SPRING HAPPY HOUR IN ARLINGTON – TONIGHT!
Celebrate the spring with GW alumni at happy hour in Arlington. Join fellow GW alumni at Tallula for food, drinks and great company!
Wednesday, April 2
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Tallula Restaurant
2761 Washington Blvd.
Arlington, Va.
Registration for this event is closed. Please feel free to join us by signing up at the door. It is a cash bar and GW will provide appetizers. For more information on Tallula, including parking and directions, please visit its website.
HOW DO I BECOME A CHIEF COUNSEL OF THE FDA? – TONIGHTSpend an evening with Sheldon Bradshaw, LAW JD ’96, former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As Chief Counsel, Sheldon was responsible for providing legal advice on issues related to drugs, medical devices, food, animal feed and drugs, cosmetics, dietary supplements and other products regulated under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act.
Wednesday, April 2
7 p.m.
City View Room, 7th Floor
1957 E Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
All alumni are invited to this free program; light refreshments will be served. Registration for this event is closed. Please feel free to join us by signing up at the door.
THE FALLING MAN – GW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRODUCTION AND PRE-SHOW RECEPTIONFeaturing Playwright Matthew K. Johnson, CCAS BA ’05
Edie is a successful photographer, but her life begins to unravel after she takes a photo of an unknown man jumping to his death from a burning building. Haunted by his ghost and the guilt of being a witness, Edie must face her photograph, or destroy it – even if that means destroying the man. Inspired by the famous (and famously censored) photograph with the title, “The Falling Man," we are ferried back and forth between two worlds: the real-world, struggling to go on in the aftermath of a national disaster; and a mysterious netherworld, where the Living's decision to move on has terrible consequences for the dead.
Friday, April 4
6:30 p.m. – Pre-show Reception
Marvin Center, Room 309
7:30 p.m. – The Falling Man
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater, 1st floor
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Join alumni for a night at the GW Theatre. Mingle with alumni at the pre-show reception where you will hear The Falling Man’s playwright Matthew K. Johnson, CCAS BA’05 give a brief synopsis on The Falling Man. Also, immediately following the performance, a panel of journalists and photographers from the GW community and local news organizations will participate in a 20-minute discussion of ethics in current journalism.
The cost is $20 per person and includes your show ticket with special reserved seating and hors d’oeuvres and drinks at the pre-show reception. Theatre tickets will be distributed at the reception until 15 minutes before the show after which they will be available at the Betts Theatre Box Office located on the first floor of the Marvin Center. Click here for more information on this event.
Online registration for this event is closed. If you are interested in attending the reception, please contact Anita Ponchione via email apytlarz@gwu.edu or by phone at 202-994-9866.
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2008Challenging Limits: Reaching New Frontiers
The 7th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference, Challenging Limits: Reaching New Frontiers, will feature several speakers, break-out sessions, and a panel discussion. The conference will address women's issues such as taking charge of your own success, effective communication and writing skills, negotiating self-worth, and gaining personal and career opportunities from professional, nonprofit, and social organizations.
Friday, April 4
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
GW Mount Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington, D.C.
Speakers include Diane Grooms, DC Assistant Police Chief, and Barbara Hillary, one of the oldest people to reach the North Pole who is also believed to be the first black woman to accomplish the feat. Please click here for a schedule of events.
The cost of this event is $50 ($10 for GW students) and includes continental breakfast and served lunch. Registration for this event is closed. If you are interested in attending, please contact Jamie Bromley at 202-242-6700 or via e-mail at wlp@gwu.edu.
INTERPRETING FASHIONGW's Global Humanities Center's Third Annual Spring Symposium
The Global Humanities Center's "Interpreting Fashion" Symposium will present lectures from noted scholars who will explore the meaning and function of fashion - very broadly conceived as dress, veiling, accessories (e.g. foods and tobacco), body types, hair, and other modes of performing and presenting one's self.
Friday, April 4
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The George Washington University
Funger Hall, Room 220
2201 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Please click here for more information, including a list of speakers and topics. All alumni are invited to this free event. Please join us for any part of the day, as your schedule permits.
MOUNT VERNON TO MOUNT VERNON BIKE TOURJoin members of the GW community for a special bike trip along the Mount Vernon Trail. The GW Mount Vernon Campus on Foxhall Road is coordinating a 24-mile bike ride from the GW Mount Vernon Campus to Mount Vernon, Va. The bike tour will include lunch and a tour of the grounds of George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.
Saturday, April 5
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
GW Mount Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Road NW, Washington, D.C.
