Ten years ago, a tropical storm over the Bahamas quickly morphed into a Category 5 hurricane named “Katrina” whose path of destruction left much of the Gulf Coast and the city of New Orleans—a historic, bustling coastal city— in ruins. In the aftermath of the storm, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, […]
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GW Mag Bonus Content: GW Alumni & 2U Aim to Disrupt Learning Curve
One of the best parts of interviewing GW alumni is hearing how passionate they are about their time at the university and the things they are accomplishing today. One of the hardest parts is not being able to include every thought, feeling, anecdote, or insight in the final story. This was especially the case when […]
When a 5K is More Than 3.1 Miles
At 8:30 AM on Saturday, April 18, my mother and I were too distracted pinning on our race bibs to notice three fellow participants stroll by wearing matching, bright yellow t-shirts. Others soon followed until before we knew it, we found ourselves next to a group more than 20 strong, all wearing the same distinctive […]
Six Graduates Honored with 2015 Alumni Outstanding Service Awards
When he first started thinking about college, Ken Chaletzky received a piece of advice from his father. “He told me not to plan on living at home—that 50 percent of what I would learn would come from the classroom, the other 50 percent would come from being on my own,” Mr. Chaletzky, GWSB BBA ’71, […]
Alumna Named Sr. Development Officer at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
Lillian Rountree, GSEHD BA ’91, has been hired as the senior development officer at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech. She will be based out of Northern New Jersey, with the primary geographic focus of her efforts being the greater New York City area. Rountree comes to Clarke after spending six years as the director […]
7 Tips from Alumni Entrepreneurs
GW is no stranger self-starters, as evidenced by the number of entrepreneurs in the alumni community. We’ve had the chance to sit down with alums in a variety of industries to learn from the best. Find out what they’ve learned along the way and what they think aspiring entrepreneurs should know: Jack Bergstrand, GSEHD MA […]
Triple Alumnus Receives Education Administrators Grant
John L. Cox, CCAS BA ’84, TSPPPA MPA ’86, GSEHD EdD ’10, was recipient of the 2014 Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Grant. A primary focus of this award involved meeting government and higher education officials to discuss collaborating in India’s plan to pilot 200 community colleges. Dr. Cox is president of Cape Cod Community College, […]
From GW to Award-Winning Aviation Learning Educator
Trystan Popish, GSEHD MA ’10, was at the dentist for a routine appointment when she received a decidedly non-routine e-mail; she had received the 2014 Wendell G. Mohling Outstanding Aerospace Educator Award from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). “I’d prepared myself for the typical rejection letter,” says Popish, who was nominated for the award […]
Distance Learning Alum: “GW Instantly Felt Like Home”
Although she graduated from GW more than a decade ago, Ohio resident Sue Dembski, GSEHD MA ’03, recently visited Foggy Bottom for the very first time. Dembski, a fourth generation educator who teaches third grade, earned her master’s degree entirely online. At the time, she was living in Milwaukee, WI and couldn’t attend school during […]
From Student to Faculty: Meet Dr. Elanah Uretsky
GSEHD alumna Karen Norris recently profiled Dr. Elanah Uretsky, a ’97 grad who now happens to call GW home for a different reason: she’s a member of the faculty. Read on to learn about Uretsky’s areas of expertise in public health and anthropology: Dr. Elanah Uretsky, ESIA MA ’97, earned a master’s in East Asian […]