Texas A&M Bush School students Tiffany Easter, Patsy Taggart, Rachel Shallow, and Maria Peurach placed in the semifinals in a national cybersecurity competition in Washington, DC. The Atlantic Council’s “Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge” charges the students with developing policy recommendations tackling a fictional cyber catastrophe. Several Bush School students have participated in previous competitions at […]
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Bush School Student Donates Over $3,000 to Battered Women’s Shelter
Tiffany Easter designed a Bush 41 sweatshirt that raised $3,409 in donations to a local nonprofit that provides services for victims of domestic assault. Phoebe’s Home personally received the donations from Bush School students. Easter, a second-year Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) student, worked with a local business to produce the sweatshirts that […]
Texas A&M Bush School Students Place in National Cybersecurity Competitions
Two Bush School of Government and Public Service students taking part in the Atlantic Council’s sixth annual Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge were charged with developing policy recommendations tackling a fictional cyber catastrophe. Second-year Master of International Affairs (MIA) candidate Patsy Taggart placed in the semi-finals at a Columbia University Atlantic Council competition. Taggart and second-year […]
Texas A&M Bush School Student Selected as Presidential Management Fellow
Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service student Alex Lam takes his next step toward a career in federal government with a two-year appointment to the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program, which offers advanced degree candidates a pathway into a career in public service. The prestigious Presidential Management Fellows program is a flagship […]
Two Bush School Capstone Teams Win James W. McGrew Research Award
Two capstone research teams from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University have received the James W. McGrew Research Award for outstanding research from the Central Texas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. The award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students in public administration or public policy programs who […]
Bush School Students Finalists in World’s Largest Cyber Security Law & Policy Challenge
Shannon Abbott and Anne Richmond, both second-year international affairs students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, placed third in the 2017 Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) Law and Policy Challenge. The competition took place at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. The US Naval Academy team won […]
Bush School Students Honor Veterans’ Service with Letter Campaign
The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University is dedicated to honoring members of the US armed forces, who often exemplify the purest kind of public service. President George H. W. Bush said it best: “Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.” Today, public service is a […]
Robertson Foundation Names Four Bush School Students as 2019 Fellows
Four Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service students were named to the Class of 2019 Robertson Fellows. Each year, the Robertson Foundation selects fellows from the top international affairs graduate schools in the nation. In exchange for becoming scholarship recipients, Robertson Fellows, as a program requirement, agree to work for the federal […]
Bush School Students Serve on local Nonprofit Boards
One of the foundations of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University is the belief of its namesake that public service is a noble calling. To that end, an education in public service requires not only a strong academic foundation but also real-world experience, hands-on work in the field. A […]
Bush School Students Honor Literacy Initiative
Texas A&M students from the Bush School visited Ben Milam Elementary School to support the Read by 3rd program. Twenty-five years after President George H.W. Bush signed the National Literacy Act, students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, continue his commitment to improving national literacy and encouraging lifelong learning. […]