Enrollment for summer classes down
It marks a two-year dip in summer enrollment.
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Stories from the June 13, 2011, Print Edition
GW commits money to boost study abroad
The idea stems from President Knapp's Innovation Task Force.
Metro to test pilot program for online payments
An online tool for users to add funds to SmarTrip cards online will launch within the next month, a spokesman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said June 9.
SJS lawsuit likely to be settled out-of-court
A legal battle between the University and a student convicted for sexual assault might be settled through an out-of-court resolution, according to court documents.
Donations up for Green Move-Out program
Student donations to the Green Move-Out program rose slightly this year with volunteers collecting over 3,700 bags of donations.
Report: Universities boost local economy
Universities in the D.C. area are major economic drivers and valuable beyond their educational impact, a report funded by colleges found, offering a different opinion from chronic neighbor complaints that local colleges do not offer surrounding communities any benefits.
Neighbors ask Georgetown to house all students on campus
Georgetown University will be subjected to strict student housing requirements if recommendations from the D.C. Office of Planning and a group of neighbors, jaded by the university's policies, are adopted. Georgetown's Advisory Neighborhood Committee said the university's population growth has a negative impact on full-time Georgetown residents and is asking the city to force the college to house all traditional undergraduates in university housing.
Changes to research criteria may bolster GW rankings
The University will likely see a boost in its research-based rankings for 2010, after a leading foundation updated its ranking criteria to include the humanities and other social sciences - areas where GW boasts high levels of research.
Blue lights to receive upgrade
The University is preparing to replace more than half of the emergency blue light phones on campus to upgrade the 20-year-old technology to a more advanced system. Nineteen of the 39 lights scattered across the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses - designed to allow users to signal UPD during emergencies - were originally installed in 1991, University Police Chief Kevin Hay said.
Law dean aims to put transparency at center stage
Paul Schiff Berman believes assuming the deanship for the GW Law School is not so different from a curtain rising on a play.
GW to nix Hippodrome
The lack of enthusiasm for the bowling area prompted administrators to rethink the use of the vast space the alley occupies on the fifth floor of the Marvin Center.
University implements strict financial aid standards
Under the new criteria, students will receive only one warning if they drop below the minimum 2.0 grade point average before their award is revoked.
Fundraising bucks national trends
Annual giving increased 9 percent in 2011, with annual donations to the University topping $5.3 million as of June 6.
University to approve naval science minor
Students in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program will be able to apply credits earned from ROTC classes toward a minor if the University approves the midshipmen's academic request.
Officers charge UPD with unfair labor
They say the department's leaders targeted them for engaging in union activities.
Criteria for tenure tightened
Provost Steven Lerman said each new tenure application must include five external letters of recommendation, an increase from the previous requirement of two.
Abrupt departure leaves office without leader
Just five weeks after University officials unveiled a restructured student life office, its head administrator announced he will step down, citing personal reasons.
School of Nursing enrollment increases
Enrollment in the long-awaited School of Nursing moderately increased for the program's second year, furthering a positive outlook for the developing school.
University hires firm to review security
Security Risk Management Consultants, Inc. will "identify the risk level GW is exposed to and develop a physical security and risk management plan," a GW official says.
Original designer to update District Metro map
The long-standing emblem for the region will get a facelift this fall to update rail routes, but it will maintain the map's symbolism.
Dining programs overhauled
Five years of student complaints about limited venue options and expensive, unhealthy food have prompted significant changes to the the University's menu.
Knapp’s salary inches past $1 million mark
His salary surpassed the $1 million mark for the first time in fiscal year 2009, landing him in the top-paid tier of university presidents nationwide.
