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Crossett Schools
Students to participate in Body Walk
An innovative new way to learn about the importance of good nutrition and physical fitness is coming
to students at Crossett Elementary School! On February 16 & 17, the Body Walk exhibit will visit the
school. Students will have the opportunity to explore the human body with the Organ Wise Guys as their
guides.
The tour begins when students, in groups of eight to ten, walk through a giant ear into the brain. Inside
the huge brain dome, students experience “brain waves” and learn about brain function. After they leave
the brain, students are each given a bookmark designating them as a food, such as a carrot, hamburger
or piece of cheese. The “foods” step into the exhibit’s larger-than-life mouth, are “swallowed” through
the esophagus tunnel and move into the stomach dome. From the stomach, the students travel through
the small intestine where they are “absorbed” into the blood. Then they follow the path of nutrients to the
heart, lung, bone, muscle and skin stations.
Students leave the body through a cut in the skin and proceed through The Organ Wise Guy’s Pathway
for Life. This final station recaps key health concepts from each of the nine previous stations.
Throughout the exhibit, students will learn how to apply healthy life style changes. At each of Body
Walk’s ten stations, a volunteer presenter engages the students in a five-minute activity focused on
healthy choices.
According to the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Iris Phifer, “The traveling Body Walk exhibit
is operated by University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service and Body
Walk provides a unique and exciting opportunity for Arkansas Elementary students to learn about their
bodies and the importance of making healthy choices.” According to Phifer, the exhibit was developed to
address increasing national concerns about the lack of physical activity and the declining nutritional status
of young children.
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UAM
Forestry Club To Host Field Day Competition February 10-11
(1/26/12)
MONTICELLO, AR — Forestry 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 10-11.
Field Day will begin February 10 at 4 p.m. with the first round of the knife and axe throw competition at Forestry Park west of University Apartments. The competition will resume February 11 at 8 a.m. with the final round of the knife and axe throw, followed by pole felling, pole climbing, archery, chain throw, men’s bow saw, women’s bow saw, log rolling, men’s cross-cut saw, women’s cross-cut saw, Jack and Jill (men and women) cross-cut saw, log chopping, and birling. All events except birling will be held at Forestry Park. The birling competition, which involves two people attempting to walk ( or run) each other off a floating log, will he held at Weevil Pond.
Field Day is the culmination of a week long competition to select who will represent UAM at the 2012 Association of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave competition March 15-17 at North Carolina State University. UAM has won Conclave 31 times in the 54-year history of the event, including last year at the University of Georgia.
During the week leading up to Field Day, UAM students will compete in a variety of technical forestry skills, such as photogrammetry, pole classification, wood identification, and wildlife identification.
For more information, contact the School of Forest Resources at (870) 460-1052.
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BLOSSOMS HELP RAISE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
Michael Nienaber - UAM Sports Information
MONTICELLO, Ark – The Cotton Blossoms Women’s Basketball team will be participating in the WBCA’s Play4Kay event, formerly Pink Zone, on
Saturday, February 11, against Henderson State. Play4Kay is an event that women’s basketball teams from across the country participate in to help raise breast cancer awareness on their campus and in their communities.
As part of the Blossoms’ initiative to help raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, the team has designed a Play4Kay shirt to be worn on game day.
T shirt are available for sale until noon on Monday, February 6. Shirts will be made available for pick-up on Friday, February 10 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the UAM Athletic Office in Steelman Field House. Any shirt not picked up on Friday will be made available for game-day sale.
Prices are $12.00 for a youth small through XL, and $14.00 for XXL through XXXXXL. Cash and checks made out to “UAM Women’s Basketball” will be accepted.
To order a shirt, contact Coach Tanya Ray at (870) 460-1357 or by email at rayt@uamont.edu
Join the Cotton Blossoms on Saturday, February 11, in support of finding a cure for breast cancer!
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Scholarship Applications
UAM And Arkansas Americorps
To Offer Scholarships For Second Year
MONTICELLO, AR — Applications for the UAM-Arkansas Americorps Scholarship will be available beginning February 1 at the Office of Admissions at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and at the Americorps office at the Southeast Educational Service Cooperative in Monticello.
