2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

GENERALinformationThe University of Arkansas-Monticello is located threemiles south of the city of Monticello on a woodedcampus adjacent to United States Highway 425.Monticello, the county seat of Drew County, is located 100 miles southeast of LittleRock and 85 miles north of Monroe, Louisiana. Situated in the pine forests of SoutheastArkansas on the edge of the rich Mississippi delta, the University is ideally located to servethe state’s educational needs and provides an excellent setting for the state’s only School ofForest Resources. Included in the University’s 1,600 acres are 1,036 acres of forest landused for research, management and instruction, and 300 acres devoted to agriculturalteaching and research. To the west and south are vast forest lands managed by a rapidlygrowing private forest industry to produce wood and paper products. To the east, farmersraise cotton, rice and soybeans in the fertile Mississippi delta.Our History and MissionThe history of the University and the mission statement of the University are enduringand used by the campus community as the foundation for the daily operation of theUniversity and for strategic planning. The mission statement of the University is used as abenchmark to measure UAM’s success.History of the UniversityThe University of Arkansas-Monticello was established in 1909 by an act of theGeneral Assembly of the State of Arkansas to serve the educational needs of SoutheastArkansas. Originally called the Fourth District Agricultural School, the University openedits doors September 14, 1910. In 1925, the General Assembly authorized the school’s nameto be changed to Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College. A & M received accreditationas a junior college in 1928 and as a four-year institution in 1940.Arkansas A & M became part of the University of Arkansas system July 1, 1971. TheUniversity is governed by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, which alsooversees the operation of institutions in Batesville, DeQueen, Fayetteville, Fort Smith,Helena, Hope, Little Rock, Morrilton, and Pine Bluff.On July 1, 2003, UAM expanded its mission to include vocational and technicaleducation when the UAM College of Technology-Crossett and the UAM College ofTechnology-McGehee became part of UAM to create a comprehensive system ofpostsecondary education in Southeast Arkansas.AccreditationThe University of Arkansas-Monticello is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission(a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools), the NationalGeneral Information7