On March 9, nearly 650 prospective students visited the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) for the annual Weevil Welcome: College Preview Day.

High school juniors and seniors from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas visited UAM’s campus, making this year’s crowd the largest in the history of the annual event, which was first held in 2005. 

The UAM Office of Admissions hosted the event, which offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to learn about programs of study at UAM, the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM), as well as financial aid and scholarship opportunities, residence life and more, while meeting UAM, UAM-CTC and UAM-CTM faculty, staff and current students.

Ava Moyers has been named the Arkansas state champion in Microsoft Excel (Office 2019) in the fall qualifiers of the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) State Championship, presented annually by Certiport. Moyers, of Monticello, Arkansas, is a junior business student at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). 

In addition to winning the competition, Moyers earned an MOS certificate, a globally recognized credential validating proficiency in Microsoft applications. 

Her mastery of Excel developed under the guidance of Brennyn Seagler, instructor of business at UAM, while enrolled in the Management Information Systems course. The course is part of a broader initiative within the School of Business at UAM, which first incorporated Microsoft training programs into its curriculum in 2020. Since then, 252 certifications have been earned by students at UAM. The Excel program guides students in understanding the intricacies of the software through interactive scavenger hunts built into worksheets.