Historical Sketch Of Academy Of Arkansas Fort Smith

The Fort Smith Times Record published a historical sketch of what is instantly the University of Arkansas Fort Smith on Dec 24, 2017, "UAFS has decades of history, stories to tell."  The article past times Thomas Saccente is business office of a serial of articles coinciding amongst the bicentennial of the founding of Fort Smith. 

Saccente included comments past times Billy Higgins co-author of an institutional history, along amongst Stephen Husarik as well as Henry Rinne, of The First 85 Years 1928-2012.  UAFS was founded inwards 1928 every moment Fort Smith Junior College.  It became Westark Junior College inwards 1966. The refer changed to Westark Community College inwards 1972 as well as to Westark College inwards 1998. Westark was thus absorbed past times University of Arkansas arrangement as well as known every moment University of Arkansas at Fort Smith inwards 2002.

Williams Baptist University: Novel Mention For Williams Baptist College

Williams Baptist College of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas announced this calendar week that it will alter its refer to Williams Baptist University yesteryear July 1, 2018.  

Williams Baptist celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding final year.  The establishment was founded inwards 1941 every bit Southern Baptist College and was initially located in Pocahontas, AR.  The campus was relocated inwards 1947 to a one-time World War II armed forces base of operations at Walnut Ridge. 

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 study on the alter was likewise published this calendar week yesteryear the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "Williams Baptist alters name."

Philander Smith College Celebrates 140Th Anniversary

Philander Smith College, an HBCU establishment inwards Little Rock, Arkansas has been celebrating the 140th anniversary of their founding inwards 1877.  Enrollment is roughly 750 students.

The anniversary spider web pages include an historical sketch too the remaining events scheduled for 2017. 

The college too maintains a digital archive that provides access to closed to college yearbooks too other institutional documents.

National Commons Community College Changes Name

National Park Community College close Hot Springs, Arkansas announced this by calendar week that is directly National Park College.  The establishment was founded inward 1973 every mo Garland County Community College.  It joined alongside Quapaw Technical Institute as well as became National Park Community College inward July 2003.

University Of Key Arkansas

Jimmy Bryant, University of Central Arkansas archivist, provides an interesting summary of the history of the institution afterwards it was founded inwards 1907 every mo Arkansas State Normal School.

University Of Key Arkansas

Jimmy Bryant, University of Central Arkansas archivist, provides an interesting summary of the history of the institution afterwards it was founded inwards 1907 every mo Arkansas State Normal School.