This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Please consider becoming an ambassador for our cause and donating to impact our students’ experiences. Already an ambassador? Check out our Toolkit (which will become available on April 14) for ideas, graphics, and tutorials on how to help your project succeed!

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is full of students who chase after their goals, and staff who want to see and help their students reach those goals. The funds raised for Day of Giving help UAFS continue to support these students both inside and outside of the classroom to ensure that they are able to maximize the unique experiences this university has to offer, and encourage potential and growth as leaders. Cub Camp is just one of the amazing opportunities through UAFS to grow in leadership as both a group and individuals. Cub Camp is a three day extended orientation designed to help incoming freshmen acclimate to college life. It is a chance to create friendships and an amazing connection to the community that is UAFS. The more access that students can get to the program, the better off the future of our university is.

Hello, My name is Jessica Whitekiller and I am a senior Vocal Performance major with a minor in Theatre. I have been a student worker at the Boreham Library for four years and have loved every second of it. The library has become one of my favorite areas to be while studying at UAFS. Whether I am working at the front desk, studying for a test, or writing a paper, the quiet atmosphere is perfect for getting work done. In the last four years I've worked here, one thing that I have seen again and again is the use of our textbooks by students. With our textbook sharing program, we are able to purchase textbooks for classes that students can check out and use to help with papers or classwork. This is important because not only does it help promote study habits, it also allows students who cannot afford all of the required textbooks to participate and sign up for classes that will help push them towards their goals. This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. If you are able to donate, please help us to keep this opportunity available for future UAFS students.

UAFS Men and Women’s XC is seeking funds to purchase new uniforms for our growing roaster. We have a goal of $2,000 which will be used to outfit a total of 28 athletes. About our Project Our team has doubled over the past four years, and we do not have enough uniforms to cover this increase in team size. In 2018 we had six men and eight women on the Cross-Country team fast forward to 2021 we have fourteen men and twelve women. Looking forward to the 2022 fall season we will potentially have an even larger roaster of fourteen men and thirteen women. With this growth we will need new uniforms for both of our teams. Our athletes represent UAFS against thousands of other college runners. During our season we compete not only against NCAA D2 schools from the Lone Star Conference, but we also compete against NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and Junior College teams from across the nation. For us to stand out and represent Fort Smith we will purchase uniforms designed with Fort Smith right on the front along with LIONS going down the back of the uniforms. "We have an excellent group of athletes spanning all major degree fields at UAFS. They work just as hard in the classroom as they do on the XC course. Our kids get up early at 6 a.m. every morning running countless miles to prepare for our season." - Coach Mason Rhodes Meet our Team We currently have students pursuing degrees in: Nursing, Business, Education, & Pre-Medical Alumni degree field: Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Radiography, Education, & Business. Where are UAFS Athletes from: Arkansas, Oklahoma, & Texas Current Team Size Growth: Men 2018 (6) - 2022 (14) Women 2018 (8) – 2022 (13) Fall Race Schedule: "Playing sports in college was a childhood dream of mine. I am so thankful Coach Rhodes and UAFS Cross Country made my dream come true. UAFS XC was not only rewarding athletically, but also brought me some of my closest friends." - Katie Eichelmann Follow UAFS Cross Country on Social!

