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Coat of Arms
One of
the goals of GW’s president, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg,
has been enriching the University’s sense of tradition
and of itself as a coherent community. To that end, Trachtenberg
has sought ways to convey GW’s internal sense of unity
and tradition through the tangible.
He has overseen the construction of campus walkways made of
bricks inscribed with students’ names and placed archways,
clocks, and plaques across campus. One of his pet projects
was the installation of a bronze hippo in front of Lisner
Auditorium on 21st Street.
Yet another University tradition Trachtenberg has developed
is the coat of arms, presented to GW by Britain’s York
Herald of Arms at the 1997 commencement ceremony. The coat
of arms depicts George and Martha Washington holding a shield
beneath a cupola, symbolic of Mount Vernon, Washington’s
home. The shield itself bears three stars and two stripes,
emblems from the armorial bearings of George Washington’s
family. Other elements, such as the brick walkway and roses,
refer to more modern traditions.
To view
a color version of GW's Coat of Arms, visit http://graphics.gwu.edu/graphics/standards/coa.htm.
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University Seal
The
seal of The George Washington University is two inches in diameter
bearing the head of George Washington, as painted by Gilbert Stuart,
on a chief (azure), and an open Testament showing the following
words in Greek from Chapter I, verses 1-4, of the Gospel according
to St. John, on the left page: “In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” and, on the
right page: “In Him was life, and the life was the light of
men.” Upon the background are the words Deus Nobis Fiducia,
“God in our Trust.”
To read more about the University Seal, visit http://graphics.gwu.edu/graphics/standards/seal.htm.
©2002 The George Washington University Office of
University Relations, Washington, D.C.
Contact gwnews@gwu.edu
with questions and comments.
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