GW To Take Groundbreaking Step Toward More Student Housing

GW will hold a groundbreaking ceremony August 8 at 10 a.m. for the new townhouse row and residence hall planned for 23rd Street. The townhouse complex, pictured at the top, will stand adjacent to the Smith Center. These eight attached units will provide 24-30 beds per unit, with living, dining and kitchen space included. The residence hall will provide 710 beds with four food venues, including a market. The space also will contain six music rehearsal rooms, plus a large seating area for performances.

Backstage with Berra

Mickey Berra is a monarch of all he surveys. As director of production for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he presides over the operations of the Opera House, Eisenhower Theater, and Concert Hall.Thoroughly versed in all aspects of stage technology — electrical, carpentry, rigging, and props — Berra is a 30-year Kennedy Center veteran. READ

Graduate School of Education and Human Development Prepares Area Youth for Success in College

A six-week summer program enables rising 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders to experience college first-hand. The program goes beyond providing coursework and room and board; it assimilates students into college life by providing access to University facilities. READ

• Lawrence Mitchell, LAW, USA Today, July 22
• Stephen Saltzburg, LAW, Houston Chronicle, July 18
• Darryl Jenkins, Pittsburgh Post Tribune, July 11
• Bernard Wood, CCAS, Time, July 11

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