MONTICELLO, Ark. — The Accounting Society at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will offer Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) events on the first three Saturdays in February. These services provide the community with the opportunity to have simple tax returns completed and filed at no cost. On February 7, February 14 and February 21, VITA…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to lingering ice on campus sidewalks and hazardous travel conditions in some parts of our region, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will operate with a two-hour delay on Monday, February 2. All classes will be held…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — In June 2024, Dr. Kevin Bryson was sitting in the Miami International Airport, applying to academic teaching positions on his laptop. Having just earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in jazz instrumental performance from the University of Miami in May, he was awaiting a flight to London, England, where he had been…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to winter weather resulting in unsafe travel conditions, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will continue virtual learning and virtual business operations on Friday, January 30. All three UAM campuses will resume normal on-campus classes and business operations on Monday, February…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to winter weather resulting in unsafe travel conditions, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will continue virtual learning and virtual business operations on Thursday, January 29. Notices concerning the operation of each of UAM’s campuses can be obtained on the UAM…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to winter weather resulting in unsafe travel conditions, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will pivot to virtual learning and virtual business operations on Wednesday, January 28. Notices concerning the operation of each of UAM’s campuses can be obtained on the…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to critical winter weather resulting in hazardous travel conditions, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will be closed on Monday, January 26. All campuses and offices will be closed. Classes on all campuses will be canceled. On Tuesday, January 27, the UAM…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to hazardous road conditions and icy surfaces, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will be closed on Monday, January 26. All campuses and offices will be closed. Classes on all campuses will be canceled. Notices concerning the operation of each of…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Due to the potential for hazardous road conditions and icy surfaces beginning on Friday, January 23, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), the UAM College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTM) and the UAM College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) will operate on modified class schedules. On the UAM Monticello campus, all classes will shift to virtual…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) held its fall commencement exercises on Friday, December 12, in the Steelman Field House. Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM, recognized graduates completing academic credentials ranging from master’s degrees to technical certificates during the ceremony. Dr. Doss commended the graduates and their families and friends,…
MCGEHEE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology–McGehee (UAM-CTM) and the UAM Adult Education Center will launch the UAM Digital Literacy Program in January as part of the “3 Southern States Connected Communities Program,” a regional effort led by Digitunity and AT&T to expand computer access and digital skills training. The…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) DII Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) announced Tuesday that Ronnie Johnson, a member of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) softball team and current President of Arkansas-Monticello’s SAAC, will serve as the Great American Conference representative for the National Board starting in January. “It’s an honor and…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Dr. John Hunt, professor of biology, director of premedical studies and assistant dean of science for the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has co-authored a new book, “Mammals of the Southwestern United States: Biology of Native and Some Extirpated, Extinct, and Introduced Species,”…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — On December 3, Union Bank & Trust Co. gifted $100,000 in support of the recently created Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence, a nationally unique research center dedicated to advancing waterfowl and wetlands science based at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) in partnership with the University of Arkansas System Division of…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Amanda Smith, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has been named dean of the UAM School of Nursing, effective December 16, 2025. She has been serving as the dean in an interim capacity since May 2025. A part-time faculty member at UAM since 2022, Smith has…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has received a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Science and Technology for a project on potato and rice cultivation in vertical farms, titled “Optimizing Potato and Rice Cultivation in Vertical Farms Using 180 Pipe Technology.” The grant will support applied…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) will hold orientation for the spring 2026 semester on Monday, January 5. Prospective students are encouraged to attend and register for classes during the event. Spring 2026 semester classes will begin on Wednesday, January 7. Orientation is open to students who have already been admitted…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — LaShonda Campbell, collection development librarian for the Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from HARRASSOWITZ, a German publishing company, to support her attendance at the 2025 Charleston Conference, held November 3–7 in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — This fall, the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Investment Club has expanded opportunities for students by increasing access to real-time market analysis, financial education and hands-on investment experience for students across all majors. The club continues to strengthen financial literacy on campus while helping students build practical skills in personal and…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — On November 20, the Department of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) hosted the 2025 Student Research Symposium in the Gibson University Center. The symposium showcased student research at UAM, welcoming projects from all disciplines and programs across campus. Thirty students from the UAM School of Arts and…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Director of Athletics Hud Jackson has announced a press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday to introduce the 26th Head Football Coach in Boll Weevil history. The press conference will take place on the UAM Campus inside the Student Success Center. UAM Chancellor Dr. Peggy Doss, Athletics…
