The George Washington University
GW Alumni Colonial Cable May 2009
Issue 80
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GW has gone green!
Make your annual gift online now and you'll receive fewer fundraising mailings from the GW Annual Fund this year ... and that might just save a tree or two.

CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS!

Classes are complete, only a few finals remain, and in just over a week you will officially become part of the 225,000-strong GW Alumni community!

Check out our commencement-week events and the benefits and services available to you through the Young Alumni Network.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

Alison Devenny, Esther Agbaje, and Siobhan PerkinsJust about six years ago, Alison Devenny, ESIA BA '07, Esther Agbaje, CCAS BA '07, and Siobhan Perkins, ESIA BA '07, were freshmen next-door neighbors having picnics on the Mount Vernon quad. Now, they are scattered across the globe pursuing different international business, development, and service activities.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Six Graduates Receive Alumni Service Awards

More Alumni Entrepreneurs

Alumni Donations Match Senior Class Gift Fundraising

More Alumni News: Alumni Share Career Advice; Prominent Female Philanthropists Discuss Charitable Giving; Alumni Association Annual Meeting on June 10

CLASS NOTES

The University of Vermont College of Medicine has announced that Dr. Ira Bernstein, SMHS GME '87, has been named senior associate dean for Research. Bernstein, a professor at UVM of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, will take the new position July 1.

Stephen G. Burns, LAW JD '78, has been named the new general counsel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after serving as deputy general counsel since 1998. The Office of the General Counsel provides legal advice to the NRC, which specializes in dealing with nuclear safety and oversight of the nation's nuclear arsenal. Burns is a former editor of The George Washington Law Review.

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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.

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CONFERENCES
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ALUMNI PHOTO GALLERY

Alumni Photo Gallery

Click here for a snapshot of some recent alumni events in your neighborhood and across the globe.

UNIVERSITY NEWS

GW Awards Full Scholarships to 9 D.C. High School Seniors

Charles E. Smith Center Renovations Underway

Veterans to Receive GW Tuition Discount

More News: GW Business Plan Competition; Earth Week; H1N1 Flu Information

ALUMNI BENEFITS

The Alumni Course Audit Program Summer Registration

The Princeton Club of New York: Exclusive Membership, Extensive Benefits

Club Quarters Lowers Rates in New York Locations

Alumni Career Services

GET INVOLVED

Black Alumni Association Elects New Leadership

Network with GW Alumni – Are You on LinkedIn?

Become a Career Advisor to Students and Fellow Alumni

More ways to get involved: Host a Dinner for Students; Become a GPS Guide

ALUMNI INTERACTIVE

GW WOMEN AND PHILANTHROPY FORUM


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Nearly 100 alumnae and philanthropists gathered at GW on April 2 for a forum about women making a difference through charitable giving.

Next month: We profile some of the newest members of the alumni community from GW's class of 2009. If you have suggestions for future guests on Alumni Interactive, please email Matt Lindsay (mlindsay@gwu.edu).

Save the date for Alumni Weekend 2009! October 1-4
Don't miss out on this great opportunity to catch up with old friends and come back to campus for a weekend full of activities!