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May 14, 2001
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As the LBJ School's student government organization, the Graduate Public Affairs Committee coordinates many of the School's major activities involving students. Several of the events sponsored by GPAC this year appear in other sections of the Record.
One of GPAC's activities during this academic year was a collaborative effort with LBJ School administration officials to improve facilities. GPAC President Steven Schauer said he hopes that a coffee bar will be available in the area currently designated as the visitors' center by August 2001. Plans to refurbish classrooms are also underway.
In other areas, GPAC's Resources Committee members worked to improve the recycling program as well as the overall appearance of the Student Lounge. Also, an ad hoc committee prepared a new GPAC constitution for student body approval. During March elections, students approved the new constitution and chose David Houston as new GPAC president.
Other GPAC committees were involved in organizing a number of events. These included Faculty Appreciation Week; the Follies; football, soccer, basketball, and softball competitions; a softball game held in April against students from Texas A&M's Bush School of Government and Public Service; a social mixer with students from the UT Austin School of Law and the Red McCombs School of Business; the first LBJ Olympics; and the LBJ International Food Fair and Lunar New Year Party.
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In a soccer battle between first-year and second-year students during the LBJ Olympics, Jeff Hamilton (first year) and Xinhua Zhang (second year) race after the ball. The match took place near the LBJ Library fountain. María de la Luz Martínez |
