Hours of Operations
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mission
Weaving lifelong career confidence & readiness into the full college experience and beyond
Pillars:
- Exploration of selves & world of work: Invite students to be curious about themselves, the world of work and how they might design their lives through career education and networking.
- Practice Engaging & Exposure to options: Provide opportunities for students to practice engaging with professionals, and to learn about career options.
- Teach Career & Self-Development: Teach students to identify, build and articulate their self-awareness, Career-Ready Skills, ability to navigate the world of work and advocate for themselves. (Adapted from NACE, 2021)
- Collaboration with skill developers: Work with skill developers (i.e., faculty, employers, organization leaders, etc) to connect students to opportunities to build & articulate skills.
Services
Office Locations
Arkansas Union Career Connections
Nola Holt Royster Suite 607
479.575.2805
Career Studio
CORD - 1st Floor
Bumpers Career Connections
CORD - 3rd Floor
Education and Health Professions Career Connections
CORD - 3rd Floor
Engineering Career Connections
BELL 2258
Fulbright Career Connections
CORD - 3rd Floor
Walton Career Connections
George W. Edwards Jr. Career Suite
226 Willard J. Walker Hall
479.575.6100
Career Connections Organizational Chart
Career Connections Administration
![Ally Sanford](Photos/Full-Time/Ally_Sanford.jpg)
![Ally Sanford](Photos/Full-Time/Ally_Sanford.jpg)
![Debbie Ritter](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Debbie-Professional.jpg)
![Debbie Ritter](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Debbie-Professional.jpg)
![Erica Estes](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Erica-Estes-Professional.jpg)
![Erica Estes](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Erica-Estes-Fun.jpg)
![KayLee Simmons](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/KayLee-Simmons-Pro.jpg)
![KayLee Simmons](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/KayLee-Simmons-Fun.jpg)
![Trish Nicholson](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Trish-Nicholson-Professional.jpg)
![Trish Nicholson](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Trish-Nicholason-Fun.jpg)
![Ty Beringer](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Ty_Beringer-1.jpg)
![Ty Beringer](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Ty_Beringer-2.jpg)
![Yu Ning](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Yu-Ning-Professional.jpg)
![Yu Ning](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Yu-Ning-Fun.jpg)
Campus-Wide Career Connections
![Cecilee Essary](Photos/Full-Time/Cecilee_Essary.jpg)
![Cecilee Essary](Photos/Full-Time/Cecilee_Essary.jpg)
Cecilee Essary
On-Campus Student Employment
![Emerald Hames](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Emerald_Hames.jpg)
![Emerald Hames](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Emerald_Hames.jpg)
![George Winter](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/George-Winter-Professional.jpg)
![George Winter](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/George-Winter-Professional.jpg)
![Marshall Carter](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Marshall-Carter-Professional.jpg)
![Marshall Carter](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Marshall-Carter-Professional.jpg)
![Riley Barry](Photos/Full-Time/Riley_Barry.jpg)
![Riley Barry](Photos/Full-Time/Riley_Barry_fun.jpg)
Engineering Career Connections
![Kelsey Lavigne](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Kelsey-Lavigne-Professional.jpg)
![Kelsey Lavigne](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Kelsey-Lavigne-Fun.jpg)
Kelsey Lavigne
Relations - College of
Engineering
![Robyn Williams](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Robyn.jpg)
![Robyn Williams](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Robyn.jpg)
Robyn Williams
Career Engagement -
College of Engineering
![Sarah Langley](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Sarah_Langley.jpg)
![Sarah Langley](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Sarah_Langley.jpg)
![Caleb Hatz](Photos/Full-Time/Caleb_Hatz.jpg)
![Caleb Hatz](Photos/Full-Time/Caleb_Hatz.jpg)
![William Bounsavy](Photos/Part-Time-Staff/WilliamBounsavy.jpg)
![William Bounsavy](Photos/Part-Time-Staff/WilliamBounsavy.jpg)
William Bounsavy
Education and Health Professions Career Connections
![Mary Keith](Photos/Full-Time/Mary_Keith.jpg)
![Mary Keith](Photos/Full-Time/Mary_Keith.jpg)
Fulbright Career Connections
![Michelle Pribbernow](Photos/Full-Time/Michelle_Pribbernow.jpg)
![Michelle Pribbernow](Photos/Full-Time/Michelle_Pribbernow_fun.jpg)
Michelle Pribbernow
for Fulbright STEAM
![Xavier Smith](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Xavier-Smith-Professional.jpg)
![Xavier Smith](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Xavier-Smith-Fun.jpg)
Xavier Smith
Career Counseling and
Student Success Initiatives
![Sarah Denison](Photos/Full-Time/Sarah_Denison.jpg)
![Sarah Denison](Photos/Full-Time/Sarah_Denison.jpg)
Sarah Denison
- Fulbright College
Bumpers Career Connections
![Janet Collins](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Janet-Collins-Professional.jpg)
![Janet Collins](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Full-Time/Janet-Collins-Fun.jpg)
Janet Collins
- Bumpers College
Career Studio Peer Mentors
![Abby Goldsmith](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Abby_Goldsmith.jpg)
![Abby Goldsmith](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Abby_Goldsmith.jpg)
![Audrey Williams](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Audrey_Williams.jpg)
![Audrey Williams](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Audrey_Williams.jpg)
![Grant Aboytes](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Grant-Aboytes.jpg)
![Grant Aboytes](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Grant-Aboytes.jpg)
![Masheyat Rahman](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Masheyat-Rahman.jpg)
![Masheyat Rahman](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Masheyat-Rahman.jpg)
![Madalyn Carroll](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Madalyn_Carroll.jpg)
![Madalyn Carroll](https://career.uark.edu/aboutus/meetstaff/Photos/Part-Time-Staff/Madalyn_Carroll.jpg)