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Booking Now for 2026We work collaboratively with partners across sectors to solve problems and create opportunities.
Hold your next convening on our historic cattle ranch atop Petit Jean Mountain.
The Roustabout, our new coffee shop, is a place for guests to relax and work together.
Learn about our nonprofit organization, funding, and partnership with the University of Arkansas System.
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.
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.
Plan Your MeetingThere 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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At twenty-two, apprenticing at Steppenwolf plunged Julia Dossett Morgan into professional theatre and adult life. Yet the deepest lesson came from artistic director Martha Lavey, whose curiosity and kindness made everyone matter. By listening to those at the margins, she taught me leadership, humanity, and the beauty of staying open to people.
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The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute announced Dr. Liz Lundeen as director of programs, bringing a career grounded in civic engagement, collaborative problem solving, and leadership development. With experience spanning higher education, public service, and debate-based workforce programs, Lundeen strengthens the Institute’s commitment to transformational change through inclusive dialogue and statewide partnerships.
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Dr. Lesley Graybeal’s commitment to civic engagement began in childhood, shaped by a family deeply involved in community service. That foundation led her into higher education and ultimately to UCA, where she empowers students to become informed, lifelong participants in democracy. Through Civic Arkansas, she champions collaboration, voter education, and a stronger civic culture statewide.
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