UAM, in cooperation with Arkansas Americorps, will offer five $1,000 scholarships, renewable each semester, beginning with the fall 2012 semester. The deadline to submit a scholarship application is
April 1.
UAM and Arkansas Americorps reached a memorandum of agreement last year to create five scholarships, which were awarded last fall. The new scholarships will be awarded in addition to those already awarded.
For more information, contact Mary Whiting at (870) 460-1026 or (800) 844-1826.
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MONTICELLO, AR — Prospective and current students who plan to apply for either institutional or private scholarships to attend the University of Arkansas at Monticello next fall should do so by March 1, according to Mary Whiting, dean of enrollment management and director of admissions.
Scholarship applications must be received by the admissions office no later than March 1 to receive priority consideration. Scholarship applications are available in the Office of Admissions in the first floor of Harris Hall, online at www.uamont.edu/Admissions <http://www.uamont.edu/Admissions> , from high school counselors, and from the transfer offices of two-year colleges.
For more information, contact the Office of Admissions at (800) 844-1826 or (870) 460-1026.
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BASEBALL SKILLS CAMPS ANNOUNCED
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Coach John Harvey will hold two separate camps during the month of February for fielding and hitting.
The camps are open for anyone ages 9-14. The Defensive Skills Camp for Infielders and Catchers will be held Monday nights, February 6, 13, 20, and 27. The Hitters Camp will be held Thursday nights, February
9, 16, and 23.
The camps will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the UAM Indoor Practice Facility. The cost is $75 for one camp or $125 for both. Spaces are limited, only the first 50 campers will be accepted, so reserve your place soon.
Interested campers should contact Coach Harvey at 870-403-2316 or online at www.bollweevilsbaseballcamps.com.
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UAM Sets Another Spring Semester Enrollment Record
MONTICELLO, AR — The University of Arkansas at Monticello has surpassed 3,600 students for the 2012 spring semester, shattering last year’s spring semester enrollment record of 3,485. UAM enrolled 3,690 students, according to preliminary census day figures released by the university registrar’s office.
The record is the ninth in 10 years and represents an increase of 205 students, or a six percent increase over last spring.
“Our continued enrollment growth is due to the outstanding efforts made by all of our UAM family,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “The attention given to the admission, retention, remediation, advising, mentoring, teaching, and graduation of our students continues to fuel our success.”
UAM’s spring semester enrollment has grown from 2,696 in 2004 to its current 3,692, an increase of 37 percent in nine years. Spring enrollment grew to 2,718 in 2005, 2,898 in 2006, 3,112 in 2007, dipped to 3,063 in 2008, then increased to 3,233 in 2009, 3,474 in 2010, 3,485 in 2011, and finally to 3,690 in 2012.
“This is truly a significant accomplishment when taken in combination with the decreasing numbers of high school graduates in our traditional recruiting area,” Lassiter added. “It’s a tribute to our recruitment efforts and to the work of our marketing committee in getting the word out about UAM and the opportunities available at this institution.”
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UAM Food Services To Observe International Week
MONTICELLO, AR — Meals from different cultures around the world will be part of International Education Week at the University of Arkansas at Monticello February 13-17.
Aramark Campus Dining Services will feature international meals at noon each day that week with international flags decorating the dining hall. The international meals are also available to the public and will be served in the main dining hall of the John F. Gibson University Center.
UAM currently has students from Canada, Panama, the United Kingdom, Ghana, Nepal, France, Argentina, Brazil, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Kenya, and Peru. These students will be recognized by the university’s executive council at a luncheon February 15.
For more information, contact the Office of Admissions at (800) 844-1826 or (870) 460-1026.
