The goal of each session is to engage as many people as possible from as many backgrounds as possible (e.g., social, economic, racial, and political). Each 90-minute listening session will be hosted by a local community partner and facilitated by Institute staff.
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We work collaboratively with partners across sectors to solve problems and create opportunities.
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Hold your next convening on our historic cattle ranch atop Petit Jean Mountain.
The Roustabout
The Roustabout, our new coffee shop, is a place for guests to relax and work together.
Our History
Learn about our nonprofit organization, funding, and partnership with the University of Arkansas System.
See the Rockefeller Ethic in Action
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute is a nonprofit organization that believes valuing diversity of opinion, practicing collaborative problem solving, and engaging in respectful dialogue combine to create transformational change. We call it the Rockefeller Ethic.
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Our mountaintop campus offers an unparalleled, productive space for groups of all sizes to do their best work. We can host intimate lunch meetings to conferences with 150+ attendees. We invite organizations to fill out the Conference Application and take the first step to your next best meeting.
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There must be a place where people can come together to do their best thinking and learning in a way that encourages all voices to contribute in search of solutions to tough issues. The Institute is that place — help us create transformational change in Arkansas and beyond.
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New Sculpture Unveiled During Celebration of Life
Burton’s family members, friends, and colleagues attended the celebration, which included several speakers, an aircraft flyover, U.S. Navy funeral honors, a poem reading by his grandchildren, and the dedication of a new sculpture commissioned by his family.
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More than 100 faculty and student researchers from Arkansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee gathered at the Institute earlier this month to experience the state’s first total solar eclipse since 1918.
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