Connect With Us
The Semester in Washington Journalism Program teaches students how to communicate in a Web 2.0 world. If you'd like to connect with SIWJ, find us on any of these media platforms.
Amos Gelb, Director
Professor Amos Gelb has produced virtually every type of television news programming, from daily news, to undercover investigations and talk shows, for networks including CNN, ABC and the Discovery Channel. His work has won over two dozen of the most prestigious awards in American television, including two Ace Awards, two National Emmy’s and a duPont Award. For over a decade he has also been working with students by placing them in life-changing internships. He has become a recognized as a leader in experiential journalism education. He also holds a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and speaks fluent Chinese. Contact Amos at gelb@gwu.edu
Andrea Michnik, Program Assistant
Since graduating with her M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communication in December 2007, Andrea has been working to build the SIWJ program to become a leader in journalism education. She is passionate about cutting edge new media, including social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. She blogs on a regular basis for many local and national media outlets. As a 2004 survivor of the program, she can answer any question on topics of enrollment, GWU registration, course schedule, housing, roommates, financial issues, as well as activities to do around the city. Contact her at michniag@gwu.edu.
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.