Search Communications
Email Sent from Student Committee Member Beth Casey to the LBJ Student Community August 16, 2009
Hi, Everyone-
In order to minimize the amount of email you get from me, I will be using Twitter and Livewire to post updates about both the LBJ Dean Search and Faculty Recruitment Committees. (I'm new to Twitter, so please be patient with me.)
Whether you have a Twitter account or not, you can follow the updates by searching for "#lbjdeansearch" and/or "#lbjfacultysearch" at www.twitter.com. Or you can search for or follow me under the username semi_quasi.
I will also post more lengthy updates to Livewire, so make sure you check in there once in a while. Eventually we'll need students to meet the candidates, ask them questions, and give us feedback -- so please stay tuned! For those of you not into all this fancy social media stuff, I will still send an occasional email for the most important updates.
As always, I welcome all questions, comments/feedback, and concerns. Shoot me an email, post on Livewire, or tweet at me.
Thanks,
Beth
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Beth Casey
Master of Public Affairs Candidate
LBJ School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
908.902.4072
Email Sent from Student Committee Members to the LBJ Student Community July 30, 2009
Students:
Below is the text of an update that Dean Wilson, chair of the Dean Search Committee, sent to faculty and staff about the Dean search process. As always, please let me, Rachel (Stegall) Niven, or Cesar Martinez Espinosa know if you have any questions or input. We will also continue to take nominations of people who you'd like the Committee to consider.
Best,
Beth - eacasey@gmail.com
Rachel - rachel.v.niven@gmail.com
Cesar - cesarmartineze@mail.utexas.edu
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From Dean Wilson:
I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the search effort for Dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. First, I want to express my appreciation to the search committee as we continue to adhere to an aggressive timetable, including public interviews of the finalists early in the fall semester.
At our last search committee meeting, we received a very encouraging report from Ilene Nagel, the Russell Reynolds consultant for our search. We have received many nominations from our diverse constituencies and, at least preliminarily, there is significant interest in the position from individuals representing a range of professional and academic careers and experiences.
Our outreach effort to date has included the placement of announcements in print and online venues for those searching for high-level academic positions. These include the Chronicle of Higher Education print edition that also runs on the Chronicle’s website for 30 days; an online ad on the Foreign Affairs job board that will run for 60 days; a job posting on PublicServiceCareers.org, which serves NASPAA, ASPA and APPAM, for 90 days; an ad on the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education website for 30 days; and an online ad on the Diverse Magazine website for 30 days. In addition, APSIA emailed our listing to all of their member schools, and I have written a letter to all of the deans of the APSIA and NASPAA member schools announcing the search. And, emails were sent via the LBJ School student, faculty, staff and student listservs announcing the search and soliciting suggestions for the search. All emails and the advertisement, as well as updates on the search, can be found on the LBJ School dean search site at http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/deansearch/.
President Powers and Provost Leslie have charged our committee with recommending “star” candidates. We are doing our best to meet that charge.
Bob Wilson
Chair, LBJ School Dean Search Committee
Associate Dean, LBJ School
Email Sent from Search Committee Chair Robert H. Wilson to Faculty and Staff on Jul 27, 2009
I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the search effort for Dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. First, I want to express my appreciation to the search committee as we continue to adhere to an aggressive timetable, including public interviews of the finalists early in the fall semester.
At our last search committee meeting, we received a very encouraging report from Ilene Nagel, the Russell Reynolds consultant for our search. We have received many nominations from our diverse constituencies and, at least preliminarily, there is significant interest in the position from individuals representing a range of professional and academic careers and experiences.
Our outreach effort to date has included the placement of announcements in print and online venues for those searching for high-level academic positions. These include the Chronicle of Higher Education print edition that also runs on the Chronicle’s website for 30 days; an online ad on the Foreign Affairs job board that will run for 60 days; a job posting on PublicServiceCareers.org, which serves NASPAA, ASPA and APPAM, for 90 days; an ad on the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education website for 30 days; and an online ad on the Diverse Magazine website for 30 days. In addition, APSIA emailed our listing to all of their member schools, and I have written a letter to all of the deans of the APSIA and NASPAA member schools announcing the search. And, emails were sent via the LBJ School student, faculty, staff and student listservs announcing the search and soliciting suggestions for the search. All emails and the advertisement, as well as updates on the search, can be found on the LBJ School dean search site at http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/deansearch/ .
Although we have a promising pool of potential candidates, nominations remain open and can be submitted at: utspadean@russellreynolds.com.
President Powers and Provost Leslie have charged our committee with recommending “star” candidates. We are doing our best to meet that charge.
