The Project

UT's largest individual day of student-led community service, bringing together 2,000+ students, faculty, volunteers, and community partners to support local Austin neighborhoods.

The Next Project Will Be
Nov 8th, 2025

Further information to be announced!

Team Lead Application

Team Lead Positions

Site Leads

Site leaders will manage all aspects of a work site, including: volunteer and site contact communication, volunteer safety, tools and supplies, completion of work at the site, pre/post shift volunteer reflections, site reports and pictures, and the overall volunteer work experience. The goal is to have one site leader for every 15 volunteers on event day. Returning team leads are preferred, but not required, for this position.

Buses/Transportation

Bus and Transportation Team Leads will be the main line of communication between registration and the site leaders. They will ride the buses that transport volunteers, helping drivers hit the right bus stops, navigate, provide information, lunches, and thank-you gifts for the bus drivers.

Headquarters Team

Tools and Supplies

Tools and Supplies Team Leads will manage storage, acquisition, and return of tools for the event, manage tool distribution (check-out and return) of tools on event day, manage supply movement between sites and from headquarters, and maintain a system of communication between site leaders to allocate supplies most efficiently.

Volunteer Check-In – Check-In Team Leads are responsible for organizing and staffing the check-in tables on event day, confirming/overseeing waiver signatures, distribution of t-shirts to volunteers, communication with bus drivers and bus Team Leads, and providing work site maps/addresses to volunteers.
General Information and Parking – General Information Team Leads will be the first to answer any and all volunteer and community partner questions on event day. They will staff the information tent throughout the day, and will – on a rotating basis – direct both on-foot and vehicle traffic near headquarters, make and hang all event signage, and welcome VIPs to the event.
Kick-off and VIP’s – Kick-Off/VIP Team Leads are the official hosts of the events for city officials and speakers who welcome the volunteers before each shift. They will create displays, videos, and schedule for the kick-off program on event day, welcome VIPs to the event, host executive briefings for VIPs and press following the kick-off program, and assemble and distribute press packets for the executive briefing.

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History of The Project

Starting in 1999, a dedicated group of UT students partnered with Keep Austin Beautiful to create a service event with the goal of 1000+ UT students coming together to complete a service project. To the event planners surprise, more than 2000 student volunteers participated. After witnessing the dedication and compassion from the UT student body, the organizers made "The Project" an annual event. Currently, The Project is one of the largest single-day, student & community run service events in Texas, providing support to local Austin communities.

Vision

The Project seeks to support and connect to local Austin communities through service and partnerships while providing a way for UT students to take initiative in active citizenship and leadership beyond campus borders.