“What does it mean to be an anchor for the community instead of an ivory tower?” This is the question posed by UT’s Community Engagement Center’s own director, Virginia Cumberbatch when she spoke at the Building Bridges conversation on September 15th. Ms. Cumberbatch was there to discuss the work of… read more
Building Bridges Recap (9/15): How to be an anchor instead of an ivory tower
Building Bridges Recap (9/8): Applying the ASPEN Model for Racial Equity to Austin Community College
Dr. Stephanie Hawley, Ph.D. is the Associate Vice President of the Office of Equity and Inclusion at Austin Community College (ACC). She spoke at the Building Bridges conversation on September 9th about how Austin Community College has been implementing the ASPEN Institute’s “Ten Lessons for Taking Leadership on Racial Equity”… read more
Hurricane Harvey Relief
While many of the gulf coast communities affected by Hurricane Harvey are still in crisis mode, simultaneous relief efforts are developing all across Texas to support our UT students, their families, and anyone affected by the hurricane. Here at the Longhorn Center for Community Engagement, we are serving as a… read more
Welcome Longhorns
What starts here changes the world, so start today! Through the programs of the Longhorn Center for Community Engagement and the Community Engagement Center, you can connect to service opportunities on and off the 40 acres and make a difference in your community. Here are just a few ways you can serve: Join a… read more
Google Community Leaders Bridge Technology Gap in Austin
With tech giants like Dell, Apple, Samsung, Google, Oracle and Facebook setting up shop in the Austin area, it may be difficult to believe more than 50,000 residents don’t have access to the Internet, according to a 2015 Digital Inclusion in Austin study. To bridge this digital divide, Google Fiber… read more
Q&A: Meet an Austin City Hall Fellow
Each fall, a new group of undergraduates begin their year of service in the Austin City Hall Fellows Program. A partnership between the Longhorn Center for Community Engagement (LCCE) and the Office of the Mayor of the City of Austin, the program empowers students to become effective agents of change.… read more
Mission Moments: Virginia Cumberbatch, Director of the Community Engagement Center
Breaking Away
The words “spring break” conjure up images of sunny beaches and parties galore. But for a group of UT Austin students, this much anticipated week away from school means something else entirely: Making the world a better, more equitable place. Last March, three groups of students journeyed to Louisiana and… read more
April 2017 Recap: Health Disparities in Communities of Color and the Impact on Mental Wellness
Of all the major challenges facing society, issues regarding mental health are perhaps the most overlooked and least understood. Community members gathered for the season’s last Front Porch Gathering on Tuesday, April 18th to discuss health disparities in Austin and the impacts on mental wellness, particularly in local communities of… read more