UAM Library To Host Two Authors’ Lectures As Part Of National Library Week
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — The Taylor Library and Technology Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will sponsor the presentations of two authors for National Library Week. Mark Spencer, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, will speak April 16 from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. in Library Conference Room A. … Continue reading
UAM Professor To Speak In Europe
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — Robert “Red Hawk” Moore, noted poet, author and professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, will deliver public lectures in France and Romania this summer before returning to the United States for a public poetry reading in Colorado. Moore has been invited to address the General … Continue reading
Professor Retires After 20 Years
By Drew Foote Staff Writer MONTICELLO-A professor in the University of Arkansas-Monticello communication department retired Monday, Feb. 4 due to physical illness. Professor of Speech Communication Gary Marshall, Ph.D., is suffering from Hepatitis C, a virus that eats the liver. Marshall said it completely zaps his energy, changes his sleep habits and makes it hard … Continue reading
UAM To Offer Online Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing
Courtesy of Brian Ramsey MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello has become the third university in the nation and the fourth worldwide to offer a master of fine arts degree in creative writing that may be completed totally online. UAM received approval for the MFA program recently from the Higher Learning Commission of the … Continue reading
Dean Of Arts And Humanities Authors New Novella
Courtesy of Media Services MONTICELLO — A washed up professional wrestler trying to jump-start his career while juggling three wives in three different cities is the subject of The Masked Demon, the latest novella by Monticello’s Mark Spencer. Spencer, a professor of English and dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of … Continue reading
UAM Offers Variety Of Community Education Classes
MONTICELLO — Classes in writing, portrait photography and self-defense for women are part of the schedule of non-credit community education classes offered by the University of Arkansas at Monticello in October. "Reading Like a Writer (to Become a Better Writer)", taught by Mark Spencer, will meet Oct. 1, 8 and 15 from 6 to 8 … Continue reading
UAM Professor Arrested Twice In One Week
By Susan Pruitt Senior Editor MONTICELLO – The Monticello Police Department arrested a University of Arkansas at Monticello professor twice in one week for the offenses of driving while intoxicated, disorderly conduct, public intoxication and indecent exposure collectively. On Sept. 5, MPD Officer Chris Owen found Eric Buswell, instructor of English composition, leaning against his … Continue reading
University Provides for Displaced Students, Teacher
Michael Ford Editor-in-Chief After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the University of Arkansas at Monticello received eight displaced students and one displaced teacher. “These students were provided tuition, fees and books,” Chancellor Jack Lassiter said. “The counseling center has also worked with these students and students already enrolled who have homes in the … Continue reading
New Dean Loves to Teach
Michael Ford Editor-in-Chief Photo courtesy of Media Services Mark Spencer The University of Arkansas at Monticello recently named former Cameron University English professor Mark Spencer as dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. Provost David Ray made the announcement June 23. “We are pleased to be able to bring someone with Mark Spencer’s … Continue reading
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