SATURDAY, MARCH 1 , 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Texas Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document, settlers officially seceded from Mexico, creating the Republic of Texas. UT students and Texas Exes have come to recognize March 2 as a time to celebrate both the Lone Star State and the University of Texas. In 1900, the Ex-Students Association adopted a resolution which simply states: “Whenever two Texas Exes shall meet on March 2, they all shall sit and break bread and pay tribute to the institution that made their education possible.”
Join us at Hill Country Barbecue Market as we celebrate Texas’s 177th Birthday...a day early. Stay late and listen to our keynote speaker, Jenifer Sarver, and other guest speakers. And be loud as you enjoy delicious breakfast tacos and Bloody Marys from Hill Country’s secret menu (you didn’t know they served breakfast tacos, did you?).
Why the Controversy? A Look at the Recent Debate Over Higher Education Governance at UT Austin. Recently, UT Austin has been in the news for many things – football coaches, Supreme Court cases, revolutionary scientific breakthroughs – and a little side-helping of controversy. Ongoing tension between the UT System Board of Regents and campus leadership has been highlighted in numerous media accounts, at times drawing national attention. The debate has many outside of the 40 Acres scratching their heads, wondering how one of the world’s leading institutions, which is continuing to rack up accolades and world rankings could find itself under such seemingly unwarranted scrutiny. Former D.C. Texas Chapter president, Jenifer Sarver, has been actively engaged in this issue for the last few years, and will be in D.C. to provide an insiders’ perspective on the ongoing debate over governance at UT Austin, discuss the presumed motivations behind the controversies, and ways Longhorns can educate themselves and stand up for and support The University.
Jenifer Sarver is general manager of the Austin office of Burson-Marsteller, a global communications firm. She also serves as chief of staff to the firm’s worldwide vice chair, Ambassador Karen Hughes. Jenifer provides crisis and strategic communications counsel and support to a range of Burson’s clients from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. Jenifer spent eight years in Washington, D.C., working for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, running The Archer Center and as an appointee in the Bush Administration at the Department of Commerce.
Purchase tickets at http://www.storenvy.com/products/5424040-texas-independence-day-tickets.
Tickets are $30 and include brisket and veggie breakfast tacos, a buffet of continental breakfast items, and one drink ticket (good for a Bloody Mary, Draft Beer, House Wine or Rail Drink).
Tickets are $30 online until February 28th. On the day of the event, they will be $35 at the door.
Why the Controversy? A Look at the Recent Debate Over Higher Education Governance at UT Austin. Recently, UT Austin has been in the news for many things – football coaches, Supreme Court cases, revolutionary scientific breakthroughs – and a little side-helping of controversy. Ongoing tension between the UT System Board of Regents and campus leadership has been highlighted in numerous media accounts, at times drawing national attention. The debate has many outside of the 40 Acres scratching their heads, wondering how one of the world’s leading institutions, which is continuing to rack up accolades and world rankings could find itself under such seemingly unwarranted scrutiny. Former D.C. Texas Chapter president, Jenifer Sarver, has been actively engaged in this issue for the last few years, and will be in D.C. to provide an insiders’ perspective on the ongoing debate over governance at UT Austin, discuss the presumed motivations behind the controversies, and ways Longhorns can educate themselves and stand up for and support The University.
Jenifer Sarver is general manager of the Austin office of Burson-Marsteller, a global communications firm. She also serves as chief of staff to the firm’s worldwide vice chair, Ambassador Karen Hughes. Jenifer provides crisis and strategic communications counsel and support to a range of Burson’s clients from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. Jenifer spent eight years in Washington, D.C., working for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, running The Archer Center and as an appointee in the Bush Administration at the Department of Commerce.
Purchase tickets at http://www.storenvy.com/products/5424040-texas-independence-day-tickets.
Tickets are $30 and include brisket and veggie breakfast tacos, a buffet of continental breakfast items, and one drink ticket (good for a Bloody Mary, Draft Beer, House Wine or Rail Drink).
Tickets are $30 online until February 28th. On the day of the event, they will be $35 at the door.
