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…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello continues to transform higher education in Arkansas through an innovative campus-within-a-campus model that is redefining how rural students earn bachelor’s degrees while creating lasting economic benefits for communities across the state. What began in 2023 as a single partnership has rapidly evolved into a statewide initiative spanning nine community…
Two students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello participated on a team that recently won third place at the AI Hackathon and HealthTech Startup Week competition in Little Rock. The event, held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) from June 8 to 12, was open to high school and…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) is set to make history with the launch of its innovative UAM Collegiate Academy, which will be piloted in partnership with Drew Central High School. This initiative marks the first time in Arkansas that a four-year university has partnered with a public school district to offer high school…
The stage is set for an exciting new campus event at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., UAM will kick off the fall semester with an outdoor concert featuring country act Patrick Averill. The event will also include yard games, refreshments and opportunities for students to connect…
On Wednesday, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (UA Cossatot) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello unveiled a new partnership designed to expand affordable higher education opportunities in Arkansas. This initiative allows UA Cossatot students to earn bachelor’s degrees from UAM while remaining in southwest Arkansas and benefiting from some of the…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello presented 555 awards to 518 spring 2026 graduates, according to information released by the UAM Registrar’s Office. (Note: Listed students have authorized the university to release this information. If you are contacted by students who believe that they have been left off this list, please refer them to the…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello was recently awarded a $1,405,759 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to renovate the Music Building, formerly known as the Fine Arts Building. The Music Building is located on UAM’s Monticello campus and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. The…
Applications are open for the Weevil Jumpstart Program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. First-time freshmen who enroll in six credit hours during the Summer II session are eligible for the program. Classes run from July 1 to August 3. Now entering its third year, the program continues to provide first-time freshmen with a…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-Crossett (UAM-CTC) will hold its commencement exercises for the graduating class of 2026 on Thursday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at the Crossett High School Arena. Doors will open at 1 p.m. Over 150 graduates will be recognized with the awarding of certificates of proficiency, technical certificates…
The University of Arkansas at Monticello has received a $500,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation to establish the Weevil Wellness Center, a state-of-the-art, integrated health facility dedicated to serving UAM’s students, faculty and staff. The grant, which runs through March 2027, will enable the transformation of 2,500 square feet of campus space into a facility…
