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The Chamber and Concert Choirs at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will perform at the annual SEARK Concert Association’s concert, “How Sweet the Sound,” on November 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center at UAM. Following the performance, guests are invited to a reception.

“How Sweet the Sound” is a musical celebration of both the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, featuring a variety of performances. In addition to renditions by the UAM Chamber and Concert Choirs, the program will include the Dickens Carolers and Brass Street Band, local children’s choirs and a mass community choir performance of excerpts from “The Messiah,” accompanied by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.

To purchase tickets, visit searkconcert.org or call 870-460-1888.

Dr. Kay Walter, professor of English for the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), was recently recognized nationally for her work as the editor of The English Pub, a professional academic association newsletter for literacy enthusiasts. (more…)

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students in the School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) collaborated with New Bethel Church Ministries in Winchester, Arkansas, to bring a health expo to residents of Drew, Lincoln and Desha counties in July. The expo aimed to improve health outcomes in rural Arkansas communities disproportionately affected by chronic diseases. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) held its 2024 Homecoming Week from October 7-12.

On October 10, during the UAM Athletics’ annual UAM Sports Hall of Fame banquet, the 1977-1978 UAM Women’s Basketball team and the 1988 UAM Football team were inducted into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame. Shellye Byrd was named the 2024 UAM Sports Hall of Fame Spirit Award Winner. (more…)

On October 17, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center, bringing political and higher education leaders from across the state to its campus in Monticello. During the event, which was attended by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that $1 million of state settlement funds will be provided to UAM for the project.

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Dr. Shanna Knowles, assistant professor of management for the School of Business at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has been named the 2023-2024 Collegiate Business Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Business Education Association (ABEA). (more…)

Destiny Allison, simulation coordinator for the School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), was selected as an Arkansas Center for Nursing’s (ACN) 40 Nurse Leaders Under 40 for 2024. (more…)

On July 26, Dr. Arturo Quintero Ferrer, assistant professor of biology at UAM, presented during an educators’ panel at the 2024 San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con International) at the San Diego Convention Center. Comic-Con International is an annual multicultural event representing artists from around the world, with attendance exceeding 130,000 in recent years. (more…)

The University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc. has elected Scott Saffold of Monticello, Arkansas, as chairman of the UA Foundation. His two-year term began on July 1, 2024. The board serves the University of Arkansas System.

Saffold is the executive vice president and senior loan officer for Union Bank & Trust in Monticello, where he has been employed since 2005. (more…)

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A University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) nursing student was one of ten Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students in the state accepted into the Arkansas Center for Nursing’s BSN Young Leaders Program.

Madison Hollis, a senior nursing student at UAM, focused her research on the maternal health crisis in southeast Arkansas and was chosen for the program through a highly competitive selection process that considered student researchers from baccalaureate nursing programs across Arkansas. She will present her project at the Arkansas Center for Nursing’s Leadership and Legacy ceremony on October 14, 2024, at the Benton Event Center in Benton, AR. (more…)

Plans are underway at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) for the construction of the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center, which will be housed within the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANR) at the university. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) presented 526 awards to 478 spring 2024 graduates, according to information released by the UAM Registrar’s Office.

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Callie Esther Becks of Crossett,
Arkansas, has been named the new regional director of the Arkansas  Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). She comes to the ASBTDC from the Ashley County Abstract Company, where she served as a title researcher and managed day-to-day business operations.

Becks graduated from UAM with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree. (more…)

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The Division of Music at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) hosted its inaugural UAM Jazz Week, recently. The event featured workshops and lessons guided by jazz experts, four guest artists, fellow musicians and UAM educators.

UAM Jazz One, joined by the guest artists and educators in the UAM Master of Music program, hosted a free concert on April 9. Guest artists included Tim Leahey, former jazz soloist for the United States Air Force Airmen of Note; Steve Holley, president of the Association for Popular Music Education; Ben Patterson, former lead trombonist and music director for the United States Air Force Airmen of Note; and Les Pack, renowned jazz composer and professor of music at UAM.

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