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Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes: Fall 2005
La Follette Notes Fall 2005
News for Alumni and Friends of the Robert M. La Follette School of Public
Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
From the Associate Director
* La Follette alumni expand influence
Alumni News
* Working in private sector, grad values giving back to school
* Alum leads U.S. rebuilding efforts in Iraq
* Alum addresses human rights, cuisine in Afghanistan
* Alum's work paves way for internship
* “Best Lawyers in America” includes graduate
* More alumni news
Planning and Development
* Save the date
* Board of Visitors to meet in November
* Visiting Madison this year?
Student News
* Hurricane relief benefit collects $1,300
* Student projects inform policy
* La Follette student named editor of international law journal
* More student news
Faculty and Research News
* Budget and current account deficits jeopardize U.S. influence, report
warns
* Reflection on gas prices raises questions around country
* La Follette School professors win grants
* More faculty news
School News
* La Follette School faculty, staff change
* New program opens in neuroscience, policy
Stay in touch
* Alumni, share your news and update your e-mail and postal contact
information online
* Support La Follette School students
* PDF of newsletter
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-- From the Associate Director --
La Follette alumni expand influence
The La Follette School's new associate director sees growth in alumni influence. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/assocdirector.html
-- Alumni News--
Working in private sector, grad values giving back to school
Ron Luskin appreciates what he learned about public affairs, and he encourages alumni to support the La Follette School. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/luskin.html
Alum leads U.S. rebuilding efforts in Iraq
A 1982 La Follette School graduate is heading up the U.S. Embassy efforts to reconstruct Iraq. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/speckhard.html
MIPA grad addresses human rights, cuisine in Afghanistan
The nightlife might leave something to be desired, but 2002 international public affairs graduate Scott Braunschweig enjoys the challenges of his work in Afghanistan. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/braunschweig.html
Alum's work paves way for internship
A second-year student interning with the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance says alum Sara Mooren’s earlier work there as a intern prompted the office to request another La Follette School student. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/mooren.html
“Best lawyers in America” includes graduate
La Follette School alum Timothy F. Nixon has been included in the 2006 “Best Lawyers in America,” a listing based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which 16,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast more than a half million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties. Inclusion in “Best Lawyers” is considered a singular honor because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/calendar-news/2005/fall05.html#bestlawyer
More alumni news
La Follette School alumni are farming, consulting, having children and finishing doctorates, among other activities. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/alumni.html>
-- Planning and Development --
Save the date
The La Follette School Student Association invites alumni to a reception and program on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5 p.m. in Madison’s Inn on the Park. Information: (608) 262-3581, alumni@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Board of Visitors to meet in November
A former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration is among those joining the La Follette School's advisory group. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/bov.html
Visiting Madison this year?
Let us know, and we'll put you to work networking with students. Contact careerdev@lafollette.wisc.edu for information. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/alumni.html#help
-- Student News --
Hurricane relief benefit collects $1,300
The La Follette School Student Association helped with a benefit for a Madison-area Hurricane Katrina assistance fund that drew about 75 to 100 people and raised more than $1,300. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/calendar-news/2005/fall05.html#hurricaneresults
Student projects inform policy
Students in the public affairs workshops on domestic and international issues completed seven research projects, with five of the groups presenting their findings and recommendations to clients. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/projects.html
La Follette student named editor of international law journal
Leah Larson-Rabin, a master of international public affairs candidate enrolled in the dual-degree program with the Law School, is editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin International Law Journal. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/calendar-news/2005/fall05.html#lawjournal
More student news
Students shared their analytical skills with state and federal agencies, businesses and non-profits around the world during the summer. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/students.html
-- Faculty and Research News --
Budget and current account deficits jeopardize U.S. influence, report warns
The United States must confront the alarmingly high federal budget and current account deficits, urges a new report written by La Follette School of Public Affairs professor Menzie D. Chinn for the Council on Foreign Relations. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/calendar-news/2005/fall05.html#deficits
Refection on gas prices raises questions around country
La Follette School Director Donald A. Nichols noted in his fall economic forecast that gas prices seemed a little high compared to the cost of a barrel of crude oil. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/calendar-news/2005/fall05.html#gasmemo
La Follette School professors win grants
Three faculty members have received grants from the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/faculty.html#grants
More faculty news
Faculty are sharing their research around the world through presentations and publications. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/faculty.html
-- School News --
La Follette School faculty, staff change
Staff changes have been taking place at the La Follette School. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/changes.html
New program opens in neuroscience, policy
The La Follette School and the Neuroscience Training Program are offering a dual-degree program that leads to a Ph.D. in neuroscience and a master’s degree in public affairs. Read more: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/alumnifriends/newsletter/fa2005/faculty.html#neuro__________________________________________
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10/26/05