Our friends at George Washington Today recently highlighted a celebration of 50 years of public service education at GW: Trachtenberg School welcomes hundreds for weekend events More than 250 alumni, students and faculty gathered on campus last weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of public service education at the George Washington University. The celebration – […]
Tag: GW Today
Alumni artwork to hang in every GW dorm
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 […]
Alumna documents DC food scene
Our friends at George Washington Today recently caught up with Emily Pearl Goodstein, CCAS BA ’05, whose photography is featured in the recently released cookbook, “Washington, DC Chef’s Table.” A native Washingtonian, Goodstein spent months in and around the District documenting culinary delights, ranging from five-star cuisine to diner food. Her friend, Beth Kanter, is […]
Fall Semester in Review on GW Today
Curious what happened this past fall in throughout the GW community? Head over to GW Today to read a recap of GW’s fall highlights — including the alumni who were elected or reelected to office on Election Day. Additional highlights covered in the article are GW’s new visual identity, Alumni Weekend and the POLITICO-GW “battleground […]
GW introduces bold visual identity
On Aug. 26, as the fall semester was about to begin, GW revealed a new visual identity designed to more accurately represent the vision, spirit and energy of the GW community. The debut of this new visual identity coincides with the university’s 100th anniversary in Foggy Bottom, as well as a reorganized strategic plan that […]
Face the Facts USA
Fact # 1 — How fast is the federal deficit rising? In every second of 2011, the government spent $114,253 while taking in only $73,043 in revenue. That means in each second, the federal government spent $41,210 that it didn’t have. Divided among every man, woman and child in the US, the 2011 deficit amounted […]
Alum Returns as CEO of GW Hospital
Barry A. Wolfman earned a master of health services management degree at the GW in 1984. And now he is returning to Foggy Bottom 28 years later as the chief executive officer and managing director of the GW Hospital. Wolfman arrived back at GW in April after three decades in health care management that took […]
Alumnus Pitches for Washington Nationals Affiliate
Our friends at GW Today caught up with Bobby Lucas, GWSB BA ’10, GSEHD MA ’12, who is pitching for Washington Nationals affiliate Hagerstown Suns: Alumnus Pitches for Washington Nationals Affiliate Bobby Lucas had always wanted to play professional baseball. After six years at GW, major elbow surgery and a lot of determination, Lucas was drafted by […]
Recent grad named Comcast’s social media sports reporter
Our friends at GW Today caught up with recent graduate, Austin Schindel, ESIA BA ’12, who is spending the year as Comcast’s social media sports reporter: Austin Schindel is known by another name these days. For the last few months, he’s traveled to major sporting events around the country as “The XFINITY Sports Guy,” the […]
GW Completes 251,868 Community Service Hours
Over the past academic year, the GW community logged a record 251,868 community service hours. This is almost double the amount the university completed in 2010 when First Lady Michelle Obama challenged GW to complete 100,000 hours. Amy Cohen, executive director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, attributes the rise to increased […]