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Non-credit courses in topics ranging from arts and crafts to money management will be offered this summer by the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Department of Community Education.

A full slate of courses for children and teens includes Tennis, Youth Money Management, A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You, cooking classes, and a wide variety of arts and crafts classes.

Other classes include Basic Computer Skills, Facebook Essentials, Preventing and Understanding Traumatic Brain Injuries, Portrait Painting and Drawing, BookMaking and Binding, Crochet for Beginners, Becoming Financially Successful, Digital Image Processing Using Adobe Photoshop, and several jewelry making classes.

Fordetailed information about courses, including dates, times and fees, visit the UAM website at www.uamont.edu click on “Community Education” under “Campus Resources.” Space is limited in many classes so early registration is encouraged. Interested students my register online, call (870) 460-1327.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold two preregistration sessions for incoming freshmen June 17 and 18, according to Mary Whiting, director of admissions. The June 17 session begins at 12:30 p.m., in the Fine Arts Center, and the June 18 event begins at 5:30 p.m., in the Fine Arts Center.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball coach Allen Sharpe has revealed a list of five student-athletes that will be joining the team starting in the 2013-14 season

The 2013 signing class includes four transfers and one high school product. (more…)

University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball coach John Harvey has announced an all-skills camp scheduled for June 17-20, 2013 for children ages 4-14.

Campers will receive instruction in all areas of the game, including hitting, bunting, sliding, base running, fielding and throwing. Competitive games will also be played. Instructors will include UAM coaches and players, as well as other area coaches.

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UAM “Sharpe Shooter” Basketball Camp For Boys and Girls (K thru rising 9th graders)

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The UAM camp staff is committed to teaching the game of basketball and a proper attitude that will help players improve. Camps are divided into age & ability groups. There will be lower baskets for younger campers.

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The Voice staff (front row, left to right) Drew Foote, Ronald Sitton
(advisor), Craig Beckerman and Jennifer Lawrence. (Back row, left to right)
Dylan Cash Miles, Josh Bodiford, Chris Guzman and Clint Blasengame. Not
pictured Susan Pruitt and Kelly Reed. Photo by Rodney Hill

The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s online newspaper The Voice placed third among online publications at the 2013 Arkansas College Media Association Media Contest April 26 at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. (more…)

Jessica Noble will lead the Student Government Association at the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 2013-14. Noble was elected president of the SGA in a recent vote of the UAM student body.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball coach Allen Sharpe is set to host the annual “Sharpe Shooter” Basketball Camp June 3-6, 2013 at Steelman Field House.

The camp is designed for boys and girls in grades K-9 and will feature two sessions. The morning session (Individual Skills Camp) will go from 9 a.m.-noon each day with the “Sharpe Shooter” Camp to follow each day from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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Gregoria Garcia of Monticello, a sophomore pre-law student at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been chosen as a national scholarship recipient by the American Association of University Women to attend the AAUW’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders at the University of Maryland-College Park May 30 – June 1.

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UAM students display trophies won at the IPDA National Tournament. Pictured from left are (front row) Zack Tucker, Jovan Walker, Eddie Weaver, Kelly Reed, Liz Borse, Lei Brist, Breanna Taylor, (middle row) April Wright, Jamie Ward, Sam Montgomery, Anastasia Duff, Jonathon Hoskins, (back row) Tiffany Tucker, Assistant Coach Keith Milstead, Jalon Lloyd, Chris Brown, and Head Coach Jim Evans.

The debate and forensics team at the University of Arkansas at Monticello won numerous team and individual awards at two recent national debate tournaments ­– the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament hosted by Webster University of St. Louis March 13-17 and the International Public Debate Association (IPDA) National Tournament hosted by UAM March 21-24.  (more…)

University of Arkansas at Monticello awarded 252 degrees and certificates to 231 students in December, according to information released today by the Office of the Registrar. The graduates are listed alphabetically by hometown.

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The winningest football coach in University of Arkansas at Monticello history has lost a long-running battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Tommy Barnes, who coached more seasons and won more games than any coach in UAM history, died Thursday evening at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was 61.

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Senior guard Kori Forge became the 25th edition to UAM’s 1,000-point club and the first to reach the milestone in the two-year history of the Great American Conference in a 70-68 overtime loss to Southern Arkansas on February 28, just one notable achievement he has on his resume leading to being named the 2012-13 GAC Player of the Year.

