Weather holds for celebration
Thousands of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students celebrated their collegiate careers on an overcast, windy morning in front of the Capitol and an audience of 19,000 friends and family.
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Emanuel: All hands on deck for America
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel urged more than 4,000 GW graduates to serve a cause bigger than themselves, but made room for plenty of self-deprecating jokes in his keynote address at the University-wide Commencement ceremony Sunday morning on the National Mall.
SEAS alum urges grads to follow dreams
An Academy Award winner may seem like an unusual guest for a crowd of engineers, but alumnus Bill Westenhofer, who addressed the graduating class of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, was a tangible example of the wide variety of careers an engineering degree can lead to.
Trustees outline goals for next year
Despite news that the University's endowment dipped below $1 billion this year, GW's Board of Trustees optimistically charted goals for next year in their final meeting of the academic year on Friday.
Obama aide tapes NPR show in Lisner
A close advisor to President Barack Obama joked along with hosts of the popular radio show "Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!" at the show's taping Thursday evening in Lisner Auditorium.
New Hall renamed Philip Amsterdam Hall
The Board of Trustees approved a measure Friday morning to rename New Hall as Philip Amsterdam Hall in honor of a prominent GW trustee who passed away last year.
Professor Frank Sesno approved to lead School of Media and Public Affairs
Professor Frank Sesno will be the new director of the School of Media and Public Affairs after being selected by the SMPA faculty and approved by the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Dean Peg Barratt, University officials said Friday.
School of Business: Former SEC chair discusses career paths
A former Securities and Exchange Commission leader injected humor into her remarks about the uncertain job market awaiting School of Business graduates at the school's undergraduate ceremony on Friday afternoon.
School of Business: Volkswagen CEO advises grad students
Stefan Jacoby, president and chief executive officer of Volkswagen of America, urged doctoral and graduate students in the GW School of Business to be respectful of other cultures in the global economy at the school's graduation ceremony Friday night.
Elliott School: NATO ambassador headlines ceremony
The U.S. Ambassador to NATO advised graduating students in the Elliott School of International Affairs to treat others well, examine the political process, and exercise regularly in a wide-ranging keynote address at the school's graduation ceremony in the Smith Center on Friday.
Columbian College: Popular professors deliver keynote speeches
Thousands of students from the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences celebrated their graduation in a two-part ceremony stretched over most of Saturday afternoon in the Smith Center.
NROTC students graduate, become military officers
Saluting with one hand and holding a diploma in the other, 17 GW Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps students became military officers Friday morning at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va.
Knapp preaches responsibility at doctoral hooding
University President Steven Knapp applauded the 250 recipients of doctoral degrees and urged them to follow in the footsteps of other GW alumni at the doctoral hooding ceremony Friday afternoon in Lisner Auditorium.
Celebrating faith at GW
Themes of service and togetherness resounded in the Western Presbyterian Church sanctuary Friday afternoon for the Interfaith Baccalaureate ceremony, a spiritual event that traditionally marks the beginning of Commencement weekend.
A time for fun at Union Station
Graduating seniors traded their caps and gowns for cocktail dresses and suits, dancing alongside family, friends and administrators at the annual Monumental Celebration Saturday night.
Medical school graduates become doctors
More than 160 students became doctors on Sunday afternoon after graduating from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Lisner Auditorium.
Former solicitor general addresses law students
Friends and family packed the Smith Center Sunday afternoon to watch about 700 law students receive their degrees during the GW Law School's diploma ceremony.
D.C. councilmember addresses professional studies graduates
Students of all ages were given a message of strength Saturday night at their graduation from the College of Professional Studies and Graduate School of Political Management.
Students inducted into highest honor society
Proud parents crowded the stage at Lisner Auditorium Saturday for the induction ceremony for Phi Beta Kappa, an honor society that inducts only 1 percent of college graduates nationwide.
SPHHS celebrates its largest graduating class
Roslyn M. Brock, vice chairman of the National Board of Directors for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and a GW alumna, gave the keynote address to the nearly 200 graduates of the School of Public Health and Health Services.
SMHS accrediting body will return in October
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences' accrediting body will return to campus and review the school's progress in October, one year after the body placed the school on academic probation.