Hello! My name is Diana Paredes and I'm a sophomore this year majoring in Middle School Education. I serve in the 4 year old classroom at Lincoln Childcare Center. Through Jumpstart, I'll receive a $1,342 scholarship upon completion of 300 hours and I would appreciate any donation to assist me in receiving a matching scholarship from UAFS! Your gift will provide matching scholarships to our Jumpstart national service members who dedicate their time to serving those most in need in our community, our children! About our Project Jumpstart Arkansas is our AmeriCorps national service program on campus. Our members are college students who serve under-resourced children in local preschools. Members commit to serve 300 hours during a school year to help the children they serve increase their language, literacy, and social-emotional skills while forming trusting relationships with caring adults. Jumpstart is working toward the day when every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed! Our members are a diverse group of college students from a variety of majors who are dedicated to bettering our community through early childhood education. Members serve an average of 10-15 hours per week during the school year without receiving an hourly wage. In addition to their service, several members work multiple jobs while taking a full-time course load. Most also plan to pursue careers in service sectors. Upon completion of 300 hours of service, members receive a $1,342 scholarship from AmeriCorps. We would like to match that amount on our campus for as many members as possible. Let's demonstrate that service is valued on our campus and in our community by assisting these individuals with finishing college with less of a financial burden. Not only will the project assist this group of students, but the matching scholarships will allow UAFS to become recognized nationally as an AmeriCorps School of National Service, potentially bringing more service-minded students to our campus. "Through the AmeriCorps Jumpstart Grant, students who complete 300 hours of service are eligible for a $1,342 Segal Educational Award. We are proud of this opportunity that can be provided to students. However, the chance to increase this award for members who struggle financially yet still choose to serve their community through working with our youngest learners thrills me. Students serving their communities while attending the university deserve the highest assistance we can provide. This project would allow students to be retained at the university and complete a bachelor’s degree without a heavy financial burden upon graduation. Join us in making college more affordable for our national service members!” -Dr. Monica Riley, Executive Director of the School of Education and Jumpstart Campus Champion Did you know? Awarded over $33,000 in Segal Educational Awards from AmeriCorps since 2020 25 members have successfully completed their full 300 hour term of service since 2020 Our members major in education, dental hygiene, nursing, criminal justice, social work, and international business. For more information about our program, please visit our website! Follow UAFS Jumpstart on Social!

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Please consider becoming an ambassador for our cause and donating to impact our students’ experiences. Already an ambassador? Check out our Toolkit (which will become available on April 14) for ideas, graphics, and tutorials on how to help your project succeed!

Help me to raise money for the Read This program at UAFS, supporting literacy both on campus, but also to the Fort Smith Community! Your donation will go to benefit the program by helping to purchase books for students and support programs that coincide with the book themes on an annual basis.

Every day, I have the opportunity to see our students be impacted by the power of education! Please join me in supporting these experiences -- every donation makes a difference. This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends.

I am a senior psychology major with a minor in social work who is graduating this May! I currently serve as a member of Jumpstart here at UAFS. Every week I serve at Lincoln Child Care Center and I committed to serving 300 hours this school year. Once I complete my hours I will receive a $1,352 scholarship to help me pay for my school. We are raising funds to help more students who serve next school year with Jumpstart! This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Please consider becoming an ambassador for our cause and donating to impact our students’ experiences. Already an ambassador? Check out our Toolkit (which will become available on April 14) for ideas, graphics, and tutorials on how to help your project succeed!

Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students. This year I am supporting the Career Clothing Closet from my Division of Student Success and Retention. This Clothing Closet provides access and resources for our students as they transition into their professional careers. What an opportunity we have to reduce financial burdens, create ease of access, and provide increased confidence as they walk into interviews and out into the community. Your support here helps our team support students and grow this program and its physical space. UAFS is a huge part of who I am both personally and professionally. My experiences with UAFS as a student, alumni, and higher education professional have given me the opportunity to see the impact that is had when we invest in our students with our time, talents, and dollars. Our students are exceptional and greatly benefit your support of initiatives and experiences.

Over the last three years, I’ve had the privilege to serve as the UAFS Jumpstart Coordinator. I’ve seen these youbg ladies balance work, full course loads, 300 hours of service to the community, and supporting their families with grace and diligence. Help us show our appreciation for their service by donating to the fund. Any size gift is greatly appreciated! This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Your gift will provide matching scholarships to our Jumpstart national service members who dedicate their time to serving those most in need in our community, our children! About our Project Jumpstart Arkansas is our AmeriCorps national service program on campus. Our members are college students who serve under-resourced children in local preschools. Members commit to serve 300 hours during a school year to help the children they serve increase their language, literacy, and social-emotional skills while forming trusting relationships with caring adults. Jumpstart is working toward the day when every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed! Our members are a diverse group of college students from a variety of majors who are dedicated to bettering our community through early childhood education. Members serve an average of 10-15 hours per week during the school year without receiving an hourly wage. In addition to their service, several members work multiple jobs while taking a full-time course load. Most also plan to pursue careers in service sectors. Upon completion of 300 hours of service, members receive a $1,342 scholarship from AmeriCorps. We would like to match that amount on our campus for as many members as possible. Let's demonstrate that service is valued on our campus and in our community by assisting these individuals with finishing college with less of a financial burden. Not only will the project assist this group of students, but the matching scholarships will allow UAFS to become recognized nationally as an AmeriCorps School of National Service, potentially bringing more service-minded students to our campus. "Through the AmeriCorps Jumpstart Grant, students who complete 300 hours of service are eligible for a $1,342 Segal Educational Award. We are proud of this opportunity that can be provided to students. However, the chance to increase this award for members who struggle financially yet still choose to serve their community through working with our youngest learners thrills me. Students serving their communities while attending the university deserve the highest assistance we can provide. This project would allow students to be retained at the university and complete a bachelor’s degree without a heavy financial burden upon graduation. Join us in making college more affordable for our national service members!” -Dr. Monica Riley, Executive Director of the School of Education and Jumpstart Campus Champion Did you know? Awarded over $33,000 in Segal Educational Awards from AmeriCorps since 2020 25 members have successfully completed their full 300 hour term of service since 2020 Our members major in education, dental hygiene, nursing, criminal justice, social work, and international business. For more information about our program, please visit our website! Follow UAFS Jumpstart on Social!

