Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 1992 graduate Susan Dawson.—– When I ask audiences what adjective they use to describe the state of education, I tend to get responses like “tragic”, “urgent” or “grim.” Yet the reality is that, for almost every measure you can…
Leadership Austin is partnering with CultureMap Austin on an on-going series of editorial columns meant to inform Austinites about issues facing our city. Today’s column is from February 2013 ENGAGE panelist Denise M. Trauth on college access and affordability in Texas. Dr. Trauth is President…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2011 graduate Oliver Bernstein. This is the first in a series of posts related to our Healthy Living for Leaders initiative – powered by H-E-B. The program promotes the importance of health, wellness, life-balance, and resiliency to being an effective community…
Leadership Austin is partnering with CultureMap Austin on an on-going series of editorial columns meant to inform Austinites about issues facing our city. Today’s column is from January 2013 ENGAGE panelist Ray Almgren on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Ray is Vice President…
This month’s ENGAGE breakfast looked at Austin’s job creation and the workforce in Central Texas. Guest blogger Thom Singer (ESSENTIAL 2008) provided a complete recap on his blog Some Assembly Required. Here’s a snippet: However, our boom-town does have challenges. Too many high school students are…
Guest post from ESSENTIAL Class of 2013 participant David M. Williams, Ph.D. Dave is Founder and Improvement Advisor at TrueSimple Improvement.—– I moved to Austin in 1998. My sister lived here and made it easy to meet friends. We enjoyed sipping Mexican Martini’s at Cedar Door, watching…
Guest post from new EMERGE 2012 graduate Rand Zumwalt.—– Everyone who participates in the Leadership Austin EMERGE Program does so for a different reason. For some, it is a way to network with like-minded professionals. For others, it is to seek guidance as to which philanthropic efforts…
This week’s ENGAGE breakfast explored new and innovative models for philanthropy in Central Texas. Blogger and author Thom Singer (ESSENTIAL 2008) was there and shared his thoughts on his blog Some Assembly Required. Here’s a snippet: Arguably, Austin has more charitable organizations per capita than any…