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UAFS Mailbag: What You Missed
Written By: Ian Silvester
I鈥檓 back with another UAFS Mailbag and hope your first week of class has been swell. I鈥檓 sure many of you have caught
on to some of what has happened on campus since spring commencement in May, but in
case you haven鈥檛 or are new to UAFS, I鈥檒l take a moment to fill you in!
Fried chicken
In the South, fried chicken is about as common as hearing, 鈥渋t鈥檚 not the heat, it鈥檚
the humidity.鈥�
Over the summer, Chick-fil-A said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 been our pleasure,鈥� leaving a vacancy in
the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center food court. However, a local chain of the fried
culinary delight filled the void.
Slim Chickens and its 17 鈥楬ouse Sauces鈥� is open every day of the week. Be sure to
check their hours and all the dining options at UAFS here: .
Athletics
Yes, we know this technically happened in April, but the UAFS men鈥檚 basketball team
has a new head coach in Zane Gibson. Coach Gibson was previously an assistant coach at UAFS before taking on the same
role for the University of Texas Permian Basin and then sliding down the bench to
become the head coach at Western New Mexico University.
The volleyball season is right around the corner as UAFS Hall of Fame coach Jane Sargent
leads the Lions in her 25th season at UAFS. Their first match of the season is Sept.
1 during the Newberry Invitational. The Lions will make their on Friday, Sept. 22.
This summer, we learned that UAFS will join the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
Association (MIAA) or M-I-double A at the start of the 2024-2025 season. This year will be the last
year UAFS athletics will be members of the Lone Start Conference.
Academics
Not much has changed here, but that鈥檚 because it鈥檚 one of the things UAFS does best!
You all are here because UAFS cares about its students 鈥� practically anyone you ask
will tell you the same thing: UAFS is one big pride. Distance, affordability, size,
you name it, all might be a reason for the decision to attend UAFS, but at the end
of the day, something in your heart told you UAFS was the right choice.
Just about everyone you encounter while attending UAFS will have a story to share
about someone who helped them out when they were in a bind, the UAFS community coming
together for a common goal (think Day of Giving, where more than $94,000 was raised),
or having someone take them under their wing to be successful. Any way you slice it,
UAFS is and always will be an institution that puts students first.
Keep an eye out for our next edition, and remember, send in your questions and things
you want to know about to communications@uafs.edu!
Until next time,
Ian
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