Calendar of Events
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Professional Report Seminar for May 2013 Graduates: Introduction to the PR (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: You should attend this meeting if you are considering writing a Professional Report for May 2013 graduation. This seminar will cover strategies for choosing a PR topic and narrowing the topic focus. ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Beauty is the Promise of Happiness? (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Daniel S. Hamermesh is Sue Killam Professor in the Foundation of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and Professor of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London. His A.B. is from the ... (more) |
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| 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 10:00 PM | CIA Crisis Simulation (Career Resources) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Representatives from the CIA will coordinate a Crisis Simulation based on actual Open Source information. Student Teams will be created, provided with the information and will have a limited time to ... (more) |
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM | |
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| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Follies Meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: First meeting for Follie's co-chairs to create committees and gather feed back from second years about Follies 2013 |
| 8:00 AM - 1:55 PM | |
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Constructing Arguments for Audiences: Using Rhetoric Effectively in Public Policy (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: In Public Affairs, you will almost always be trying to persuade actual people to change their minds or to act--sometimes both. In other words, you will be engaged in rhetoric. Two key elements govern ... (more) |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Senator John F. Kerry discusses "The Rule of Law in World Affairs" (UT Events) Location: Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium Description: The Honorable John F. Kerry, United States Senator from Massachusetts, will present a talk entitled “The Rule of Law in World Affairs.” Senator Kerry will discuss promoting the rule of law in the ... (more) |
| 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Administration (LBJ Administration) Location: SRH 3.214 Description: Meeting of former Austin Mayor Frank Cooksey and others. Event approved by Dean |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Prospective Student Open House (OSAP) Location: First Floor Lobby Description: Event for visiting prospective |
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| 11:00 AM - 1:55 PM | |
| 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM | Improving Your Oral Presentations (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.212/3.221 Description: Guidance and tips for improving the effectiveness of your formal oral presentations. We start with preparing for your presentation and move through the presentation process to some "light-... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | Planning meeting (LBJ Administration) |
| 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM | Improving Your Oral Presentations (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.212/3.221 Description: (See the description of this workshop on Monday, Nov. 5th.) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Writing Policy Memos (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: The seminar will cover key elements of the policy memo, including use of formatting and recommended styles of writing. We will discuss strategies to achieve brevity and concision. We will also look ... (more) |
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| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Information Session on the Curtis W. Meadows, Jr. Fellows Program (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: The RGK Center invites graduate students from the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the McCombs School of Business to attend an information session about the Curtis W. Meadows, Jr. Fellows Program. To ... (more) |
| 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Election Night Watch Party (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: To mark the conclusion of what has been an exciting campaign season, the LBJ School Dean's Office invites the LBJ School community to an Election Night Watch Party. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be ... (more) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 2-Generation Strategy Meeting (LBJ Administration) Location: SRH 3.360 Description: This meeting will explore common interests, challenges/opportunities, and possible next steps for implementing a 2-generation strategy in |
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| 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Austin Crime Commission Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Austin Crime Commission conference hosted by the Robert S. Strauss |
| 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Austin Crime Commission Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Foyer Description: Greater Austin Crime Commission conference co-hosted with the Strauss Center for International Security and |
| 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | UN of Food (LBJ School Events) Location: 1st Floor Lobby Description: UN of Food is a community-wide potluck for students, faculty, and |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 12:05 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | CANCELED--Research Tools Every Public Affairs Student Needs (Led by Stephen Littrell, Head Librarian, Access Services & Public Affairs Librarian) (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Stephen Littrell has put together a comprehensive, nimble portal for research in public affairs. Come and learn how best to use the research tools he has compiled. Stephen will teach you strategies ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Homogeneity Analysis vs. Principal Component Analysis: A statistical comparative study of the Chinese Communist Party�s ruling legitimacy (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Wenjie Zhang is a Ph.D. Candidate at LBJ School. Her research primarily focuses on the measurement of China�s wage inequality and its ... (more) |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Election 2012: What Happened in 2012?
