The last seven days have been kind of crazy. First, the class of 2013 celebrated achieving over 51% participation in their senior class gift campaign, which means trustee Nelson Carbonell, SEAS BS ’85, would donate $51,000 to student aid. That was worth a toast: Then, we welcomed the class of 2013 into the GW Alumni Association in […]
Category: Alumni News
Meet an Alumni Weekend Reunion Volunteer: Catherine Pitcher, CCAS BA ’08
As Alumni Weekend 2013 approaches, we’re catching up with this year’s reunion volunteers. Meet Catherine Pitcher, an entrepreneur, former teacher and much more! Find out what Pitcher’s been up to the last few years, and why she’s excited for her upcoming five year GW reunion: Catherine Pitcher, CCAS BA ’08, has always kept herself busy. After […]
2013 Commencement: Kerry Washington and more!
Over the weekend, GW welcomed the class of 2013 to the alumni community during Commencement 2013. Actor Kerry Washington, CCAS BA ’98, delivered the 2013 Commencement address. Visit GW Today for highlight’s from Washington’s speech, or watch the video (above) of her address! And don’t miss the photos from events throughout the weekend, including the […]
Register for the 2013 Colonial Challenge!
Did you know that there’s a Masonic lodge in Washington, DC whose members all have a connection to the GW community? The Colonial Lodge, No. 1821 includes GW students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni, says Morgan Corr, CCAS BA ‘07, Worshipful Master (president) of the Colonial Lodge. Corr, who is also GW Alumni Association board […]
Top 5 Things the Class of 2013 will miss about GW, and How GW Alumni can Help
As the class of 2013 enjoys their last week of undergraduate life, we want to highlight the top five things we think they’ll miss about GW—and what the GW Alumni Association can do to help! What you’ll miss: Taking a random class to fulfill a requirement. You’ll miss that time you took the course that […]
I Had Dinner with GW Alumni – in Seoul!
Alix Cohen, SEAS BS ’15, recently took part in the Dinner with Alumni program while studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Last weekend, I was selected for dinner with GW alumni reception dinner for Seoul. GW offers these dinner internationally and domestically where generous alumni of the university host dinners for students. We were graciously invited into the […]
Alumnus receives Next Generation Award from Metro Weekly
Washington, DC’s Metro Weekly recently named its 2013 Next Generation Award recipients–and a GW alumnus is among them. The annual award, now in its fifth year, honors “the achievements and potential of LGBT leaders under the age of 30.” Michael Komo, CPS BA ’11, GSPM MA ’12, who is a GW LGBT Alumni Association board […]
Student reports on career event featuring GW alumnus
The School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) recently hosted the event, How Do I Become A Public Health PR Professional? This student-focused career event featured alumnus Steven Immergut, SPHHS MPH ’95, assistant commissioner for public affairs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. SPHHS undergraduate student Lizzy Belz, class of 2014, shared her […]
Students design house that creates as much energy as it uses; entered in US Solar Decathlon
Once again, GW students are about to make history. By designing and constructing a house that produces as much energy as it consumes, GW students from engineering (SEAS), interior design (Columbian College) and landscape design (College of Professional Studies) will be part of the first team to ever represent the nation’s capital in the US […]
Students Say “Thank You” at Alumni & Philanthropy Day
Every year, countless GW students are able to attend the university thanks, in part, to the generosity of alumni donors. And in April, those students had a chance to say “thanks.” GW held its first annual Alumni & Philanthropy Day on Tuesday, April 9th. More than 600 students wrote thank you notes to alumni donors […]