Economic Development & Community Impact

Associate Vice President

Rebekka Dudensing • Read Bio

Contact Mary Gutierrez • (979) 458-0230 • mgutierrez@tamu.edu

Economic Development & Community Impact works with community partners to solve local problems. The goal is to empower individuals to build successful communities and bright futures.
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Pre-K - 16 Education

PK-16 Educational Outreach provides students and educators with opportunities to build connections, spark curiosity and create a culture of lifelong learning.

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Continuing & Professional Education

Non-credit CPED courses are offered as opportunities to learn new skills, enhance job performance, and assist numerous professional licensing and accrediting bodies that require continuing education.

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Campus & Community Connections

We engage with our community in a variety of ways and collaborate with local partners to make the Brazos Valley an even better place to live, work, learn, and play.

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Statewide Community Collaborations

Our statewide community collaborations focus on making our research, experts, and educational experiences available across the state.

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Regional Partnerships

Regional partnerships link university discoveries and innovations with economic opportunities in our communities, especially in places we have campuses.

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Private Enterprise Research Center

The Private Enterprise Research Center (PERC) pursues a dual mission of supporting academic research at Texas A&M University and developing market-oriented solutions to public policy problems.

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Texas Target Communities Program (TxTCP)

This program helps leverage the civic, human, social, natural and economic aspects of communities. Priority is given to vulnerable communities across Texas, to assist them in satisfying needs that would otherwise go unmet.

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Colonias Program (COLP)

The Colonias Program develops and implements sustainable solutions that provide residents along the Texas-Mexico border access to a variety of critical services.