Did you know that Dec. 3 is #GivingTuesday, a campaign to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season? It’s the perfect time for Colonials around the world to come together to kick off the season of giving! Here are ten reasons for you to be a part of […]
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Alumni Remember JFK Through Lecture, Tour of Newseum
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, we’re featuring an article from Karen Norris, GSEHD BA ’72, who attended “GW Culture Buffs at The Newseum” earlier this month. The event centered around The Newseum’s “Assassination of JFK and Kennedy Family History” exhibit. Read on to hear what Norris learned at this dynamic […]
650+ Alumni Gather in NYC for Evening with President Knapp
Oct. 29 was not just any other Tuesday evening for GW alumni in New York City. A record number of attendees joined GW President Steven Knapp at the Waldorf Astoria for the panel discussion, “A Conversation on Public Health and National Prosperity.” The “Reception with President Knapp” is an annual event that offers alumni a […]
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 […]
SEAS Hosts Reception at Society of Women Engineers Conference
On Friday, Oct. 25, GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) hosted a reception for alumnae and students during the annual Society of Women Engineers conference in Baltimore, MD. During the event, more than 40 Colonials met for drinks, food, and lively conversation at the Hyatt Regency overlooking the Inner Harbor. Vicki Gumtow, SEAS […]
GW Returns to Famed Head of the Charles Regatta This Weekend
The 49th annual Head of the Charles Regatta, a legendary rowing event, takes place this weekend (Oct. 19 -20) on the Charles River in Boston, MA—and GW rowing will be there! Founded in 1965, the Head of the Charles Regatta has evolved into the largest two-day rowing event in the world. This year’s event […]
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 […]
GW Staff Member: Alumni in Kazakhstan are “Awesome”
GW’s Office of International Alumni Programs recently hosted two alumni dinners in Kazakhstan. Brittany Wright, a member of the International Programs & Admissions Office at GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, was onhand to meet the alumni and hear about their experiences. “We have some awesome alumni in Kazakhstan,” Wright said in an email. […]
Men’s Hoops in NYC Four Times in 2013-14: Special Discount Available!
Colonials fans were out in full force to cheer on the GW men’s basketball team at the Atlantic 10 Championship in Brooklyn last March. This season, Colonials fans will have four chances to Raise High the Buff and Blue in the Big Apple. The GW men’s basketball team will play in the NYC area three […]