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University of Arkansas at Monticello students recently elected their 2020-2021 Student Activities Board (SAB) and Student Government Association (SGA) representatives through an online voting system. SAB members Courtney Hicks, Caleb Stewart, Chase Marra and Emily Hand have started holding board meetings to plan activities that safely engage and excite students in what is an extremely unusual program year for the board. (more…)

The Arkansas Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation Committee has named the 13 recipients of the $3,000 Farm Bureau scholarships for the 2020-21 school year.

Scholarship recipients are Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family and enrolled as juniors or seniors in pursuit of an agriculture-related degree at a state-accredited university.

The scholarship recipients from UAM are:

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The southeastern United States is home to a remarkable and diverse mammalian fauna that is a significant part of the region’s rich natural heritage.  John Hunt, a Professor of Biology at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has co-authored a book on these animals, entitled Mammals of the Southeastern United States.  The book, which was co-written by Troy Best of Auburn University, was recently released.  (more…)

UAM Chancellor Peggy Doss has appointed Dan Boice, director of the Taylor Library, to facilitate the university’s ongoing strategic planning process. Dr. Doss said, “The UAM strategic plan must be a ‘living’ document that is constantly reviewed to ensure we meet the ever-changing needs of our university, our students, and the state and region we serve. It is at the heart of our institution and is our navigation system. Boice will involve faculty, staff, students and the community.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello announced Tuesday the creation of the Chancellor’s Focus Group for Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. The committee of 12 will bring together members from many areas of the university community to discuss and collaborate in ongoing outreach initiatives and make recommendations to the University Executive Council. The focus group will promote a greater inclusive learning and living community on the university’s three campuses. (more…)

“Our first concern as a university is always the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff,” said UAM Chancellor Peggy Doss in her email message to campus Wednesday. (more…)

Rachel Beard and Cade Wilkerson of Hermitage, and Ty Say of Monticello have been honored by the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Monticello with outstanding student awards. (more…)

Pictured are Aaron Ratledge and Caleb Rodgers members of Stephanie Harton’s entrepreneurship class at the University of Arkansas at Monticello presenting Gay Pace with a donation of over $400 for the Seark Miracle League.  The teams from the class were given $5.00 and the task of making as much money as possible in one week. (more…)

WWE Legend Jake The Snake Roberts Appears On AEW: Dynamite

TEDxUAMonticello will take place on March 17, 20202 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Fine Arts Center from 5pm-8pm. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of “Turn the Page.” (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello announced Thursday that it would be host to the state’s first dedicated Music Residence Hall. Royer Hall, a 1967 residence hall on the Monticello campus will reopen in August as a co-ed living-and-learning community exclusively for students enrolled in choral and instrumental music courses. (more…)

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A Night To Remember at the Trotter House
Spend Valentine’s Day at the Trotter House!

Four-Course Meal at a Table for Two

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Nursing secured a $150,000 grant from the Blue & You Foundation, which will be presented at an event Friday on the UAM campus. The grant was one of 40 selected across the state out of more than 260 applicants. “Our grants this year went to programs across the state that address issues and needs that organizations have identified as important to their communities. These include physical and mental health programs for all ages, opportunities to participate in exercise and good nutrition, and building the future medical workforce that will care for all of our citizens,” said Patrick O’Sullivan, executive director of the Blue & You Foundation.

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Crystal Halley has been appointed to the role of interim vice chancellor of academic affairs for the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She most recently served UAM as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold its mid-year commencement exercises Friday, December 13 at Steelman Fieldhouse. Doors open at 9 a.m. for the 10 a.m. ceremony. (more…)

A group of Star City community leaders has donated $75,0000 to create the Star Daze Festival Scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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Jamie Palmer, 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…)

Menhir I, Water soluble pastel and absorbent ground on paper, 2019

“Shifting Monuments”, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Felicia Leach can be viewed in the Glassblock Gallery in the Taylor Library at UAM through October 10, 2019.