Departure from the Mount Vernon Campus Quad
The cost is $20 per person and includes lunch and an optional tour of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. Space is limited. Click here for more information on this event or to register. Please contact avennema@gwu.edu for more information.
SEMINAR ON CULTURAL DIPLOMACY AND DAVE BRUBECK2008 Brubeck Festival Event
The Elliott School of International Affairs will host a seminar to celebrate the 50th anniversary of when jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his quartet embarked on a cultural diplomacy mission that influenced Brubeck's music as well as future American Diplomacy.
Tuesday, April 8
6 – 7:15 p.m.
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street, NW
Linder Family Commons, Room 602
Washington, D.C.
This event is free and open to all alumni but registration is required. Click here for more information and to register for this event.
JUDAIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL FRIEDA KOBERNICK FLEISCHMAN LECTUREGW’s Judaic Studies Program will host the first annual Fleischman Lecture, featuring Hasia Diner, Paul and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University. Diner will discuss her latest work about responses to the Holocaust in the American Jewish community. The lecture will be titled “Fitting Memorials: American Jews Remember the Holocaust.”
Thursday April 10
7 pm
Gelman Library, Room 207
2130 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
(Photo ID required for entrance to the library)
This event is free and open to the public. To view the event flyer, click here. For more information contact the Judaic Studies Program at 202-994-2190 or judaic@gwu.edu.
POLICOMM@25 REUNIONWelcome to the PoliComm@25 reunion! This reunion celebrates the success of our alumni, and through it, looks at where political communication – the program, the field, and the profession – have been and are headed. Please click here for additional information on the weekend’s events.
Friday, April 11
6 – 10 p.m.
Media and Public Affairs Building
805 21st Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, April 12
8:45 – 11 a.m.
Sidney Harman Hall, Orchestra Lobby
610 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Registration for this event is closed. If you are interested in attending, please contact Paul Fucito by email or by phone at 202-994-5806.
TSPPPA RESEARCH SHOWCASE AND FACULTY FORUMCurrent TSPPPA MPA, MPP and PhD students will display posters on their original research on management and policy issues. Come and see what TSPPPA students are researching and find out who wins at the Research Showcase Reception. Following the reception, Dr. Donna Infeld will share her experiences as a Fulbright Scholar in China at the Faculty Forum.
Friday, April 11
3-5 p.m. Research Posters on Display
5-6 p.m. Reception and Awards Ceremony (light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres)
MPA Building (805 21st Street, NW) 2nd Floor Foyer
6-7 p.m. Faculty Forum—Dr. Donna Infeld
MPA Building, Room 309 (805 21st Street, NW)
The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, please e-mail spppajob@gwu.edu.
YOUNG ALUMNI NETWORK SERVICE PROJECTJoin the Young Alumni Network for a fun day of service with Washington Parks and People! What a great way to help out while getting to know other young alumni in the area!
Saturday, April 12
1 – 4 p.m.
Marvin Gaye Park – Riverside Center
5200 Foote Street, NE
Washington, D.C.
This event is free, but you must register if you wish to attend as space is limited. Click here for more information or to register.
THE 13TH ANNUAL GW JAZZ FESTIVALPresented by the GW Department of Music and the Brubeck Institute
The annual Brubeck Festival explores and celebrates the musical, intellectual, and philosophical ideas of Dave Brubeck, as well as his influence on the world of music and ideas. In conjunction with the GW Department of Music, this year’s festival will explore the international flavor of jazz by celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1958 State Department tour.
Sunday, April 13
12 – 5 p.m.
Media and Public Affairs Building
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
This event is free and open to all alumni. Click here for more information on this event.
MUSIC FOR BRUNCHProfessor Jessica Krash's Chamber Music Seminar presents “Music for Brunch” featuring GW faculty, staff, students, and alumni as well as members of the Washington area community performing works by Schubert, Faure, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and others.
Sunday, April 13
1 – 4 p.m.
Hand Chapel
GW Mount Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington, D.C.
Admission is free. For more information, e-mail jkrash@gwu.edu. (Note: The Hand Chapel provides only limited accessibility for those with physical disabilities.)
PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS SEYMOUR HERSH AND DANA PRIEST JOIN MARVIN KALB IN PROBE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ON NEXT KALB REPORTPulitzer Prize-winning journalists Seymour Hersh of The New Yorker and Dana Priest of The Washington Post will discuss the craft and impact of investigative reporting in the fourth installment of this season's Kalb Report series, Monday, April 14, 2008, at 8 p.m. The Kalb Report is produced jointly by The George Washington University, the National Press Club, and Harvard's Shorenstein Center. The series is underwritten by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
Monday, April 14
8 p.m.
