Calendar of Events
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | OSAP Event (OSAP) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Foyer and First Floor Lobby Description: OSAP will be using the lobby for different activities throughout the |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Texas School Finance Brown Bag (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Judge Scott McCowan discusses Texas school |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | POW Miss Representation Movie Screeing (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Come join POW (Policy Organization for Women) for our screening of Miss Representation, a documentary about the media's misrepresentations of women and the under-representation of women in positions ... (more) |
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| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Meeting of LBJ Local Government Alums (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: First of several planning meetings organized by and for LBJ alum in local government to discuss issues related to the local government track at |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Transnational Women's Activism and the Global Diffusion of Gender Quotas (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Dr. Pamela Paxton is Professor of Sociology and Government and Christine and Stanley E. Adams, Jr. Centennial Professor in the Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. She has taught at ... (more) |
| 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM | Graduate Portfolio Program in Nonprofit Studies - Jobseeking Discussion (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.316/3.350 Description: Nonprofit Portfolio Discussion of Private Sector Job Opportunities for Nonprofit Portfolio |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Downstream Oil Industry (part 1): Basics of Oil Refining (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: This first session of a two part series will examine the basics of oil refining. This will cover a non-technical overview of the refining process, the process of blending products, the methods of ... (more) |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | GPAC - Finance Committee Meeting Town Hall (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: To foster transparency in government, student organizations, and a greater accountability to the ethical standards we set for ourselves, the GPAC Finance Committee will have open Town Halls to ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Summer & Fall 2012 MPAff Registration Advising Session (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Summer & Fall 2012 MPAff Registration Advising |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | RGK Center and DSIC Ambassadors closed meeting (LBJ Administration) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Meeting with student |
| 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Nonprofit Portfolio Spring Colloquium (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Nonprofit Portfolio Spring Colloquium featuring Dr. Marlone Henderson on the topic of what motivates giving and |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | MGPS Advising Session (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Advising session for first year MGPS students for summer and fall registration on April 16th-27th. Dr. Kate Weaver and Steve Alvarez will cover academic requirements, registration procedures, ... (more) |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | former Egyptian Ambassador to the US Nabil Fahmy (LBJ School Events) Location: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Description: Former Egyptian Ambassador to the US and Ambassador at Large at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Nabil Fahmy will share his unique insights into the global implications of "The Arab Revolutions&... (more) |
| 6:00 PM - 11:59 PM | Follies Rehearsal (Student Meetings) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: The second year class will be rehearsing for Follies, which is happening later in the |
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| 12:01 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 12:05 PM - 1:55 PM | Discussion with Ambassador Nabil Fahmy "Arab-Israeli Diplomacy from Camp David to the Present" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Greenberg - Dress Rehearsal for Social Media Conference (LBJ Administration) Location: Bass Lecture Hall |
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| 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, APRIL 16: CPG, CLASS & KXAN Present City of Austin Mayoral Debate (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: The Center is partnering with the LBJ School student organization CLASS and KXAN Austin News to provide the only major broadcast of the Austin Mayoral |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Evan Smith to Interview Former Governor of Texas Mark White (LBJ School Events) Description: Evan Smith, founder and CEO of the Texas Tribune, would like to invite all students to attend an open portion of his "Conversations on Leadership" course each week where he will interview ... (more) |
| 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Women's Transportation Seminar Networking Event (Student Meetings) Location: LBJ School 1st Floor Lobby Description: UT Student Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar, Heart of Texas |
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| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Follies Rehearsal (Student Meetings) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: The second years will be rehearsing for Follies, which is this Friday |
| 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM | Strategy and Decision Making - Session (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Jeremi Suri to host a session for his class on Strategy and Decision- |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | To Tax or Not to Tax? The Costs and Benefits of Repealing the Tax Exemption of Municipal Bonds in the U.S. (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 |
| 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM | CNS Special Lecture - John Paul De Soria (UT Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Foyer and LBJ Auditorium |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Downstream Oil Industry (part 2): The Downstream Supply Chain (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: This second session of a two part series will examine the basics of supply-chain optimization. This will cover the different roles of marketing, retail & commercial sales, trading, supply & ... (more) |
| 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Follies Rehearsal #3 (Student Meetings) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: The Second Years will be rehearsing for Follies, which is occuring this Friday (April 13th) |
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Follies 2012! (LBJ School Events) Location: Scholz Garten Description: In an annual tradition, the LBJ Second Years put together a roast of the First Years, the LBJ School, and the administration. The event is held in the historic Saengerrunde Hall, attached to Scholz ... (more) |
| 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Public Policy in 140 Characters: How Elected Officials Use Social Media (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Students enrolled in the “Use of Social Media by Members of Congress†policy research project will present the results from their yearlong study on congressional use of social media. &... (more) |
| 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM | |
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| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | CPG, CLASS & KXAN Present City of Austin Mayoral Debate (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM | The Alexander Hamilton Society--Texas Chapter presents A Debate: "Can the U.S. Coexist with a Nuclear Iran?" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: The U.S. and the world remain concerned at the prospects of an Iran with nuclear weapons. But are these fears overblown? Should the U.S. prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon? Or can the U.S. ... (more) |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | City Management in an Age of Austerity featuring Austin City Manager, Marc Ott (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Austin City Manager, Marc Ott, will be the guest speaker at this browb bag lunch sponsored by the Center for Politics and Governance and CLASS (Citizens for Local and State Service) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | |
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| 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Dell Challenge student meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.316/3.350 Description: Dell Challenge student |
