Calendar of Events
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: Barbara Jordan Nook - Third Floor |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: LBJ School Third Floor Lounge |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: LBJ School Second Floor Lounge |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: Third Floor Open Space - Strauss Area |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: CCAPS Area Open Work Space |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: Third Floor Open Space - RGK Area |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: Second Floor Study Space - West Lobby |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Weaver's PRP Crisis Simulation - Negotiation Space (LBJ School Events) Location: Second Floor Study Space - Graduate Adviser Area |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM | Secession Redux: Lessons for the EU (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Several EU states and potential EU candidates face secessionist movements, violent or otherwise. It is vital and timely, therefore, to assess the lessons learned from recent US and EU policy ... (more) |
| 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Dr. Weaver's PRP - Crisis Simulation (LBJ School Events) Location: Third Floor Lobby Description: Dr. Weaver's PRP practice |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | PR Meeting for May Graduates: Writing the Abstract (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: You should attend if you are are writing a Professional Report for May 2013 graduation. In preparation for the March 22nd submission of your first draft, this seminar will help you write a strong ... (more) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | PhD Student Dissertation Defense (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: This event is for my doctoral dissertation defense. This defense will be from 1pm to 3:30pm on March 1, 2013. The chair of my dissertation committee is Dr. David Eaton. Another four committee members ... (more) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | conference call (LBJ Administration) Location: SRH 3.316/3.350 Description: Conference call with Columbia |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Service Scholars Meeting (LBJ School Events) |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 2013 CHASP/SHEP Student-Alumni Mixer (LBJ School Events) Location: AT&T Conference Center - Tejas Dining Room Description: The Center for Health and Social Policy and Social, Health, and Economic Policymakers are pleased to invite you to the 2013 CHASP/SHEP Student-Alumni Mixer: On Friday, March 1, join CHASP and ... (more) |
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| 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM | Speed-Interview Event (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: An opportunity to practice interview skills with career services |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Rima Petrossian, PhD Student Dissertation Defense (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: This event is for my doctoral dissertation defense. This defense will be from 2pm to 4pm on March 4, 2013. The chair of my dissertation committee is Dr. David Eaton. Another three committee members ... (more) |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Baines Report & LBJ Journal Meeting (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: All are welcome to the first Baines Report and LBJ Journal meeting of the semester Monday, March 4. Issue topics will be up for discussion as well as podcast and video blog |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Practicing Concision and the Active Voice (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: Many public policy genres require you to be concise and use active voice. In this seminar, you will learn ways to identify and revise both wordy text and the passive voice. We will also discuss the ... (more) |
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Dr. Jeremi Suri presents "Leadership Thinking" (UT Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Gifted leaders sometimes fail because they rely on previously successful strategies and practices that are no longer appropriate for their changing world. Too often leaders are able to see the ... (more) |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:55 PM | Dan Schueftan, Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa Israel, presents "The Middle East in Transition: Implications for the US and Israel" (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: The LBJ School of Public Affairs will welcome Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa Israel, on March 6 at 12:15 PM in SRH 3.122 for a talk ... (more) |
| 5:01 PM - 9:00 PM | 2013 Student Leadership Conference Wrap-Up (LBJ Administration) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Final team meeting and debrief session for the 2013 Student Leadership |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | QEP Info Session (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: This Information Session is designed for those who have passed the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) and who seek advice on how to structure their narratives for the Qualifications Evaluation ... (more) |
| 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | LBJ School Alumni Reception in Houston (OSAP) Location: Strata Restaurant & Bar Description: Dean Robert Hutchings cordially invites alumni of the LBJ School to attend a cocktail reception on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Mix and mingle with your fellow alumni and hear about ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:55 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Losing Heart? The Effect of Job Displacement on Health (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Sandra E. Black currently holds the Rapoport Chair in Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.A. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and her ... (more) |
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| 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | CANCELED: How Free is the World? A Status Report (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: On Thursday, March 7th, the UT Alexander Hamilton Society will host Freedom House President David J. Kramer for an event to discuss recent progress and setbacks in the global march toward liberty. ... (more) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |
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| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.384 - Dean's Conference Room Description: The Cold War ended over 20 years ago, and for the average American the threat of nuclear war seemed to drift away. When was the last time you even heard of someone doing a duck-and-cover drill? But ... (more) |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Mark Oshiro Reading (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Mark Oshiro will read excerpts of his new books and take |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 2013 J&C Debrief Meeting (LBJ Administration) Location: SRH 3.212/3.221 Description: Private planning |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Dissertation Defense (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: I will be defending my PhD dissertation entitled Saving Water in |