National Press Club Main Ballroom
National Press Building, 13th Floor
14th and F Streets, NW
Washington, D.C.
Free tickets for the April 14 Kalb Report are available at GW TicketMaster on the ground floor of the Marvin Center (800 21 St. NW, Washington, D.C.) or online at kalb.gwu.edu. Tickets are limited, so sign up today! The forum begins at 8 p.m. Guests must be seated by 7:45 p.m. and are advised to arrive by 7:30 p.m. Seating is first come, first seated. For more information on the program and the Kalb Report series, visit kalb.gwu.edu.
GW TOURISM ALUMNI NETWORK (GWTAN) 2008 SPRING COLLOQUIUM:GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Geoffrey Lipman, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization and Dr. Michael Misick, Premier, Ministry of Tourism, Turks & Caicos Islands, will speak on “Global Climate Change.” Q&A will be moderated by Jocelyn Albert of the World Bank, Regional Coordinator for the Climate Change agenda for Latin America. Opening and closing receptions are jointly sponsored by the World Bank and Turks & Caicos Islands.
Tuesday, April 15
6 – 9:30pm
1957 E Street NW
7th Floor-Elliott Room
Washington, D.C.
There is no charge for this event, but seats are limited. Visit the GWTAN website for more information, or click here to RSVP.
NATIONALS VS. METS WITH PRIVATE PRE-GAME TOUR OF NATIONALS PARKJoin fellow GW alumni for a private tour of the new Nationals Park before cheering on the Nats as they take on the New York Mets!
Wednesday, April 23
5 p.m. Private Tour
Meets behind Section 106
7:05 p.m. Game
Seats located in Section 135
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC
Tickets are $34 and include the tour and game. Tickets are limited, so register your attendance today! The tour begins at 5 p.m. and leaves from behind Section 106. Seats are located in Section 135. More information regarding ticket distribution will be available in a follow-up e-mail to those registered. Please provide an accurate e-mail address. For more information on how to get to Nationals Park, please visit its website.
SHOUT SISTER SHOUT — LECTURE & RECEPTION WITH PROFESSOR GAYLE WALDSister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-73) was gospel's first national star, its original crossover artist, and its most celebrated singer-guitarist. A consummate showman, in 1951, she wowed more than 20,000 paying guests at an outdoor wedding concert at Griffith Stadium (where the Washington Senators played). Today she lies in an unmarked Philadelphia grave and is largely forgotten. Why?
Come hear Professor Gayle Wald, in a multimedia presentation based on her New York Times-reviewed book Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Gayle Wald is professor of English at GW, teaching courses on African American literature, popular music, and U.S. culture. Professor Wald is also the author of Crossing the Line: Racial Passing in 20th -Century U.S. Literature and Culture (Duke University Press, 2000), as well as numerous essays on music, culture, and literature.
Thursday, April 24
6 – 8 p.m.
Alumni House @ 1918 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
The cost of this program is $12 and includes the lecture and reception. Space is limited, so please register your attendance in advance.
RECEPTION AND CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT KNAPP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIAYou are cordially invited to attend a Reception and Conversation with President Steven Knapp to welcome President Knapp and Diane Robinson Knapp to Northern Virginia. Please join your fellow Colonials, parents, and friends of GW for a conversation with the Knapps on their inaugural tour. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the President's goals and to share ideas on ways to work together to continue building our great university.
Thursday, April 24
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Washington Golf and Country Club
President's Hall
3017 North Glebe Road
Arlington, Va.
The President would like to hear from you at this event, and will pose several questions to the alumni, parents, and friends that attend. To learn more, click here. Cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres will be provided. This event is free, but please register if you plan to attend. Alternately, you may call 1-800-ALUMNI-7 to make your reservation.
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GEWIRZ CENTER — SAVE THE DATE!The Gewirz Center is proud to be celebrating its 20th anniversary along with the 60th anniversary of the the State of Israel. In honor of these events we are excited to be hosting a very special reception on Wednesday, April 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. During this event, we will showcase an Israeli art series "Heart and Rainbow" recently donated to the university's permanent art collection at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery by Dr. Samuel Halperin and Marlene Halperin in honor of Dr. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Francine Zorn Trachtenberg. Learn about our plans to update the Hillel building. For more information contact rfishman@gwhilllel.org or call 202-994-5090.
GAIN WISDOM: CURRENT TRENDS IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
Join fellow GW alumni for the first installment of our Gain Wisdom series, focusing on the current state of the real estate market. The seminar will be led by GW alumnus Harvey Jacobs, BBA ’80.
Thursday, May 1
6 – 8 p.m.
