UT Austin’s Alternative Breaks (AB) program sends small groups of college students to communities outside central Texas to engage in meaningful service during their academic year breaks. Our 5 Core Values are: Simplicity Community Service Learning Active Citizenship The application is open and closes October 7, 2015. All undergraduate students, regardless of… read more
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Discovering the Joy of Giving: KAUST Foundation Year Students Volunteer at the UT Project
On Saturday, February 28th, the KAUST Foundation Year students volunteered with The Project, an event organized by the University of Texas at Austin. The Project partnered volunteers with local residents to complete beautification projects throughout the Austin community. Although the cold, rainy weather threatened to cancel the event, the KAUST… read more
KAUST Student Committees
UT Austin is currently hosting a group of 20 Saudi students in the KAUST Foundation Year Program during the 2013-2014 school year. This spring semester, the students have the opportunity to participate in one of four student-led committees: Volunteer Committee, Social Committee, Yearbook Committee and Sports Committee. The purpose of… read more
Student Spotlight: SABIC Students Serve Austin Community
Fall 2013 proved to be a semester of service for SABIC Foundation Year students. After completing a volunteerism workshop, students participated in three programs throughout Austin. In partnership with Keep Austin Beautiful, SABIC students spent one Saturday morning cleaning up the Johnson Creek trail near Lady Bird Lake. After two hours of… read more
Blanton Museum Seeks Spanish-Speaking Docents
UT’s Blanton Museum of Art is currently recruiting Spanish-speaking docents (museum guides) for its upcoming training class. This new group of volunteer docents will work primarily with K-12 students during the work week and on some Sundays. Training will take place every day for three hours the last two weeks of… read more