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• Obama escapes Clinton debate unscathed

  - 2008-02-21

  AUSTIN, Texas AFP — Barack Obama escaped unscathed from a key debate which Democratic foe Hillary Clinton hoped to use to slow his surging White House quest, 12 days before their next electoral showdown. On another day of high drama in the relentless 2008 election, presumptive Republican nominee John...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Leadership, nominee, Obama, Ohio, president, Republican, senator, Texas, University of Texas

• Local leaders head to Austin and back to school.(University of Texas at Austin)

  - 2008-02-04

  Nearly 100 local leaders representing 24 states made the journey to Austin, Texas, to participate in the two day Leadership Training Institute seminar, "Leading Innovation and Change in Local Government." Co-sponsored by the Texas Municipal League, participants met at the Hilton Austin to hear from scholars...

  Tags: Austin, Government, leader, Leadership, University of Texas

• The leader's role in creating an ethical climate: rotten apples or rotten barrels?(Leadership Training Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin)

  - 2007-12-24

  This is the second in a series of articles on the topics and issues that will be presented at the "Leading Innovation and Change in Local Government" Leadership Training Institute seminar scheduled for January 24-26, 2008, at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University...

  Tags: Austin, leader, Leadership, University of Texas

• The 2006-2007 ASME fellows ...(Memis Acar-Mark A. Kedzierski)

  - 2007-11-01

  Memis Acar [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Memis Acar has been a researcher and faculty member for 30 years. He has written over 120 journal and conference papers. He recieved over two million dollars in grant money from national and international sources. Acar has...

  Tags: analysis, CAREER, conference, Editor, education, engineering, Gore, Jay, Johnson, leadership, manufacturing, mechanics, modeling, National Science Foundation, patent, professor, Richard, University of Texas

• First Online Library for African-American Political History Launches Today

  - 2006-09-06

  WASHINGTON -- The first virtual and most comprehensive library on the political history and legislative legacy of African-Americans in the shaping of the nation's democracy was unveiled today during the Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation CBCF. Called Avoice, or African-American Voices in Congress, www.avoiceonline.org, is...

  Tags: African-American, Austin, conference, Dell Computer Corp., INTERNET, Leadership, Portals, University of Texas

• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and CBC Leaders to Discuss Issues and Agenda at Opening of Annual Legislative Conference

  - 2006-09-05

  News Advisory: WHAT: Opening Press Conference of the CBCF 36th Annual Legislative Conference ALC -- "Changing Course, Confronting Crises, Continuing the Legacy". Leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus and the CBCF will describe conference agenda and objectives. Dell President and CEO Kevin Rollins will unveil Avoice, an online...

  Tags: Collaboration, conference, Dell Computer Corp., Groupware, Leadership, president, SOFTWARE, University of Texas

• Top Graduate Schools for Hispanics Featured In the September Issue of Hispanic Business Magazine

  - 2006-08-31

  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The September issue of Hispanic Business magazine features the 2006 Diversity Report with lists of the Top 10 Graduate Schools for Hispanics in the fields of law, business, engineering and medical. Promoting and encouraging a diverse community where Hispanic students can thrive was a key element...

  Tags: Branding, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, MARKETING, University of Texas

• Dr. Frank C. Arnett, Jr. Named Winner of the TIAA-CREF Distinguished Medical Educator Award; Award ceremony to pay tribute to Dr. Arnett's nationally recognized legacy of leadership in medical education

  - 2006-06-15

  HOUSTON -- TIAA-CREF, a national financial services group of companies and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields, and The Health Museum (also known as the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science), today announced that Frank C. Arnett, Jr., M.D.,...

  Tags: Benefits, Dr., education, HEALTHCARE, Houston, leadership, SOFTWARE, University of Texas

• Focus on ethics comes in handy.

  - 2005-09-11

  Byline: Bill Pheasant Sep 11, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A visiting US academic has urged Australian business schools to include ethics as a core subject...

  Tags: ethics, Leadership, University of Texas

• Ethics start at the top: expert.

  - 2005-09-07

  Byline: Leon Gettler Sep 07, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Ethicist Steve Salbu says strict new corporate laws in the US will not prevent another corporate collapse of the likes of ...

  Tags: Enron Corp., ethics, FINANCE, Government, Leadership, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, University of Melbourne, University of Texas