August 18, 2009
    
MEDIA CONTACT: Michelle Sherrard
202-994-1423; mcs1@gwu.edu

MORE THAN 7,400 GEORGE WASHINGTON STUDENTS TO MOVE-IN, AUG. 29

GW President Steven Knapp to Welcome Class of 2013 at Freshman Convocation, Aug. 30

EVENT: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009; 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
More than 7,400 George Washington freshmen and returning students will move into their residence halls located across the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses. GW President Steven Knapp and his wife, Diane Robinson Knapp, will join nearly 1,000 student volunteers, staff, and Foggy Bottom neighbors to help students move-in.

9 a.m. - Thurston Hall, 1900 F St., NW
9:50 a.m. - Potomac House, 2021 F St., NW
10:45 a.m. - South Hall, 2135 F St., NW
11:45 a.m. - Mount Vernon Campus, Somers Hall, 2100 Foxhall Rd., NW

Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009; 4 p.m.
The academic year officially starts with Freshman Convocation, a time-honored University tradition. Freshmen arrive with their housemates wearing matching T-shirts and buttons representing their school. Dr. Knapp, Associate Vice President and Dean of Freshmen Fred Siegel and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald Lehman will speak. Christopher Diaz, B.A. '09, a Presidential Administrative Fellow who received the 2009 Manatt-Trachtenberg Prize, will reflect on his freshman experience.
  
Charles E. Smith Center
600 22nd St., NW, Washington, D.C.

BACKGROUND:

In the heart of the nation's capital, The George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. The University offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study, as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international affairs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 countries.

Media interested in participating these events should contact Michelle Sherrard,
202-994-1423 or mcs1@gwu.edu.

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