As part of a year-long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., along with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, all alumni are invited to “Soundtrack of a Movement: Freedom Songs In Perspective,” on Aug. 28. The event features an evening of cinema, song and spoken […]
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Gelman Library Opens New Entrance Floor
After a year of construction, Gelman library opened their new entrance floor to the public on Monday. The space boasts new amenities to meet modern students’ needs, such as more outlets to recharge laptops, and technology enabled study rooms. The new space, which was partially funded by the Class of 2010’s senior class gift, also […]
What a Week: Alum Donates $51,000 to Student Aid, an Elephant Motorcade and More!
The last seven days have been kind of crazy. First, the class of 2013 celebrated achieving over 51% participation in their senior class gift campaign, which means trustee Nelson Carbonell, SEAS BS ’85, would donate $51,000 to student aid. That was worth a toast: Then, we welcomed the class of 2013 into the GW Alumni Association in […]
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 […]