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Presidential War Powers Debate

September 8, 2013Events

You are cordially invited to join

Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va)

and

former Governor Gerald Baliles of Virginia

for an important and timely conversation and debate on

Presidential War Powers

to be held on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:00pm

in the Jack Morton Auditorium (MPA Building).

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Brought to you by the GW University Writing Program,

as part of our series on “Democracy and Public Argument,”

this event is co-sponsored by

the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia

and

the national collegiate Cross Examination Debate Association.

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Following opening remarks by Senator Kaine, there will be a lively and

provocative debate on the topic, moderated by Gov. Baliles,

and featuring members of the undergraduate Policy Debate teams from

GW, Georgetown, the US Naval Academy, the University of Pittsburgh

the University of Mary Washington, and James Madison University.

The event will end with a Q&A discussion with the audience.

DOORS OPEN AT 5:30pm – EVENT BEGINS AT 6:00pm

Free and Open to the Public

GW Remembers – September 11th Vigil, Moment of Silence

September 4, 2013Events

GW REMEMBERS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

CAMPUS-WIDE MOMENT OF SILENCE
8:46 a.m.
The George Washington University will observe a moment of silence to remember the victims and heroes of September 11, 2001. We ask that, to the extent possible, all members of the GW community pause in their academic and professional activities for one minute at 8:46 a.m. The carillon bells on the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses will toll for the duration of the moment of silence.
REMEMBRANCE VIGIL
7:00 p.m.
University Yard
H Street, between 20^th and 21^st Streets, NW
Foggy Bottom Campus
The event will honor the memory of the nine GW alumni who died in the September 11 tragedy as well as all of those who lost their lives as a result of the attacks that day. The observance is open to the entire GW community and all friends of the university. Please join us as we remember those who died and those who have subsequently risked their lives to protect our nation. The rain location is Marc C. Abrahms Great Hall at the Marvin Center, First Floor, 800 21^st Street, NW, Foggy Bottom Campus. For further information, call (202) 994-7129 or email uevents@gwu.edu.

Hike with the Honors Program!

September 3, 2013Events, Featured

Already getting sick of the city life? Eager to discover one of DC’s hidden gems? Love the smell of the Potomac in the morning? Hike with the Honors Program!
On Saturday, September 21st, the Honors Program is hosting a free hike with your classmates, professors and certified TRAiLS guides. We’re going to Theodore Roosevelt Island, an island in the Potomac River!
We’ll leave the Foggy Bottom townhouse at 10 am, and the hike should last a few hours, returning to campus in the early afternoon. Whether you are a professional hiker or have never left the confines of the city, come out, enjoy the fall sunshine and get to know UHPers outside the classroom. We’ll provide lunch and guides, you provide insightful questions and witty banter.

Sign up here!

Free Foodtruck Food at MVC Bazaar

August 30, 2013Events

Don’t miss this event! The Bazaar on the Mt. Vernon Campus is Sunday, September 1st from 2pm-5pm.
Henna, caricature artists, Zumba, Zipcar, a capella groups, bhangra and food trucks will be there! What’s more: GW students get $7 in tickets to use for food at the food trucks, which include CapMac and Captain Cookie!

Job and Internship Opportunity – Bates White Economic Consulting

August 29, 2013Events, General News, Job/Internship Opportunity

Bates White Economic Consulting is recruiting!
Bates White LLC is an economic consulting firm located by McPherson square. While Bates White is an economic consulting firm it strives to recruit all majors to work in their diverse practice areas (examples include: Healthcare, Energy and Antitrust). If you think you might be interested in a problem-solving-based quantitative job upon graduation, or just want to learn what economic consulting is all about, please come check them out!

Case Interview Workshop:
Wed Sept 18 from 5-6:30pm in Duques 553
(There will be an opportunity to chat with 2 recent GW UHP graduates who now work for Bates White)

Application:
Deadline: Sun Sept 22
The application and job description can be found at www.bateswhite.com.