By layering time through transfer, tracing, and gesture until the totality of the event is recorded within a stable image, Felicia Leach’s paintings and drawings become the modality of time, perception, and production that reveal and conceal the flux within a particular place.

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Waymond Teague presented the University of Arkansas at Monticello with its first operational endowment for the art department. L to R: Vice Chancellor for Advancement Jeff Weaver; Chancellor Karla Hughes; Waymond Teague; Art Professor Tom Richard; Dean for Arts and Humaniites Mark Spencer

The University of Arkansas at Monticello announced this week the university’s first operational endowment, which will benefit its art department. Alumnus Waymond Teague has presented a $100,000 gift in memory of his wife Barbara Ozment Teague, also a graduate. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello has been named as one of the nation’s best online Master’s in Creative Writing degree programs on TheBestSchools.org for 2019. According to TheBestSchools.org, their team reviewed all accredited online Master’s in Creative Writing degree programs in the U.S., and UAM earned sixth place in a list topped by Harvard University. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 191 students to the Chancellor’s List for the spring 2019 semester and another 296 students to the Dean’s List, according to Sylvia Miller, registrar.

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Dr. Glenn Manning, UAM Faculty, presents Clayton Whitaker with $500 scholarship check. Whitaker is a senior at UAM majoring in Natural Resources Management.

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The United States Air National Guard Band of the South West Jazz Ensemble FLIGHT PLAN will perform a FREE concert at UAM!!!!

When: June 21, 2019
Where: UAM Fine Arts Center
Time: 7:00pm
The concert is FREE and open to the public! (more…)

Current exhibits at the Glassblock Gallery in the UAM Taylor Library showcase the artwork of senior art majors from Southeast Arkansas. Kaitlyn Carrico of Hamburg and KeyAira M. Charles of Warren each have their senior thesis exhibitions on display until April 14. A public artist reception will be held Thursday, April 11 from 1:30– 3:30 PM. (more…)

Assistant Nursing Professor Jamie Palmer was named to the Arkansas Center for Nursing’s 2019 list of 40 Nurse Leaders Under 40.

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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge visited the UAM campus Friday for a regional law enforcement training hosted by her office.

Rutledge and dozens of law enforcement officers were on site as part of the first-ever training event of its kind hosted in south Arkansas. (more…)

Area high school students competed in the regional rounds of the National History Day Contest in March at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Several competitors will advance to the statewide contest this month where they will attempt to qualify for the national event. Now in its 45^th year, the National History Day Contest provides students an opportunity to develop critical thinking and source analysis skills while gaining historical perspective. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 174 students to the Chancellor’s List for the fall semester and another 333 students to the Dean’s List, according to Sylvia Miller, registrar. (more…)

L to R FRONT – Julianna Mendenhall of Blue Mound, IL, Kyra Hatcher of Pine Bluff and Dr. Seungyeon Lee L to R BACK – Manley Ryan Hatcher of Pine Bluff, Collin O’Connor of McGehee, Stephanie Clark of Frisco, TX, Magnus Gray of Warren, Sally Pharr of Monticello and Claudia Clark of Hamburg.

 The UAM Chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, recently received the Southwest Region’s “model chapter award” for 2018. The recognition is granted to a chapter in each of the six regions of Psi Chi whose members best exemplify the organization’s purpose. Psi Chi’s stated purpose is “to encourage, stimulate and maintain excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of the psychology. Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the world, with more than 1,200 active chapters. In addition to a plaque and bragging rights, the model chapter also earns a monetary award. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology at McGehee will host a four-week Nursing Assistant course beginning in May as part of the Career Pathways program. The training is open to individuals eligible to participate Career Pathways. Eligibility requires participants to have a child under the age of 21, to be seeking short-term career or academic training, and to be a current recipient of governmental assistance. (more…)

The internationally recognized UAM Jazz Band attended the Elmhurst National Jazz Festival this past weekend at Elmhurst College. The UAM band competed against 28 other bands from across the country. The band won 7 individual honors, the most for any UAM band, and again received the Outstanding Band Award at the competition. (more…)