Stories from the December 4, 2006, Print Edition
Monday Blood Drive 1 to 7 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sponsored by Colonial Donors An Actor's Dialogue with Actor Robert Prosky Listen to an award-winning actor discuss how his life informs his art. Admission is free but space is limited. Call 202-994-6178 to reserve a seat.
GW students are on the air, and not just on GWTV. Led by professor Roxanne Russell, a group of students in the School of Media and Public Affairs has produced a 30-minute television piece for the D.C.-area public access program, "The Inner Loop." The show, which aired on WDCW yesterday, focused on the D.
GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg led the District V (Mid-Atlantic Region) Rhodes Scholarship 2007 Selection Committee, which concluded last month. In his eighth year as part of the selection process, Trachtenberg managed a seven-person panel charged with selecting two Rhodes Scholarships to candidates from the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland or West Virginia.
Nancy Eshelman talked about her personal experiences with drugs and crime to about 50 students last Wednesday. This 2001 GW graduate is not a convict - she works on the other side of the law, as a forensic chemist for the Drug Enforcement Agency. Eshelman shared technical aspects of her job and stories highlighting the similarities and differences between her real life career as a crime scene investigator and the misconceptions people have of her profession caused by portrayals on popular television shows such as CBS' "CSI.
A GW professor was named 2006 District of Columbia Professor of the Year last month. Geography and International Affairs associate professor Elizabeth Chacko received the award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. She was selected from a pool of more than 300 top professors in the U.
Members of the Student Association want to make a syllabi file available online for all undergraduate and graduate courses in time for the start of the fall 2007 semester to aid students in course selection. During the last SA Senate meeting earlier this month, the Senate passed a resolution calling for a database of online syllabi which would include a "brief course description, objectives, test schedule and the requirements of individual professors," according to the document.
While rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges visited GW and rallies took place at the White House, some students spent part of World AIDS Day participating in a videoconference with peers and experts all over the world.
Student Health Services offered free HIV tests on Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon as part of events leading up to World AIDS Day Friday. World AIDS Day was created to spread awareness of the global HIV/AIDS crisis. Other events included a rally where students were arrested for protesting without a permit.
After scheduling two extra hearings on GW's 20-year Campus Plan, the Zoning Commission conducted the application's final hearing Thursday and expects a decision early next year. The 20-year Campus Plan asks for increased floor space at the center of campus in exchange for removing GW property on the edges of campus from possible construction sites.
Ambassador James Lilley spoke about the relationship between China and Taiwan and the United States' role in that relationship during a luncheon with about 100 people Friday. A GW alumnus and the former U.S. ambassador to the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea, Lilley spoke as part of the Sigur Center's conference on East Asian Security and Taiwan.
Students graduating from GW this year can expect more job opportunities than the class of 2006, a report recently found. Companies are hiring more college graduates because of a stronger economy, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
With increasing hunger in the D.C. area, students are reaching out to help more people enjoy the holidays this season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual report on food insecurity, more District residents are struggling to find enough food for their households than in previous years.
Twenty students, including six GW students, were arrested at about 4 p.m. Friday for protesting on White House property without a permit as a part of the World AIDS Day rally. The students dressed themselves as needles, pill bottles and doctors with coats stating "Missing Doctors.
School deans said last week that faculty across the University have mixed reactions to the four-by-four plan, with many wanting to know the impact the schedule would have on class time, teaching loads and financial savings before they cast a vote this spring.
Rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges discussed AIDS prevention with 400 students in the Marvin Center Friday for the YouthAIDS "Kick Me" campaign. "I'm here to save lives," said the Grammy-winning artist and actor Friday, which was World AIDS Day. Ludacris' message focused primarily on the need to practice safe sex and take regular HIV tests.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales moderated an expert panel discussion on methamphetamine drug use before almost 100 members from the medical and law enforcement communities at an event in the Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday.The panel discussion, hosted by the Department of Justice and the GW Medical Center, was part of National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, established by President George W. Bush.
For the past eight years, the wife of GW professor Dwight Cropp held one of the top positions in D.C. government. Now, the position is getting a little closer to the University. GW alumnus and Ward 7 City Councilman Vincent Gray won the uncontested election for D.
Posted Monday, Dec. 4, 5:15 p.m.
by David Ceasar
Senior News Editor
GW's Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed Steven Knapp, a senior administrator at Johns Hopkins University, as the successor to University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg.
The trustees - who comprise the highest-governing body at GW - held a teleconference Friday to approve the top choice of the Presidential Search Committee, Trachtenberg said Monday afternoon. Knapp, a senior vice president of Academic Affairs and provost of Johns Hopkins, will be GW's 16th president.
"He'll do terrific," Trachtenberg said. "He's been a terrific provost - everyone's said that - and an excellent professor before that."
Knapp has served in his current position at the school in Baltimore, Md., for the past 10 years, according to his biography on the university's Web site.
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