Archer Institute (Dickson)

The Archer Center is the Washington, D.C., campus of The University of Texas System, founded in 2001. It provides talented undergraduate and graduate students of any major from across the UT System with the opportunity to live, learn, and intern in the nation's capital. The organization's mission is to educate the next generation of leaders for local, state, federal, and international service by offering varied experiential learning programs for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students from The University of Texas System. Their vision is to develop public- and private-sector leaders who understand the federal policymaking process, can solve relevant policy problems, contribute to improved civic engagement and civil society, and elevate the public discourse about policy and politics.