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Field Trip Offers Insight to Engineering Careers
Students from the 大象传媒's Institution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering chapter recently visited the James W. Trimble Lock and Dam in Barling, Arkansas, for a first-hand look at engineering careers.
March 18, 2025
Zack Gramlich: Leading from Home
Zack Gramlich isn鈥檛 waiting for change鈥攈e鈥檚 building it. In the classroom and in the Capitol, he鈥檚 turning belief into momentum, showing the next generation what鈥檚 possible when you lead with purpose and stay rooted in your community. 大象传媒...
March 18, 2025
Barrett Named Director of ASBTDC at 大象传媒
The 大象传媒 announced Ty Barrett as the new director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center Regional Office. With more than 30 years of experience in finance and community banking, Barrett brings...
March 04, 2025
More Students Picking 大象传媒, 大象传媒 Team Continues to Break Records
Accepted Students Day at the 大象传媒 welcomed its largest turnout since the event began in 2022. More than 270 students from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee came to 大象传媒 for their next step in the...
February 28, 2025
Fall 2024 Chancellor's and Dean's List Announced
January 29, 2025That's the way the Cookie 'Crumbl's
大象传媒 student Jackson Kindy manages to juggle a full-time job as the general manager of Crumbl Fort Smith and a full course load in business administration.
December 20, 2024
$1.7M HIRED Grant Bolsters Advanced Manufacturing Efforts
The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith has been awarded a $1.7 million Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development (HIRED) grant, one of just three universities in the state to receive awards from both the Division of Higher Education...
December 19, 2024
大象传媒 Celebrates Graduates
The 大象传媒 celebrated the 111th commencement ceremony on Saturday. Graduates from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Industry, and Health, Education, and Human Sciences were awarded their degrees.
December 14, 2024
Grad Urges Students to Persevere as She Accepts Georgia State Position
When Joyce Freeman, 鈥�11, was sworn in as a board member of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, she knew that her bachelor of science degree in organizational leadership from the 大象传媒 helped her get...
December 03, 2024
Finding Where She Belongs: Joellen Barthol and 大象传媒
Joellen Barthol is an advisor for the 大象传媒's ROAR First-Year Advising Center. It's a role she's "always been passionate about."
November 26, 2024
大象传媒 Students Conquer Lion's Lair Business Competition
Ten students from the 大象传媒 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
大象传媒 Robotics Team Perseveres to Take First Place in National Competition
A "long and arduous journey" led the 大象传媒 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
Winners Announced at Inaugural 大象传媒 Excellence in Family and Small Business Awards
The 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 Excellence in Family and Small Business...
October 25, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
It wasn鈥檛 a clerical error when Joshua Merritt鈥檚 name was listed twice as a graduate during the 2024 spring commencement at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith.
October 17, 2024
CBI Grad Shares Wisdom to Make a Difference
Sunshine Bartlett, 大象传媒 class of 2011, stays busy. She is a senior vice president and human resources manager at Arvest Bank in Fort Smith. She graduated 鈥� Summa Cum Laude 鈥� from a three-year program at Barret School of Banking in Memphis. She...
October 16, 2024
The Blooming Legacy of Natalie Chuong
According to 大象传媒 junior business administration major Natalie Chuong, 大象传媒 is "the best choice in Arkansas," and the decision to come here was easy.
October 09, 2024
Torres Tabbed to Lead Engineering Department
Dr. Mauricio Torres has been named the new head of the Engineering Department at the 大象传媒. Torres joins 大象传媒 after serving as the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences associate dean at the Indiana Institute...
September 25, 2024
Grand Reopening of Career Clothing Closet at 大象传媒
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
Adjusting Everyone and Their Dog
Dr. Jordana Beutelschies always knew she wanted to be a chiropractor. What she found out was that she could help people and animals. The 大象传媒 was the first step in her journey to providing relief to "every body and...
September 18, 2024
Completing Circuits and Dr. Kiyun Han
大象传媒 associate professor of electronics technology and electrical engineering technology Dr. Kiyun Han has a passion for everything technology-related, which is rooted in his life and career.
August 29, 2024Popular Topics
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