Briefing brings together students, policymakers LBJ School students presented different aspects of social security reform to a panel of real-world policy makers on October 25, in the second year of a new program designed by Professor Jacqueline Angel. As a teacher of one of the policy development sections, Angel wanted to incorporate some kind of hand-on venue for bringing policy ideas to the fore. Armando Gonzalez, Deputy Regional Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, led the panel of policymakers who participated in the exercise. Arnold Garcia, editorial page editor of the Austin-American Statesman, and Jim McDaniel, district manager for the Social Security Administration's Austin office, joined LBJ School professors Pat Wong and Howard Prince on a panel of evaluators. Four groups of five to six students presented social security reform proposals on behalf of special interest groups with vested interests in social security reform. They spoke on behalf of the Texas League of Women Voters, the New Braunfels Women's Chamber of Commerce, the Houston Chapter of the National Hispanic Council on Aging and Third Millenium, a nonprofit organization. The students came from policy development sections taught by Angel and Professor Victoria Rodríguez. Angel said the event was a success with both student and evaluator participants. It is the second year she has built this kind of presentation around social security reform. LBJ School alumnus Ken Apfel, U.S. Social Security Commissioner, also has worked with students via teleconference during different phases of the project. Rebecca Christie December 7, 1999