Alumni Volunteer Spotlight: Donell Cohen, ESIA BA ’64

Name: Donell Cohen City and Volunteer Position: Los Angeles, Alumni Association Committee Member How long have you been volunteering for GW? What made you want to volunteer? Since some time in 2001, I think. Someone contacted me from Alumni Office. They were stopping in Los Angeles among other cities trying to get some local participation […]

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As Students Job Hunt, GW Enhances Support for Connections with Alumni

In her senior year, alumna Sarah Mann applied for an internship in National Geographic’s communications office. With just a little extra research, she quickly found George Washington University connections, including a graduate who happened to be working in the same office. It paid off: She got the internship. “I think making those connections during the […]

GW Alumni Husband and Wife Team Give Back to the Community

As classmates, spouses, parents, and volunteers, Michael and Barbara Fleming have been teaming up since their chance encounter at a Virginia Tech football game almost forty years ago. “Michael was sitting behind me and my roommate,” Barbara recalls. “It started raining and I put up my umbrella. Michael tapped me on the shoulder and said, […]

Two Boston Volunteers Share Highlights from Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend 2016 boasted over sixty events, including class reunion celebrations, dean’s receptions, and student organization events. Two Boston Regional Alumni Network Committee volunteers, Dean Coclin (SEAS BA ’84) and Ari Massefski (CCAS BA ’15), share some of their highlights from #GWAW16. “Alumni Weekend 2016 was a blast for both of us! From celebrating the […]