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Jordan Self (left) and Mercedes McCool (right)

Two University of Arkansas at Monticello students recently received honors in the annual Poets’ Roundtable of Arkansas Pat Laster Collegiate Poetry Contest. Jordan Self, a senior education major from Monticello, Arkansas, won first place with her poem “White Paint.” Mercedes McCool, a senior communication major from Bastrop, Louisiana, received an honorable mention for her poem “Jonesing.” (more…)

UAM SNA members; Front: Ashlynn Baker; Back (left to right): Chelsea Riley, Alias Harris, Yanett Garcia, Edward Finney and Jami-Lynn Hamilton

The Student Nurses Association (SNA) at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) recently donated care packages valued at over $1,000 to the United States military troops through the Support Our Troops organization.

SNA, consisting of current students in the UAM School of Nursing, gifted snacks, personal hygiene products and more.

Ashlynn Baker, president of SNA at UAM, stated, “SNA’s goal was to enhance the morale and well-being of the deployed troops through items specifically requested by them. In each box, we also attached handwritten letters thanking troops for their service and sacrifices, along with printed and signed pictures of each of our members. We hoped to have brightened the soldiers’ day.” (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) is pleased to announce that in November 2023, the Windgate Foundation approved a multi-year grant totaling $298,924 for the university. (more…)

(left to right) Mark Jelks, assistant athletic director for External Affairs and Game Day Operations and Facilities; John Harvey, head baseball coach; Thomas Maxwell, member of the board of directors of Union Bank & Trust Co.; John McClendon, chairman of the board of directors of Union Bank & Trust Co.; Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM; Hud Jackson, director of Athletics and head football coach at UAM; Dave Dickson, president and CEO of Union Bank Trust & Co.; Kyle Lem, head softball coach at UAM; and Scott Saffold, executive vice president and senior loan officer of Union Bank & Trust Co.

On April 1, Union Bank & Trust Co. gifted $75,000 to the UAM Athletics Legacy Campaign at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).

The funds will support adding LED lights to UAM Baseball’s Weevils Field and UAM Softball’s Alvy Early Softball Field. This will mark the first time the fields have had lights, allowing the baseball and softball teams to host night games. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will host a priority registration event for fall 2024 on April 15 and April 16 for new first-time freshmen and new transfer students. (more…)

On Thursday, March 28, the Department of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will host its 5th Annual Social Work Fair in honor of the nationally recognized Social Work Month. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the UAM Gibson University Center Green Room and is free and open to the public. (more…)

Angelia, Bennie III, Margaret Anne, Marion and Ray Ryburn have gifted $125,000 to support the UAM Fund and the UAM Athletics Legacy Campaign at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).

In 2020, the Ryburn family established the UAM Fund to provide financial support for operational expenses, capital projects, equipment needs and academic instruction at UAM. (more…)

(left to right) Hud Jackson, Ronald McFarland, Betty McFarland, Dr. Peggy Doss

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has received a donation of $20,000 from Ronald and Betty McFarland to support the UAM Athletics Legacy Campaign. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has announced the appointment of Dr. Landon Grimes as vice chancellor for University Advancement and Alumni Engagement. (more…)

Kevin Stephenson speaks to the UAM Investment Club at the organization’s inaugural meeting on November 9, 2023.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) named 299 students to the Dean’s List and 214 students to the Chancellor’s List for the fall 2023 semester, according to Keith Chambliss, UAM’s registrar. (more…)

Dan Boice, director of Library at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, is the author of a new book on Arkansas place names, “Naming Arkansas: Curious Place Names from Greasy Corner to Sock City,” published by the History Press imprint at Arcadia Publishing.

Arranged by such topics as railroad names, natural features, religious factors, famous people and “names that are just interesting,” the book is the product of Boice’s fascination with Arkansas history and place names. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Office of Admissions will host Weevil Welcome: College Preview Day on Friday, February 23, beginning at 9 a.m. Registration will be held in the Fine Arts Center on UAM’s Monticello campus. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. (more…)

The Allied Health Department at the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) has announced that 100% of students in its fall 2023 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class passed the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification exam on the first attempt. The cohort was taught by Jonathan Whipple, instructor of EMT. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has received a gift of $1.3 million to establish the Jonathan Hartley Endowed Scholarship for Forestry. The gift comes from the estate of Andrea Stanley Hartley, mother of the late Jonathan Isaac Hartley, and is the third-largest single gift in the university’s history. Scholarships will benefit undergraduate and graduate forestry students in the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANR) at UAM. (more…)

Dr. Brandy Haley, of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has been nominated to receive an ARNA DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arkansas Nurses Association (ARNA). Members of the ARNA Practice Council will determine the final awardees, who will be recognized at the annual ARNA Gala and DAISY Awards on November 3 in Little Rock. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) held its 2023 Homecoming Week from September 25-30.

