Over the weekend, GW welcomed the class of 2013 to the alumni community during Commencement 2013. Actor Kerry Washington, CCAS BA ’98, delivered the 2013 Commencement address. Visit GW Today for highlight’s from Washington’s speech, or watch the video (above) of her address! And don’t miss the photos from events throughout the weekend, including the […]
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Register for the 2013 Colonial Challenge!
Did you know that there’s a Masonic lodge in Washington, DC whose members all have a connection to the GW community? The Colonial Lodge, No. 1821 includes GW students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni, says Morgan Corr, CCAS BA ‘07, Worshipful Master (president) of the Colonial Lodge. Corr, who is also GW Alumni Association board […]
Top 5 Things the Class of 2013 will miss about GW, and How GW Alumni can Help
As the class of 2013 enjoys their last week of undergraduate life, we want to highlight the top five things we think they’ll miss about GW—and what the GW Alumni Association can do to help! What you’ll miss: Taking a random class to fulfill a requirement. You’ll miss that time you took the course that […]
I Had Dinner with GW Alumni – in Seoul!
Alix Cohen, SEAS BS ’15, recently took part in the Dinner with Alumni program while studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Last weekend, I was selected for dinner with GW alumni reception dinner for Seoul. GW offers these dinner internationally and domestically where generous alumni of the university host dinners for students. We were graciously invited into the […]
Alumnus receives Next Generation Award from Metro Weekly
Washington, DC’s Metro Weekly recently named its 2013 Next Generation Award recipients–and a GW alumnus is among them. The annual award, now in its fifth year, honors “the achievements and potential of LGBT leaders under the age of 30.” Michael Komo, CPS BA ’11, GSPM MA ’12, who is a GW LGBT Alumni Association board […]
Students design house that creates as much energy as it uses; entered in US Solar Decathlon
Once again, GW students are about to make history. By designing and constructing a house that produces as much energy as it consumes, GW students from engineering (SEAS), interior design (Columbian College) and landscape design (College of Professional Studies) will be part of the first team to ever represent the nation’s capital in the US […]
Students Say “Thank You” at Alumni & Philanthropy Day
Every year, countless GW students are able to attend the university thanks, in part, to the generosity of alumni donors. And in April, those students had a chance to say “thanks.” GW held its first annual Alumni & Philanthropy Day on Tuesday, April 9th. More than 600 students wrote thank you notes to alumni donors […]
GW students take first prize in business competition
Two GW students, Dylan Fox and Zach Herman, recently won first prize in the Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition, hosted by Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business. The annual competition focuses on for-profit enterprises that impact society in meaningful ways. Fox and Herman won for their company, Crowdvance, an online fundraising […]
Alumni Speaker Series: Team Dynamics as a Project Manager
Jeffrey Colclough, GWSB MS ’01, will be hosting a lecture in the alumni speaker series entitled, “Team Dynamics as a Project Manager” on May 10th, 2013. Colclough is currently the Vice President of the National Security Sector of the Science Applications International Corporation. SAIC is a Fortune 500 company that delivers services and solutions based […]
Support the GW High5 Challenge Finalists!
The votes are in – the top five finalists in the GW High5 Challenge have been named! And from now through May 10, all GW alumni can help determine which finalist will get the most challenge funding—up to $20,000. Alumni can continue to participate in the challenge by making a gift to one of the […]