Project Advance Austin
Are you interested in learning new skills and growing as a leader all while giving back to our local community? Project Advance Austin is a yearlong project management program partnering with local nonprofits. Working as a team, you will develop and execute a project to address a real-world service need.
Why Project Advance Austin?
Learn practical project management skills and effective strategies for working in a team. You’ll get support through regular team meetings and one-on-one guidance from our staff. The program closes with a showcase where you’ll present your hard work and accomplishments to our university and greater Austin community.
Project Advance Austin will give you:
- Real-world project management and leadership experience.
- A professional project to add to your resume.
- Networking opportunities with local nonprofits and project management experts
Join Project Advance Austin
Want to take your first steps into project management? Applications for 23-24 team managers is open now! The application deadline is Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Download the team manager role description (pdf).
Team member applications will open in April, 2024.
Commitment
- For the fall semester: Three to four hours/week including
- A weekly 30-minute team meeting led by our staff
- Two to three hours of independent or group work.
- A monthly one-hour all-team meeting to learn with your peers from other teams.
- For the spring semester: Three to five hours/week, including
- One 30-minute team meeting led by our staff every two weeks
- Three to five hours of independent or group work.
- A monthly one-hour all-team meeting to learn with your peers from other teams.
- An end-of-year showcase to share your work with the community.
Schedule
Project Advance Austin works on a customized weekly schedule set by you and your team. You’ll choose a time during regular business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday) to meet with our staff for guidance and support on your project. Outside of these meetings, your team is responsible for determining a schedule for project work that meets your availability.
Project Advance Austin Community Project Sites
This year, student teams are working to address real-world service needs for:
- AGE of Central Texas
- Art Spark Texas
- Caritas of Austin
- Communities in Schools Central Texas
- Creative Action
- Espero Rutland
- Girls Empowerment Network
- Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
- Keep Texas Beautiful
- Out Youth
- Sun Dragon Martial Arts and Self Defense, NFP
- The University of Texas at Austin Disability Cultural Center
- UT Outpost
- Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center
- Women's Storybook Project of Texas