Office of Academic & Regional Collaboration

Stronger together

Our region thrives when we work together. If you’re interested in partnering, volunteering, or supporting WT Community Resilience Corps’ mission, reach out to explore how we can collaborate to expand opportunity, build capacity, and enhance community resilience.

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Who we are:

WTAMU’s Office of Academic and Regional Collaboration is a regionally responsive and active community partner, working alongside public and private sectors to increase opportunity, engagement, and investment across the region. We mobilize resources and facilitate knowledge-sharing to strengthen the vital work of our regional partners who address local needs and improve outcomes.

Through our Community Resilience Corps (CRC), a collaborative service program, we connect community members—not just students—with local organizations, fostering opportunities for learning, civic engagement, and meaningful collaboration. Our partnerships enhance resource utilization, build resilience, and contribute to the region’s economic vitality. By deepening connections and expanding critical services, the CRC strengthens community capacity and amplifies the impact of our regional partners.

What we do:

WT CRC strengthens existing community efforts and fills gaps to address local challenges through locally led solutions. Our program:

Strengthens capacity and infrastructure
Grows civic engagement and workforce readiness
Expands access to resources and closes funding gaps
Supports shared learning and innovative problem-solving
Fosters trusted cross-sector networks to create meaningful collaboration

Our work provides broader access to technical assistance, stronger urban-rural collaboration, and improved health and resilience across systems and populations. These actions strengthen the well-being and vitality of communities, organizations, and individuals.

Where we serve:

WT CRC serves under-resourced and rural communities across the Texas High Plains. Through our collaborative partnerships, we’re creating a responsive, connected, and resilient regional ecosystem to address current challenges and meet future needs. By growing civic engagement, enhancing collaboration, and promoting cooperation, we are creating immediate and long-term benefits for our region and the surrounding areas.

How we serve:

We serve by mobilizing resources, facilitating learning, and deepening civic and cross-sector partnerships—building capacity, expanding opportunity, and supporting sustainable, community-driven solutions that strengthen rural and under-resourced communities.

Service between Community Impact Partners and WT CRC Fellows focuses on resource and systems alignment, tailored capacity building and technical assistance, place-based program development and implementation, shared learning and knowledge exchange, skills-building, and improved data systems with community-informed research.

Why we do it:

The Texas High Plains faces multifaceted challenges that can strain resources and restrict growth and vitality. Gaps in our system make it harder to address these challenges.

WT CRC envisions a responsive, connected, and resilient Texas High Plains where strong collaborative partnerships, shared responsibility, and locally driven solutions support thriving communities and long-term regional vitality.

"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much."

– Helen Keller

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Our focus

We partner with organizations to support building capacity in the Texas Panhandle. We address challenges the region faces by focusing on:

Education - outcomes and attainment
Natural resources and land management
Economic and workforce development
Health, wellness, and nutrition
Disaster mitigation and emergency management
Other locally identified needs

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"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much."