The 2017 Front Porch Gathering Series kicked off at David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church on October 19th. College students, current and former educators, parents, activists and community members came together to discuss education equity in east Austin. The night’s conversation not only on focused on opportunity gaps within East Austin… read more
Building Bridges Recap (9/29): Dr. Terrence Green and Community Equity Literacy
Friday’s Building Bridges conversation was led by Dr. Terrence Green who came to share his tool for measuring Community Equity Literacy in school leadership. Dr. Green was there at the request of the Community Engagement Center which has taken stewardship of every third Friday’s Building Bridges conversation as a way… read more
CEC’s Front Porch Gathering 2017-2018 Calendar
Building Bridges Recap (9/15): How to be an anchor instead of an ivory tower
“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 (9/8): 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