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 Dear Friend,
Thank you for your continuing interest in the Center for Politics and Governance. Your support is critical as we strive to achieve our mission to prepare more effective leaders by merging theoretical knowledge and practical experience. We hope that you will join the discussion at our events and as always, we welcome your comments and suggestions.
Veronica Vargas Stidvent
Director
Would you like to help support the Center's Events and Initiatives? Please contact Margaret Temple to process your donation:
Margaret Temple
Program Coordinator
mtemple@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 232-9553
Announcing the Launch of our new website:
www.utexas.edu/lbj/cpg
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Friends of CPG:
- AT&T Foundation
- Reeves & Brightwell
- ViaNovo
- Ben Barnes
- Randy Erben
- Jorge de la Rosa Get Out the Vote Fund
- Lowell H. Lebermann
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Perspectives Series: Evan Smith Hosts Talk with Karen Tumulty
 Friday, October 9, 2009
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Bass Lecture Hall
Reservations appreciated at
www.utexas.edu/lbj/cpg
With over 20 years of experience, Karen Tumulty provides a unique perspective on journalism and politics. Tumulty is the national political correspondent for TIME Magazine.
Working in New Media:
A Conversation with Garrett Graff
 Thursday, October 29, 2009
12:00PM to 1:30PM
LBJ School Lobby, 3rd Floor
Reservations appreciated at
www.utexas.edu/lbj/cpg
What
does a young professional have to say about how media is changing the
layout of politics? Garrett M. Graff, editor-at-large for
Washingtonian Magazine, will discuss the future of new media with students.
Save the Date
Fall Forum 2009: Money and Politics
 Monday, November 16, 2009
9:00AM to 3:00PM
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
"Politics
has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money, even to be
defeated," ~ Will Rogers. This year's Fall Forum will focus on public
perceptions of money and politics.
Check our website soon for more information!
"What Public Sector Professionals Need to Know" Remarks by Clay Johnson
On
Wednesday, September 30th, Former Deputy Director for Management at the
Office of Management and Budget, Clay Johnson, gave students practical
advice on working in the public sector. This event was featured in The Daily Texan.
Hispanic Leadership Initiative Launch
May 2009
 On May 4, 2009, the Center, in
partnership with the Texas Exes, launched a Hispanic Leadership
Initiative to examine and promote the Hispanic population's growing
potential for leadership across Texas and the nation. The launch event
featured remarks from the University of Texas System Chancellor,
Francisco Cigarroa, followed by a panel discussion.
Panelists included
Henry Bonilla, former U.S. Congressman; Ted Cruz, former Texas
Solicitor General; Pete Gallego, Texas State Representative; and
Orlinda Naranjo, Travis County District Court Judge.
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NEWS
CPG to Partner with Texas Tribune; Evan Smith Named
Center Fellow and Invited to Teach
The Center for Politics and Governance has announced a strategic partnership with The Texas Tribune, a new non-profit, nonpartisan public media organization headquartered in Austin, Texas. CPG and the Tribune will collaborate on a number of projects, including a lecture series, events and student internships.
Evan Smith, CEO and Editor in Chief of the Tribune, has been named a Center Fellow and has been invited by the LBJ School to teach beginning in the Spring, 2010. Plans call for Smith to teach a course on the evolution and impact of new media. Smith will also host the Center’s Perspectives series.
“I have immense respect for the LBJ School and this partnership perfectly aligns with what we are trying to do at the Tribune, “ says Smith. “Our mission is to promote civic engagement and informed discourse, so aligning with this fine institution is exactly on point."
CPG Welcomes Benjamin Sasse
 Benjamin
Sasse, Professor of Public Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of
Public Affairs, has joined the Center for Politics and Governance as a
Center for Politics and Governance Fellow. Sasse, who recently served
as Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of
Health and Human Services, will teach a number of courses for the
Center and help develop a new curriculum that supports the four
initiatives of the Center, that include effective governance, new media
in politics, state politics and policy and, policy and public affairs
communication.
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