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Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy

The mission of the Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy is to engage scholars, practitioners and community leaders in an intellectual dialogue about vital issues in public policy, while promoting the importance of public service and community engagement and commemorating the legacy of Professor Barbara Jordan. The Barbara Jordan National Forum was created by students of the LBJ School of Public Affairs in 1997 in honor of Professor Jordan.

Website | barbara_jordan_forum [at] yahoo [dot] com

Coffee Co-op

The Coffee Co-op brews coffee daily in the student lounge.

Conservative Caucus

The Conservative Caucus is a group of conservative students, staff, and faculty interested in discussing conservative ideology, participating in local conservative events, and ensuring that LBJ students are presented with well-rounded arguments and policy options from all types of political perspectives.

ashuart [at] mail [dot] utexas [dot] edu

Graduate Public Affairs Council (GPAC)

The purpose of the Graduate Public Affairs Council (GPAC) is to serve the students of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs community. In order to achieve this purpose, GPAC shall facilitate student initiatives; foster discussion and decision-making; and represent, and engage in advocacy on behalf of, students and their concerns.

In addition to representing the LBJ student community to LBJ School administration, the larger UT Community and other outside groups and organizations, GPAC also sponsors a range of activities including:

• A variety of academic and social events ranging from Presidential Debate Watching parties to social activities such as the LBJ Alumni picnic.
• The Brown Bag Speaker Series, which brings practitioners and academic experts to the LBJ School
• Alumni telephone and video conferences to connect current students with LBJ alumni working in diverse professional environments world-wide
• Intramural sport events and field days with other schools and UT departments
• And much more!

Website | gpac [at] uts [dot] cc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

Great Tailgate Society

The Great Tailgate Society is a group of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends that meets up before home football games outside of the LBJ School for a few hours of socializing over food and drink; for away games the group meets at a local bar to watch the game. A small membership fee pays for the refreshments and tshirts provided to members.

mjhoffman33 [at] yahoo [dot] com

Harvey Milk Society (HMS)

The Harvey Milk Society is the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) and Allies organization of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Our mission is to provide support, education, and advocacy to and for the GLBT community within the LBJ School, at the University of Texas, and within the greater community at large.

williams.matthew [at] mail [dot] utexas [dot] edu

LBJ Journal of Public Affairs

The LBJ Journal of Public Affairs is the oldest student-run public affairs journal in the nation. It is governed by an editorial board of LBJ students and published twice a year.

The LBJ Journal's mission is to publish professional quality work that promotes discourse on contemporary policy issues. The LBJ Journal publishes papers written by the extended LBJ School community as well as other public affairs students and practitioners in order to provide a forum of interaction between the LBJ School and the wider policy community.

The LBJ Journal Online is the LBJ Journal's home on the Web. In addition, its mission is to further the public affairs debate by publishing policy-related content on a weekly basis throughout the academic year.

Website | lbjjpa [at] uts [dot] cc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

Policy Coalition on Culture (PCOC)

Policy Coalition on Culture: Advocating the Arts in Public Affairs is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of cultural policy leaders by providing students opportunities of advocacy, professional networking, and liaising between the arts and policy makers.

Website | pcocarts [at] pcocarts [dot] org

Policy, Opportunity, Women, Education, and Resources (POWER)

POWER supports a network of informed and active students around domestic and international policy issues that have particular significance to women. Our mission is to strengthen the LBJ community of politically engaged feminists by spending time together to discuss ideas and take action on important issues.

power [at] uts [dot] cc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

power [at] uts [dot] cc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

Progressive Collective (ProCo)

The Progressive Collective is a coalition of diverse LBJ students inspired by and devoted to the ideals of social justice, equality and individual liberty. ProCo has hosted numerous events designed to inform, inspire and challenge both members and guests on a variety of social, economic and international issues. Progressive Collective maintains a very active listserv that allows ProCo members to discuss and debate issues, and share events of interest to progressive-minded students.

Email: kflippin [at] gmail [dot] com, or parisa [at] mail [dot] utexas [dot] edu, or c.adair [at] mail [dot] utexas [dot] edu

Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color (PAACC)

PAACC strives to promote awareness, understanding, and work on policy issues affecting communities of Color. We aim to initiate dialogue, activities, programs and networking opportunities between the LBJ School and greater UT community. PAACC seeks to create a community where minority student voices are empowered by our efforts. Membership is open to the University Community.

paacc [at] uts [dot] cc [dot] utexas [dot] edu

info [at] roosevelt-ut [dot] org