Graduate School of Political Management alumni said the key for students to make it on Capitol Hill is careful job research, networking and a positive attitude. As current and former House of Representatives chiefs of staff, these four alumni have seen hundreds of well-educated internship candidates and entry-level job seekers make common mistakes. “You would […]
The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) inducted six alumni into its Hall of Fame Thursday evening. The new members join 60 others who have been so honored since 2006, when the program was established to celebrate those who have made significant strides in engineering, technology, management or public service. SEAS Dean David S. […]
Early this morning, GW Today announced that GW has received gifts from the Milken Institute, the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation, and the Milken Family Foundation: The George Washington University has received three gifts totaling $80 million that will address—in collaboration with other institutions—many of the world’s public health challenges, focusing on prevention of disease […]
GW invites Colonials around the world to save the date for #GivingTuesday—a nationally recognized day following the holiday season’s Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday—to kick off the giving season. This year, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, GW will take part in this national call to action and celebrate a day dedicated to […]
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 […]
Our friends at GW Today recently highlighted a new initiative that will put alumni-produced artwork into every GW residence hall: Art for GW, by GW The George Washington University has 32 residence halls, each with a lobby or common area. That’s 32 spaces where students linger, waiting for friends, picking up their mail or checking […]
This weekend, the South Africa Project celebrates 10 years at GW with a showcase of events. The Project is a special program within the university’s Department of Theatre & Dance. Since the summer of 2003, GW professor Leslie Jacobson has traveled to the rural township of Winterveldt, South Africa, with colleague Roy Barber from St. […]
On Jan. 29 at 7:00pm EST, GW’s Face the Facts presents “Out of Time: An American Crisis,” a special event that features political experts from around the country, including Bill Richardson and Carly Fiorina. The program will be broadcast live on C-SPAN TV and radio, as well as streamed live online. GW’s Frank Sesno, director […]
February 14th is quickly approaching, as is the Colonial Cable’s 6th annual Alumni Valentine’s feature! Are you an alumni couple who met during Colonial Inauguration? Maybe you met in a class, through friends or at the Gelman Library. Whatever the case may be, if you have a GW love story, we’d love to feature you […]
Jennifer Pelt Wisdom, CCAS MPhil ’00 & PhD ’01 was recently hired for the newly-created role of associate vice president for research at GW, in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Dr. Wisdom has a background in clinical psychology and health services research. She comes to her new role from Columbia University, where […]
