During what one attendee called “the best night of the year,” a packed crowd was treated to a spectacular show from award-winning artist Cyndi Lauper during Alumni Weekend’s All Alumni Concert on Sept. 27. GW’s Charles E. Smith Center hosted alumni of all ages at the sold-out Kickoff Party, where guests enjoyed food, drinks and…
150 Spaces Added to Alumni Weekend 2013 Kickoff Party
Due to heavy demand, the Office of Alumni Relations is expanding the Alumni Weekend Kickoff Party space to accommodate an additional 150 guests. The first 150 holders of “Concert Only” badges reporting to the registration center in the Marvin Center Great Hall will be given a courtesy upgrade to “Kickoff Party and Concert.” Registration opens…
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Amy Nane, Contract Background Investigator
Alumni Weekend is just days away and we’re gearing up for this year’s class reunions! Find out what this class of 2008 alumna has been up to, and why she’s excited to come back to campus for her 5-year reunion: For the past two years Amy Nane, CCAS BA ’08, has worked as a contract…
Walk-in Registrations Welcome at Alumni Weekend!
Calling all Colonials: online registration for Alumni Weekend closed on Sept. 17, but you can still register in person at the Marvin Center once the weekend begins! From Sept. 26 – 29, GW’s campus will be jam-packed with Colonials during Alumni Weekend 2013. With 60+ events, including a Cyndi Lauper concert, you don’t want to…
Class of ’98 Spotlight: Matthew Kwan, Surgeon
As Alumni Weekend approaches, we’re profiling members of this year’s reunion classes! Learn why this ’98 alum is finally going to work fifteen years after graduation–as told by his freshman year roommate: Fifteen years after graduating from GW, my former Thurston Hall roommate, Matthew Kwan, CCAS BS ’98, is finally going to work. However, he’s…
Meet the #GWAW13 Sunday Political Brunch Panelists
Panelists for the 2013 Alumni Weekend Sunday Political Brunch have been announced! A crowd favorite, this annual event features a town-hall style discussion on one of the hottest topics in politics and policy. This year, former US Secretary of Agriculture and former Chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Dan Glickman, along with former US…
Alumni Weekend Earlybird Discount Extended
Calling all Colonials: The Alumni Weekend Earlybird discount has been extended! Be sure to register by midnight on Wednesday, September 4 to take advantage of a $10 savings on your Blue & Buff Pass. Alumni Weekend will take place Sept. 26 – 29, 2013. With 60+ events on and around campus, including a Cyndi Lauper…
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Alex Winn & Casey Pierzchala
Alex Winn, CCAS BA ’08, MPA ’11, and Casey Pierzchala, ESIA BA ’08, GWSB MBA ’11, make a strong case for the title of “Mr. and Mrs. Colonial” for the Class of 2008. The couple started dating soon after they met as freshmen living in Somers Hall on GW’s Mount Vernon Campus, and recently announced…
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Ketan Patel, Non-profit Founder
As Alumni Weekend 2013 approaches, we’re profiling members of this year’s reunion classes — find out how this double alumnus founded a non-profit to aid health care issues in developing countries: Ketan Patel, SEAS BS ’08, GWSB MBA ’10, may have spent a lot of time with small circuit boards and wires in Tompkins Hall…
13 Reasons Not to Miss Alumni Weekend 2013!
Alumni Weekend 2013 is around the corner! There are countless reasons to return to Foggy Bottom from Sept. 26-29, but we’ve narrowed it down to 13: You Just Want To Have Fun – with Cyndi Lauper! That’s right—this year’s concert features none other than Ms. Lauper herself. Open to all alumni, this is one…