The UAFS Read This program has enriched my life and the lives of my students, friends, and colleagues in so many ways. I have been part of this program since it began at UAFS, and nothing I've done at UAFS has been more fulfilling (which is saying a lot, given all this wonderful campus offers). Having a single book around which we, as a campus and community, can come together and share ideas has been energizing and humbling on so many levels. One year our indigenous students and communities joined us for campus events centered around N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn, and another year our community had the collective inspiration of sharing in the wonder that is Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, a novel rich with hope for humanity, even in the darkest times. In our second year of programming, our community members filled every seat in our auditorium for a talk given by Eva Kor, a survivor of the Holocaust who spoke to us about forgiveness. Two years later, while on the UAFS campus, Temple Grandin talked to local 4H students and future educators for hours, signing books for students and community members alike until not one, not two, but three sharpies ran dry and every person in line had a signed book. The year after Temple Grandin came to our campus, Amy Tan visited UAFS when we read her incredible novel The Joy Luck Club, and while with us, Tan rolled ink in our campus letterpress, elbow to elbow with some of our students and faculty as they printed beautiful broadsides with her words and their art. Most recently, after our campus and community read David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon and hosted Grann on campus, some of our faculty and students painted a beautiful mural in our writing center, with the powerful message "The Written Word Remains." Indeed, in a world with so much ephemera, the written words that our community has shared and celebrated through the Read This program have forged powerful and lasting ties. This program has given so much to our community over the years, so I hope you'll join me in giving back to it.

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28, and I am raising money for our new Digital Lions eSports program. Funds will be used to purchase jerseys for the team.

Read This is a community-wide literacy program that aims to select thoughtful books and provide programming about diverse communities around us and bring to light important social issues that foster discussion and mutual understanding. About our Project The Read This program is a multidisciplinary literacy program, which originated in the English Department and has extended throughout UAFS and the community. We provide programming relevant to the selected book. Read This is a great way to bring our students together with the community while also covering important social issues to help us all be more culturally aware. Such lessons and interactions can help make our university and community better citizens and human beings. Funds will be used to invite off-campus guest speakers or towards the expenses associated with author visits; prizes for writing/art contests or other projects or activities; printing and advertising costs, and many more possibilities. Our Books & Authors Testimonials "Bringing a community together to discuss a book/topic creates opportunities for new and different ideas and perspectives to be discovered and discussed." ― Rene Wilson Myers, Scott-Sebastian Regional Library "What draws me most to the Read This Program is the tremendous respect I have for all the research that goes into creating a book like Killers of the Flower Moon. Not only do we gain knowledge from reading the book, but we also get to participate in many fun and interesting events. I have learned many fascinating facts about my hometown Fort Smith through the book launch. Book club is a great place to not just learn about the book but for fellowship and friendship. I highly recommend getting involved in Read This!" ― Joshua Hawk Hays, Computer Graphic Technology-Architectural Follow us on Social!