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Freshman guard Jordan Goforth has been named the Great American Conference Freshman of the Year after leading the Cotton Blossoms in scoring, three?pointers, free?throws and total minutes played during her first collegiate season.

Goforth was named the league’s freshman of the year on Wednesday night at the GAC Championship Tournament Welcome Banquet in downtown Bartlesville, Okla.

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Former UAMonticello defensive back Eric Crocker has signed to play for the NFL’s New York Jets, announced this past Friday by the Jets’ front office.

Crocker joins the Jets after playing 18 games for the San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League during the 2012 season. Crocker recorded 70.5 total tackles, including 60 solo tackles and an assisted tackle for a loss. He also had three interceptions, 13 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

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The Community Education Program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello is seeking qualified instructors to teach non-credit classes during June, July and August, 2013, according to Memorie Dickson, program coordinator.

Program areas include art and hobbies, computers and technology, home and garden, health and fitness, personal and professional development, special interest and youth programs.

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UAM band members named to the Arkansas Intercollegiate Band were (from left, seated) Xavier Broughton, Odion Mowoe, Ryan Weaver, (standing, from left) Chris Sims, Chris Richard, Samantha Carpenter, Nathan Carman, Bass Deese, Jessica Arrandondo, and Morgan Colorigh.

Ten members of the University of Arkansas at Monticello concert band were chosen to perform at the Arkansas All-State Music Conference as members of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Band.

Students from colleges and universities across the state were selected by university band directors to participate in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Band. Those chosen from UAM were Samantha Carpenter of Monticello, Ryan Weaver and Chris Sims of Warren, Bass Deese and Morgan Colorigh of Texarkana, Tex., Xavier Broughton of Fordyce, Nathan Carman of Heber Springs, Odion Mowoe and Jessica Arrandondo of Desoto, Tex., and Chris Richard of Mount Pleasant, Tex

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The Community Education Program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello is seeking qualified instructors to teach non-credit classes during June, July and August, 2013, according to Memorie Dickson, program coordinator.

Program areas include art and hobbies, computers and technology, home and garden, health and fitness, personal and professional development, special interest and youth programs.

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(Back row from left): Chris Brown, Zack Tucker, Jamie Ward, Eddie Weaver (Middle Row from left): Bobby Evans, Jonathan Hoskins, Anastasia Duff, Samantha Montgomery (Front row from left): Tiffany Tucker, Breanna Taylor, April Wright, Kelly Reed, Tanisha Smith.

Competing against top collegiate debate teams from across Arkansas, the mid-South, and the west coast, the University of Arkansas at Monticello won three sweepstakes awards in the Arkansas division of the Southern Forensics Championship held January 25-27 at Louisiana State University-Shreveport.

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At approximately 9:30 p.m. Tuesday (January 29), winds blew a horse barn adjacent to the rodeo arena at the University of Arkansas at Monticello off its foundation. The barn was blown across the rodeo parking area and damaged three livestock trailers. The barn housed 11 horses owned by students who are members of the UAM rodeo team. None of the horses were injured during the storm, according to Rusty Jones, rodeo coach.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello is once again offering scholarships to two high school seniors who have participated in the EAST educational technology initiative for at least two years while in high school.

The scholarship covers tuition for 15 semester hours of course credit, excluding summer terms, and is renewable by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on 12 semester hours and providing 10 hours per week of voluntary assistance in an assigned location on campus.

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Applications for the UAM-Arkansas Americorps Scholarship will be available beginning February 1 at the Office of Admissions at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and at the Americorps office at the Southeast Educational Service Cooperative in Monticello.

UAM, in cooperation with Arkansas Americorps, will offer five $1,000 scholarships, renewable each semester, beginning with the fall 2013 semester. The deadline to submit a scholarship application is April 1.

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Prospective and current students who plan to apply for either institutional or private scholarships to attend the University of Arkansas at Monticello next fall should do so by March 1, according to Mary Whiting, dean of enrollment management and director of admissions.

Scholarship applications must be received by the admissions office no later than March 1 to receive priority consideration.

