Vicky Brunt, GWSB BBA ’98 was recognized by The Washington Post as the All Met Girls Soccer Coach of the Year. Brunt, who played soccer at GW from 1993 – 1998, coaches the Patriots at Yorktown High School in Arlington, VA. According to the Post, Brunt helped the team win its third straight National District […]
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Save the Date! GW Men’s Basketball to Play in NYC on Nov. 16
Are you a Colonials fan in the New York City area — or a Colonials fan looking for a reason to go to NYC? If so, mark your calendar for Nov. 16! In the first of at least four games in the New York City metro area, GW men’s basketball will visit New York, NY […]
Student-Athlete Shares His Experiences about International Study Tour
Brian Mojica, a Colonial Ambassador, is a rising junior on the men’s water polo team. Recently, Mojica traveled to Singapore, Vietnam, and China as part of a Dean’s Scholars study tour experience — which would have been impossible without gifts from alumni. To find out what this opportunity meant to him, check out his first […]
This Summer, Take GW Out to the Ball Game!
As summer approaches, major league baseball stadiums throughout the US fill up with fans who are excited to enjoy a night outside with America’s favorite pastime. Among those fans are thousands of GW alumni, in cities all across the country, who gather to watch games together and mingle. For several years, GW has hosted alumni […]
What a Week: Alum Donates $51,000 to Student Aid, an Elephant Motorcade and More!
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 […]
GW Alum and Baseball Coach, Gregg Ritchie, Named A-10 Coach of the Year!
Our friends at GW Athletics recently announced some exciting news for both the GW athletic and alumni communities: GW’s first-year baseball Head Coach Gregg Ritchie, GWSB BBA ’86, was recently named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in voting conducted among the league’s head coaches. Ritchie, a former Major League Baseball hitting coach for […]
“The greatest game GW ever played”
As Homecoming approaches, we’re excited to share the following story from Frederick Hink, CCAS AA ’63, ESIA BA ‘64, LAW JD ’68. Hink attended the legendary 1995 GW vs. UMass men’s basketball game – read on to find out what happened that night! On a Friday night in February 1995, my brother-in-law, Richard (Dick) Nichols, […]
Lindsay Krasnoff, ESIA BA ’99
Lindsay Krasnoff, ESIA BA ’99, has published a new book, The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010. The Making of Les Bleus traces the Fifth Republic’s quest to create elite athletes, a tale that serves as a prism through which to investigate the larger history of France, the evolution of society, the impacts […]
December and January Men’s Basketball Events
Planning to cheer on GW’s men’s basketball team at an upcoming game? Don’t miss these pre-game celebrations in DC and New Jersey! Sat., 12/8 – GW vs. Kansas State Home Tailgate 1:00-2:30pm Washington, DC Alumni House (1918 F Street NW) Guests will have the unique chance to hear an update on university athletics! This event is open to the entire GW […]
6 things to do this summer
There’s always a lot to do during the summer, but check out this list of six things you shouldn’t miss: 1. Catch a baseball game with fellow alumni GW alumni are meeting at baseball stadiums across the country. Folks in St. Louis, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Miami have already hit the fields, but for those […]