On September 28, during the UAM Department of Athletics’ annual UAM Sports Hall of Fame banquet, Kori Forge (men’s basketball), Jordan Goforth (women’s basketball), Andres Rios (baseball), Cole Sears (football) and Jalen Tolliver (football) were inducted into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame. Larry and Shirley Fisackerly received the 2023 UAM Spirit Award.

On September 29, the UAM Alumni Association hosted a reception for the annual alumni award winners. Reagan Wise was the recipient of the Young Alumni Rising Star Award. Alumni Achievement and Merit recipients for 2023 included Ronald Feeser, Jr., Paul Griffin, Shawn Higginbotham and John McAlpine. Ginger Tarver Johnson was the recipient of the 2023 Continuing the Connection Award. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) School of Education recently earned national recognition with an A+ grade, the highest distinction, from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for its teacher preparation program in reading instruction.

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Christine Hicks, front right, accepted a trophy during the FBLA award ceremony for her eighth-place finish in Business Law at the national competition during the Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. Photo credit: FBLA-PBL.org NLC Excellence Award Ceremony Livestream

Christine Hicks, a junior at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), recently earned eighth place in the Business Law competition at the Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will host Professor Sarah Woods of the Denmark National School of Performing Arts and the University of Cambridge as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence during the fall 2023 semester. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) named 158 students to the Dean’s List and 260 students to the Chancellor’s List for the spring 2023 semester, according to Keith Chambliss, UAM’s registrar. (more…)

(left to right) Dr. Michael Blazier, Dr. Jerome Ngundue, Sarah Ngundue, Dr. Peggy Doss, Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Jeff Weaver

On May 19, Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, visited the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) to meet with faculty, staff and students from the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANR) at UAM.

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Alexia Lams, a junior art major at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has a piece on display in a national exhibition through July 30. Her piece, “‘Untitled #1,’ oil on canvas, 2022,” is part of the RAM Annual Invitational: “Odyssey” at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. (more…)

The 2022-2023 academic year saw a familiar face return to the classroom full-time at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). Dr. Morris Bramlett, professor of chemistry at UAM, stepped down from his position as dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences in July 2022 after serving in the role since 2007 so that he could return to his love of teaching. (more…)

L-R: Mark Hairston, Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald (of Pace University, former UAM sponsor), Dr. Carol Strong, Dr. Kate Stewart, Austin Hammons and Cade Wilkerson

Members and sponsors of the Arkansas Zeta Chapter of Alpha Chi College Honor Society attended the National Convention on March 30 through April 1 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (more…)

(left to right) UAM Debate Team members Mikaela Brown, Anna Ward and Ezekiel Nail-Clemmer recently competed at the 2023 International Public Debate Association national tournament. Brown and Ward placed in their respective divisions.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Debate Team traveled to Boise, Idaho, for the 2023 International Public Debate Association (IPDA) national tournament on March 23-25 and left with three significant awards. (more…)

From L to R- James Shepard- husband of late Dorothy Shepard. Dr. Michael Blazier, Dean College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Weston Cater- recipient of Dorothy Shepard Scholarship; Sara Cater mother and Dr. Jason Cater, father.

On Tuesday, the memory of Dorothy Shepherd was honored through the presentation of an Agriculture Scholarship to the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. The scholarship was awarded to Weston Cater of Monticello by Dean Michael Blazier. (more…)

(left to right) UAM School of Business students Anna Wynn, Mara Neal, Paige Olguin, Kinlee O’Neal, Christine Hicks and Abby McBride recently won statewide academic awards at the 2023 Arkansas Phi Beta Lambda-Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference. Estephany Roman-Aguilar is not pictured but also placed at the event.

Seven University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) students won academic awards at the Phi Beta Lambda-Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference that was held in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 31 through April 1, 2023.

All seven UAM students who participated in the statewide competition won awards in their respective events. Five students took first place in at least one event. Two students were double majors in accounting and business administration; one student was a double major in biology and chemistry; and four students were majors in either business administration or accounting.  (more…)

Bailey Groom, Garrett Marks and Samantha Stephens. Photograph by Hannah Osburn.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has announced the induction of three new members to the Alpha Nu Zeta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (PAT), the national History Honors Society. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) presented 322 awards to 282 fall 2022 graduates, according to information released by the UAM Registrar’s Office.

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(left to right) Matthew Rose visited Bob Ware at his office in 1988. In 2023, they recreated the photo.

When Bob Ware walked into Wolfe-Kelly Daycare in Tillar, Arkansas, 35 years ago, he had no idea that he would have a profound influence on the life of one of the children. But for Matthew Rose, that day was a game-changer. (more…)