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Debate Team Wins State Championship At
Southern Regional Forensics Tournament
MONTICELLO, AR — The forensics and debate team from the University of Arkansas at Monticello captured the overall Arkansas championship of the Southern Regional Forensics Tournament held last week at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
UAM won the Arkansas championship in competition with teams from Harding, the University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Tech, John Brown, Henderson State, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
UAM won 30 awards to earn second place in the overall forensics sweepstakes competition, led by Sydney Davis, who won the Arkansas state championship in overall sweepstakes and the Arkansas championship in both program oral interpretation and impromptu speaking. A sophomore creative writing major from Bentonville, Davis won five awards – sixth place in extemporaneous speaking, third place in persuasion, second place in poetry, second place in after-dinner speaking, and third place individual forensics sweepstakes.
In the team competition in the International Public Debate Association category, UAM won five awards. Chris Brown and Kelly Reed of Siloam Springs reached the semifinals of IPDA team debate. Reed, a junior political science major, was named the Arkansas state champion and earned the second place individual speaker award. Brown, a senior communication major, won third place speaker award.
The teams of Bobby Evans, a junior animal science major from Memphis, and Liz Borse, a junior art major from Monticello; and Tiffany Tucker, a senior education major from Cabot, and Justin Walker, a senior computer information systems major from Watson, reached the quarterfinals in team debate.
UAM students won four awards in individual debate. Tiffany Tucker reached the quarterfinals in the varsity division while Walker and Jaime Ward, a senior criminal justice major from Pocahontas, reached the round of 16. In the professional division, graduate student Zack Tucker from Marked Tree also reached the final 16.
Other UAM students competing were Jessica Pennington, a junior communication major from Crossett, Meg Ryan, a senior speech communication major from Camden, Maggie Parish, a sophomore English major from Pine Bluff, Samantha Montgomery, a sophomore political science major from Woodlawn, and Anastasia Duff, a senior communications major, from Dermott. UAM graduate Yvonne Hinshaw of Monticello also competed.
The UAM forensics and debate team was scheduled to compete at the Pussy Cat Swing, hosted by Sam Houston State University February 2-5.
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UAM Announces Schedule For Second Annual
Weevil Spring Spectacular
MONTICELLO, AR — The Green-White spring football game and a performance of the Walton Jones musical “The 1940s Radio Hour” highlight the second annual Weevil Spring Spectacular at the University of Arkansas at Monticello April 13-14.
The weekend kicks off April 13 with a taste of autumn as head coach Hud Jackson divides his squad into two teams for a football game to culminate the end of spring practice. University officials hope to create a game day atmosphere with tailgating beginning at 4:30. Jackson and his players will walk through the tailgaters as part of the Walk of Champions at 5:30. There will be free food and music in the tailgating area. Kickoff for the spring game is set for 7 p.m. with free admission.
UAM baseball takes center stage on April 14 as the Boll Weevils host Southeastern Oklahoma for a single game at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
Later than evening, UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter and his wife, Judy, will host a dinner at 6 p.m. in the Spencer Gallery of the Fine Arts Center, followed by a performance of “The 1940s Radio Hour” by the UAM Music Theater Workshop at 7:30. Cost for the dinner and theater production is $25 per person, $5 for children under 10, with half of the proceeds to benefit the UAM choral program. Attendance at the dinner guarantees premium theater seating.
For more information or to RSVP, contact the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028 or email: withers@uamont.edu.
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SOFTBALL RANKED NO. 12 IN PRESEASON NFCA POLL
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After reaching the finals of the 2011 NCAA Division II South Regional last season, the University of Arkansas at Monticello softball team will start the 2012 campaign ranked No. 12 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 Poll.
The Cotton Blossoms, picked as the co-favorite in the inaugural Great American Conference preseason coaches poll along with Southeastern Oklahoma State, made the largest jump of any team from being ranked No. 24 in the final 2011 NFCA poll to No. 12 to start the 2012 season. UAM returns six starters from last year’s squad, including All-America pitcher/first baseman Kayla Jackson (pictured).
Jackson went 29-9 in the circle last year with a 1.13 earned run average, while also being among the nation’s leaders offensively. The Hallsville, Texas native finished the season hitting .434 with 79 hits, including 12 homeruns. She is a two-time NFCA All-America selection.
UAM is the lone GAC representative in the preseason NFCA poll<http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=2>.