Spotlights

Geethu Jacob, PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering, completed her second semester of working with CONNECT’s first for-profit partner organization, BB Imaging.

On September 8, 2022, community supporters, UT faculty and staff, and LBJ alumni, joined students from across campus for A Conversation on Affordable Housing in Austin. Read the event recap.

Portfolio alum Micah Sagebiel (MPAff) now works at The Philanthropy Roundtable, supporting programs and policies to support philanthropy across the country.

Students in the Nonprofit Studies portfolio program spent their summers interning with a variety of organizations.

Incoming MPAff candidate Gabrielle Douthitt is the newest recipient of the Kozmetsky Fellowship.

MSSW alum Noelita Lugo shares consulting advice and how to make positive change from within organizations.

Jessica Jones joins the LBJ School team in collaboration with the City of Austin and Jackson School of Geosciences to develop resilience hubs across the city.

The summer CONNECT cohort has been announced, made up of 22 graduate student and organization matches. Students will develop consulting skills while helping organizations solve a data challenge throughout the summer.

Austin Area Sustainability Indicators Project has released a brief outlining their research on social capital in Austin.

Dr. Becky Lentz has been selected to participate in the Public Voices Fellowship.