Recently, we profiled Ann Becker, ESIA MA ’76, and how she transformed her love of Costa Rica and its culture into a customized travel business. In case you missed the article in GW Magazine, “Travel with Ann” has been offering various group trips to Costa Rica since 2006. Since leading her first trip, Ann has […]
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Alumnus Sets Goal to Aid Syrian Refugees
In February 2014, Max Holland, ESIA BA ’09, will move to Brazil to participate in the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships Program. While there, his mission will be to help improve his students’ English language skills and their knowledge of the United States. But before he goes, he’s on a different mission. Holland has created a […]
Alumna Pens Children’s Book about Diwali
Sana (Hoda) Sood, ESIA MA ’06, recently published her first children’s book, “Diwali: A Cultural Adventure.” The book tells the story of how the annual Indian festival Diwali came to be, what it signifies and how it’s celebrated today. The book was illustrated by Sood’s mother, Rubina Hoda. Sood, an Indian-American living in the Washington, […]
Student-Athlete Shares His Experiences about International Study Tour
Brian Mojica, a Colonial Ambassador, is a rising junior on the men’s water polo team. Recently, Mojica traveled to Singapore, Vietnam, and China as part of a Dean’s Scholars study tour experience — which would have been impossible without gifts from alumni. To find out what this opportunity meant to him, check out his first […]
I Had Dinner with GW Alumni – in Seoul!
Alix Cohen, SEAS BS ’15, recently took part in the Dinner with Alumni program while studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Last weekend, I was selected for dinner with GW alumni reception dinner for Seoul. GW offers these dinner internationally and domestically where generous alumni of the university host dinners for students. We were graciously invited into the […]
GW named Inaugural Education Partner for 2013 FORTUNE Global Forum
GW is the inaugural Education Partner for the 2013 FORTUNE Global Forum, which will be held in Chengdu, China from June 6-8. George Washington President Steven Knapp made the announcement today at an event with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr., featuring FORTUNE Managing Editor Andy Serwer. Since 1995, the FORTUNE Global Forum has […]
Falkland Islands Observation Team Includes ESIA Alum
If you’ve been following the news lately, you may know that the Falkland Islands held a referendum from March 10 – 11, 2013, to decide if the Islands should remain a British territory. What you may not know is that a GW alumnus was on hand during the referendum, as part of an international observation […]
Opening of the GW Confucius Institute
GW and the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate the opening of the GW Confucius Institute with a reception on Wednesday, April 10th from 11:45am – 2:00pm. This event will be a lunch reception with remarks given by President Steven Knapp, Provost Steven Lerman and CCAS Dean Peg Barratt, along with student presentations […]
Juan Manuel Henao, ESIA BA ’01
Juan Manuel Henao, ESIA BA ’01, has been named Deputy Head of Mission of the Falkland Islands Referendum Observation Mission. As an impartial group of independent, international observers, Referendum International Observation Mission (RIOM)/Mission International de Observación del Referendo (MIOR), will monitor the upcoming Referendum to be held in the Falkland Islands on March 10th and 11th, 2013. The […]
Alumni rev up for George’s Birthday
George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Today, his birthday is celebrated by alumni of the George Washington University all over the world. Since 2010, GW alumni have honored their namesake with camaraderie, panache and fun at the annual George’s Birthday Bash celebrations. The San Antonio Alumni Club first conceived […]