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Advisory Council meets in D.C.
On November 9, 26 members of the LBJ School Advisory Council met at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, attorneys at law, in Washington, D.C. This was the first time the group, which meets twice a year, had met in the nation's capital.

During the meeting, the group discussed ways to improve the School's program in areas such as fundraising, faculty and student recruitment, and research. At a reception the evening before the meeting, Advisory Council members mingled with alumni and other friends of the LBJ School who are based in Washington.

Advisory Council member Joe Reeder, who is an attorney with the firm, provided the Greenberg Traurig site. Among other things, the firm is known for its role in the George W. Bush presidential campaign.

Health and Social Policy Program launched
A new Program in Health and Social Policy was launched this fall and will serve as an umbrella for LBJ School social policy research activities. The program--led by a faculty team that includes Professors Jacqueline Angel, Kenneth Apfel, David Warner, and Pat Wong--will focus on such issues as social security reform, health care for indigent populations, and the regulation of health maintenance organizations.

GCMD hosts Training Expo
The Governor's Center for Management Development (GCMD), a program of the LBJ School Office of Professional Development, hosted its seventh annual Training Expo in early November. The Expo allows persons who are interested in or involved with state government training to share ideas, programs, training curricula, and other resources.

Over 400 participants attended the all-day event, which offered presentations, training video previews, a technology room showcasing leading-edge equipment, and booths displaying information about each agency's training programs.

The event was sponsored by GCMD in collaboration with the Training and Development Subcommittee of the State Agency Coordinating Committee. According to GCMD Director Joyce Sparks, volunteers from many agencies participated in this collaborative effort.

E-mail updates sent to alumni
A quarterly e-mail update that includes the latest news at the LBJ School is being sent to alumni and friends. The effort, which is being coordinated by the Office of Development and External Affairs, began after alumni who participated in an LBJ School survey indicated a strong desire to hear more about the School. For further information, contact Joe Youngblood at jyoungblood@mail.utexas.edu.

Classroom remodeling underway
Two classrooms at the LBJ School are being remodeled, and when finished one will double as a conference boardroom and the other will be a state-of-the-art teaching area. The rooms are Sid Richardson Hall Room 3.103, which will be called the Governor's Room, and Room 3.102.

The Governor's Room work is funded by the LBJ School's Governor's Executive Development Program (GEDP) and is expected to be finished by January. As part of its decor, the room will feature portraits of former Texas governors associated with GEDP.

Room 3.102 will undergo a dramatic change by the time work is completed in March 2002. According to Bob Vargas, LBJ School facilities manager, the room will function as a modern, state-of-the-art facility featuring, among other things, leather chairs and a recessed ceiling where an LCD projector, a Macintosh computer, a PC, and other equipment will be stored.

"Everything--audio, video, computer--will be activated via a podium-based remote control," he said. "If you need to play a DVD, a computer will lower the projection screen and dim the lights automatically."

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December 7, 2001

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