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With determination stitched into every step of her journey, Ciniya McCray-Fleming walked across the stage on Saturday, May 10, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in Merchandising, Textiles, and Design from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). A first-time mother, student leader, and creative visionary, McCray-Fleming leaves UAPB with a degree in […]
For magna cum laude graduate Dorian Henry II, a love for sneakers led to a passion for art, a shift in academic focus, and ultimately, a scholarship to one of the nation’s leading museum studies programs. The visual arts major from Austin, Texas graduated Saturday and has accepted a scholarship to Baylor University’s Museum Studies […]
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced that Alumnus Smokie Norful—renowned pastor, Grammy Award-winning recording artist, and educator will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2025. The procession will begin at 9:45 a.m., and the ceremony will start at 10:00 a.m. at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. The whole ceremony will be live-streamed on the UAPB-TV YouTube channel.
The official 152nd Founders’ Week digital photo frame is now available online. Show your Golden Lion pride while celebrating the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) 152nd Founders’ Week, April 21-27, 2025, with the official 152nd Founders’ Week digital photo frame featuring your best photo and this year’s theme, “UAPB/AM&N Strong: Rooted In Tradition, Roaring Into The Future.”
Pine Bluff, AR- Former University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff offensive tackle Terron Armstead, a five-time Pro Bowl left tackle, has announced his retirement from the NFL, concluding a distinguished 12-year career. Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Armstead played nine seasons with the Saints before joining the Miami Dolphins in 2022. During his time with the Dolphins, he earned Pro Bowl selections in both 2022 and 2023.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) welcomes Dr. Trina L. Fletcher (’08) as the Associate Dean for the School of Arts and Sciences and an Associate Professor of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering. She returned to UAPB after receiving tenure and promotion at the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University (FIU), a Carnegie Research 1 institution.
The John Brown John Watson Memorial Library System at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host a book signing event for author Saige-Annette Jarrett, featuring her latest psychological suspense and romance novel, The Stranger in My Soul. This special event will take place on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Howard-Sykes Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Brigadier General Tomika M. Seaberry, a 1997 UAPB ROTC Program graduate, has a new assignment, according to an announcement from the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Seaberry has been assigned a significant role as Military Deputy Office of the Chief Army Reserve G-3/5/7 (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), Office of the Chief Army Reserve, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She most recently served as Commander (Troop Program Unit), 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Join the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and community volunteer performers as they bring a powerful story of defiance, justice, and humanity to life in “Prometheus Bound.” This readers’ theater presentation of “Prometheus Bound” is on March 13-15 at 7 p.m. in the Adam B. Robinson Jr. Black Box Theater at ART WORKS on Main, 627 S. Main Street in Pine Bluff. Purchase your tickets at https://www.artx3.org/all-events/prometheus-bound. Special bonus: A Kevin Cole ’82 exhibition will be free and open to the public on March 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. before the “Prometheus Bound” performance. #UAPB