“When you open the newspaper and see your name on that list, it feels unreal – it’s not something you can ever imagine will happen to you.” That’s the way Ciarán Devane, ESIA MIPP ’06, describes the feeling of learning this past June that he was to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. “Being […]
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GW Global Series: Breaking Barriers With Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby
Arab British Chamber of Commerce Secretary General and Chief Executive Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Ph.D. ’09, touched on dimensions of leadership, international diplomacy, education and breaking social barriers last week at a London event attended by members of her economic organization and more than 80 George Washington University alumni. Speaking with moderator and Skadden partner Scott Simpson, […]
Dae-Whan Chang, ESIA MA ’76, Receives GW’s Alumni Achievement Award
Dae-Whan Chang, ESIA MA ’76, chair and publisher of the South Korean-based Maekyung Media Group, was honored Wednesday with the university’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, the highest annual recognition given by the George Washington Alumni Association to a GW graduate. An alumnus of the Elliott School of International Affairs, Dr. Chang is one of South […]
HRH Princess Reema, MVC BA ’99, Headlines GW Global Series on Women in Business
When Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud, MVC BA ’99, enrolled in Mount Vernon’s Women’s College, she realized the unique education opportunity she would have. And when the George Washington University merged with the college, Princess Reema took advantage of a broader offering of courses—in museum studies, Islamic art, and architecture—at GW, […]
GW Staff Member: Alumni in Kazakhstan are “Awesome”
GW’s Office of International Alumni Programs recently hosted two alumni dinners in Kazakhstan. Brittany Wright, a member of the International Programs & Admissions Office at GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, was onhand to meet the alumni and hear about their experiences. “We have some awesome alumni in Kazakhstan,” Wright said in an email. […]
GW leads area universities in connecting international alumni
With more than 8,500 alumni living and working outside the United States, GW’s international network continues to grow. But for alumni living abroad, a connection to life in the U.S. can be difficult to find. GW is proud to offer an exciting new program for these alumni. With a desire to strengthen the international alumni […]