Monticello Live

UAM Professor Tom Richard was recognized as the 2018 Higher Education Educator of the Year at the awards ceremony of the Arkansas Art Educators Association Conference on November 1, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Peggy Doss, UAM’s Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs said, “Mr. Richard is so very deserving of this award that recognizes his outstanding talent and his distinguished service to the profession. He has long been dedicated to the advancement of art education at the university, in the community and the state.” (more…)

Clinton D. Young, Associate Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been recognized by the American Musicological Society for his scholarship.  His first book, Music Theater and Popular Nationalism in Spain, 1880-1930, received the Robert M. Stevenson Award at the recent annual meeting of the AMS in San Antonio, Texas. (more…)

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America Mobility Brass LIVE will present a free public concert at the University of Arkansas at Monticello November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the UAM Fine Arts Center. (more…)

Karen Hyatt, Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been selected to serve a two-year term as a state consultant on the board of directors of the Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association (ANSA).  Dr. Brandy Haley, Dean of the UAM School of Nursing stated, “We are honored to have one of our faculty members hold a state board position representing UAM.” (more…)

Today the University of Arkansas at Monticello Music Theater Workshop announced it will present two one-act operas, The Old Maid and the Thief  by Gian-Carlo Menotti and A Little Nightmare Music by P. D. Q. Bach. The performance will begin at 7:30pm on Friday and Saturday, November 16th and 17th at the UAM Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Both one-act operas will be performed both nights. Admission is free for UAM students, faculty and staff as well as children under 12. Tickets for students 12 through high school cost $5; adults $10. (more…)

The Tunican Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society is continuing its Fall Speaker Series on Tuesday, October 2. Dr. Jodi Barnes, Station Archeologist at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Research Station will talk about the ongoing research at Hollywood Plantation, or the Taylor House as it is also known. (more…)

The award-winning female brass ensemble Seraph Brass will present a free public concert October 22 at 7 p.m. in the University of Arkansas at Monticello Fine Arts Center. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello has been ranked number 8 in the “Best Bang for the Buck Southern Colleges” category for 2018 by Washington Monthly magazine. (more…)

Dr. Suzzette Goldmon has been appointed director for hospitality and tourism initiatives at the University of Arkansas at Monticello according to an announcement today by UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes. (more…)

Keith Alexander, assistant executive director of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), has been named chief operating officer for athletics at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. (more…)

Sylvia Miller, assistant registrar of enrollment and registration services at Georgia State University, has been appointed registrar at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. (more…)

When Chris Sims was in high school, his father gave him some career advice. “If you become a teacher, I’m gonna kill you,” said James Sims. “Do something where you can make some money.” (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 163 students to the Chancellor’s List for the 2018 spring semester and another 302 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.

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Registration for Kids’ University, a summer enrichment program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, is now open through June 21, according to Rebecca Newton, program director.

Kids’ University, which will be held July 9-12, is open to children entering the first through sixth grades next fall. Registration may be completed online at http://www.uamont.edu/pages/resources/kids-university/. Registration must be completed by 5 p.m. June 21. Tuition is $100 and includes a t-shirt and all supplies. Space in the program will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Jeff Weaver, vice president for external affairs at National Park College in Hot Springs, has been named vice chancellor for advancement at his alma mater, the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Weaver will lead university initiatives in fund-raising, governmental relations, alumni relations and technology. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology students, has been selected to receive the 2017-18 Southwestern Regional Chapter Award for all Psi Chi chapters in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. (more…)

Dr. Marsha Clayton, a long-time member of the faculty at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been named dean of the UAM School of Business, (more…)

The School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello held a pinning ceremony for 2018 graduates at the Fine Arts Center. (more…)

Alex Becker of Monticello is the newest member of the senior leadership team at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Becker was recently appointed vice chancellor for finance and administration where he will serve as the institution’s chief financial officer. (more…)

It’s more than 6,000 miles from the eastern tip of Russia to the Arkansas delta near Dumas, but apparently a goose harvested by a pair of Monticello hunters in January made the journey. (more…)

Stephanie Harton (right), director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello was honored recently at the ASBTDC’s statewide meeting in Little Rock.

Harton was recognized as a member of the $3 Million Club, based on the dollar value of loans and other forms of capital funding that she helped small business clients attain in the 2017 calendar year. At left is ASBTDC State Director Laura Fine.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will begin summer hours with a four-day work week beginning Monday, May 14.

Offices will be open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. All offices will be closed on Fridays. Summer classes will follow the Monday through Thursday schedule. The summer hours were adopted as a cost-saving measure to reduce utility usage.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello chapter of Xi SIgma Pi, the national forestry and natural resources honor society, recently inducted 15 new members. (more…)

Pictured from left are (first row) Hernan Mondragon of Montrose, Hannah Murry of Stuttgart, Abby Searcy of Wilmar, Ashley Guffey of Star City, Kya Standford of Grand Prairie, Tex., Anjernique Young of Monticello, (second row, from left) Rebecca Rook of Warren, Jade Grice of Warren, Madison Kelley of Monticello, Corrie Ferrell of Tillar, Holly Rosegrant of Monticello, (top row, from left) Kira Gray of Dermott, Alyssa Zeman of Stuttgart, Christa Wisenor of Fordyce, and Laura Harper of Bastrop, La.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello will host a variety of summer camps, according to Julie Gentry, director of intramurals and summer camp coordinator.

The following is a complete list of 2018 summer camps (June, July, August): (more…)

Students pictured in this photograph are education majors at the University of Arkansas at Monticello who were recently admitted to the school’s teacher education program at a pinning ceremony last week. (more…)

Members of the UAM Forestry Club display their awards from the recent Conclave competition. Pictured from left are (first row) Tyler Raines, a junior forestry major from Warren, Kaitlyn Barnes, a sophomore education major from Warren, Mikaela Farmer, a junior agriculture business major from Randolph Center, Vt., Melissa Butler, a junior agriculture major from Horatio, (second row, from left) Taylor Gydesen, a junior nursing major from Elwood, Neb., Caleb Wilson, a junior forestry major from Elwood, Neb., Zach Abbott, a sophomore forestry major from El Dorado, Greg Craig, a junior forestry major from Mena, Justin Ballard, a senior land surveying major from Camden, and Brody Nosal, a junior forestry major from Sherwood.

Forestry students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello finished third in competition with teams from 14 colleges and universities at the 61st annual Southern Forestry Conclave hosted recently by Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, Ga. (more…)

Pictured from left are Hunter Hall, U.S. Senator John Boozman, Dylan McClain, Zachery Birdsong and Dr. Carol Strong.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello presented a posthumous heavy equipment operator technical certificate to the late Mark Ellis of Monticello during December commencement on Saturday. Jim Ellis (left), a 2006 UAM CIS graduate and brother of the late Mr. Ellis, accepted the certificate from UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello presented a posthumous bachelor of arts degree in communications with a minor in political science to the late Ronnie Curry of Crossett during December commencement on Saturday. Nicole Currie (left), the late Mr. Curry’s daughter, accepted the degree from UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes.

Members of Mainline Health Systems, Incorporated joined UAM officials at the official presentation of a $51,000 gift to the UAM Foundation Fund.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society recently granted membership to two new members and installed officers for 2017-18 at a ceremony on the UAM campus. (more…)

The family of the late Dr. William J. “W.J.” McKiever is creating an endowed scholarship in the University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund to honor Dr. McKiever and his son, Dr. Randy McKiever.

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