The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Office of Career Services will host the Spring 2025 Career Summit on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kenneth L. Johnson Sr. Health Physical Education and Recreation Complex.
Ninety-three organizations representing business/industry, government agencies, graduate/professional, and school districts will be in attendance and the list continues to grow, according to a news release.
The career fair is open to alumni and students at the UAPB. Participants should bring copies of a well prepared resume.
Professional dress is preferred but not required. Attendees shouldn’t wear jeans, sweats or mini skirts.
Registered agencies include:
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BUSINESS
Acxiom, AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, Apptegy, ArcBest, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, Arkansas Center for Data Sciences, Arkansas Children’s, Arkansas Hospice, Arvest Bank, Applied Technology Group (ATG), Auto-Owners Insurance, Baptist Health-Arkansas, Central Arkansas Planning & Development, Central Moloney, City Year, Consolidated Electrical Distributors, CTEH LLC, Dassault Falcon Jet, East Harding Construction, Gainwell Technologies, Highland Pellets, McGriff, Murphy USA, Packers Sanitation Services, Penske Truck Leasing, Relyance Bank, Schreiber Foods, Simmons Bank, Southwest Power Pool, Suzano Packaging Pulp & Paper America, United Rentals, West Fraser, Youth Villages.
GOVERNMENT
Arkansas Department of Corrections, Arkansas Department of Energy & Environmental, Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Arkansas State Police, City of Grand Prairie Arts & Recreation, City of North Little Rock, Dallas Police Department, Fort Smith Police, Louisiana State Police, North Little Rock Police, Overland Park Police, Pine Bluff Police, Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, U.S. Army Little Rock Healthcare Recruiting Station, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, United States Marine Corps – Missouri, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service.
GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Arkansas Teacher Corps, Exalt Academy, Harding University College of Allied Health, Harding University Graduate Admissions, Harding University College of Education, Meharry Medical College, OSU Spears School of Business, Southern University Law Center, UAPB Graduate Studies & Continuing Education, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, University of Arkansas-Global Campus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas at Little Rock-William H. Bowen School of Law, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services 4-H, Xavier University College of Pharmacy.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Arkansas: Bryant, Conway, Crossett, El Dorado, England, Hamburg, Lafayette County, Little Rock Christian Academy, Little Rock, Marion, McGehee, Palestine-Wheatley, Pine Bluff, Pulaski County Special School, Responsive Educational Solutions of Arkansas, Sheridan, Teach for America, Teachers Like Me, Warren, Illinois: Springfield; Missouri: Grandview, Joplin, Lee’s Summit; Texas: Dallas Independent School District, Houston Independent School District.
For additional information, contact Shirley Hampton at the UAPB Office of Career Services, (870) 575-8461.