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Month: April 2024

Five Star FixIt 4/9/2024

Kudos to this week’s recipients!

  • Gerson Parralez for repairing a thermostat in a Mitchell Hall resident room: “Both technicians who came over the past few days were extremely kind and helpful, and did their best to fix the problem at hand as quickly as possible”
  • Crystal Brown for investigating a ceiling concern in s South Hall dorm room: “Thank you for checking!”
  • Roderick Garrett Jr for replacing a lightbulb in a Shenkman Hall Kitchen: “Thanks for the new light, guy who fixed it was really helpful!”
  • Crystal Brown for fixing a drain stopper in a South Hall Bathroom: “We really appreciated Crystal’s work!!!”
  • Michael Akyea for replacing interior lights at Phillips Hall: “The electrician that came was so friendly, professional and really nice…he’s so great, thank you!”

DSF Trainings: Leaders at All Levels and FERPA

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.


Friday 4/12

Leaders at All Levels: Event Planning
This month’s Leaders at All Levels session will focus on the essentials of Event Planning, with a focus on in-person events. You will learn the basics of event planning, and you will learn about resources to plan events at GW. 

Time: 10am-11am
Location: Virtual


Thursday 4/18

FERPA workshop for GW staff and faculty
This interactive workshop will address FERPA basics and explore requirements for the protection of student records, when those records may be shared, and discuss some of the applicable exceptions to the FERPA requirement for consent.

GW staff and faculty members are encouraged to submit their questions via the event’s registration survey.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

Five Star FixIt 4/1/2024

Kicking the day off with a round of Kudos!

  • Jimmy Thrower and Michael Akyea for replacing faulty light bulbs in a Ross Hall office: “Perfect”
  • Debebe Demeke and Nestor Fuentes for replacing a leaking dishwasher at Shenkman Hall: “Glad we got a new dishwasher”
  • Wallace Vauss for assisting a customer who was concerned about a ceiling leak. Wallace inspected and confirmed that there was no leak: “Thank you so much for your help”
  • Michael Graham for replacing multiple interior lights at 2013 H St: “Michael ALWAYS does a quick and thorough job with our lighting requests.”
  • Wallace Vauss for unclogging a tub at Munson Hall: “Good work”
  • Sonny Saadi for assisting with a flooring replacement at Elliott School: “This was such a great experience working with Sonny Saadi! He was a great partner on this project and helped answer many questions that my team had along the way.”
  • Stephen Morant for fixing and replacing lamps in a Milken office: “Thank you! I don’t know the person who did it; they were quiet and in and out in record time.”
  • Jose Melgar for replacing a broken microwave at Shenkman Hall: “Very kind person came and took care of my issue right away”
  • Jason Neves for replacing a shower curtain in a Shenkman Hall dorm room: “Thanks for the new curtain!”
  • Chris Gammon for fixing a bathroom exhaust fan in a Shenkman Hall bathroom allowing it to run quietly and smoothly: “Thanks for fixing the fan, bathroom sounds much better and air flows.”