About Project Worldwide
Project Worldwide began as a partnership between Texas Exes and the University of Texas Office of Volunteerism and Service Learning (VSL) to create a national service initiative. This initiative was centered around UT’s largest day of service that takes place in November called The Project.
This university-wide one-day event enables students, faculty and staff to connect with local Austin neighborhoods and address critical needs such as supporting education, sustainability, beautification and other community priorities.
Project Worldwide no longer takes place exclusively in the month of February. Instead, it has evolved into a yearlong initiative, encouraging chapter and network members of the Texas Exes to gather as service volunteers at any time, extending the work of The Project throughout the year, both across the country and around the globe.
The Benefits of Project Worldwide Participation
- Showcases the positive impact that your chapter/network members are making within their community.
- Highlights the University of Texas and Texas Exes all over the country and the world.
- Engages new alumni that may not have previously been involved with the chapter/network. Chapters/Networks who participate in community service events note that alumni not previously involved with the group are participating in these types of community service activities.
Resources:
Project Worldwide Event Guide/Handbook 2026
This handbook is designed to guide you through planning a successful community service activity.
All chapters & networks are required to have their participants fill out the linked liability waiver form for any community service activities. This must be completed in addition to any waiver your service organization requires. For example, many food banks and animal shelters require participants to sign a waiver prior to volunteering with their organization. Community service participants would complete the waiver for the chapter/network and the waiver for the food bank/animal shelter. Chapters and Networks should hold on to these waivers in the case of a formal complaint after the community service activity.
Questions? Submit a support case online to the Chapters and Networks Department staff.