The University Of Arkansas Fort Smith - 815 Words

Gardner The University of Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS) was established in 1928 as an extension of the public school system in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was known originally as Fort Smith Junior College until 1950, and it initially only occupied 15 acres. Today, the UAFS campus has approximately thirteen buildings in which classes are held in. There are several buildings that are on campus that do not hold classrooms for learning such as the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, the Boreham Library, the Business Center, the Recreation and Wellness Center (RAWC), and the Lion’s Den. There is a total of 66 campus buildings and facilities on and off campus, and there is 1.16 million building square feet maintained by UAFS (â€Å"Why UAFS†). Each building on campus illustrates something different; there are several buildings that are new to our campus also. One building that is not new to our campus, but certainly grabs the eye of many students by either a positive or negative way is the bu ilding Gardner. Gardner is one of the oldest buildings on the UAFS campus, but besides the unusual layout that can be an inconvenience at times, the building has history, character, and beauty that out ways the negative any day. The building Gardner is one of the most inconvenient buildings on campus. It has two sets of double doors on the first floor, and it has two sets on the second floor also. The building seems to be divided right down the middle, literally. It does not matter which set of doubleShow MoreRelatedLife In The Us Essay1279 Words   |  6 Pagesa Chinese bakery place called Lily Bloom Bakery to help support his family. Lins first experience with schools in the United States was much different from what he expected. Lin started his junior year in Brooklyn, New York at a high school called Fort Hamilton High school. 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