Community Engagement

The Project expands to Texas Exes' chapters nationwide
The university's largest day of service on Feb. 25 is branching out this year to include alumni around the nation. Watch a video on how to get involved.
The mysteries of fossils, rocks and artifacts
In this video, Texas Natural Science Center experts help visitors of all ages identify natural objects they've found, and the results are often surprising.
Ready to get in the game
Students with the Senate of College Councils, faculty and administrators helped ease high school students' anxiety about applying for college at a fall readiness workshop.
Answering the call
With $3 million from the St. David's Foundation, the School of Nursing will improve the health of underserved populations in central Texas and beyond.
Public interest design
In this Longhorn Network academic content preview, watch how Architecture students use good design to make a positive impact on a local community.
Know - Your connection to a world of ideas
The university's largest day of service on Feb. 25 is branching out this year to include alumni around the nation. Watch a video on how to get involved.
In this video, Texas Natural Science Center experts help visitors of all ages identify natural objects they've found, and the results are often surprising.
Students with the Senate of College Councils, faculty and administrators helped ease high school students' anxiety about applying for college at a fall readiness workshop.
With $3 million from the St. David's Foundation, the School of Nursing will improve the health of underserved populations in central Texas and beyond.
In this Longhorn Network academic content preview, watch how Architecture students use good design to make a positive impact on a local community.

News Stories

Published: Feb. 13

Each year the Texas Exes allow students of The University of Texas at Austin to choose the best professors and teaching assistants to receive the Texas Exes Teaching Award.

Published: Feb. 13

Last month Women’s Track and Field head coach Beverly Kearney was one of seven extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education to be honored at the fifth consecutive BET Honors gala at the historic Warner Theater in Washington, D.C.

BET will broadcast the awards show Monday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. Central.

Published: Jan. 25

Gerre Hancock, a celebrated concert organist, choral director and professor of sacred music at the university, and the Bates Recital Hall’s magnificent Visser-Rowland Tracker Organ on the UT campus are the true stars of this video.

Hancock, described as a “legend in his own time,” by Glenn Chandler, director of the Butler School of Music, passed away on Jan. 21 due to cardiac arrest.  He was 77.

The University of Texas at Austin is — and always has been — a university for the people of Texas. Whether we are teaming up with community organizations to tackle health care issues, bring the arts to underserved areas or solve environmental problems, we take seriously our mission of service.

The university has a rich tradition of working with communities across the state through collaborative activities and programs that involve our faculty, staff and students. Such partnerships are mutually beneficial to the university and the community. Not only are university resources shared with communities, but community knowledge and experiences are shared with the university, helping improve learning and scholarship.

Visit the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement to learn more about community-university partnerships that transform lives.

UT Volunteer Opportunities

We are an official participating charity of the Austin 10/20. 10 miles, 20 bands on April 15th. We need volunteers to help us cheer on our team members throughout the race course. Please contact us if you are interested.