GW News Center: Aug. 2, 2004

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University Continues Coordination and Planning in Response to Orange Alert

The University continues to operate on a normal schedule as GW officials monitor local events after the Homeland Security Council elevated the threat level to orange for the World Bank and IMF buildings, two facilities adjacent to the Foggy Bottom Campus. READ

University Launches myGW, a Powerful New Portal

Customized links, a unified action inbox, an across-platform instant messaging system and a new look are some of the hallmarks of myGW, the University's new portal. READ

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GW Receives USBLN Award

From left: Cynthia Richardson-Crooks, director of GW's EEO, University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and USBLN President Katherine McCary.

GW Honored for Its Disability Outreach Efforts

The United States Business Leadership Network awarded GW with its “Disability Friendly Business Award” on Monday, as the University was recognized for its leadership and outreach efforts to the disabled community. READ

Colonials to Face Wake Forest in Preseason NIT

Smith Center Crowd

GW's men's basketball team has been invited to the Preseason NIT basketball tournament this fall and will play national powerhouse Wake Forest in the first round. READ

Ridge Addresses Forum on Public Preparedness

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge delivered the keynote address at a symposium focusing on "Public Preparedness — A National Imperative." READ

• Text of Ridge's Address

Tom Ridge

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