The Heman Sweatt Center is designed to help more male students to succeed beyond measure. With this goal in mind, we aim to create a welcoming environment that provides the support that youth from all walks of life so need. In our meetings, we break past generational trauma and stereotypes, spread the growth of ideas, and share our experiences with each other, whether happy or sad. As we strive to educate, prepare and support the next generation of men, we create a place where they can find themselves and create future-oriented goals. With this, we provide mentorship and encouragement for our students through educational workshops, seminars activities and creative collaborations. By connecting youth across UT Austin and Texas, we build a large community of people who support each other and want to see each other grow and succeed.
Donate
The Heman Sweatt Center is doing great work, but we need your help to positively impact more collegiate males on campus. Your donations go directly to study abroad scholarships, undergraduate research opportunities, the summer internship fund, the Collegiate Male Retreat, as well as our national exposure trips to Washington D.C. and New York City. If you are interested in donating, please connect with Jerica Swiger, director of development for principal gifts, jerica.swiger@austin.utexas.edu.
The Heman Sweat Center is a relatively small organization, and we put every one of your dollars to good use. As a nonprofit, our goal is to accomplish our mission of providing academic excellence, personal and professional development for males, and every dollar is put towards that mission. Your money helps fund a variety of our programs and initiatives that need to change our student’s lives, from providing scholarships, research grants, professional development set-ups and more.
Join Our Alumni Network
We would love to stay connected with all undergraduate and graduate alumni of the Sweatt Center. There are ample opportunities to stay engaged with the Sweatt Center, including The Sweatt Mentorship program, financial donations, creating internship opportunities, and dropping in on one of our weekly Power Hours. Please fill out our Sweatt alumni form so we can stay connected.