While they are currently recruiting seniors who plan to fill full time positions next summer/fall they also have one of the top ranked consulting internship programs in the country, according to www.vault.com, and sophomores or juniors should attend the case workshop if they have interest in possibly working with Bates White in the future, or just want some early case interview experience!
Job Details:

Shakespeare, Digital Access and Libraries [Recommended Event]

August 26, 2013Events

We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new Digital Humanities Institute, co-founded and co-directed by Professors Alexander Huang and Jonathan Hsy. The inaugural Digital Humanities Institute lecture and 2013 Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Lecture will be delivered by Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, whose work on data-mining and literary analysis will provide an entry point into a discussion of some of the possibilities — and potential limitations — of large scale digitization projects. You are cordially invited to the talk and reception.

Addressing the Text: Reflections on Shakespeare, Digital Access, and Libraries

3 pm on Friday September 6 in Post Hall on Mt Vernon.

The talk will explore the ways in which large scale digitization projects have created new access problems while solving old ones; it will also show some underlying similarities between the physical codex and the digital surrogates that we are now creating for printed books: both are “massively addressable objects,” simply at a different scale. The plays of Shakespeare are only one place where this convergence can be explored; they will serve as a point of departure in this talk.

“Addressing the Text” is co-sponsored by the GW Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute (GW MEMSI), the Digital Humanities Institute, the Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare, the Department of English, the Department of History, and the Gelman LIbrary.

Join GW at the Kalb Report Taping [Recommended Event]

August 26, 2013Events, General News

GW will launch the 20th season of its highly acclaimed public television and radio series The Kalb Report on Tuesday evening, August 27, at the The National Press Club. The event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and will feature civil rights legends John Lewis, Andrew Young and Julian Bond, as well as PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill. Moderator Marvin Kalb covered the event for Walter Cronkite and CBS News. Now, 50 years later, this distinguished group will explore the impact of the day, the role of the press in the Civil Rights Movement, lessons learned, and how they can be applied in the digital age. For more information and free tickets, visit www.kalb.gwu.edu

Hike at Theodore Roosevelt Island

August 20, 2013Events

The University Honors Program is partnering with GWTRAiLS to take a hike in nature right here in DC.
On Saturday, September 20th, a crew will head off to Theodore Rooseve Island, one of the most beautiful and least touristy places in the neighborhood. We’ll have more details coming soon (including how to sign up) but for now, mark your calendars!

The Physics of Rock Climbing!

May 7, 2013Events, General News

The following post is written by UHPer and SPA member Kerry Lanzo —

My freshman year in the UHP, Professor Kung taught me Einstein’s theory of relativity. On Saturday, she revealed a different talent to four UHPers for a thrilling new type of professorial experience: rock climbing. Through three hours of Professor Kung’s (and company’s) patient belaying, there was a lot of falling, forearm fatigue, awkward bending (or stretching), and in some cases, muscular challenges that most classes in the UHP don’t require. We learned that some hand-holds really are not as nice as they look, and when in doubt, to forget the color of the course you are trying to follow and just grab anything you can that looks friendly to finish the wall. But it was worth the pain for some great photo ops from the top of the wall, a run-in with the Death Star, or an end-of-the-day treat of Girl Scout Cookies and the chance to see our very own professor make a 5.10b course look easy.

More pics below. Continue reading “The Physics of Rock Climbing!”

Yoga with Liz!

May 3, 2013Events, General News

Join Liz Sutton Wednesday, May 8 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm and Thursday, May 9 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the West Hall group fitness studio for some some Liz-led yoga!

The Wednesday class is for the Honors community only and is capped at 15 students, so sign up early.

The West Hall Fitness Center has lots of yoga mats or you can bring your own. No prior experience with yoga is required. Just wear clothes you can move in and bring an open mind! Feel free to email Liz with any other questions.

Needless to say, Liz is pretty excited about this.

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Like, really, really excited.

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