K-12 @ UT Austin

Minority Education

• College of Communication: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/communication.html

  • HOSTS (Help One Student to Succeed): contact John H. Murphy http://advertising.utexas.edu/murphy.html

  • Latino USA radio program: Learning Resources http://www.latinousa.org/learning/index.html

  • Youth Brigade (journalism for African-American teens): contact George Sylvie http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/teach/faculty/sylvie.html

• College of Education: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/education.html

• Migrant Student Program http://www.utexas.edu/cee/dec/migrant/

• Office of Bilingual Education http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coe/depts/ci/bilingue/index.html

• USE-IT (scientific literacy for inner city schools): contact Angela Calabrese-Barton acalabresebarton@mail.utexas.edu

• College of Engineering: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/engineering.html

• Equal Opportunity in Engineering http://www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/outreach.htm

• Minority Introduction to Engineering: contact Sonia Konradi konradi@mail.utexas.edu

• Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering http://www.engr.utexas.edu/tame/

• World of Engineering (minority high school students): contact Sonia Konradi konradi@mail.utexas.edu

• College of Liberal Arts: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/liberal.html

• Ethnic Studies programs

• Johnston High School (Austin) Cooperative Outreach Program: contact Larry Carver carver@mail.utexas.edu

• Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies http://www.utexas.edu/cola/llilas/centers/outreach/index.html

• College of Natural Sciences: Outreach and Community Educational Opportunities http://www.geo.utexas.edu/outreach/

• Charles A. Dana Center http://www.utdanacenter.org/

  • AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education (bilingual literacy) http://www.utdanacenter.org/acee/

• College of Pharmacy

  • Mexican-American Association of Pharmacy Students Association (Austin Independent School District Mentor Program): contact Rene Garza rengar@mail.utexas.edu

• Division of Continuing and Extended Education

  • Migrant Student Program http://www.utexas.edu/cee/dec/migrant/

• Graduate School of Library and Information Science: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/library.html

• Longhorn School Bus (bilingual literacy for fifth graders at Zavala Elementary, Austin): contact Barbara Immroth immroth@uts.cc.utexas.edu

• LBJ School of Public Affairs: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/lbj.html

  • Austin Access Model (public access technology for East Austin) http://www.alaweb.org/ausmodel/

• McCombs School of Business

  • Accounting Career Awareness Program Summer Camp (careers in accounting and related business areas for minority high school students): contact Phyllis Young phyllis.young@mail.utexas.edu

• School of Nursing: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/nursing.html

  • Pathways for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (academic tutoring, peer mentoring, support groups, learning skills): contact Gayle Acton gayle.acton@mail.utexas.edu

• School of Social Work: Community Outreach and Services http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/links/socwork.html

  • Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program (support services for academic and personal success): contact Dorothy Garza dzgarza@mail.utexas.edu

• Urban Issues Program: Community Service and Outreach http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/outreach/index.html

  • East Austin Youth Charter http://www.utexas.edu/academic/uip/inside/cyprojects/eaustin/eaustin.html

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