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 […]
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Apply for Alumni Positions on Board of Trustees
The GW Alumni Association (GWAA) is currently accepting applications for one Alumni Trustee and one Recent Alumni Trustee position. Alumni serving in these positions have all of the same rights and responsibilities as other members of the board but also represent the interests of GW’s alumni population. Service on the Board of Trustees is the […]
Students, Alumni Kick Back at Fall Fest ’13
On Saturday, Aug. 31, exactly one week after move-in day, GW’s Program Board hosted its annual Fall Fest concert featuring artists DJ Earworm and Timeflies. The performance took place in the University Yard and drew a crowd that included undergrads, graduate students and alumni. Fall Fest began with an afternoon fair that included giveaways from […]
Veterans Event: “Presidential War Powers” Debate at Lisner
On Sept. 10, GW will host Senator Tim Kaine and former Governor Gerald Baliles of Virginia during a conversation and debate on the topic of Presidential War Powers. The event will take place at 6:00pm in the in the Jack Morton Auditorium (MPA Building). Brought to you by the GW University Writing Program, as part […]
Supreme Court Justice to Speak at Lisner
Our friends at GW Today recently announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will speak at GW’s Lisner Auditorium on Sept. 16: In honor of Constitution Day, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will deliver a lecture open to the university community on Sept. 16. The event, to be held at 1 pm in […]
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 […]
GW Commemorates Civil Rights Era at Lisner
As part of a year-long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., along with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, all alumni are invited to “Soundtrack of a Movement: Freedom Songs In Perspective,” on Aug. 28. The event features an evening of cinema, song and spoken […]
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 […]