Read This is a community-wide literacy program that aims to select thoughtful books and provide programming about diverse communities around us and bring to light important social issues that foster discussion and mutual understanding. About our Project The Read This program is a multidisciplinary literacy program, which originated in the English Department and has extended throughout UAFS and the community. We provide programming relevant to the selected book. Read This is a great way to bring our students together with the community while also covering important social issues to help us all be more culturally aware. Such lessons and interactions can help make our university and community better citizens and human beings. Funds will be used to invite off-campus guest speakers or towards the expenses associated with author visits; prizes for writing/art contests or other projects or activities; printing and advertising costs, and many more possibilities. Our Books & Authors Testimonials "Bringing a community together to discuss a book/topic creates opportunities for new and different ideas and perspectives to be discovered and discussed." ― Rene Wilson Myers, Scott-Sebastian Regional Library "What draws me most to the Read This Program is the tremendous respect I have for all the research that goes into creating a book like Killers of the Flower Moon. Not only do we gain knowledge from reading the book, but we also get to participate in many fun and interesting events. I have learned many fascinating facts about my hometown Fort Smith through the book launch. Book club is a great place to not just learn about the book but for fellowship and friendship. I highly recommend getting involved in Read This!" ― Joshua Hawk Hays, Computer Graphic Technology-Architectural Follow us on Social!

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Please consider becoming an ambassador for our cause and donating to impact our students’ experiences. Already an ambassador? Check out our Toolkit (which will become available on April 14) for ideas, graphics, and tutorials on how to help your project succeed!

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. This year I am choosing to support our Career Clothing Closet. The Career Clothing Closet is a place where all UAFS students can get started on the right foot for their new job, interview or internship with gently used or new business attire free of charge. It's another one of the many extra little things that UAFS does for their students and why I love working here.

The University of Arkansas- Fort Smith is near and dear to my heart. Its students aren't looking for anything to be given to them — they are incredibly hard-working and earn every opportunity that crosses their path. The funds raised for the Day of Giving help UAFS support these students both inside and outside of the classroom to ensure that they are able to maximize their experience at the university. The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith and its faculty and staff are dedicated to helping nearly 6,000 students achieve their academic and professional goals each semester. UAFS offers 51 bachelor's and associate degrees, two master's degrees, and 36 certificate programs all aimed at preparing student to explore, innovate, and compete in the global workforce.

Please join me in helping support one of the many wonderful UAFS projects on this Day of Giving. I’ve chosen to be an ambassador for our new esports team, the Digital Lions but there are many excellent programs from which to choose. Each plays an important role in helping our students and strengthening our community. Thank you for taking action and supporting our Lions!

Hello, my name is Yesenia Ocampo. I am a sophomore Criminal Justice major at UAFS. I have served 300 hours with jumpstart this 2021-2022 school year. We are serving at Lincoln ChildCare Center working and learning with the three-year-olds on their language, literacy, and social-emotional skills. Our mission is to advance equitable learning outcomes for young children in underserved communities. Your gift will provide matching scholarships to our Jumpstart national service members who dedicate their time to serving those most in need in our community, our children! About our Project Jumpstart Arkansas is our AmeriCorps national service program on campus. Our members are college students who serve under-resourced children in local preschools. Members commit to serve 300 hours during a school year to help the children they serve increase their language, literacy, and social-emotional skills while forming trusting relationships with caring adults. Jumpstart is working toward the day when every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed! Our members are a diverse group of college students from a variety of majors who are dedicated to bettering our community through early childhood education. Members serve an average of 10-15 hours per week during the school year without receiving an hourly wage. In addition to their service, several members work multiple jobs while taking a full-time course load. Most also plan to pursue careers in service sectors. Upon completion of 300 hours of service, members receive a $1,342 scholarship from AmeriCorps. We would like to match that amount on our campus for as many members as possible. Let's demonstrate that service is valued on our campus and in our community by assisting these individuals with finishing college with less of a financial burden. Not only will the project assist this group of students, but the matching scholarships will allow UAFS to become recognized nationally as an AmeriCorps School of National Service, potentially bringing more service-minded students to our campus. "Through the AmeriCorps Jumpstart Grant, students who complete 300 hours of service are eligible for a $1,342 Segal Educational Award. We are proud of this opportunity that can be provided to students. However, the chance to increase this award for members who struggle financially yet still choose to serve their community through working with our youngest learners thrills me. Students serving their communities while attending the university deserve the highest assistance we can provide. This project would allow students to be retained at the university and complete a bachelor’s degree without a heavy financial burden upon graduation. Join us in making college more affordable for our national service members!” -Dr. Monica Riley, Executive Director of the School of Education and Jumpstart Campus Champion Did you know? Awarded over $33,000 in Segal Educational Awards from AmeriCorps since 2020 25 members have successfully completed their full 300 hour term of service since 2020 Our members major in education, dental hygiene, nursing, criminal justice, social work, and international business. For more information about our program, please visit our website! Follow UAFS Jumpstart on Social!

