Political Science Students Present Papers At Regional Conference
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — Six political science students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello recently presented original research papers to the annual conference of the Louisiana Political Science Association hosted by the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Leslie Beard of Monticello, Jimmy ‘Tyler’ Harrison, Jessica Herrington and Sarah Phillips of Star City, Ashley Lawrence … Continue reading
UAM Hosts High School Foreign Languages Contest Festival
By Merrell Miles Staff Writer Isabel Bacon, Assistant Professor of Spanish, hosted the High School Foreign Languages Contest Festival Saturday, March 28 in the Memorial Classroom Building on the University of Arkansas-Monticello campus. Students from surrounding schools competed in many categories in both Spanish and French. Some of the categories included: poetry, extemporaneous speaking, and … Continue reading
Malvern Student Receives Inaugural Bankie Holley Memorial Scholarship
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO— Sara Holcomb of Malvern, a senior music education major at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, is the first recipient of the Bankie Holley Memorial Scholarship, given by the Arkansas Women Band Directors Association. The scholarship, which awards $1,000 toward student teaching expenses, is presented to a rising senior majoring … Continue reading
UAM Jazz Band I And Jazz Combo To Preform At Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas-Monticello’s Jazz Band I and Jazz Combo have been invited to perform at the 48th annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival in Chicago February 20-22. UAM’s lead jazz ensembles will be performing at the festival for the third time since 2009. The Elmhurst College Jazz Festival brings … Continue reading
Music Theater Workshop To Perform November 21-22
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO-The Music Theater Workshop at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will present “The Stoned Guest,” a half-act opera by P.D.Q. Bach, and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” November 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. at the UAM Fine Arts Center. The performances are free and open to the public. Pictured from … Continue reading
Travis Nicholson Named Assistant Director Of UAM Writing Center
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO— Travis Nicholson, a visiting instructor of English, has been appointed assistant director of the Center for Writing and Communication at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Nicholson is a 2010 UAM graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in English and creative writing. He holds a master of arts in … Continue reading
UAM Choir, Arkansas Choral Society, Arkansas Symphony To Present Handel’s “Messiah”
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas-Monticello’s concert choir, the Arkansas Choral Society, and members of the Arkansas Symphony will present George Fredrick Handel’s Messiah Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock. The performance will be repeated at the UAM Fine Arts Center in … Continue reading
Debate Team Wins Nine Team, Individual Awards At Tennessee State
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO— The debate and forensics team at the University of Arkansas at Monticello won nine team and individual awards at last week’s Tennessee State University Music City Tournament in Nashville. The Music City Tournament was divided into two tournaments with awards give for overall performance and for performance in each separate … Continue reading
Music Theater Workshop To Present Two Performances November 21-22
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — The Music Theater Workshop at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will present “The Stoned Guest,” a half-act opera by P.D.Q. Bach, and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” November 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. at the UAM Fine Arts Center. The performances are free and open to the public. … Continue reading
Jazz Bands To Present Fall Concert October 30
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO, Ark. — Big band jazz from the 1930’s to the present will be performed by the University of Arkansas-Monticello’s three jazz bands during a concert Thursday, October 30 at 7 p.m., in the UAM Fine Arts Center. UAM’s Jazz Band I, under the direction of Gary Meggs, will perform … Continue reading
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