A time for work and a time for fun

2002-03 Graduate Public Affairs Council President David Attwood was among the musicians who performed in the Student Lounge this year during a noontime music hour initiated and organized by LBJ School student Stuart Scruggs.

Photo by Kevin Hendryx

Balancing their time between work and play, students organized a range of activities throughout the year that gave them opportunities to work and learn outside the classroom, contribute to the community, and bond with other LBJ School community members.

At the beginning of the year, the students shopped for classes, met faculty members, and learned about the School. As they settled in for the year, individual student groups organized special community service projects, sponsored international movies and potluck dinners, organized discussion groups, worked to promote diversity, and looked to the future by attending internship and career fairs. For stress relief, they organized picnics, happy hour get-togethers, and “recess”—a competitive game of “capture the flag” that drew students from the computer lab every Thursday to the lawn by the LBJ Library fountain.

Among the activities sponsored by the student Community Service Committee this past year were two service days and a series of volunteer projects related to the war in Iraq. Pictured is a group of volunteers who sorted school supplies at the Capital Area Food Bank as part of last fall’s service day. In the foreground are LBJ School students Amy Higgins (left) and Elizabeth Maberry.

Photo by Doug Marshall

Students from the LBJ School and Texas A&M’s George Bush School of Government and Public Service mingled and met with over 50 job recruiters from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors during the Public Affairs Career Fair held at the School in January.

Photo by Kevin Hendryx

Ph.D. student Salvador Apud (right) helped facilitate an LBJ School visit by a group of Mexican university officials from the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (UAC) in January. UAC is developing an ethical leadership center similar to the LBJ School’s.

Photo by Doug Marshall

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