Home to Texas 2022
In collaboration with the School of Undergraduate Studies and Texas Career Engagement, we are sending our fourth cohort of students back to their home towns to intern, conduct research, and grow in community leadership.
Toward a Well-being Economy: How IC2 is working to advance equity in social, economic & health systems
Leveraging research and creating programs that promote a well-being economy with shared economic prosperity, resiliency, sustainability and a growth model that is equitable from the outset.
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Bureau of Business Research
BBR provides communities & policymakers with evidence-based socio-economic research for a stronger and more resilient Texas.
Home to Texas
The Home to Texas program provides undergraduates with paid internships in Texas communities outside of our urban corridors.
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Home to Texas Internship Leads to an Eye-Opening Juneteenth Experience
Leonardo Dominguez, Civil Engineering Major at Cockrell School of EngineeringCity of Smithville, Smithville Public Library I was asked by Judy Bergeron, the Smithville Library director, if I would be willing to record some interviews for the Smithville Juneteenth...
Internship Renews Commitment to Hometown of Tyler, Texas
Lanecia Ford-Hicks, Biology MajorTyler, Texas, Azalea Orthopedics Home to Texas Program 2021 - Student Blog Live reporting from the Rose City itself is Lanecia Ford-Hicks, a Sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Biology and aspiring to become a...
Eye-Opening, Confidence Building: Working with Port Arthur, Beaumont Area Leadership
Alondra Madsen, Mechanical Engineering Major at Cockrell School of Engineering Beaumont Area, Port of Port Arthur Internship Home to Texas Program 2021 - Student Blog This summer I had the privilege of interning at the Port of Port Arthur with a program called Home to...
IC² Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University Through Research
Oct 19, 2020: UT Austin’s Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity recently called for proposals for seed funding for faculty- or staff-led projects that promote increased diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the university. Actions that promote community...
Truist Charitable Fund Awards IC² for Small Business Training Program
Recognizing the need to address the plight of small businesses struggling to survive the current economic crisis, the IC² Institute applied to the Truist Charitable Fund for support. The Fund announced this summer that it would provide grants to organizations...
KXAN story on IC²: What smaller Texas communities can learn from startups about COVID-19 economic recovery
PANDEMIC PASS OR FAIL by: Alyssa Goard Posted: Oct 12, 2020 / 05:14 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 12, 2020 / 11:01 AM CDT Orange signs downtown in the city of Boerne alert visitors to open businesses, in hopes of encouraging people to buy local (KXAN...