Thanks to Katelyn Manfre, CCAS MFA ’16, and Michael Thomas, CCAS MFA ’16, for sharing their story! Where did you meet? We met our first day at the Academy for Classical Acting. You may not know the program—or the building itself—exists! It’s a one-year Shakespeare-focused master’s program offered in partnership with the Shakespeare Theatre Company. […]
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In Their Own Words: Bill & Kristina
Thanks to William (Bill) Giasi, CCAS BS ’97, SMHS MD ’03, and Kristina (Stephens) Giasi, CCAS BA ’99, MA ’03, for sharing their story! I met my wife, Kristina Stephens, during my senior year at GW in 1997. That year, my friends and I rented a townhouse on 23rd Street and needed another roommate, and […]
In Their Own Words: Brian & Kate
Thanks to Brian McCall, ESIA BA ’10, GWSB MTA ’12, and Kate (Guesman) McCall, CCAS BA ’08, for sharing their story! Where did you meet? We met on the stage of the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre in the fall of 2006. We were building a set for Juvenelia for [what was then] the department of theatre […]
Alumni Valentines: Colleen & Howard
Given their academic interests and pursuits, it was inevitable that Colleen Connors, CCAS BA ’91, and Howard Opinsky, CCAS BA ’91, would cross paths at GW. As a senior in high school in Ridgefield, Conn., Colleen realized she had a passion for promoting social justice by influencing the political process to bring about change. “GW […]
In Their Own Words: Curtis & Nancy
Thanks to Curtis Bateman, CCAS MA ’08, and Nancy (Perschbacher) Bateman, CCAS MA ’07, for sharing their story! Where did you meet? Fall 2005, during the campus tour on the second day of orientation. Curtis: I slept through the first day of student orientation, thinking that the second day was actually the first. Whoops. In hindsight, it […]
In Their Own Words: Charlene & Michael
Thanks to Charlene Mui, ESIA BA ’97, CCAS Cert ’15, and Michael Welch, ESIA BA ’97, for sharing their story! Where did you meet? We met in [the late] Professor Robert Dunn’s international economics class at Gelman Library, either on the fourth or fifth floor – neither of us can remember. Before class began, I sat […]
Alumni Valentines: Lisa & Phil
Lisa (Lipkind) Leibow, CCAS BA ’88, knocked at the door on room 418 in Thurston Hall and made a love connection one day in September 1984. But it wasn’t quite so obvious from the start. The GW sophomore who answered was not the friend she had come to see, but one of his roommates named […]
In Their Own Words: Amber & Eddy
Thanks to Amber Boris, CORC BFA ’17, and Eddy Aldana, CORC BFA ’17, for sharing their story! Where did you meet? Amber: We met at the Corcoran building during freshman orientation. I remember he was at the same table as me and the red hat he was wearing. Eddy: I don’t remember much from the […]
In Their Own Words: Aysel & Mehmet
Thanks to Aysel K. Basci, SEAS MS ’81, and Mehmet I. Basci, SEAS DSc ’82, for sharing their story! My husband Mehmet and I both studied at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and many years later, our daughter, Deniz, studied at the School of Medicine and Health Science. We are a family of triple […]
Alumni Valentines: Charles & Jamila
When deciding which college to attend, Jamila Gittens, SEAS BS ’09, and Charles Basden Jr., CCAS BA ’08, MPA ’11, were looking for similar things. They both chose GW, and ultimately, they found each other. “I immediately loved the atmosphere, the diversity, and being in a city,” Jamila says, recalling her impressions of GW after […]