Bob Wilson
Chair, LBJ School Dean Search Committee
Associate Dean, LBJ School
Email Sent from Director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and LBJ School Alumna Susan Rieff to LBJ School Alumni on June 5, 2009
Dear Alumni of the LBJ School:
The search is on to find a new Dean for the LBJ School, replacing Dr. James Steinberg who left earlier this year to join the Obama Administration's State Department. I'm serving as a alumni representative on the search committee which is being chaired by Dr. Bob Wilson. The purpose of this message is to solicit your ideas about potential candidates to lead the School at this critical time in the School's history.
The committee has hired a search consultant, Dr. Ilene Nagel, of Reynolds Associates. Dr. Nagel is very accomplished and received high praise for her work with the dean searches in the McCombs School and
the Cockrell School of Engineering at the university. Please send the names of any individuals you think we should consider, regardless of whether you have knowledge of their availability or interest, to utspadean@russellreynolds.com. (Do not send them to the LBJ School or to me.) You do not need to communicate directly with any of the individuals you nominate about their possible interest in the
position-Dr. Nagel will be in touch with them.
We have set an ambitious schedule and hope to start conducting the second, and public round, of interviews by the end of September. The committee has also established a web site (http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/deansearch) where you may find additional information about this process.
Best regards,
Susan Rieff
Executive Director
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
University of Texas at Austin
LBJ School Class of 1980
srieff@wildflower.org
Email Sent from Student Committee Members to the LBJ Student Community June 4, 2009
Fellow LBJ School students:
As you know, our School is in the process of selecting a new dean. There are three students serving on the dean selection committee, Beth Casey from the MPAff program, Cesar Martinez from the PhD program, and Rachel Stegall from the MGPS program.
There are two recent developments we would like to bring to your attention. First, the committee has decided to hire a search firm, Reynolds Associates, to assist with the search. This will enable us to look at a wider range of candidates and will facilitate the process of approaching candidates regarding their interest. The same firm assisted with the last dean searches at the McCombs School of Business and the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Second, the dean search committee has prepared a homepage for the search, geared toward potential candidates (http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/deansearch/). The webpage is intended to provide a general overview of the LBJ School, information on applying to the position, background information on previous
deans, etc. The webpage also provides more detailed information on the search firm assisting with this process. We encourage students to browse the webpage and email us with any questions or concerns.
Over the summer the committee will be collecting names of potential candidates, and the search firm will begin the process of approaching those candidates to gauge their interest. The search committee will then interview potential candidates, hopefully in August, with a second round of interviews expected in September. Once the committee has reached a decision on finalists, the names of those under consideration will be made public and the School will be in the final stages of the search.
Continued input from the student body is an important part of this process and vital to ensuring that the School secures the best possible dean.
*With that in mind, we would like to ask you to please forward to one of us:
1) Any names of potential candidates think should be considered. Regardless of whether or not you have knowledge of a potential candidate's interest, if there is someone you feel has the qualities you would like to see in the next LBJ School Dean, feel free to forward us his or her name for consideration by the committee.
2) If you don’t have any specific candidates in mind, feel free to send us any specific characteristics you think the new dean should possess. (The search firm will help us identify potential candidates will the qualities identify.)
3) Also feel free to email if you have any other concerns/questions about the process.
We will take these suggestions to the search committee and the search firm.
Please feel free to contact any of us at any time throughout the process.
Thank you,
Beth Casey, MPAff student, eacasey@gmail.com, 908.902.4072
Cesar Martinez, PhD student, cesarmartineze@mail.utexas.edu
Rachel Stegall, MGPS student, rachelstegall@yahoo.com, 202.281.4739
LBJ School Dean Search Underway
AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2009— The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has formally begun its search for a new dean following the departure of James B. Steinberg, dean of the LBJ School since 2006, who was named U.S. deputy secretary of state earlier this year. Admiral Bobby R. Inman, USN (Ret.), Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy, is currently serving as interim dean, having assumed the position immediately following the departure of Steinberg.
The University of Texas at Austin Provost Steven W. Leslie has appointed a distinguished group of individuals (see below) to serve on the ad hoc Consultative Committee to advise him on the selection of the dean of the LBJ School. Members of the committee, representing the broad range of the School's constituencies, has been charged with identifying candidates from whom Provost Leslie will choose a dean.
Advising the Consultative Committee on its nationwide and global search for highly qualified individuals to lead the School in its next phase of development is the professional executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates. The lead consultant is Ilene H. Nagel, head of the firm’s national education practice.
Chairing the Dean Consultative Committee is Associate Dean Robert H. Wilson, Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Policy, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
“Over nearly 40 years, the LBJ School of Public Affairs has built a proud tradition of public service and cutting-edge research on the most important public policy challenges of our time,” Wilson said. “Having just gone through the 2009 Fall admission cycle and seen a 35 percent increase in our applications submissions, it’s especially gratifying to see that more and more prospective students are looking to the LBJ School to equip them with the tools and knowledge necessary to be leaders in public affairs in coming decades and to meet policy challenges that will be facing not only our nation but the global environment. Our committee’s collective assignment is to identify those candidates that possess the vision and the leadership skills to effectively build upon the momentum evident at the LBJ School, helping to fully realize its potential as a premiere public affairs institution.”
