October is Breast Cancer awareness month and UT organization, HOPE Austin, helped bring awareness and funding for the disease. HOPE Austin is a service organization dedicated to promoting health awareness and aid to the campus and community. On September 27th, HOPE Austin hosted a Breast Cancer Screening Event at St.… read more
October Service Opportunities
Check out volunteer opportunities happening in Austin throughout the month of September! Keep track of your hours, non-profits, and other events on GivePulse, or UT’s affiliated account utvolunteers.org October Service Events Oct. 14: Trash to Treasure Sale 9am to 3pm in the West mall (Near the UT Tower) This event will… read more
Student Summit for Social Change
On Saturday, September 20, the University of Texas, St. Edwards University, and Huston-Tillotson University collaborated in hosting the first annual Student Summit for Social Change. The Summit kicked-off the first event in Austin’s Be the Change week. The summit focused on community transformation through various team building activities and speakers… read more
Be the Change – National Day of Service
As we complete the first month of the academic school year, LCCE begins launching several annual service projects; among them being Be The Change. Be the Change Austin is a national day of service scheduled near October 5 – Gandhi’s birthday. To encourage volunteerism and community service, South Asian Americans… read more
Be Bold, Be the Change Panel
This Thursday the Longhorn Service Council will host the Be Bold, Be the Change panel in honor of Be the Change week. The panel will examine the lives and experiences of 4 individuals who have dedicated themselves to a life of service. Representatives from the PeaceCorps, Teach for America, AmeriCorps… read more