UAFS has announced that Follett Higher Education will be replacing Barnes & Noble (B&N) as the vendor of the Lion’s Bookstore. B&N has been partnered with UAFS for the previous 14 years. The switch is set to take place before the start of the Spring 2023 semester. Follett’s presentation to the Bookstore Selection Committee promised exciting changes. New developments include wider selections of UAFS merchandise, kiosks located in the store, and Apple products. The new vendor w

On Wednesday, representatives from various departments gathered in Campus Center Room 129 to discuss Title IX and its influence on academics and athletics. The event, titled “Perspectives on Title IX," was one of four events hosted by the Title IX office to celebrate 50 years of the laws passage. The panel featured Head Volleyball Coach Jane Sargent, Associate History Professor Billy Higgins, Director of Athletics Curtis Janz, Computer & Information Sciences Professor Dr. Jan

Announced Friday, The Windgate Foundation, a private, family foundation based in Little Rock, awarded the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith with a donation of $18.7 million, becoming the largest single donation in UAFS history. The funds will be used to expand the Nursing program and the Windgate Art and Design facility. The foundation aspires to strengthen visual art education in the United States. Since its founding in 1993, the Windgate Foundation has given more than $751

On Wednesday, President Biden announced that steps would be taken toward addressing the student loan debt, including forgiving up to $20,000 for specific borrowers and extending the payment freeze until the end of the year. “Education is a ticket to a better life… but over time that ticket has become too expensive for too many Americans,” Biden said in his address at the White House. Student loan forgiveness was a key issue for Joe Biden during the 2020 campaign trail, wher

The City of Fort Smith launched its “Ride 4 Smilies” bike-share program Thursday. The program gives residents of Fort Smith more affordable options for transportation. The program is sponsored by various organizations including the University of Arkansas, Frontier MPO, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, and Tandem Mobility. They seek to take advantage of the booming “Shared Micromobility Services'' (SMM) industry, following in the footsteps of Fayetteville’s VeoRide bike

Article updated on 4/6 Three Sebastian Commons apartments had their windows broken by a non-resident late Monday night. With help from the Fort Smith Police Department, University Police apprehended the suspect shortly after. According to witnesses, a currently unidentified man wandered the grounds of the Sebastians Commons sometime around 10 PM before breaking the windows of one apartment in Building 4 and two in Building 8. The man entered one of the apartments in 8, but

This year’s Miss UAFS Scholarship Competition has been canceled due to undisclosed circumstances. The event was set to take place this Saturday, March 5th. “Because of such sudden events leading us to cancel, and the timing of our competition, university officials cannot set an alternate date within the window required to qualify for Miss Arkansas.” the Miss UAFS Facebook page announced. The competition started in 1978 and awards over $14,000 in grants and scholarships each y

Both men’s and women’s basketball teams made first-round exits today. Lady Lions lost against Lubbock Christian 67-84 and the Lions lost to the St. Edward's Hilltoppers 59-68. From the starting whistle, things just couldn’t seem to go right for the Lions. They found themselves in a 19-2 hole early in the first half and would struggle to keep pace with the overwhelming Hilltopper offense. The Hilltoppers dominated the paint, outscoring the Lions 42-14. The Hilltoppers brough

Basketball season is officially here, as the men’s team opened with their first match in the Lone Star/Rocky Mountain challenge at Metropolitan State University Of Denver this past weekend, unfortunately coming back with two tough fought losses. The team is eager to get their season started and with conference games right around the corner, so The Lions’ Chronicle caught up with Matthew Wilson (2), and Braden Boyer (33) to discuss what's to come for the Men’s Basketball tea

Lady Lions closed their regular season out strong, winning 3-2 against Texas A&M International and dominating A&M-Kingsville 3-0. The Lady Lions started off hot against the Dustdevils. Outside hitter Savannah Wharton(14) led the charge, contributing 6 of the team's 24 kills in the first two sets. The defense silenced the Dustdevils attack, keeping them to .000 attack percentage in set 1. Set 2 would not prove to be as easy for the Lady Lions. Although they squeaked by with

The Student Activities Office revealed the 2022 homecoming theme during an open planning event held Thursday. The theme will be “Wild Roarin’ West,” and the date was solidified to the week of February 14th. The theme is one that has been long requested, according to SAO Director Stephanie London. “For the homecoming theme every year, we kinda just ask students that are involved on campus what they would like to see,” London stated. “Wild west kept coming up for several year

The UAFS Lady Lions improved to 6-6 on the season with a sweep against St. Mary’s and a dominant 3-1 win against St. Edwards. The team looked absolutely unstoppable against St. Mary’s, winning 25-18, 25-17, 25-18. Outside hitters Savannah Wharton and Reagan Macha were standouts, each tallying double digit in kills and hitting over .400. Against St. Edward’s, the Lady Lions would struggle to get going, losing the first set 18-25 as the Hilltopper defense kept points at a premi

Vista College, a trade school in Fort Smith, unexpectedly closed their doors on Friday, October 8, 2021. According to several sources, students were aware that Vista would be closing in the near future, but not until the students that were currently enrolled finished their programs. The closing was a shock and a disappointment to all of Vista’s students. When Vista closed their doors, 354 students were enrolled with an additional 69 students enrolled in their online programs.