Guest post from 2013-14 Engage Breakfast Series guest blogger Alicia Dietrich. Alicia is a public affairs representative at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. See the end of this post for the podcast from the breakfast. —– For the final ENGAGE…
Guest post from June 2014 Engage breakfast panelist Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud and colleague Katie Steiner. Talia and Katie are both with the Engaging News Project of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin. —– Today, the news media…
District map courtesy of the City of Austin. —– The words “politics” and “polarization” have in recent years become synonymous, and rarely, if ever, for the betterment of our society or communities. As the Austin community seeks to embrace an upcoming new approach to city…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2014 participant Mary McDowell, with her thoughts on the April class day on regional healthcare. Mary is the Director of Operations at People’s Community Clinic. —– The room rang with Senator Kirk Watson’s refreshingly unvarnished declaration, long known to…
Guest post from 2013-14 Engage Breakfast Series guest blogger Alicia Dietrich. Alicia is a public affairs representative at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. See the end of this post for the podcast from the breakfast. —– In 2012, Travis County…
Registration is now open for Leadership Austin’s June 4 Engage breakfast on news consumption and civic participation. Media Mix: Tuning in and listening to voices with an opposing view We all do it. We read the blogs and tune into the news outlets that support our…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2014 participant LaTonya Pegues, with her thoughts on the March class day on arts and creativity. LaTonya is CEO of BOAZ Enterprises. —– What a memorable time we had during our Arts and Creativity class day at the Long…
Applications for the 2015 Essential class are now available on the Leadership Austin website. You can begin filling out the online application at any time and save your progress as you go. Make plans to attend one of our upcoming recruiting receptions below to learn more…