FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Connecting Bumpers, an annual career networking event for students and alumni from U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, is set for Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Current students will meet and connect with alumni and friends of the college from 5-7 p.m. at the Maudine Sanders Student Plaza and Garden and Hawkins Family Terrace located on the south end of the AFLS Building.

Students will visit with employers and professionals in their major and career areas, make contacts, get interviewing tips and professional advice, and talk about the job market.

Food will be provided and dress is business casual.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2.7 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.