Dana Clerkin and husband smiling with Sogoo children holding donated items

Trip to Africa Inspires Alumna to Help Build an Orphanage

Dana Pugh-Clerkin, CCAS BA ‘78, grew up knowing she would one day travel to Africa. “I would watch this show called Wild Kingdom that played on Saturday afternoons. Something stuck with me. I knew I would get there.”  Years later, after graduating from GW, raising two children, and working in the fundraising field, she finally […]

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As Students Job Hunt, GW Enhances Support for Connections with Alumni

In her senior year, alumna Sarah Mann applied for an internship in National Geographic’s communications office. With just a little extra research, she quickly found George Washington University connections, including a graduate who happened to be working in the same office. It paid off: She got the internship. “I think making those connections during the […]