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The campus telephone system at the University of Arkansas at Monticello suffered a major failure on Sunday, knocking out all phone lines on the Monticello campus, according to Jay Jones, vice chancellor for finance and administration.

University officials were scrambling to restore partial service with a limited number of lines. A temporary digital phone system will offer 48 lines with an additional 24 lines for analog phones. The University’s Executive Council has identified the most critical areas for telephone and fax service per the listing below.

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Non-credit courses in topics ranging from photography to sign language are being offered this spring by the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Department of Community Education.

“We have a lot of exciting classes set to begin in late January through February,” said Memorie Dickson, program coordinator. “Classes include Conversational Spanish, Beginner Cake Decorating, How to Take Better Photographs, Excel III, Word III, iPhone Basics, Introduction to Sign Language, Computer Clean Up, Sushi Party, Couch to 5K, What Every Facebook User Should Know, and Fraud Prevention: What you don’t know about scams can hurt you.”

Space is limited in many classes, so early registration is encouraged. Students wishing to register for a class should complete a registration form and submit payment at least five business days in advance. Registration may be completed online, by calling (870) 460-1327, or emailing Memorie Dickson at Dickson@uamont.edu.

For detailed information, including dates, times, fees and online registration instructions, visit the UAM website at www.uamont.edu and click on “Community Education” under “Campus Resources.”

The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 145 students to the Chancellor’s List for the fall semester and another 307 students to the Dean’s List, according to Carol Dolberry, registrar.

Selection to the Chancellor’s List requires a grade point average of 4.0 on at least 12 semester hours of course credit at the 1000-4000 level. The Dean’s List requires a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, also on at least 12 semester hours of course credit at the 1000-4000 level.

FALL 2012 CHANCELLOR’S LIST (more…)

Pictured from left are UAM softball coach Alvy Early, Matt Whiting, assistant athletic director for external operations, Ronny Williams, general manager of Ryburn Motors, Bennie Ryburn, III, chief executive officer and owner of the Ryburn Automotive Group, Keith Wallis, Ryburn sales consultant, and Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics.

Ryburn Toyota of Monticello and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., have teamed to make a $10,000 contribution to the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s baseball and softball programs.

Toyota Motor Sales matched a $5,000 contribution from Ryburn Toyota, with the proceeds earmarked for UAM’s “Swing for the Fences” campaign to renovate the school’s baseball and softball facilities.

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High school seniors and their parents will have a chance to visit the University of Arkansas at Monticello and learn more about college life during Weevil Welcome Days on Friday, February 8 and Monday, February 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the UAM Fine Arts Center.

Sponsored by the Office of Admissions, the event will provide information on admission, scholarships, financial aid, how to select an academic major, athletics and student activities. Representatives from the UAM Colleges of Technology at Crossett and McGehee will be available to discuss technical options on their respective campuses.

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Non-credit courses in topics ranging from Japanese cooking to website design will be offered this spring by the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Department of Community Education.

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The former home of the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Baptist Student Center is being renovated and will become the home of the university’s Wellness Center, which will house an Exercise Center and Student Health Services.

Remodeling and renovation work is expected to be completed by August, according to Jay Hughes, vice chancellor for student affairs. “We plan to have the facility ready for the 2013 fall semester,” said Hughes.

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Admissions staff at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will host live online discussions with prospective students and their parents from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. January 15, 22 and 30.

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Major changes are coming to on-campus living at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

UAM has received approval from the UA Board of Trustees to begin a two-phase renovation and construction project that will bring both exterior and interior changes to current residence halls. (more…)

UAM debaters competing at the Mississippi College Tournament are (from left) Sydney Davis, Tiffany Tucker April Wright, Breanna Taylor, (second row) Lei Brist, Anastasia Duff, Samantha Montgomery, Kelly Reed, Michelle Hampton, Charles Gilbert, (back row) Eddie Weaver, Zack Tucker, Chris Brown, Charles Hall, and Jovan Walker.

Debate students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello brought home six individual awards from The Deep South Tournament hosted recently by Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss. (more…)

UAM’s Jazz Band I, with Grammy winner Mike Williams (second row, third from left).

The Jupiter Music Corporation has donated $50,000 worth of new instruments to the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s elite jazz ensemble, Jazz Band I, for the group’s performance at the 66th Midwest Clinic of the International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago on December 21. (more…)