UAFS has always been a home away from home and I know UAFS has helped me in so many ways, therefore I have no doubt that with your help we will make sure UAFS keeps helping students for many more years to come! This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without YOUR support!

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Please consider becoming an ambassador for our cause and donating to impact our students’ experiences. Already an ambassador? Check out our Toolkit (which will become available on April 14) for ideas, graphics, and tutorials on how to help your project succeed!

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends.

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Cub Camp is an opportunity to create friendships and an amazing connection to the community that is UAFS. The more access that students can get to the program, the better off the future of our university is.

Read This is a program that greatly enhances student learning at UAFS. Through the efforts of Read This, world famous authors have traveled to Fort Smith to speak to our students. Additionally, these authors give a talk that the entire community can attend. This allows everyone the opportunity to hear best selling authors, including Amy Tan, David Grann, Luis Alberto Urrea, Emily St. John Mandel, Tim O'Brien, and others, discuss their work. In my classes, I see first hand how the Read This program inspires students to write while helping them connect to cultures and experiences different from their own. Please consider supporting this program so that Read This can continue its outreach to UAFS students and the River Valley community.

Hello! My name is Meleny Santillana! I'm a freshman at the University of Arkansas of Fort Smith majoring in Elementry Education. Currently, I'm serving as an Americorp member at Lincoln Child Care Center for 300 hours. We work with 3-4year olds supporting them in their language, literacy, and social-emotional development. Being in Jumpstart helped me decide on what I wanted to do as a long-term career, and for that, I'm very thankful. By donating you will help me match my scholarship! Anything helps! This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Your gift will provide matching scholarships to our Jumpstart national service members who dedicate their time to serving those most in need in our community, our children! About our Project Jumpstart Arkansas is our AmeriCorps national service program on campus. Our members are college students who serve under-resourced children in local preschools. Members commit to serve 300 hours during a school year to help the children they serve increase their language, literacy, and social-emotional skills while forming trusting relationships with caring adults. Jumpstart is working toward the day when every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed! Our members are a diverse group of college students from a variety of majors who are dedicated to bettering our community through early childhood education. Members serve an average of 10-15 hours per week during the school year without receiving an hourly wage. In addition to their service, several members work multiple jobs while taking a full-time course load. Most also plan to pursue careers in service sectors. Upon completion of 300 hours of service, members receive a $1,342 scholarship from AmeriCorps. We would like to match that amount on our campus for as many members as possible. Let's demonstrate that service is valued on our campus and in our community by assisting these individuals with finishing college with less of a financial burden. Not only will the project assist this group of students, but the matching scholarships will allow UAFS to become recognized nationally as an AmeriCorps School of National Service, potentially bringing more service-minded students to our campus. "Through the AmeriCorps Jumpstart Grant, students who complete 300 hours of service are eligible for a $1,342 Segal Educational Award. We are proud of this opportunity that can be provided to students. However, the chance to increase this award for members who struggle financially yet still choose to serve their community through working with our youngest learners thrills me. Students serving their communities while attending the university deserve the highest assistance we can provide. This project would allow students to be retained at the university and complete a bachelor’s degree without a heavy financial burden upon graduation. Join us in making college more affordable for our national service members!” -Dr. Monica Riley, Executive Director of the School of Education and Jumpstart Campus Champion Did you know? Awarded over $33,000 in Segal Educational Awards from AmeriCorps since 2020 25 members have successfully completed their full 300 hour term of service since 2020 Our members major in education, dental hygiene, nursing, criminal justice, social work, and international business. For more information about our program, please visit our website! Follow UAFS Jumpstart on Social!

