RECEPTION AND CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT STEVEN KNAPP
President Knapp will be visiting Boston to meet and speak with GW alumni. You are cordially invited to attend a cocktail reception to welcome President Steven Knapp and Diane Robinson Knapp to Boston. Please join your fellow Colonials, parents, and friends of GW in the breathtaking Great Room atop Sixty State Street for a conversation with the Knapps on their inaugural tour.

Thursday, September 4
6:30 – 8 p.m.
The Great Room
Atop Sixty State Street
Boston, Mass.

The event is open to all members of the GW community. On-line registration for this event is closed. You are welcome to join us by signing up at the door. For more information on directions and parking, please visit the State Room website. We look forward to seeing you!  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Haven’t seen your favorite activities on the events roster? The Boston Alumni Chapter is planning next year’s activities and we need volunteers to help create new and exciting programs! If you’re interested in getting involved with your local chapter, e-mail bostalum@gwu.edu.

FAMILIAR FACES – ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK OR LINKEDIN?
Get a direct link to the folks and activities that make the Boston Alumni Chapter so exciting. Be our friend and be in the know. Sign in to Facebook and search “GW Alumni in Boston” to join our group.

You can also connect with GW grads and extend your network by joining the GW Alumni Association group on LinkedIn.

ARE YOU TRAVELING TO OTHER REGIONS?
We have plenty of events happening throughout the world. Check out some of our upcoming events below, or visit our Calendar of Events at www.alumni.gwu.edu for a complete listing of events everywhere.

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2008 – SEPTEMBER 25-28, 2008
Registration is now live!
Alumni Weekend 2008 is full of events – over 80 events, in fact! Here are some highlights:

• Class Reunion Celebrations
• Peter Yarrow Concert
• F Street Soiree
• Conversation with actress Kerry Washington, BA '98
• Back to Thurston! Back to HOVA!
• The Kalb Report
• Gender and the Presidential Primary: A Panel Discussion
• Mediterranean Wine Tasting
• Family Barbeque and Carnival
• Screening of The Matador
• Sustainability and Climate Change Panel Discussion
• Orioles vs. Blue Jays Baseball Game
• "Sunday Morning Show" Election Brunch
• Greek Reunion

Check out all of the events on the registration page or on our website!

Please contact Stephanie Medwid, associate director of classes and reunions, at reunion@gwu.edu or 1-800-ALUMNI-7, with questions.

GW AT ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, DECEMBER 2008
Are you planning to attend what The New York Times calls "the hottest contemporary art fair in America?" If so, join GW alumni and friends for Inside Art Basel: A Discussion and Brunch with GW Professor Dumbadze.

Learn about various Art Basel venues, take a sneak peak at some of this year's highlights and discuss contemporary art with Alexander Dumbadze, assistant professor of art history at GW.

Thursday, December 4
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
One Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Fla.

Ticket prices start at $20 per person (free for Luther Rice Society members) and include the discussion, a full brunch and all beverages.

Please click here for more information or to register.