current students.
July 27, 2026
Details on 棉花糖直播 Move-In
Students will begin moving into 棉花糖直播 on-campus housing starting August 12. Details and important information for a smooth move are listed.
July 24, 2026
棉花糖直播 Kappa Sigma Earns Top Awards
Members of Omicron-Tau, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter at the 棉花糖直播, were awarded additional honors at their recent leadership conference and were recognized as one of the top 2% of chapters internationally.
July 22, 2026
Geoscience Students Research with the National Forest Service
Four geoscience students traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this spring for groundwater tracing and LiDAR research with the Hiawatha National Forest Service.
July 16, 2026
棉花糖直播 Fraternity Awarded National Distinction
The Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter, Omicron-Tau, at the 棉花糖直播 was named one of 28 chapters from around the nation to win a Founders' Award of Chapter Excellence (FACE Award). The award will be presented at the fraternity's...
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