Join Sherri Greenberg, Evan Smith, Vicky DeFrancesco Soto and Wayne Slater for a discussion on election results. (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Join Sherri Greenberg, Evan Smith, Vicky DeFrancesco Soto and Wayne Slater for a discussion on election |
| 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Federal Bureau of Investigation Language Fair (Career Resources) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Language Specialists from the FBI will conduct information sessions and will screen interested applicants for their level of expertise in eight critical languages. These languages are: Spanish, ... (more) |
| 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM | AWC Fellows and LTG Phillips (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.212/3.221 Description: Fellows meet with LTG |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Professional Report Meeting for December 2012 Graduates: Incorporating Revisions (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: You should attend if you are planning to graduate in December 2012 and are writing a Professional Report. This is for all students completing the PR, whether you are registered for PR hours through ... (more) |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Westminster Veterans Day Celebration - Guest Speaker Dr. Howard Prince (LBJ Administration) Location: Westminster Courtyard, 4100 Jackson Avenue, Austin, Texas Description: A newly formed Veterans Corp. will join retired Brigadier General Dr. Howard Price and distinguished veterans for the annual Veterans Day celebration at Westminster, an Austin original that has set ... (more) |
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| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Make-up Test for Analytical Methods for GPS (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.360 Description: Several students cannot take the second test in Analytical Methods for Global Policy Studies at its regularly scheduled time. The course TA will administer the test to this small group of students ... (more) |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | "From Civil Rights to Human Rights" with Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark (UT Events) Location: Eidman Courtroom Description: Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who served under President Lyndon Baines Johnson, will give a talk titled "From Civil Rights to Human Rights" on Monday, Nov. 12 from noon to 1 PM in ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | GPAC presents: "Dress to Impress" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Representatives from Men's Wearhouse will be coming in to give LBJ students a presentation about the details of dressing for success. The presentation will last an hour and cover all manner of ... (more) |
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| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | USAID AidData Research Fellowship Info Session (LBJ School Events) |
| 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? Assessing the Future of U.S. Presence in the Persian Gulf (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law invites you to Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? Assessing the Future of U.S. Presence in the Persian Gulf with Caitlin Talmadge, ... (more) |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Between Covers: An Annual Celebration of LBJ School Research (LBJ School Events) Location: LBJ School First Floor Lobby Description: "Between Covers" is an annual celebration of faculty and Ph.D. student authors designed to highlight books and peer-reviewed journal articles produced over the course of the previous year. ... (more) |
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| 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Focus Group - Impact of Aesthetics on Application to LBJ School (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.214 Description: This event will be a forum for a research group in Prof. Ward's Qualitative Research course to conduct a focus |
| 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | |
| 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM | Gretchen Ritter: Debates on Democracy in America signature class meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.316/3.350 Description: Professor Gretchen Ritter and her UGS 302 class will meet for a pizza |
| 7:55 AM - 9:00 AM | |
| 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM | The LBJ Library Presents: First Ladies Symposium with Barbara and Laura Bush (Overflow) (UT Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall |
| 12:05 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Successful PRP Writing: How to Identify and Use the Collaborative Voice (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.316/3.350 Description: You should attend this seminar if you are enrolled in a PRP this year. The seminar will help you navigate and avoid the common problems of group writing projects. By training you to be able to ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | The Effects of Rising Food Prices on Political Stability in Africa (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Todd G. Smith is a PhD student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Toddâ�ïÂ&... (more) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | |
| 5:05 PM - 6:30 PM | Human Trafficking Panel (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: A panel of experts discuss policies related to human trafficking. Event is hosted by the Policy Organization for Women (POW) |
| 8:00 AM - 8:55 AM | |
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| 12:05 PM - 1:59 PM | |
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| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2012 Turkey Bowl (LBJ School Events) Location: LBJ Mall, next to the Fountain Description: The time honored LBJ School tradition is back. That's right, Turkey Bowl!! For those new to LBJ, Turkey Bowl is a first-year vs. second-year contest in the Fall semester. The second-years organize ... (more) |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Environmental Defense Fund Information Session (Career Resources) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Recruiters from the The EDF will provide information on their Climate Corps Fellowship Program. The application process and Program details will be |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Army War College Fellows meeting (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.312 Description: Meeting for Fellows and Fellows alumni |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
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| 12:05 PM - 1:55 PM | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Harvey Milk Society HIV Testing (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.312 Description: In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1, the Harvey Milk Society wants to empower you to know your status. Drop by LBJ on November 27th from 10am-2pm for free rapid HIV Testing. No appointment ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law invites you to Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam with Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Associate Professor at ... (more) |
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| 1:55 PM - 3:35 PM | |
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| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| 12:05 PM - 1:30 PM | Student Council on Re-thinking Diplomacy: NATO, the Media, and International Intervention (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Panelists Include: Ambassador Robert Hutchings, Dean of the LBJ School; Former Director of the National Security Council and Special Adviser to Secretary of State James Baker; author of At the ... (more) |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Citizens for Local and State Service monthly meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: CLASS will host its monthly meeting to plan upcoming events and |
| 8:45 PM - 10:15 PM |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Religious Cultural Heritage and Nuclear Decisions: Investigating Influence on Policy Choices (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Brian Keenan Muzas graduated summa cum laude with a B.S.E. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 1996. Although a graduate-level course in energy and environmental ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 AM | Foreign Service Officer Presentation / Information Session (Career Resources) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Whitney Wiedeman, a current Foreign Service Officer will provide information on his experience. Here is his biography. Whitney S. Wiedeman has served as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. ... (more) |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | |
| 5:05 PM - 7:15 PM | Joint POW and SHEP documentary screening (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: POW and SHEP will be co-hosting a documentary screening on a topic at the intersection of women's policy and social, health, and economic |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Session Legislative Conference (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Description: Since the early 1970's the Texas Legislature, through the offices of the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of ... (more) |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Rescheduled class for Writing 3 for Global Policy Studies (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.312 Description: To avoid schedule conflicts the week of Thanksgiving, Professor Gholz has rescheduled one meeting of his Writing 3 course to this |
| 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Professional Report Seminar for May 2013 Graduates: Preparing the Prospectus (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: You should attend if you are planning to graduate in May 2013 and are writing a Professional Report. This seminar will help you conduct research and compile materials for your literature review. You ... (more) |
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