MONTICELLO, AR — Eight agriculture students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello competed in the 2016 Southern Agricultural Economics Association Quiz Bowl held recently in San Antonio, Tex.

MONTICELLO, AR — Forestry and natural resources students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello will put their lumberjack skills on display at the UAM Forestry Club’s annual Field Day competition February 13.

MONTICELLO, AR — The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 178 students to the Chancellor's List for the fall semester and another 271 students to the Dean's List, according to Carol Dolberry, registrar. Selection to the Chancellor's List requires a grade point average of 4.0 on at least 12 semester hours of course credit at the 1000-4000 level. The Dean's List requires a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, also on at least 12 semester hours of course credit at the 1000-4000 level.

MONTICELLO, AR — High school students in the Stuttgart area trying to decide which college to attend may learn more about the University of Arkansas at Monticello at UAM Information Night January 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Grand Prairie Center, 2709 Highway 65 South, in Stuttgart. The event is specifically for students in Stuttgart, DeWitt, Lonoke, England, Hazen, Clarendon, Des Arc, Brinkley, and all branches of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas.

MONTICELLO, AR — High school seniors and their parents will have a chance to visit the University of Arkansas at Monticello and learn more about college life during Weevil Welcome Days on Friday, February 5 and Monday, February 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the UAM Fine Arts Center.

MONTICELLO, AR — Middle and high school students from across Arkansas will bring their own robot creations to the University of Arkansas at Monticello February 6 for the second annual STEM VEX Robotics Competition.

MONTICELLO, AR — Five political science students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello participated in the 2015 Collegiate Model United Nations Conference hosted recently by Arkansas Tech University.

MONTICELLO, AR — The debate team at the University of Arkansas at Monticello is enjoying a strong fall semester in competitions in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee and Louisiana and may be in position to win the school’s first national championship in debate since the 2007-08 academic year, according to Debate Coach Jim Evans.

MONTICELLO, AR — The University of Arkansas at Monticello will host an orientation session Monday, January 4 beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center for all new students planning to attend the Monticello campus in the spring semester.

MONTICELLO, AR — The University of Arkansas at Monticello chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national collegiate honor society for political science majors, recently inducted two new members, according to Dr. Carol Strong, associate professor of political science and the chapter’s faculty advisor. The new members are Emily Mendiola of Hamburg, a junior political science and modern languages double major, and Cassidy Mansur of Crossett, a junior political science and psychology double major.