MONTICELLO, AR - The Student Social Work Association (SSWA) at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will host a Child Abuse Prevention Dinner April 12 at 6 p.m. in the Capitol Room of the John F. Gibson University Center. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by contacting the social work office at (870) 460-1747 or by email to walker@uamont.edu.

MONTICELLO, AR - Understanding credit, college savings plans, investing and retirement planning are the subjects of "Dinner and Dollars," a workshop and dinner for area K-12 educators and school district staff to be hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello's School of Business April 5. The event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room A of the Taylor Library and Technology Center.

MONTICELLO, Ark. - More than 250 rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from 14 colleges and universities will compete at the 12th annual Boll Weevil Stampede hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello April 5-7.

MONTICELLO, AR - Three members of the University of Arkansas at Monticello debate team took home individual honors at last week's 10th annual End of Hi-BEAR-Nation Debate Tournament hosted by the University of Central Arkansas.

MONTICELLO, AR - The School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello has received full accreditation for both its associate and baccalaureate degree programs for a maximum of six years, according to Dr. Brandy Haley, associate professor and dean of nursing.

MONTICELLO, AR - Three political science students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello presented original research at the 2018 Pi Sigma Alpha National Conference February 16-17 in Washington D.C. Pi Sigma Alpha is the national collegiate honor society for political science students.

MONTICELLO, AR - A free public concert by the University of Arkansas at Monticello Wind Symphony and Concert Band has been rescheduled for March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the UAM Fine Arts Center auditorium. The concert was originally scheduled for March 1 but was rescheduled due to flooding in the region.

MONTICELLO, AR - Dr. John Davis, director of university relations and assistant professor of political science at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson to a five-year term on the 11-member Arkansas Rural Development Commission (ARDC).

MONTICELLO, AR - The use of artificial intelligence for teaching in college classrooms was the subject of a national webinar conducted recently by Bryan Fendley, director of academic computing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

MONTICELLO, AR - Jazz Band I, the premier jazz ensemble at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and the UAM Wind Ensemble, have been chosen to record a series of scores for Twin Towers Music Publishing to be used as demos on the company's website, according to Justin Anders, chair of the UAM Division of Music.