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EDUCATION


         In addition to the research lab, which  Center, where both ACHE students and  as in the education courses offered.
      has grown from a mere 7,000 square  Fort Smith area residents will be able     “When we’re around creativity,
      feet on the current campus in Chaffee  to participate in physical movement,  whether it’s ceramics, beautiful paintings,
      Crossing  to  the  entire  second  floor  of  exercise and dance classes designed to  or statues, we feel better,” she claimed.
      the new building, a fitness and wellness  improve the body as a whole.      “We’re able to take a break, take a
      center, food prep education center and   There   will  also  be  nutritional  pause, and we feel healthier. We see that
      other facilities are being added to the  knowledge and cooking classes, which  over and over again.”
      facility.                             will  provide  the  community  with  the   Two  first  floor  galleries  will  display
         “This building already has one of the  tools they need to maintain a healthy  art of different media from the Fort
      best commercial kitchens in the region,  and balanced diet. Both academic and  Smith Regional Art Museum and Arts
      and the (dining) room I am standing  practical applications will be taught,  on  Main  in  Van  Buren.  The  school  is
      in provides us a great opportunity to  such as understanding the proper  also  developing  an  artist  in  residence
      host  seminars  and  training  events  for  temperatures  to  cook  foods  for  their  program  at  the  center.  Cre8ive  Arts
      schools, students and those responsible  greatest nutritional value.        Network and Fab Lab Fort Smith will also
      for healthy meal preparation to advance   “This fits right in with our mission to  partner in a ceramics lab and applied
      their craft,” Parker continued.       bring tremendous change to the health  arts, respectively.
         Fast forward to today, and that vision  of our region,” Parker added. “That has   Outdoor facilities are planned for the
      has become a reality for ACHE, through  been our goal since day one.”       center’s future as well, including walking,
      the work of several key people and a     Elizabeth McClain, ACHE’s Chief  cycling and canopy trails.
      partnership with organizations that have  Wellness  Officer  and  director  of  the   To learn more about what will be
      all contributed their know-how to its  Public Health degree program, said the  offered at the Health and Wellness
      development.                          Wellness Center provides an opportunity  Center at the Research Institute, or to
         The first floor, approximately 80,000  for the community to participate in health  sign up for classes, go to the website at
      square feet, houses the Wellness  and wellness activities in the arts as well  https://achehealth.edu/wellnesscenter








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         A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HELPING LOCAL
         INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO BECOME
        PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITIES
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