The Elliott School of International Affairs is sponsoring a talk by Shirin Ebadi, the noted lawyer, judge, lecturer, writer, and activist who received the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. Ebadi, the first woman to serve as a judge in the Iranian justice system, was dismissed after the revolution in 1979 because Islam forbids women to serve as judges. She was made a clerk in the very courtroom where she had presided. Eventually, Ebadi launched her own law practice, and has been active in many aspects of human rights. She is cofounder of both the Association for Support of Children’s Rights (1995) and the Center for Defense of Human Rights in Tehran (2001).
Thursday, May 4
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
1957 E Street NW
Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213
Washington, DC 20052
RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.
2006 WOMEN'S ATLANTIC 10 LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP
Come on out to watch the women’s lacrosse team dominate at Mount
Vernon Campus Athletic Field – free admission!
Semifinal games:
Friday, May 5
1:00 p.m. (#1 seed vs. #4 seed)
3:30 p.m. (#2 seed vs. #3 seed)
2100 Foxhall Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
Championship game:
Sunday, May 7
1 p.m.
2100 Foxhall Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
For more information, including team seedings, visit www.atlantic10.org
BACK TO MOUNT VERNON RECEPTION
The Mount Vernon Alumnae Association and Mount Vernon Campus Life
cordially invite all Mount Vernon Seminary and College alumnae to attend
the annual “Back to Mount Vernon” Reception.
Please join us in helping GW to recognize the graduating seniors who lived on the Mount Vernon Campus as freshmen. This is a special opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumnae and to make new acquaintances. The reception will feature complimentary refreshments, a slide show of the students’ Mount Vernon memories, and a chance to visit the residence halls.
Throughout the event, The Vern Express, a free shuttle service connecting the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses, will depart every ten minutes, with the Foggy Bottom Campus departures from 23rd and H Streets (Fulbright Hall). For those who wish to drive to the Mount Vernon Campus, validated parking will be available in the parking garage, located inside the Whitehaven Parkway entrance to the campus.
Monday, May 15
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Post Hall
Please RSVP to Mount Vernon Campus Life by phone at 202-242-6673 or email at mvcl@gwu.edu and be sure to include the year that you graduated from Mount Vernon and whether you graduated from the Seminary, College, or both.
POLITICS & PORT WITH KELLYANNE CONWAY, JD ’92
Join us for our third installment of Politics & Port, a lively political
discussion hosted by alumna Kellyanne Conway, JD ’92. Conway is
CEO and president of the polling company™, inc. a privately held,
woman-owned corporation founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in
Washington, D.C., and maintains an office in New York City.
Recently, Conway was recognized as the most accurate predictor of the 2004 elections for which she received the Washington Post’s “Crystal Ball” award. Additionally, she is the co-author, along with Democrat pollster Celinda Lake, of What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live.
Date: TBD
7 p.m.
Alumni House
1925 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Politics & Port is a great way to talk politics in an intimate setting. Port and cheese will be provided. This event is free, stay tuned for future Colonial Cables and Regional Roundups for more information..
ORDER OF THE ENGINEER INDUCTION CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
Hosted by the Engineers’ Council and the Engineer Alumni Association
The Engineers’ Council (EC) and the Engineer Alumni Association
(EAA) invite you to attend the Order of the Engineer Induction Ceremony
and Reception, hosted to celebrate the upcoming professional status
of our graduating seniors in the School of Engineering and Applied Science
through induction into the Order of the Engineer. Alumni interested
in attending are welcome!
Additionally, the EC and EAA would like to invite any members of our
alumni community who have not been inducted into the Order of the Engineer
to participate in this event by being inducted. A fee of $10 is requested
to support the cost of materials.
Friday, May 12
8 p.m. (The ceremony and reception will last approximately one hour.)
Alumni House
1925 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Please RSVP by close of business on Friday, May 5, if attending, or
by Friday, April 21, if requesting to be inducted. For more information
or to RSVP, please e-mail Kim Kessler at kkessler@tcco.com.
GW COLONIAL DRAGONS – RACE DRAGON BOATS ON POTOMAC
Cheer on a crew of 22 GW alumni, students, visiting scholars, friends,
and family members as they compete in the annual Dragon Boat Festival
May 20 – 21. Based on a Chinese design, these colorful, canoe-like
boats will race along the Potomac River, from the Memorial Bridge past
the Kennedy Center to the Thompson Boathouse. You can spot the GW team
in their uniforms of blue t-shirts and buff bandanas. For more information,
go to www.dragonboatdc.com.
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR
Join GW alumni for a fun evening at 30 Degrees Lounge, sponsored by
the George Washington Alumni Association. Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, June 6
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
30 Degrees Lounge
1639 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
There is no charge to attend this event, and it is a cash bar.
