The Houston Area OER Consortium was established in 2018 to bring together institutions of higher learning in Houston and surrounding areas so that these institutions can learn from each other and work together to grow and entrench OER in the respective institutions. On 30th July 2019 PVAMU hosted the Houston Area OER Consortium that brought together 40 participants from 12 institutions including: Rice University, PVAMU, University of Houston, Lone Star College, San Jacinto College, OpenStax, University of Houston Downtown, St Thomas, Houston Community College, and University of Houston Clearlake. The goal of the meeting at PVAMU was to develop goals and an official Mission statement for the consortium. Each institution was also encouraged to articulate its OER goals, and participants were also informed of upcoming OER events including the OpenStax Creator Fest that will be hosted by Rice University in March 2020 where faculty members in the Houston area can learn more about OER.