Help me meet my goal to fund a matching scholarship for Jumpstart! Your gift will provide matching scholarships to our Jumpstart national service members who dedicate their time to serving those most in need in our community, our children! About our Project Jumpstart Arkansas is our AmeriCorps national service program on campus. Our members are college students who serve under-resourced children in local preschools. Members commit to serve 300 hours during a school year to help the children they serve increase their language, literacy, and social-emotional skills while forming trusting relationships with caring adults. Jumpstart is working toward the day when every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed! Our members are a diverse group of college students from a variety of majors who are dedicated to bettering our community through early childhood education. Members serve an average of 10-15 hours per week during the school year without receiving an hourly wage. In addition to their service, several members work multiple jobs while taking a full-time course load. Most also plan to pursue careers in service sectors. Upon completion of 300 hours of service, members receive a $1,342 scholarship from AmeriCorps. We would like to match that amount on our campus for as many members as possible. Let's demonstrate that service is valued on our campus and in our community by assisting these individuals with finishing college with less of a financial burden. Not only will the project assist this group of students, but the matching scholarships will allow UAFS to become recognized nationally as an AmeriCorps School of National Service, potentially bringing more service-minded students to our campus. "Through the AmeriCorps Jumpstart Grant, students who complete 300 hours of service are eligible for a $1,342 Segal Educational Award. We are proud of this opportunity that can be provided to students. However, the chance to increase this award for members who struggle financially yet still choose to serve their community through working with our youngest learners thrills me. Students serving their communities while attending the university deserve the highest assistance we can provide. This project would allow students to be retained at the university and complete a bachelor’s degree without a heavy financial burden upon graduation. Join us in making college more affordable for our national service members!” -Dr. Monica Riley, Executive Director of the School of Education and Jumpstart Campus Champion Did you know? Awarded over $33,000 in Segal Educational Awards from AmeriCorps since 2020 25 members have successfully completed their full 300 hour term of service since 2020 Our members major in education, dental hygiene, nursing, criminal justice, social work, and international business. For more information about our program, please visit our website! Follow UAFS Jumpstart on Social!

Cub Camp supports students' transition from high school to college, which has an impact on their retention and academic success. Additionally, Cub Camp has a proven track record of successfully growing student leaders. We know that students who face financial barriers have a lot to overcome to be successful in college. Cub Camp could be the beginning of a support network that will help them succeed. To that end, we are creating a financial need-based scholarship program to help first-year students cover the cost of Cub Camp. We want to ensure that everyone can experience Cub Camp This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects, such as Cub Camp, to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends.

This year’s Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, April 28 (our beloved mascot Numa’s birthday). Our Day of Giving is an opportunity for projects and departments on campus to create unique experiences for our students that couldn’t happen without the support of our alumni and friends. Please consider donating to impact our students’ experiences.

Help support UAFS's new eSports program! The UAFS Digital Lions eSports Program is a budding initiative in student retention, built around the promising development of esports teams across colleges and universities. Funding this project not only aids student retention and recruitment, but it helps to support a program that benefits students involved in a multitude of ways: fostering teamwork, building interpersonal and group communication, time management, organization, and problem-solving skills, as well as physical and mental benefits such as enhancing hand-eye coordination, attention spans, and visual processing. About our Program We are an inclusive organization that strives to offer a fun community for gamers who range from casual to competitive. We focus on games available for competitive eSports based on the demands and requests from students such as League of Legends, Valorant, Smash Bros, and Pokemon. We are always looking for new and interested students to show their skills and express their interest. Thus, if we don’t play a game you may be competitive in let us know and get involved so we can look into adding you and your team to the program! The UAFS Digital Lions eSports Program is a budding initiative in student retention, built around the promising development of esports teams across colleges and universities. Funding this project not only aids student retention and recruitment, but it helps to support a program that benefits students involved in a multitude of ways: fostering teamwork, building interpersonal and group communication, time management, organization, and problem-solving skills, as well as physical and mental benefits such as enhancing hand-eye coordination, attention spans, and visual processing. Funds will be used in several ways, first and foremost to purchase personalized uniforms for students who make one of the four planned eSports teams within the program. Beyond that, we will use funds to supplement equipment needs, pay for tournament registration and travel, and supplies for our eSports lab. eSports are a billion-dollar competitive video gaming industry, with tournaments/matches that take place on the local, national, and global scale. Public and private universities across the country have recognized the potential of this new collegiate sport and UAFS intends to be the first in our area. Additional funding will help us grow and support the program so that we are able to offer better scholarships and support for the students on our teams. We also have additional recruiting and retention power with the program, as we have already piqued the interest of local college-bound high school students involved with their respective school eSports teams. Stay Connected eSports! For more information, email UAFSeSports@uafs.edu