| 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM | Equity Pay Day Panel (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Dr. Emily Amanatullah will speak about pay equity (women make less than men, but race is a big intervening variable, with white women making more than men of color and women of color making less than ... (more) |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Policy Research: Purpose, Methods, and Audiences (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: A panel discussion with Dr. Francis J. Gavin, Ms. Angela Evans, and Dr. Carolyn |
| 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 7:30 PM | Professional Development Seminar Series: Managing Up: Making the Most of Your Job (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | CHASP Reel Policy Screening: "Inside Job" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: LBJ Professor Dr. James K. Galbraith will moderate a discussion following a screening of the 2010 documentary, "Inside Job." The film investigates the causes of the 2008 worldwide financial ... (more) |
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| 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2012 LBJ School Alumni Weekend (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: The annual alumni weekend for LBJ School of Public Affairs alumni. Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the School's first graduating class of 1972 |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2012 LBJ School Alumni Weekend (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: The annual alumni weekend for LBJ School of Public Affairs alumni. Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the School's first graduating class of 1972 |
| 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | ICCEA Presentation Prep Session (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: This is a student meeting for presenters from the CCAPS PRP on natural disasters in |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Class Speaker Audition (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: The commencement committee needs to reserve a room for class speaker candidates to have a quiet place to record their video submissions for class |
| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | NSA Briefing Rehearsal by Strategy and Decision-Making team. (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.314 Description: Team will be conducting a dry run of NSA brief and receiving feedback from Professor William |
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
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| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | CCAPS conference prep (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: A/V set up for CCAPS conference on April 24 |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | International Security Speaker Series: Peter Feaver (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law invites you to Assessing Strategic Choices Post 9-11 with Peter Feaver, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke ... (more) |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Chat with DC-Area LBJ Alumni about internships, living in DC, and much more (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.360 |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM | Evolving Dynamics of Security in Africa: Assessing Diplomacy, Development, and Defense Responses (LBJ School Events) Location: 1st floor lobby of LBJ School |
| 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | EVOLVING DYNAMICS OF SECURITY IN AFRICA:
ASSESSING DIPLOMACY, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEFENSE RESPONSES (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Public conference hosted by the Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program of the Strauss |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | CHASP Colloquium with Dr. Ken Shine, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the UT System (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kenneth I. Shine, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the University of Texas System, moderated by Dr. Carolyn Heinrich, CHASP Director. Dr. Shine has ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Class Speaker Audition (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: This will be the second session the commencement committee hosts for class speaker auditions. We need a classroom to ensure a quiet place the videos can be |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | OPD with COL Anders and DB Sweeney and the Gardens of Stone (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: From 3:30-4:45 we will be in the movie screening/leadership discussion. We will play the first of a series of clips from the movie that deal with the challenges of leadership and effects of war. ... (more) |
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| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | meeting (LBJ Administration) |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Chat with DC-Area LBJ Alumni about internships, living in DC, and much more (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Hidden Workplace Discrimination and Conflict: the effect of title VII on gender, age, and race in the workplace. (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Marie-Pierre Stien, the current Director of Human Resources and Interim Web and Marketing Director at The Greensheet, will explore the topic of how current policy and law effects racism and sexism in ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | The Right Stuff: The Conservative Message in 2012 and Beyond (Final Brown Bag of the Year) (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Joshua Trevino, former speechwriter for George W. Bush and current Vice President of Communications at the Texas Public Policy Foundation will discuss how Conservatives will shape American priorities ... (more) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Partnership and Partisanship: Surveying Elite Republican and Democratic Attitudes towards Multilateralism (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.316/3.350 Description: This event will discuss the findings of a survey of 20 Republican and 20 Democratic elite foreign policy makers and their attitudes towards multilateral cooperation and international organizations. ... (more) |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Review Session for Goal Programming (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: Need to hold a TA session for a specific |
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| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Film screening of Waiting for "Superman" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.360 Description: Join the "Children's Issues in Texas" PRP for a screening of the film Waiting for Superman. The film analyzes the failures of American public education by following several students through ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Developing a Research Agenda to Support Student Success at UT (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Presentation by Dr. Jane Arnold Lincove on her work produced in collaboration with Dr. Sandra Black, Jenna Cullinane, and Rachel |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Faculty, Staff, and Student Appreciation Ceremony (with make your own ice cream sundae bar) (LBJ School Events) Location: LBJ School First Floor Lobby Description: A short ceremony recognizing faculty, staff, and student contributions to LBJ. Hosted by GPAC. There will be a make your own ice cream sundae |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Rehearsal of Crisis Management Presentation (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Rehearsal of Presentation on U.S. Debt Crisis for Admiral Inman's Crisis Management |
| 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | University Democrats and College Republicans Joint Meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.355 Description: University Democrats and College Republicans Joint Meeting with members of New Zealand Parliamentary |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Dr. Duncan Wood presents "The Presidential Elections: An Opening for Energy Reform?" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Wilson's AEM presentations (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: STudent presentations for Wilson's section of |
| 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 1:50 PM - 5:00 PM | Arctic Crisis group class meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.312 Description: This is a student meeting for a class group in Inman's Crisis |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Taste of India (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Come enjoy some authentic Indian food as you learn about the history, culture, politics, and more. Note - this is the last Taste of the World event for this |


