Tag: Events

Food for Thought w/ Professor Restrepo!

Community Life, Events, Featured

If you missed our first Food for Thought, have no fear! Our second one is coming right up. Join us for free lunch, next Friday, March 6th at 12pm in the townhouse, and an exciting talk about negotiations in Cuba and differing interpretations of truth and justice. Read the note from professor Restrepo for more details and RSVP with the form below!

Truth and Justice in the Colombian 2016 Peace Accord

After 5 years of complex negotiations that took place mainly in Havana, Cuba, the Colombian government completed a Final Peace Agreement with the FARC in November 2016, thereby ending the oldest conflict in the southern hemisphere. Despite the extraordinary tangible achievements that preceded the signing of the original Accord, a referendum to confirm the people’s approval was held in October 2016. Against all predictions and polls, the original Peace Accord was defeated by a small margin polarizing Colombians and negatively impacting its implementation.   In this talk I will argue that a great part of this divide stems from a misunderstanding of the meaning of truth and justice in the Peace Accord.

Constitutional Amendment Debate [Recommended Event]

Events, General News
Should We Summon A Convention to Propose Amendments to the Constitution? 
a debate sponsored by the Politics & Values Program and Institute for Humane Studies
The U.S. Constitution has not been amended since 1992 and only 27 times in its history.  With the country facing unprecedented challenges, should we summon a convention to propose new amendments to make the federal government operate more effectively? Would such a convention enhance Americans’ ability to control their government? Or would it threaten our basic institutions?
Please join Ian Millhiser and Michael Stern as they debate these important questions. Mr. Millhiser is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he specializes in  constitutional issues. Mr. Stern is editor of PointOfOrder.Com, a blog focusing on legal issues in Congress, and a member of the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force.
Event Details
Wednesday, November 4, 3:30-5:00 PM. Marvin Center 406.
The Debate is Free and Open to the Public. For more information, email swgoldman@gwu.edu.

Student-Faculty Dinner!!!!!

Events, Featured, General News

STUDENT-FACULTY DINNER TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
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Get your ticket now for the student-faculty dinner on Wednesday, April 29 from 5-7 at Chalin’s Restaurant (1912 Eye St. NW). Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Town House or the Ames Office.
It’s all-you-can-eat, so unleash your inner Kirby and EAT ALL YOU CAN.

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Literally me.

 

Economics Student-Faculty Panel

Events, Extracurricular Opportunity, Student Voices

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Dear Economics Enthusiasts,
On behalf of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, the Undergraduate Economics Association, the Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, and the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Fraternity, we formally invite you to participate in the 2015, GW Economics Student-Faculty Panel.
About the event:

Please join the undergraduate body for a conversation between faculty and students on academic advice, current research climate, and professional development for current and prospective Economics undergraduate students. The panel will begin with a structured discussion, supplemented by student-submitted questions, and it will end with an open Q+A session.
Confirmed speakers to date include Joann Weiner, a Washington Post Columnist; Tara Sinclair, an Economist at Indeed.com; James Foster, a leading Development Economist; and Irene Foster, an Undergraduate Economics professor with an expansive background in Marketing.
The event will be held on Thursday, April 23 in Funger—Room 103, from 7:15-8:15pm. The attire is business casual.

We sincerely hope you can join us for the discussion; we have reached out to you because we recognize your student involvement in the Economics Department.
Please RSVP to the event here, indicating that you will be attending the event. There is also an option to submit a question for the department to answer. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any additional questions at gweconomicspanel@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the event; thank you so much for your continued dedication in promoting academic excellence and leadership on campus.
Sincerely,
Jack Keenan
Jack Keenan is a Junior in CCAS and is a member of the University Honors Program.

Remembering the Holocaust: A Story of Loss, Love and Survival [Recommended Event]

Events, General News

You are invited to the opening of an exhibition created by the George Washington University’s class on “Holocaust Memory” titled
Remembering the Holocaust: A Story of Loss, Love and Survival
Date: April 14, 2015
Location: The Dr. Yehuda Nir and Dr. Bonnie Maslin Special Exhibition Gallery, Gelman Library, The George Washington University, 2130 H St NW, Washington, DC 20052, 7th Floor.
Time:
Reception and Viewing of Exhibition: 5:00 PM
Opening Ceremony: 6:00 PM
This exhibition is based on the experiences of two extraordinary young Polish Jews, Norman and Amalie Petranker Salsitz, most of whose relatives were murdered in the Holocaust but who, by their courage and wits, survived, met each other, got married, came to America, raised a family and wrote a gripping memoir, Against All Odds.  The many photographs and documents they saved, and their utter devotion to memory, enabled them to amass and document a collection that is utterly unique and that forms the basis of this exhibition.  It tells their story as well as the story of a world that was and is no more.
The opening ceremony will be addressed by Esther Dezube, the daughter of the Salsitzes; Steven Lerman, the Provost of George Washington University; the students who created the exhibition; and the course’s instructor, Walter Reich, GW’s Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor, who is a former Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  These presentations will be followed by a general discussion.
An appreciation of Norman Salsitz, written in 2006 shortly after his death, is at http://forward.com/articles/9541/shoah-survivor-kept-memories-alive/.
See also  http://library.gwu.edu/news-events/posts/remembering-holocaust-story-loss-love-and-survival.
Please RSVP to Rebecca Lee at rebeccalee@gwu.edu or 202-994-0312.

UHP Research Showcase

Events, Featured, General News

You are invited to celebrate the research of your peers at the University Honors Program Research Showcase!
Enjoy brief, casual talks and ask questions Thursday, April 30th from 1pm to 3pm in the Club Room of the Honors Townhouse.  Let your fellow UHP’ers know how proud we are of their dedication and willingness to take a risk in order to contribute and disseminate original work as active scholars!
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And if you have research you’d like to present, let Catherine know by Friday, April 3rd to be included in the program!

Honors Programming Board

Events, Extracurricular Opportunity

IMAGINATION
Put your IMAGINATION to use!

Do you often find yourself flush with ideas to improve the social and intellectual life of students in the University Honors Program, but feel that you don’t have an appropriate outlet?

Curious about the Programming Board? Give us your name and email!

Fret no more, creative imagineers! The University Honors Program is piloting a Programming Board.  Ideally it will serve as an advisory council, a thinker’s think tank of fun and creative activities, and a team to organize and execute the best of the ideas.
But for right now, we’re just looking for interest.  
“Interest? I have that! I have that for this!” – If this sounds like you, then sign up on our “Official Form Declaring Interest in Further Information and Request for Invitation of Participation Regarding the University Honors Program Programming Board.”

 

Palisades Book Sale [SPA Event]

General News, Uncategorized

For the bookworm/bargain shopper in all of us, the SPAs have found a book sale that is sure to satisfy. This Saturday at the Palisades Library (down the street from the Vern) we’re headed over to their annual book sale.
Most books will be $1, with a $10 per bag option as well. There is also a discount room, with books at $0.25 and $3 per bag. Bring your own bag(s), because the selection is FANTASTIC. Make sure to have some cash on hand, and the sale’s proceeds will support this library.
Meet Rebekah Johnson at the West Hall Vern Express stop for a leisurely walk over at 1:30 pm on Saturday, the 23rd of March. See y’all then!

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