Calling all game-changers and innovators! GW has a long history of driving change and making history—an entrepreneurial spirit pulses through the GW community. To celebrate the initiatives of those who forge their own path, the University, in conjunction with the GW Office of Entrepreneurship, and GW Entrepreneurs Round Table (GWERT) presents the Distinguished Entrepreneurial Achievement […]
Category: Community
Save the Date for #GivingTuesday!
GW invites Colonials around the world to save the date for #GivingTuesday—a nationally recognized day following the holiday season’s Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday—to kick off the giving season. This year, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, GW will take part in this national call to action and celebrate a day dedicated to […]
Home Opener Tailgate Marks Start of GW Men’s Hoops 100th Season
The 100th season of GW’s men’s basketball begins this Friday night, Nov. 8, at 7pm when the Colonials open the 2013-14 campaign against the Radford Highlanders at the Charles E. Smith Center. Friday’s game will be preceded by the Third annual Home Opener Tailgate sponsored by RCN starting at 4 pm on 22nd Street between […]
12 GW Varsity Programs Recognized by NCAA
GW Athletics is in the news once again! Our friends at GWsports.com recently reported on GW Atheltics’ graduation rating exceeding the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Average: The NCAA publicly announced the Graduation Success Rate of all Division I institutions today, with GW’s baseball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, golf, men’s and women’s […]
Words of Wisdom from Alumni Reunion Volunteers
Every year, GW’s Alumni Weekend comes together thanks to a network of alumni reunion volunteers. These volunteers work closely with the Office of Alumni Relations all year to help plan for and design their class reunion celebrations Some volunteers are in DC, while others are spread out across the US — no matter their location, […]
Global Women’s Institute to Develop ‘I am Malala’ Curriculum
GW’s Global Women’s Institute recently announced a partnership with the Malala Fund to develop a university curriculum around the activism and memoir of girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai. Our friends at GW Today recently featured this exciting new partnership: Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai has become a symbol of peace and hope for millions of people across […]
Alumnus: How Greek Life Changed My Life
During Alumni Weekend 2013, GW hosted a popular Greek Life Alumni Reunion for all alumni who were part of a fraternity or sorority as GW students. This community can strongly influence the GW student experience—so we recently caught up with a double alumnus to find out exactly how influential Greek Life can be: Mike Grabow, […]
Reconnecting at the 2013 Latino Alumni Soiree
As part of Alumni Weekend 2013, the GW Latino Alumni Association (GWLAA) hosted the late-night “Latino Alumni Soiree” at Mio Restaurant in downtown DC. The GWLAA works with the Office of Alumni Relations to create and grow alumni connections to GW; interact with current Latino students as mentors and role models; identify and nominate Latino […]
SEAS Professor Named One of Nation’s ‘Most Innovative’ Educators
Our friends at GW Today recently reported that a professor from GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Ergun Simsek, will represent GW at the 2013 Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium: When it comes to teaching electromagnetics, Professor Ergun Simsek likes to show before he tells. Theoretical concepts — those complicated equations on the […]
2013 Black Alumni Association IMPACT Awards
On Sept. 28, as part of Alumni Weekend 2013, the GW Black Alumni Association (GWBAA) honored three black alumni and three current students at the annual GWBAA IMPACT Awards ceremony. Given out since 2006, the IMPACT Award is the highest form of recognition bestowed upon distinguished black alumni by the GWBAA Executive Committee. Each year, […]