| 1:05 PM - 8:30 PM | |
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| 5:15 PM - 7:30 PM |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Service Week Opportunity: Packing Lunches for the Trinity Center (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: Preparing/packing sack lunches to be distributed by the Trinity Center, a drop-in day shelter serving the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of people experiencing homelessness and poverty in ... (more) |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | History and Policy Class Meeting with Dr. Marc Trachtenberg (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.212/3.221 Description: Students in Professor Gavin's History and Policy class will have a class discussion with ISSS guest speaker Dr. Marc Trachtenberg following his |
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| 10:45 AM - 1:45 PM | US Army War College Fellows meeting (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.360 Description: Meeting for AWC Fellows and COL |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Joyce Wilson, City Manager of El Paso discusses urban policy. Co-sponsored by CLASS and GPAC. (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.124 Description: This is the second in the Terrell Blodgett Urban Brown Bag |
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Getting Back to Abnormal (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.216/3.219 Description: Election time in New Orleans: Corruption. Racism. Dancing in the streets. And one loose- lipped pol trying to get re-elected. Let the good times roll. New Orleans' long history of political ... (more) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | CHASP Under the Dome Alumni Speaker Series (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.212/3.221 Description: CONCEPT A new series of casual, candid conversations between current LBJ students and featured alumni now working in or around the Texas Capitol on social, health, economic, education, or related ... (more) |
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| 12:05 PM - 2:00 PM | Deloitte Networking Luncheon (Career Resources) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Representatives from Deloitte Consulting will provide Information tables and simulate client engagement conversations with students. Lunch will be |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Introduction to the Professional Report (OSAP) Location: SRH 3.314/3.355 Description: All December 2013 and May 2014 graduates interested in writing a PR should attend. (This is for all students completing the PR, whether you are registered for PR hours through LBJ or through another ... (more) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| 5:00 PM - 12:30 PM | 2013 Alumni Reunion Weekend & Distinguished Public Service Award Reception (OSAP) Description: The LBJ School's annual alumni reunion weekend and Distinguished Public Service Award reception. Friday, March 22 5 to 5:30 p.m. Tour the School (renovated in 2009) with Current Students 5:30 ... (more) |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Networking and Communication: The Art of Small Talk (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Trey Guinn, a communication coach recommended by McCombs, will give a short presentation of the basics of networking, clear communication, and small talk. Whether you are headed to the LBJ Alumni ... (more) |
| 11:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM - 12:30 PM | 2013 Alumni Reunion Weekend & Distinguished Public Service Award Reception (OSAP) Description: The LBJ School's annual alumni reunion weekend and Distinguished Public Service Award reception. Friday, March 22 5 to 5:30 p.m. Tour the School (renovated in 2009) with Current Students 5:30 ... (more) |
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Congressional Reform Workshops (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: Professor Angela Evan's class will present their findings from the The Reclamation of the United States |
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| 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | LRGWI PRP Film Group editor's round table discussion (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.360 Description: Editors for the LRGWI documentary film group will review the film's current status and make suggestions to move |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | International Security Speaker Series Event with John Mearsheimer (LBJ School Events) Location: Bass Lecture Hall |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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| 11:45 AM - 1:55 PM | |
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| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration Training Conference (Career Resources) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Representatives from the Dept. of Commerce, Economic Development Administration will provide information and training on how to allocate funds, benchmark requirements, compile reports and track ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Private Reception for Bob O'Neill (LBJ Administration) Description: Concluding this year'sTerrell Blodgett Urban Management |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | |
| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration Training Conference (Career Resources) Location: Bass Lecture Hall Description: Representatives from the Dept. of Commerce, Economic Development Administration will provide information and training on how to allocate funds, benchmark requirements, compile reports and track ... (more) |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch with Bob O'Neill, Executive Director ICMA
International City/County Management Association (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.122 |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Prof. Mat. AEM Review (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.220 Description: Review Lessons 8 and 9 of AEM - to wit, Project |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Teach for America Austin Alumni Association 6th Annual Policy Forum: A Conversation on Teacher Quality (UT Events) Location: SRH 3.122 Description: The TFA Austin Alumni Association's 6th Annual Policy Forum will focus on Teacher Quality. The event will feature Tim Daly, President of The New Teacher Project, and State Representative Mark ... (more) |
| 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM | LRGWI PRP Film Group editors round table discussion (LBJ School Events) Location: SRH 3.360 Description: Editors for the LRGWI documentary film group will review the film's current status and make suggestions to |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Review of Ernst and Young Summer Internship (Student Meetings) Location: SRH 3.214 Description: Prof Evans will discuss with interested students a possible summer internship opportunity at Ernst and Young in Washington |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |


