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Graduate Student Holiday Party

November 25th, 2019

Come join us on Friday, December 6th from 8:00 p.m. – midnight for an evening of holiday cheer, champagne, and supporting a good cause. GradGov…

2019 Graduate Financial Aid Drop-in Day, Mon, August 26

August 22nd, 2019

Graduate students are invited to come to the Car Barn (3520 Prospect Street, N.W., corner of 36th Street – about a 5 minute walk from campus) to drop-in at any time between 12 noon – 4 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2019 to meet with Graduate School Financial Aid officers. Bring any questions about financial aid, scholarships, stipends, your financial awards, and any other questions you may have and get personalized attention from the people who know the answers. For more information, please see the 2019 Graduate Induction website.

2019 Graduate School New Student Induction, Tuesday, August 27

August 22nd, 2019

The Graduate School’s New Student Induction will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. beginning in Gaston Hall (in Healy Hall, 3rd floor) for a welcome program from Graduate School Deans and the Georgetown University president. Following that, the program moves to the ICC for several information sessions about graduate academics, graduate life at Georgetown, and other information for new graduate students. Following the information sessions, at 1:00 p.m. everyone is invited to the free annual “Welcome Back, Jack!” BBQ on Copley Lawn. At 2:30 p.m., those who have reserved in advance will depart the Car Barn (3520 Prospect Street, N.W.) for a graduate student-focused tour of Georgetown University. For more information, please see the 2019 Graduate Induction website.

Georgetown’s New Mascot-in-Training: the NEW Jack the Bulldog!

August 22nd, 2019

Georgetown University announced today that a brand new mascot-in-training arrived on campus this summer and will become the next official ‘Jack the Bulldog.’ The six-month-old bulldog was born in January, 2019 in Canada. He later moved to Valley Center, California, where he began his training with breeders and Georgetown parents Janice and Marcus Hochstetler. The new Jack’s caretaker and the Jack Crew, comprising several students who help with the mascot’s daily walks, will introduce the puppy to campus on his daily walks. The former Jack, whose signature move was skateboarding, is now 6 years old and ready to devote his full attention to rooting for the Hoyas from his comfortable bed. Still healthy, he’ll live out the rest of his life in retirement with his current caretaker. For more details about our new Mascot-in-Training, please see the official news announcement.

2019 Graduate Student Welcome BBQ and Info Fair, Thur, Sept 5

August 22nd, 2019

Graduate School Dean Norberto Grzywacz and the Graduate School’s Office of Graduate Enrichment will hold a Welcoming Reception and BBQ for all graduate students on Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on the Car Barn patio. Please come to the Car Barn and join us for food, drinks, entertainment, and the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, organizations, and fellow graduate students. (Please be sure to bring your GOCard, as well as your driver license or passport showing date of birth if you plan to drink wine or beer). The Car Barn is located at 3520 Prospect Street, N.W. (corner of 36th Street and Prospect Street) about 3 blocks from the Healy Gate. For more information see the 2019 Graduate Student Induction website page.

Ph.D. student Andrew Marshall (G’22) awarded Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

August 22nd, 2019

Andrew T. Marshall (G’22), a Ph.D. student in Government (Comparative Government focus) is the recent recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship. He is currently in Kenya working on his dissertation research, which examines two linguistically diverse countries in East Africa: Kenya and Tanzania. Marshall is comparing and contrasting the role of official language policies – given the more than 60 languages spoken in Kenya and the more than 120 languages spoken in Tanzania – that contribute to the ways in which each country’s citizens understand and identify with their nation. (More details are available about Andrew Marshall and his doctoral research.)

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