Alumni House @ 1918 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Jacobs is a practicing real estate attorney in Washington, D.C. and Rockville, Md. with Jacobs & Associates. He is past Chairman of the DC Bar Real Property Transactions Committee and has edited the DC Bar Practice Manual on Real Estate Settlements. He brings over 18 years of local real estate experience as an attorney, a title company president, real estate investor, lender, landlord and most recently, as a developer of affordable housing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Jacobs will speak about the current state of local real estate market with particular emphasis on the opportunities and caveats for first time homebuyers and real estate investors. There will be plenty of time designated for questions.
The cost to attend is $10 and includes the seminar and pre-reception. Please register in advance if you plan to attend.
Gain Wisdom is a series of seminars, led by fellow GW alumni, designed to provide alumni with updates on current trends in finance, real estate, job market and tax law. The series will take place four times per year, each addressing one of the aforementioned topics. For more information on this series, or to suggest alumni speakers, please contact Maggie Wilson.
5TH ANNUAL GW CANCER INSTITUTE GALAJoin the GW Cancer Institute for its 5th Annual Gala at the National Building Museum. Funds raised through the Gala help support the Cancer Institute’s work on prevention, patient care, research, policy and education. This year, the Gala honorees include Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Cancer survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Margaret Foti, MD, PhD, CEO of the American Association for Cancer Research; Sean Swarner, two-time cancer survivor and founder of Cancer Climber Association; Robert Siegel, MD, GW director of Hematology and Oncology, and Paula Siegel, RN, GW Oncology Nurse. Entertainment for the evening will be Grammy Award Nominee, Oleta Adams.
Saturday, May 3
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
To learn more about the Gala, including purchasing tickets, the silent auction, and Gala honorees, please visit its website.
YOUNG ALUMNI NETWORK SPRING HAPPY HOUR – NEW DATE!Join the Young Alumni Network for a spring happy hour at Grand Central (co-owned by young alumnus Andrew Seligman, GWSB MBA ’07). Reconnect with friends, make new connections, and enjoy great food and drink specials.
Thursday, May 8
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Grand Central
2447 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
There is no cost to attend this event, but advanced registration is required as space is limited. Click here for more information or to register.
COMMENCEMENT LEGACY FAMILY RECEPTIONJoin us to honor graduating students and their families who share a legacy connection during Commencement Weekend. Our legacy receptions are a great way to meet other legacy families. Stop by and you will receive a professional photograph of your legacy family to take home as a memento of the occasion!
As a part of a GW legacy family, we value the continued participation of you and your family in the life of this university. Your multi-generational family connections are one of our core strengths, and we are delighted that you are part of a great tradition of legacy families at GW.
Friday, May 16
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
George Washington University
Media and Public Affairs Building, 2nd Floor Lobby
805 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Please RSVP or to register by phone, call the Alumni House at 202-994-6435.
For more information about the Legacy Program, please visit our website!
BALTIMORE ORIOLES VS. BOSTON RED SOXCome cheer on the Baltimore Orioles as they take on the 2007 World Series Champion Red Sox. Before the game, join fellow GW alumni for a tailgate party in the Advocates Room, a private room at Camden Yards.
Sunday, June 1
12 noon Pre-game Party
1:35 p.m. Game
Camden Yards
333 West Camden Street
Baltimore, Md.
The cost of this event is $20 and includes the pre-game party and your ticket. Our seats are located in Section 368, Rows A-D. Tickets are limited, so please register your attendance in advance. For more information on the Baltimore Orioles or Camden Yards, please visit their website.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY – PRIVATE TOUR AND RECEPTION WITH GW ALUMNIFeaturing new exhibit “RECOGNIZE! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture”
Join fellow GW alumni for a private tour of the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibit “RECOGNIZE! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture” led by curator and GW professor Frank Goodyear. Following the tour, gather at Poste for a reception.
Tuesday, June 3
6 p.m. Tour
National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Street, NW
Washington, DC
7 p.m. Reception
Poste
555 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC
The cost of this program is $20 and includes the private tour and reception. Space is limited, so please register by Friday, May 23.
ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK OR LINKEDIN? SO ARE WE!Get a direct link to the folks and activities that make the DC Alumni Chapter so exciting. Be our friend and be in the know. Sign-in to Facebook and search “GW Alumni in Washington, DC” to join our group.
You can also connect with GW grads and extend your network by joining the GW Alumni Association group on LinkedIn.
DO YOU TRAVEL TO OTHER REGIONS?We have plenty of events happening throughout the world and welcome you to attend other regional events when you're on the road. Please visit our Calendar of Events at www.alumni.gwu.edu for a complete listing of upcoming events everywhere.