Cathy Cranberg, CCAS BA ’95, is good at asking questions. For more than 20 years, she led large businesses, including those within GE Healthcare and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, through change and put them on the path to achieve a vision. It was through this process, she says, coupled with her psychology degree, that she learned to […]
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Hail to the Greene! Alumnus Celebrates Four Decades of Giving
All our lives we’ll be proud to say, “We hail from GW!” When Patrick M. Jones rewrote the GW Fight Song in the 1990s, he celebrated the Buff and Blue, but might have had Keith Greene, GWSB BBA ’79, in mind. For 40 years, Greene has given his time to the George Washington University; it […]
It’s Not Even Half-Time
I am always sad when the college basketball season ends. As a huge fan, the absence of games to dissect leaves a void in my life. During this off-season, I find myself reflecting on the important lesson of persistence this year’s men’s basketball team taught me these past few months. While during several of the […]
GW Alum, Bulls Owner Elected to HOF
Chicago Bulls owner and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, GWSB BA ’57, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. Reinsdorf, who oversaw six Michael Jordan-led championship teams in the 1990s, will be enshrined along with nine members of the Class of 2016, including Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, and current Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. “This is […]
Colonials Win NIT Championship
Kevin Larsen scored 18 points, Patricio Garino added another 14, and the George Washington men’s basketball team capped off the winningest season in program history with a 76-60 victory over Valparaiso to win the National Invitation Tournament championship Thursday. It is GW’s first postseason title. The Colonials (28-10) also set a program record for wins […]
Charles E. Smith Center Turns 40
Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the Charles E. Smith Center’s dedication. For the past four decades, the Smith Center has been an iconic landmark on GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus, the site of some of GW Athletics’ biggest victories, but also a place full of memories for thousands of Colonials past and present. In honor […]
Video: GW Athletics 2014-15 Season
The Colonials were again champions in the classroom, in the community, and in competition during the 2014-15 athletic season. Relive the successes of the past year in this video compilation.
Fans Cheer on Men’s Hoops in NYC!
When the GW men’s basketball team headed to NYC for the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship, hundreds of Colonials fans were there to support them. Check out this video to share in the excitment—as one fan says, “there hasn’t been a team like this in years.” Go Colonials! Show your school spirit: @gw_mbb, #RaiseHigh
Alumni Raise High During A-10 Tournament in NYC
On Friday, Mar. 14, GW men’s basketball took to the Barclays Center court as part of the Atlantic 10 Championship — and thousands of alumni, parents and friends were there to support them. At 7:00pm, before the Colonials faced off against the University of Massachusetts, a pregame party took place in the Barclays Center’s 40/40 […]
Men’s Hoops Headed to NYC for A-10 Tourney
GW men’s basketball will head to Brooklyn, NY this weekend as the No. 3 seed team in the Atlantic 10 Championship, a 12-game championship that features all 13 teams from one of the nation’s best basketball conferences. Games take place from March 12-16 at the Barclays Center. The Colonials will play their first game on […]