May 2008
Issue 68
 

Cover Story

COLONIALS PUT CAREER IN FOCUS

GW Networking Event

In the fall, the GW Alumni Association created an ad hoc Working Group on Career Services. The GW alumni network of 220,000 individuals in more than 145 countries is a tremendous resource for students and graduates. The goal of the working group is to harness the power of this network to facilitate lifelong learning and career connections.

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Alumni Profile
Frank Kent, CCAS MA ’82, has changed careers a few times. His first job out of college was a juvenile probation officer at an Alexandria Court. After that, he got a graduate degree in criminal justice. Then, Kent started looking into business, which led him to his current career as director of human resources for Americas at TANDBERG, Inc. READ MORE
Class Notes
The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Fred Brown, CCAS MA ’82, chairman of Fred L. Brown & Associates, LLC an international consulting company in Scottsdale, Ariz. This award recognizes significant lifetime contributions and service to the nation's health care institutions and associations.
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Alumni Interactive
INTERVIEW WITH GW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT RICHARD CRESPIN


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Next month: Chief Investment Officer Don Lindsey, who manages the GW endowment. E-mail your questions for Don to mlindsay@gwu.edu.

AlumniLink: Top Links for May

Click here to check out some interesting alumni and university links we came across in the past month.

Do you have interesting alumni or GW-related links to share? Know a fellow Colonial who has his/her own blog, was recently published, or appeared on TV? Send your suggestions for links, photos, or larger story ideas to cable@gwu.edu. 



Alumni News
A challenge gift to renovate the Charles E. Smith Center is a win-win for alumni
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, MA ’86, to deliver keynote address at Columbian College school celebration
PoliComm program celebrates 25 years
Alumni: Share your feedback about GW
GW Alumni Association annual meeting and reception – June 11, 2008
GW Black Alumni Association @ Commencement 2008
GW community forms team for the 2008 National Race for the Cure!
Alumni photo gallery
 
University News
GW signs American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
Full scholarships awarded to nine D.C. public high school students
SEAS Dean Tong appointed president of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Parents of GW alumna create student entrepreneurship business plan competition
GW 5th annual Cancer Gala supports critical programs
GW to host Science Olympiad on Mount Vernon campus, May 30-31
 
Alumni Benefits
The Alumni Course Audit Program summer registration
Discounted rates on auto insurance
Electronic library resources made available through the Alumni Resources Gateway
 
Get Involved
Connect with students and today’s GW through Dinner with Alumni Program
Alumni Weekend 2008: September 25-28
GW Greek Reunion
Network with GW alumni – are you LinkedIn?
Help establish GW's Latino Alumni Association
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