As someone who completed a dual master’s degree program at GW, Lanre Williams-Ayedun, ESIA MA ’06, GWSPH MPH ’07, values making the most of her time. So when she heard about a new, user-friendly networking community from GW in February 2018, it sounded like a good fit. The community was GW Career Connect, and since […]
Although a native to Southern California, Emily (Enberg) Packer, CCAS BA ’08, has made just about every corner of the world her home. Her love for travel started early as a child, frequently taking trips with her family. “I quickly picked up the adventure bug and wanted to explore the world, soaking up all its […]
It hasn’t even hit bookshelves yet, but the second book by Chris Formant, GWSB MBA ’79, Saving Washington: The Forgotten Story of the Maryland 400 and the Battle of Brooklyn, has already created market buzz and has been optioned by one of HBO’s top producers. “I got the idea serendipitously,” says Formant, who read a […]
Liz Pearce finds professional success across the country from GW in the male-dominated, adrenaline-fueled world of tech startups As a kid growing up in Indiana, Liz Pearce, CCAS BA ’99, MA ’01, knew her future resided elsewhere. “I thought I was an East Coaster at heart,” she says with a laugh. She applied to four […]
Growing up in Northern California’s Humboldt County, Kaitlin Yarnall, CCAS MA ’08, was captivated by the world around her. Coming from a family of biology majors, Yarnall was raised with a deep love for science, nature, and exploration. Today, as senior vice president of media innovation at the National Geographic Society, Yarnall still relies on […]
One early spring evening, Allen Gannett and I met up prior to a lecture on creativity at the GW School of Business (GWSB). With a backpack, styled hair, jeans, and an untucked button down underneath a sweater, Gannett cuts the figure of a GW upperclassman, confident and comfortable in his surroundings. Together we entered Duquès […]
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, SEAS BS ’97, said the first time she sat down for a class about the electrical power station on the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA instructor was concerned that it might not make much sense to her. As a former flight surgeon, this information was outside of her expertise—but as a […]
NASA engineer Christine Darden is often asked which movie star played her in the motion picture “Hidden Figures,” the film about African American women who worked as human computers during the era of the space race. “I am not in the movie, but I am in the book,” she told a George Washington University Lehman […]
Studying engineering was not on Anirudh Kulkarni’s mind when he began his freshman year at GW in 1982. He wanted to become a doctor, like his father, and go the pre-med route as an undergraduate. The elder Kulkarni, recognizing the tremendous analytical skills of his son, suggested engineering might be better suited to his natural […]
What are the chances that two people who were meant to be together actually meet? Thanks to Perchance, a new app developed by Dave Gottesmann, CCAS BA ’03, the odds of such an occurrence have just gone up. “Perchance is a mobile app that offers users a second chance at reconnecting with someone they may […]