Notably, this past year at the LBJ School has been one of unique celebration and activity. The School honored its founder’s centennial birthday, successfully introduced the Master of Global Policy Studies degree, hosted a nationally televised presidential debate and saw members of its distinguished faculty receive senior appointments in the Obama administration. The School is also now in the final phase of its $15 million renovation project, which is on schedule for a Winter 2010 completion.
Other committee members include:
Professor Lynn A. Baker, Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Ms. Elizabeth Alice Casey, Master of Public Affairs Student, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Kenneth Flamm, Dean Rusk Chair in International Affairs, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Francis J. Gavin, Tom Slick Professor of International Affairs, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; Director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Dean Thomas W. Gilligan, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
Professor Michael H. Granof, Ernst & Young Distinguished Centennial Professor in Accounting and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Business and Public Affairs, McCombs School of Business, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Aletha C. Huston, Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development, Department of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Mr. James C. Langdon, Jr., Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field LLP
Mr. Jack Martin, Founder and Chairman, Public Strategies Inc.
Mr. Cesar A. Martinez Espinosa, PhD Student, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Cynthia B. Osborne, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Ms. Rachel V. Stegall, Master of Global Policy Studies Student, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Mr. Larry Temple, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Board Member
Ms. Caren Troutman, Manager, Computing Services, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The Honorable Pamela P. Willeford, Former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Susan K. Rieff, Director, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Alumna
Dr. Terri Givens, Ex-Officio, Vice Provost, The University of Texas at Austin
To apply or nominate for the position, visit http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/deansearch
E-mail sent on June 3, 2009 to LBJ School Faculty and Staff Announcing the Creation of a Dean Search Web Site and the Hiring of a Search Consultant
Dear Colleagues:
The dean search committee has prepared a homepage for the search, geared principally to potential candidates (http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/deansearch). The committee has also decided to hire a search consultant, Dr. Ilene Nagel, of Reynolds Associates. Dr. Nagel is very accomplished and received high praise for her work with the dean searches in the McCombs School and the Cockrell School of Engineering on campus. We are directing the names of possible candidates to her for further action. Please send names of individuals you think we should consider, regardless of whether you have knowledge of their availability or interest, to utspadean@russellreynolds.com. You do not need to communicate directly with any of the individuals you nominate about their possible interest in the position-Dr. Nagel will be in touch with them.
We have set am ambitious schedule and hope to start conducting the second, and public round, of interviews by the end of September.
You will recall that faculty representatives are Ken Flamm, Frank Gavin, Michael Granof, Cynthia Osborne and me. The LBJ School staff representative is Caren Troutman. Please feel free contact any of us should you have questions,
Bob Wilson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research and Consultative Committee Chair
E-mail sent on April 2, 2009 to LBJ School Faculty, Students and Staff Announcing the Creation of an Ad Hoc Consultative Committee
I am pleased to announce that Provost Steven Leslie has appointed a distinguished group of individuals (see below) to serve on the ad hoc Consultative Committee to advise him on the selection of the Dean of the LBJ School. The committee, representing the broad range of the School's constituencies, has been charged with identifying candidates from which Provost Leslie will choose a dean. This committee will conduct a nationwide and global search for highly qualified individuals to lead the School in its next phase of development. The committee welcomes any suggestions that you would wish to share with the appropriate constituent representative. I will periodically report to the LBJ community on our progress.
Sincerely,
Bob Wilson
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research and Consultative Committee Chair
Professor Lynn A. Baker, Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law in The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Ms. Elizabeth Alice Casey, Master of Public Affairs Student in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Kenneth Flamm, Dean Ruck Chair in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Francis J. Gavin, Tom Slick Professor of International
Affairs in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and Director of the Robert S. Strauss
Center for International Security and Law
Dean Thomas W. Gilligan, Dean, McCombs School of Business
Professor Michael H. Granof, Ernst & Young Distinguished Centennial Professor in Accounting and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Business and Public Affairs in the McCombs School of Business and The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Aletha C. Huston, Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development,
Department of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Mr. James C. Langdon, Jr., Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field LLP
Mr. Jack Martin, Founder and Chairman, Public Strategies Inc.
Mr. Cesar A. Martinez Espinosa, PhD Student in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Professor Cynthia B. Osborne, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Ms. Rachel V. Stegall, Master of Global Policy Studies Student in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Mr. Larry Temple, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Board Member
Ms. Caren Troutman, Manager, Computing Services, The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The Honorable Pamela P. Willeford, Former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Professor Robert H. Wilson, Chair of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Dean
Consultative Committee, Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Policy in The Lyndon B. Johnson
School of Public Affairs
Susan K. Rieff, Director, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Alumna
Dr. Terri Givens, Ex-Officio, Vice Provost of The University of Texas at Austin
