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Mark Your Calendars: UAPB’s Founders’ Week Starts Monday with a Tree Planting Ceremony

A tree-planting ceremony will commemorate the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) 152nd Founders’ Week Celebration and National Arbor Day. It will be a momentous occasion that connects us to our rich history and legacy.   This event, scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2025, at 10 a.m. near the W.E. O’Bryant Bell Tower on the UAPB campus, is open to all. A Leyland Cypress tree will be planted, marking the start of exciting and historical UAPB Founders’ Week events. We extend a warm invitation to students, faculty, staff, and the public to join us. For more information on UAPB’s 152nd Founders’ Week, go to UAPB.EDU.

Written by on April 17, 2025

UAPB’s 152nd Founders’ Week Digital Photo Frame Is Now Available

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.”

Written by on April 9, 2025

The Art of Fine Dining: A Skill Set for Scholars at UAPB

A group of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) scholars recently learned the proper protocol and behaviors for interacting with current and prospective employers in a dining setting. The UAPB’s Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute (ESLI), a program dedicated to fostering leadership skills and professional development among students, showcased the art of fine dining as the host of its second annual dining event. The comprehensive table etiquette workshop used a full-course meal as the template for learning.

Written by on April 4, 2025

UAPB Welcomes Dr. Trina Fletcher as Associate Dean and Professor to the School of Arts and Sciences

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.

Written by on March 26, 2025

UAPB Volunteer Performers in Readers’ Theater Tribute to Black, Indigenous and People of Color Communities

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

Written by on March 7, 2025