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Academics, College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Awards
UAM Forestry Club Claims Top Spot in Technical Events Category and Second Overall at Texas Timbersports Competition
Showcasing skill and teamwork, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Forestry Club had a successful day at the 2025 Lake Striker Axe Days, bringing home a first-place finish in the technical events category and securing a second-place overall...
Academics, College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Awards
UAM Forestry Faculty Earn Top Regional Honors for Leadership and Excellence
Two forestry professors with the University of Arkansas at Monticello were recently recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to the profession – Dr. Matthew Pelkki for his distinguished years of service and impact on the forestry...
Academics, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Awards
UAM Student Earns Regional Pageant Title
Taylor Spencer, a freshman psychology major at the University of Arkansas at Monticello from Sherwood, Arkansas, was recently named Miss Pulaski County.
Academics, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Awards
Two UAM Students Earn Regional Pageant Titles
Two students from the University of Arkansas at Monticello recently earned regional titles in pageant competitions. Chloe Hargis, a sophomore political science major from Woodlawn, Arkansas, was named Miss South Arkansas, and Paislee Rice, a freshman...
Academics, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Awards
Two Social Work Students Named Inaugural Recipients of Barbara D. Weaver Memorial Scholarship
The Department of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Monticello has awarded the first Barbara D. Weaver Memorial Scholarships to seniors Kayla Coady and Maira Mondragon, both social work majors.
Academics, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Awards
UAM Professor Receives Second Consecutive National Recognition for Newsletter
Dr. Kay Walter, professor of English for the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, recently received national recognition for the second consecutive year for her work as the editor of The English Pub, a professional...
Academics, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Awards
McClay Receives National Kappa Kappa Psi Leadership Award, Chapter Honored
Noah McClay, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has received the J. Lee Burke Student Achievement Award for Leadership from the Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity in recognition of his contributions during...
Academics, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Awards
UAM English Student’s Nationally Recognized Research
When Destiny Forrest reads a novel, she isn’t just following a plot — she’s searching for unanswered questions. She wants to know why an author shaped a character’s psychology a certain way, what lies beneath emotional exchanges and how fiction...
University Police Department Officer Barnes Saves Infant
On June 23, Lieutenant Adam Barnes of the University of Arkansas at Monticello University Police Department (UPD) heard a radio call regarding a choking infant at an off‑campus apartment near UAM. Arriving in under a minute, Lt. Barnes was soon...
UAM Identified as National Leader in Student Opportunity by Carnegie Classifications
The University of Arkansas at Monticello has been named an Opportunity College and University (OCU) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This distinction places UAM among a select group of 479 colleges and universities...