Nine new resident assistants will join a team of 11 returning RAs and the rest of the housing crew at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith for the 2017-18 academic school year.

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New RAs include:

 

Asaba, Nigeria: Anthony Osagwu.

 

Cedarville: Sierra Odom.

 

Fort Smith: Johnny Resendiz.

 

Grand Forks, N.D.: Ryan Kenyon.

 

Green Forest: Michelle Perez.

 

Mena: Ethan Hamilton.

 

Mulberry: AnnMarie McCollum.

 

Van Buren: Evan Koleszar.

 

West Fork: Tori Seaman.

 

Returning RAs who will serve in the Lion鈥檚 Den are Kaden Aary of Spiro, Okla.; Travis Christensen of Edmond, Okla.; Darci Hays of West Fork; Austin Merriott of Hot Springs; Savannah Page of Broken Arrow, Okla.; Steven Stone of Lamar; and Samantha Strain of Hot Springs.

Returning RAs for the Sebastian Commons are Kelsey Holmes of Hot Springs; Joel Kirkland of Van Buren; Austin Lloyd of Pearland, Texas; and Mason Rhodes of Russellville.

To become a resident assistant, students must attend an information session in February, complete an application packet, go through a group interview process and a background check, and participate in individual interviews.

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Article by John Post, Director of Public Information
Date Posted: 
Monday, August 28, 2017
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https://news.uafs.edu/0
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