Odessa, Texas/July 28, 2023-The Odessa Chamber of Commerce hosted HOME TO TEXAS, an internship program created by the University of Texas at Austin was held at the Odessa Marriott. The fulltime internship program began in 2019 and is designed to bring young UTA students back to their communities.
(Dustin Harris, Senior Program Coordinator-Home to Texas Internship Program-University of Texas at Austin/Austin, Texas) This year, 7 different community members were interviewed in different categories such as: Municipal Court, Customer Service, and a School System to sponsor internships for local UT Austin students.
(Dustin Harris, Senior Program Coordinator-Home to Texas Internship Program-University of Texas at Austin/Austin, Texas)
Savannah Muñiz has a passion for science and is a 2d year Biochemistry and 2nd year Sophomore student at UT Austin and plans to go to medical school and seek a career in Oncology. Savannah is an intern through the HOME TO TEXAS program at the Odessa Marriott.
(Savannah Muñiz, 2d year Biochemistry and 2nd year Sophomore-University of Texas at Austin/Austin, Texas)
Aksahathh Mukkera is a Biochemistry student at UT Austin and is a full-time intern at the Odessa Chamber of Commerce.
(Aksahathh Mukkera, Biochemistry student -University of Texas at Austin/Austin, Texas)
William Cole is Government student with an emphasis on Political theory at the University of Texas at Austin. William is an intern in the City Attorney’s Office in Big Spring and plans to go to law school after taking a break after graduation.
William Cole, Government student with an emphasis on Political Theory-University of Texas at Austin/Austin, Texas)
HOME TO TEXAS and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce presented certificates to all full-time interns who engaged in the program.
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.
