Month: March 2016

Fall 2016 registration opened for all degree-seeking graduate students on March 31. Here are a few steps you can take to prepare for registration:

• Check your student account in GWeb for holds.
  • If you have holds your screen will look like the image below. Each hold should have the contact information for the office that placed it. The advising office can only remove advising holds. If you have holds, resolve them by contacting the office that placed them well in advance of registration opening.

• Review your program's curriculum, your plan of study and the schedule of classes (which will be posted here, when available) to come up with a few schedule options. Tip: In addition to the course number and section, note the CRN for each course, which can be used to register.

• Refresh yourself on the University's schedule adjustment policies to avoid tuition penalties.

If you have questions, please contact your academic advisor.

Speech submission DEADLINE: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. 

As you count down the days until graduation, you're probably beginning to reflect on your experience as an Elliott School student. If the feelings of nostalgia inspire you to share your story and bestow words of wisdom and hopes for the future onto your fellow classmates, we want to hear from you.  

We are looking for one student to represent the graduating class of 2016 as the Elliott School Student Speaker. The selected student will give a 3-4 minute speech in front of fellow graduates, family, friends, faculty and staff at the Elliott School Celebration on May 13, 2016.

Visit: go.gwu.edu/ESIAStudentSpeaker2016 to submit your speech today!

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate and Graduate students are eligible to apply.
  
• Students must meet one of the following criteria:
  • graduated in Summer 2015 (did not attend 2015 commencement)
  • graduated Fall 2015
  • applied to graduate in Spring 2016 or Summer 2016

*Spring 2016 admitted students only* 

Reminder: An initial Plan of Study, signed by your program director, is due by March 15 to your academic advisor. If you have any questions or concerns about completing your Plan of Study, please be sure to contact your advisor as soon as possible!

The Elliott School will be hosting two Graduate Town Hall Meetings. All ESIA graduate students are encouraged to attend. Here are the details:

Fri. March 25, 7:15-8:15 pm, ESIA 113
Topics will include Graduate Student Career Development, GWU resources, and Global Capstone.

A funding opportunity is available for graduate students in the Elliot School of International Affairs to participate in IAFF Short-Term Abroad Programs listed below. 

Click Here for more information and to complete the application.

Brazilian Development Policy in the 21st Century  (IAFF 3187 & IAFF 6358)
http://passport.gwu.edu/?go=BrazilDevelopment - Deadline March 22nd

Transatlantic Perspective on Security in Northern Europe (IAFF 6118) http://passport.gwu.edu/?go=EuropeSecurity - Deadline March 22nd

Non-State Actors (IAFF 6186) http://passport.gwu.edu/?go=NonStateActorsIsrael - Deadline March 10th

The Bretton Woods Committee invites graduate students to submit brief essays to the Henry Owen Memorial Award Essay Contest on the following topic:

Relevance. Responsiveness. Results. Propose how the Bretton Woods institutions and their respective members (U.S., European, emerging market, and/or developing countries) might embrace or enable these concepts?

Essay Length: Essays should be an original work in English of no more than 750 words.

Deadline: April 24, 2016 by 11:59 p.m. ET.

Eligibility: Graduate-level students currently registered at accredited colleges and universities within the Mid-Atlantic region.

The Award includes:

◊         First place winners will receive a monetary prize of US$1,000.

◊         Second place winners will receive a monetary prize of US$500.

◊         Winners will have the opportunity to participate in the Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting, to be held in May/June 2016 in Washington DC.

◊         Top essays will be published on the Committee’s website and shared with Committee members and friends via its quarterly newsletter.

To apply: Please email an essay of no more than 750 words to secretariat@brettonwoods.org by April 24, 2016, 11:59 p.m. ET. All applicants must include a cover sheet with name, contact information, school, and degree information. Name, school, and contact information should not be visible on any other pages of the essay. Number each page of essay. One submission per person.

For full contest rules and information, please visit the Committee’s website by clicking here.

Failure to comply with application processes and requirements may result in disqualification from the contest.

The Bretton Woods Committee is the non-partisan network of prominent global citizens which works to demonstrate the value of international economic cooperation and to foster strong, effective Bretton Woods institutions as forces for global well-being. Committee members are leaders in business, finance and civil society from across the United States and around the world.

The Henry Owen Memorial Award honors Bretton Woods Committee co-founder Henry Owen, and hopes to inspire new generations of thoughtful young leaders to follow Ambassador Owen’s example as both a scholar and diplomat. This Award has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Bretton Woods Committee members, friends, and the Owen family. For more information, please visit www.brettonwoods.org.