October 2005
Issue 39



WASHINGTON, D.C

NEW EXHIBIT AT BRADY ART GALLERY
The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery is proud to announce its first exhibition this fall, John Walker: Works on Paper 1990 – 2004. This exhibition is organized by The Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine, and is free to the public.

September 6 – October 30
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
Media and Public Affairs Building, 2nd floor
801 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

CINEMA FRANÇAIS À MOUNT VERNON
Films will be shown in French with English subtitles every Sunday in October in the Eckles Library Auditorium at 4:30PM. The festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC). This event is also sponsored by Eckles Library, Mount Vernon Campus Life, Office of Academic Affairs at Mount Vernon Campus, and the Romance Language Department

October 2
LA PETITE LILI
(NR, 104 minutes, 2003)

October 9
MONSIEUR IBRAHIM
(Mr. Ibrahim, R, 95 minutes, 2003)

October 16
LE GRAND VOYAGE
(Grand Voyage, NR, 108 minutes, 2004)

October 23
LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE
(The Triplets of Belleville, PG-13, 80 minutes, 2003)

October 30
LES CHORISTES
(The Chorus, PG-13, 96 minutes, 2005)
Beginning at 5 p.m.

Details about the festival and affiliated events in addition to film synopses can be found on our website. For other questions, please contact Mount Vernon Campus Life at 202-242-6673 or mvcl@gwu.edu.

7TH ANNUAL GW GOLF TOURNAMENT
The GW Athletic Department invites you for a day of golf at the 7th Annual Colonials Athletics Club Golf Tournament.

Friday, October 7
11 a.m. (Registration)
11:30 a.m. (Lunch)
1 p.m. (Shot gun start)
The Virginia Oaks Golf Club
7950 Virginia Oaks Drive
Gainesville, VA 20155

For more information on how to participate or to learn about corporate hole sponsorship, please contact Cara Esposito at csavino@gwu.edu or call 202-994-6650.

A NIGHT OF ITALIAN CULTURE WITH DOUGLAS MORRIS, GWSB ’85
Have you always been intrigued by the romance of Rome? Planning a trip to Italy? Join travel writer Doug Morris as he takes you on a tour through Rome. A light reception featuring Italian cuisine will conclude this program.

Thursday, October 27
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Alumni House
1925 F Street NW
Washington, DC

Space is limited for this program, so be sure to register online by clicking here.

KYLAN JONES-HUFFMAN MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Department of History at GW presents the Kylan Jones-Huffman Memorial Lecture. This event honors Kylan Jones-Huffman, who was admitted to GW’s Ph.D. program in Middle Eastern history, before being killed in 2003 while on temporary assignment with the First Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq. Fulfilling Kylan’s wishes, his family and friends contributed gifts to endow the Kylan and Heidi Jones-Huffman Fund, in support of graduate students in Middle Eastern history.

Please join us for a lecture, featuring Professor Lawrence Tritle, of Loyola Marymount University, who will present “A Warrior’s Requiem: A Soldier’s Perspective.”

Friday, October 28
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Marvin Center, Room 310
800 21st Street NW
Washington, DC

Reception will follow the lecture.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Phillips Hall, Room 328-329
801 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC

The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Brandy Vause at 202-994-8372.

NEWS FROM THE GW ENTREPRENUERS ROUNDTABLE
Meet the Local VCs and Angles

Sponsored by the GW Entrepreneurs Roundtable and the SEAS Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and Commercialization, the Meet the Local VCs and Angels event is a regular series at The George Washington University that brings together 20-30 regional angel and venture capital investors to meet 50-100 up-and-coming local entrepreneurs. These are low-stress, social events intended mostly for introductions and networking among the venture community in the greater Washington area. This is a wonderful opportunity for alumni who want to invest in area start-ups or find funding for their own company to plug into the venture scene.

Tuesday November 1
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

1957 E Street NW
7th Floor, City Viewing Room
Washington, DC

Cost: $50

To register online or for more information go to http://lab2ipo.org/MeetVCs/Nov12005Event. You can also contact Tony Stanco, Director of SEAS Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and Commercialization at 202-994-5513, or stanco@gwu.edu for more information.

HOW TO START-UP
Join GW alumni Ray Dizon (SEAS EE ‘86) of the Maryland Venture Fund, Robbie Melton (SEAS '86) of Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), and Bill Watson (SEAS MS ‘95) of Virginia's Gap Fund for an exciting lunchtime conversation about what it takes to be funded by their venture funds. This will be a great opportunity to network with other alumni and current students who are entrepreneurs and inventors.

This event is free, no RSVP required. Pizza and soft drinks will be served.

Wednesday, October 12
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Alumni House
1925 F Street NW
Washington, DC

For more information on this event, please contact Tony Stanco, Director of SEAS Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and Commercialization at stanco@gwu.edu.

The GW Entrepreneurs Roundtable is an interdisciplinary organization to bring faculty, students, alumni, and University administration together to advance the mission of entrepreneurship, and start-up formation and funding. The Roundtable invites alumni, including entrepreneurs, angel investors, engineers, attorneys, accountants, and others who can help foster entrepreneurship at the school and in the region to join. For more information about the GW Entrepreneurs Roundtable and how you can get involved, please contact Joe Bondi.