The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Office of Career Services has announced the UAPB Fall Career Summit to be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The event will take place from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the H.O. Clemons Arena (HPER), Kenneth L. Johnson Sr. Complex on the UAPB campus. Currently, 123 organizations representing business/industry, government agencies, graduate/professional schools, and school districts from across the United States will participate.
Historically, the UAPB Fall Career Summit has primarily been for students and alumni enrolled at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In a new highlight, this season’s summit has expanded to include students enrolled at Philander Smith University and Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas at Monticello in Monticello, Arkansas. This expansion is a testament to our commitment to inclusivity and community growth.
“Our Career Summit is the largest event of its kind, with numerous employers in attendance seeking qualified candidates for summer internships, cooperative education and full-time employment,” said Shirley Cherry, director of UAPB’s Career Services Office. “We want to make this amazing opportunity available to as many people as possible, and we’re pleased that students from three other institutions of higher education are able to bring their students along to take advantage of the opportunity. For employers, the variety of students they can network with gives them another good reason to attend the event and an added perk.”
Students and alumni are encouraged to participate. Registered organizations include:
work
ACCESS, Acxiom, Affinity/Bridgeway Hospice, AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, Apptegy, Arc Best, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, Arkansas Center for Data Sciences, Arkansas Hospice, Arvest Bank, Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Bachoco OK Foods, Baldwin & Shell , Bank OZK-Little Rock, Baptist Health-Arkansas, Bernhard, Bristol Myers Squibb, CGB Enterprises Inc., Clearwater Paper Corporation, Commonspirit Health-CHI Little Rock, AR, Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Consolidated Grain & Barge, CTECH LLC, Dairy Farmers of America, Enterprise Mobility, Farmers & Merchant Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Frost PLLC, Gainwell Technologies, Garmin, Gerdau Special Steel –North America, H&R Block, Hexcel Corporation, Highland Pellets, HoganTaylor, Internships 4 Diversity, JB Hunt Transport, Kubota Tractor Corporation, Lennox Industries, L’Oréal, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, Murphy USA, Nabholz Construction, NISA Investment Advisors LLC, Northwestern Mutual-Little Rock, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Peace Corps, PT Arkansas, Relyance Bank, Schreiber Foods, Sherwin-Williams, Simmons Bank, Southwest Power Pool, TETRA Technologies, Tractor Supply Company, Tyson Foods Inc., United Rentals, Wabtec Corporation, Walmart & Sam’s Club, William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Youth Villages.
government
Arkansas Department of Corrections, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Central Intelligence Agency, City of Little Rock Employment Department, City of Little Rock Fire Department, City of Memphis Department of Human Resources, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Smith Police Department, Internal Revenue Service, Louisiana State Police, North Little Rock Police Department, Overland Park Police Department, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff Police Department, Pulaski County Government Human Resources Department, Social Security Administration, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Army Little Rock Medical Recruiting Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Bureau, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – New Orleans, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture – NRCS – West Virginia.
graduate school
Arkansas College of Health Education, Arkansas Graduate Charter, Harding University School of Health Sciences, Harding University Graduate Admissions, Memphis Teacher Training Institute, Teach for America, Teachers Like Me, Educators Academy, University of Memphis College of Law, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, UAMS College of Pharmacy, UAPB Advanced Degree Preparation Program, UAPB Graduate Continuing Education Program, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas Global Campus, University of Arkansas Fayetteville Department of Finance, University of Arkansas Little Rock, University of Memphis College of Law, University of Mississippi College of Law, University of Tennessee Health Science Scholars Program.
School district
Arkansas: Bentonville, Bryant, Camp Aldersgate, Catholic Boys High School, England, Exalt Academy, Fayette County, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Warren. California: Los Angeles Unified School District. Illinois: Springfield. Kansas: Shawnee Mission. Missouri: Lee’s Summit and Park Hill. New Mexico: Philmont Scout Ranch. Tennessee: Gestalt Community Schools. Texas: Dallas ISD and Richardson ISD.
Job seekers are encouraged to bring a well-prepared copy of their resume. Business attire is preferred but not required. Click on this link for tips on what to wear and what not to wear to the Career Summit.
For more information, please contact Shirley Hampton, Administrative Specialist in the UAPB Career Services Office at 870.575.8461.
