Partnerships with Purpose
Texas Target Communities
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Welcome to the Partnerships with Purpose podcast, where we explore ways to ethically engage communities in research and service-learning projects. With this podcast, hosted by Cedric Shy, we hope to provide tools for faculty, students, and communities who seek to have effective and lasting community-university partnerships.
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Recent Episodes
S3E2 Mastering Classroom Management in Community-Engaged Learning
In this episode, Dr. Bill Eisele discusses how involving communities in learning can change the way we plan and build. He explains the structure of his classroom and how students use real-world…
S3E1 Learning in Action: Bridging the Classroom with Community Engagement
In this episode, hosts Cedric Shy and Jamie Hicks-Masterson engage with Jeewasmi Thapa and Dr. Ivis Garcia from Texas A&M University to explore the concept of community-engaged learning, the…
S2E8 Developing Solutions for Fenceline Communities
In part two of Developing Solutions for Fenceline Communities, we continue discussing how research, collaboration, and community voices drive meaningful change. Dr. Newman has spent years working…
S2E7 Meet Dr. Galen Newman: Department Head of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
In this episode, Meet Dr. Galen Newman, we sit down with Dr. Galen Newman, Department Head of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning (LAUP). Hear about his journey, vision, and leadership style,…
S2E6 A Community Champion
In this episode, A Community Champion, we welcome back Sam Collins, an individual with deep ties to Hitchcock, Texas, who embodies a profound commitment to uplifting the local community. A proud…
S2E5 Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom
In this episode, 'A Celebration of Freedom,' we welcome Sam Collins III, a passionate community leader, historian, and change-maker from Galveston County, Texas. As a seventh-generation Texan and…
S2E4 Meet the Cooper Scholars
In this episode, 'Meet the Cooper Scholars,' we hear from Windya Welideniya (Master’s student in Urban and Regional Planning) and Jaelin Lopez (junior in Urban and Regional Planning), the first…
S2E3 Research for Communities
In this episode, 'Research for Communities,' we hear from Dr. Nathanael Rosehenheim, Research Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HRRC). Tune in to…
S2E2 Community Engagement Rules of Thumb
In this episode, 'Community Engagement Rules of Thumb,' we hear again from Dr. John T. Cooper Jr. about his introduction to the Texas Target Communities program and learn some of the important…
S2E1 Getting to Know John T. Cooper Jr: A Community Engagement Story
In this episode 'Getting to Know John Cooper: A Community Engagement Story,' we hear from Dr. John T. Cooper Jr., a professor of practice in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M…
Caldwell Engages in a new way of Planning
In this episode, we again hear from Forrest Williams (a former student and also), Director of Administrative Services at the City of Caldwell. This time, he talks about his experience as a community…
S1E5 Urban Planning from a Student’s Perspective
In this episode, 'From a Student’s Perspective,' I talk with Forrest Williams, a former student who worked with a community as part of his college coursework. He talks about the project, his…
S1E4 Community Impact
In this episode, “Community Impact”, we hear again from the city manager of Nolanville, Kara Escajeda. We worked with Nolanville again in 2019 in 7 classes with the ENDEAVR initiative. She talks…
S1E3 Why the Comprehensive Plan
In this episode, “Why the Comprehensive Plan”, you get to hear from Kara Escajeda, the city manager of Nolanville. In 2014, the small community worked with Texas Target Communities and 4 graduate…
S1E1 The Origins of Texas Target Communities
In our first episode on “The Origins of Texas Target Communities,” you will hear from Dr Shannon Van Zandt former associate executive dean of the School of Architecture. She reflects on the history…
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Partnerships with Purpose has published 15 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Education, Science.
Partnerships with Purpose is currently sporadic with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 17m.
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