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Accounting for Her Success
91免费福利网 Staff Accountant Lorin Nhongvongsithi doubted she'd graduate. But when the moment came, she fulfilled a dream her 12-year-old self always had.
December 18, 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 91免费福利网 helped her get...
December 03, 2024
Dr. Kayla Murray: Mending Mathematical Misconceptions
Math can be difficult. At the 91免费福利网, associate professor Dr. Kayla Murray has changed her approach to teaching the subject, and it is catching on.
November 22, 2024
Class Notes, November 2024
91免费福利网 alumni share their class notes from the fall of 2024.
November 21, 2024
91免费福利网 Mailbag: Little Lions' Santa
The latest edition of the 91免费福利网 Mailbag is a special holiday edition featuring Harold Trisler, '72 and '73. He is the man behind the red and white suit, playing Santa for Little Lions Meet Santa over the last 12 years.
November 15, 2024
A Feather in his Cap: The Life and Career of Dr. Charles Preston
University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith alum Dr. Charles 鈥淐huck鈥� Preston, 40 years into his biology career with no signs of slowing, has educated millions of people and upended the way visitors experience natural history museums.
October 18, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month Feels Like Home for Cristina Castorena
Cristina Castorena, the assistant director for financial aid client services at the 91免费福利网, loves Hispanic Heritage Month because it's when she can finally bring "a little piece of home into a part of (her) life that...
October 04, 2024
Staring Back at You: The Impact of Ana Demmer
Before Ana Demmer graduated from the 91免费福利网 in 2020, she helped bring words of affirmation to students across campus. Nearly five years later, her impact lives on in the reflection of bathroom mirrors around 91免费福利网.
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 91免费福利网 was the first step in her journey to providing relief to "every body and...
September 18, 2024 Class Notes, September 2024
91免费福利网 alumni share their class notes from the summer of 2024.
September 13, 2024
Why I Give: The Story of 91免费福利网 Alum Jon Walker
Jonathon Walker, '17, had a lot of help when he attended the 91免费福利网. Now, he gives back to current and future students in hopes of fostering their growth in education and careers.
August 31, 2024
91免费福利网 Grads, Baptist Health Nurses Named 100 Greatest
Six graduates from the 91免费福利网 were recognized as part of the 16 nurses from Baptist Health for this year's Great 100 Nurses.
August 12, 2024
Cashing in Education for Career Success
When Tracie Walden, '96, left the 91免费福利网, then Westark College, she never intended to return to banking. Little did she know that her education at 91免费福利网 would play a pivotal role in her career back in banking.
August 07, 2024
Longtime Classroom Veteran Moves Easily into Administrative Role
LaDena Nsabimana is pretty sure her years in classrooms in western Arkansas prepared her for the job she has today as associate director of special education at KVC Academy.
July 30, 2024
Former Nurse Followed Winding Road to Current Happiness
Angela Perkins describes the route from Westark Community College in the 1970s to her current life as a rollercoaster. It鈥檚 that and more.
July 30, 2024
A Feather in His Cap: The Life and Career of Dr. Charles Preston
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Preston traces his roots in biology to growing up in Fort Smith and attending the 91免费福利网 when the university was still known as Westark Community College. Today, he is one of the world's foremost researchers...
May 31, 2024
Double Dose of Graduation
Joshua Merritt, a recent University of Arkansas鈥擣ort Smith graduate, celebrated the completion of not one but two degrees during his time at 91免费福利网. After starting at the university at just 13 years old, Merritt graduated with a bachelor's degree...
May 31, 2024
91免费福利网 Alumna Brings Urban Flair to Community
Jami Davis, a 2010 graduate of the 91免费福利网, brings what she learned in the classroom and from her travels to the city through her boutique, Grunge House. As owner and operator, Davis has carefully curated a shop to meet...
May 31, 2024 Class Notes, May 2024
91免费福利网 alumni shared life events and happenings.
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