On October 8, during UAM Athletics’ annual UAM Sports Hall of Fame banquet, Monte Erwin, Jake Nowlen, Danielle Rollins, Katherine Taju and De’Andre Washington were inducted into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame. Nat Grubbs was named the 2026 Sports Hall of Fame Spirit Winner. On October 9, the UAM Alumni Association hosted a reception…
On October 2, the University of Arkansas at Monticello hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center, bringing political, higher education and forestry leaders from across the state to its campus in Monticello. Forests in Arkansas support $16 billion of the state’s economy annually through wood products,…
Twelve women have been named to the 2026 Homecoming Court at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The 2026 UAM Homecoming Queen will be selected by a vote of the student body and announced during a pre-game coronation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. on October 10, prior to the 2 p.m. kickoff of UAM Football’s…
The Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will host its inaugural Symposium and Student Showcase on Tuesday, Oct. 6, highlighting current waterfowl research and the work of UAM students. The event will be held at the Spivey Conference Center at the UAM Forest Health Research Center. Doors will open…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Twelve women have been named to the 2026 Homecoming Court at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). The 2026 UAM Homecoming Queen will be selected by a vote of the student body and announced during a pre-game coronation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. on October 10, prior to the 2 p.m.…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello has announced the appointment of Brian Hargis as vice chancellor for Advancement. Hargis assumed the role on September 1, 2026, bringing more than two decades of experience in relationship building, community leadership, strategic partnerships, fundraising support and organizational growth across the banking and nonprofit sectors. A proud UAM alumnus,…
The Barbara D. Weaver Family Scholarship was recently endowed in the UAM Foundation Fund to support students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The scholarship will benefit full-time or part-time students pursuing any degree within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at UAM, with preference given to students majoring in social work.…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello will once again bring collegiate rodeo action to Monticello with the 2026 Weevil Stampede, scheduled for October 1 through 3 at the UAM Truck Driving Academy on Highway 425 South. Performances begin each night at 7 p.m. The three-day event will feature collegiate athletes from across the National Intercollegiate…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello has released the 2026 Homecoming Week schedule. Homecoming events will take place from October 5-10. On October 8, the UAM Department of Athletics will host its annual UAM Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. During the banquet, Monte Erwin, Jake Nowlen, Danielle Rollins, Katherine Taju and De’Andre Washington will be…
The School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Monticello has established a new partnership with Drew Central Elementary School to build a Literary and Math Learning Lab Classroom. The partnership provides teacher education candidates at UAM with opportunities to apply their coursework in a public-school setting while supporting instruction for elementary students. Supported…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello will host its annual Parent/Family Appreciation Day on Saturday, September 26, on UAM’s Monticello campus. This year’s Parent/Family Appreciation Day invites relatives of students to enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly activities with the UAM community and cheer on UAM Football during its game against the Arkansas Tech University Wonder…
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture When Brittany Leek walked onto the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus as a student studying animal science, she likely never imagined she would one day return to UAM to help shape the next generation of agricultural students. Now, after 13 years of teaching agriculture at Drew County High…
When severe weather threatened the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s fall semester welcome-back concert, a new student lounge became the unexpected hero. On the evening of August 18, UAM held a grand opening for Weezy’s, the campus’s new sports-bar-style student lounge in the John F. Gibson University Center. At the same time, country artist Patrick…
On Friday, October 2, the University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold a public ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center on UAM’s Monticello campus. In February 2024, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration received approval to allocate $16.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to…
On Thursday, September 17, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Division of Music, in collaboration with the SEARK Concert Association, National Federation of Music Club (NFMC) and Pine Bluff Musical Coterie, will host a concert featuring mezzo-soprano Claire McCahan, the 2026 NFMC Young Artist Winner, accompanied by pianist Mary Scott Smith. The concert will begin…
The exhibition “into the current: eroding and evolving” by brooke cassady will be on display from August 19 through October 21 in the Glassblock Gallery in the Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. There will be a closing reception and activation of the gallery space on Wednesday,…
The 2026 graduates of the Practical Nursing program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) recently achieved a 100% first-attempt pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). This achievement marks the 17th time since 1998 that all students who completed the PN program sat for the…
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Landowners and forestry professionals are encouraged to register for the Forestry Forward Conference, taking place September 23 and 24 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. The conference will bring together landowners, forestry and wildlife professionals, industry representatives, researchers and community leaders from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and…
Emily Davis, a college and career coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC), was recently recognized as the Top Performing Career Coach of Region 5 at the 2026 Arkansas Career and Technical Education Summer Conference. The conference was held from July 20 to 24 at the Saline County Career and…
The 2026 graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello recently achieved a 100% first-attempt pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). This achievement marks the program’s first 100% first-attempt pass rate since 2023. The NCLEX-RN is a standardized licensure exam…
Less than a year after its creation, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Trap Shooting team proved to be right on target, finishing among the nation’s best at the 2026 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championship. The team arrived at the national competition, held from July 10 to 18 at the Cardinal Shooting Center…
