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Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

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Advancing the Quality of Healthcare in Texas (UT Events)
Location: JJ Pickle Research Campus
Description: dvancing the Quality of Care in Texas is a half day symposium co-sponsored by The University of Texas System and The Brookings Institution, in collaboration with the Lyndon B. Johnson School of ... (more)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PhD Colloquium (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH 3.350
Description: Speaker
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
GRE Prep Workshop (LBJ School Events)
Location: SRH 3.316/3.350
Description: The Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color (PAACC), an LBJ student organization, sponsors the GRE Prep Workshops to provide students interested in the LBJ School of Public Affairs with an ... (more)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color (PAACC) Meeting (Student Meetings)
Location: LBJ School: SRH 3.314
Description: PAACC general assembly meeting - all are welcome to
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
GPAC Open Forum (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH Room 3.350
Description: Every month GPAC's Academic and Internal Affairs Committee (AIAC) will hold an Open Forum to talk to you, the students of LBJ. During our first meeting we will have a Meet the Committee session to ... (more)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
"Getting a Job in International Development" with Raj Kumar, co-founder and President of Devex (LBJ School Events)
Location: elevator lobby area of the LBJ School
Description: This is an event co-sponsored by the RGK Center as part of its Global Civil Society Speakers Series along with the GPAC Brown Bag group. Raj will be discussing his networking site and what it takes ... (more)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PhD Colloquium (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH 3.350
Description: Speaker
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunchtime talk with Karen Tumulty - CPG Perspectives Series (LBJ School Events)
Description: Karen Tumulty was named national political correspondent for TIME in 2001. She joined the magazine as a congressional correspondent in 1994.

Tumulty has written or co-written more than 25 cover ... (more)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The fall 2009 graduation application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 (OSAP)
Description: The fall 2009 graduation application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12.

For more information, visit: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/students/
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Skills Training for Professionals - Public Speaking (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH Room 3.355
Description: The new student organization Skills Training for Professionals will be hosting its third presentation on Monday, 12OCT09 at 12:30 at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (SRH 3.355), ... (more)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Texas Roosevelt Institution presents Ambassador Engle (Student Meetings)
Location: GSB 2.122
Description: Do you have a passion for politics? The Texas Roosevelt Institution, UT’s premier policy think tank, will be holding its first General meeting of the year Monday October 12, 2009 at 6pm in GSB 2.122(... (more)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The International Colloquium presents LBJ alum Dave Berteau, Director of the Defense Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (LBJ School Events)
Location: SRH 3.316
Description: Dave Berteau will discuss the results of recent CSIS policy research on acquisition reform and the challenges presented by the rising complexity of modern weapons system development. This research ... (more)
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Faculty recruitment presentation (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: A guest of the faculty recruitment committee will make a presentation to students, faculty and staff, followed by a faculty Q&A, ending with a students-only session with the speaker. Lunch will ... (more)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
GPAC Brown Bag (Student Meetings)
Location: TBD
Description: Michael Hayes
Deputy for Family Initiatives
Child Support Division
Office of the Attorney General -
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MGPS Advising Meeting for Spring Classes and South Africa Overseas Course Announcement (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: Meeting with the graduate advisor to discuss spring course registration (some presentation but mostly Q&A). The meeting will also introduce details about next May's overseas course, "... (more)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PhD Colloquium (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH 3.350
Description: Speaker
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Faculty recruitment presentation (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: A guest of the faculty recruitment committee will make a presentation to students, faculty and staff, followed by a faculty Q&A, ending with a students-only session with the speaker. Lunch will ... (more)
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Open House for Prospective Students (OSAP)
Location: Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 3--Third Floor
Description: The Open House (8:00-2:00 pm) provides an opportunity for prospective students to visit and learn about the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The students will have an opportunity to meet faculty, ... (more)
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Faculty recruitment presentation (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: A guest of the faculty recruitment committee will make a presentation to students, faculty and staff, followed by a faculty Q&A, ending with a students-only session with the speaker. Lunch will ... (more)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The International Colloquium presents the CIAs Nathan Tuscrillo, Deputy Director of Middle East Analysis and Bill Richardson, Director for South East Asia Analysis (LBJ School Events)
Location: SRH 3.350
Description: Nathan Tuscrillo and Bill Richardson are visiting the LBJ School as part of the Senior-to-Senior program of the CIA Directorate of Intelligence. They will speak on "Afghanistan -- A View of the ... (more)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
GPAC Brown Bag (Student Meetings)
Location: TBD
Description: Speaker TBD
Location
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PhD Colloquium (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH 3.350
Description: Speaker
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Students Making a Difference: Working for Nonprofits in Developing Countries (LBJ School Events)
Location: Third Floor Lobby, Building 3, Sid Richardson Hall
Description: The Strauss Center’s William H. Crook Chair in International Affairs sponsors fellowships for graduate students working in developing countries. This year’s fellowship recipients will share their ... (more)
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Faculty recruitment presentation (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: A guest of the faculty recruitment committee will make a presentation to students, faculty and staff, followed by a faculty Q&A, ending with a students-only session with the speaker. Lunch will ... (more)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The LBJ School International Colloquium Presents Paula Ivey, President of the CSR Group (LBJ School Events)
Location: SRH 3.350
Description: Paula Ivey, President of the CSR Group, will discuss her work with Fortune 500 companies on their corporate social responsibility strategies and reporting. In addition to her consulting business, ... (more)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Skills Training for Professionals (Student Meetings)
Location: SRH Room 3.355
Description: The new student organization Skills Training for Professionals will be hosting its fourth presentation on Monday, 26OCT09 at 12:30 at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (SRH 3.355), ... (more)
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Faculty recruitment presentation (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: A guest of the faculty recruitment committee will make a presentation to students, faculty and staff, followed by a faculty Q&A, ending with a students-only session with the speaker. Lunch will ... (more)
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Ethics in Government Conference (UT Events)
Description: The event will feature an opening keynote address by Robert Hoyk, a clinical pyschologist, titled "The Ethical Executive: Becoming Aware of the Root Causes of Unethical Behavior." Hoyk has ... (more)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
GPAC Brown Bag (Student Meetings)
Location: TBD
Description: Speaker TBD
Location
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Working in New Media a conversation with Garrett Graff (LBJ School Events)
Location: SRH 3rd Floor
Description: Garrett M. Graff is an editor at the Washingtonian magazine, where he covers media and politics, edits the Capital Comment section, and serves as internet director. His first book, "The First ... (more)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
GPAC Brown Bag: George Srour of Building Tomorrow (LBJ School Events)
Description: George Srour, Founder of Building Tomorrow, will visit the LBJ School (1:00-2:00 PM in the common area) for a discussion of BT's mission, his experience in starting a non-profit organization, and his ... (more)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Founder of national non-profit to hold Q&A with UTexas students. (George Srour, Building Tomorrow) (UT Events)
Location: UTC 1.144
Description: Q&A with George Srour, Founder and Director, Building Tomorrow
Thursday, OCT. 29, 6:30 p.m., UTC 1.144

Interested in non-profit management? Ever consider a career in philanthropy? On ... (more)
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Older Returned Migrants in Mexico: A burden to the Mexico health system? (LBJ School Events)
Location: Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge
Description: Dr. Rebeca Wong, Director of the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Center on Aging and Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, will ... (more)
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Faculty recruitment presentation (LBJ School Events)
Location: Bass Lecture Hall
Description: A guest of the faculty recruitment committee will make a presentation to students, faculty and staff, followed by a faculty Q&A, ending with a students-only session with the speaker. Lunch will ... (more)