GW's GroW Wins $10K

George Washington University’s GroW Gardens has been providing fresh food to underserved Washingtonians since 2009.

And thanks to a new $10,000 grant from Nature’s Path, an organic food company, the community garden will be enhanced and expanded in order to serve more people.

GSPM Army Fellows

On any given day, Kenton Barber, a defense legislative assistant, might attend a Defense Department meeting, answer inquiries from a military families’ council or brief his boss, Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C.), about a defense-related issue.

Sustainable Space

On Saturday, September 24, 2011, students from GW's Sustainable Landscapes Program along with Salvation Army volunteers worked together to rebuild the Harbor Light Center Victory Garden located at 2100 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.  As part of the Sustenance and the Landscape course, each of the students in the Sustainable Landscapes program was tasked with creating a new design for the space. The design of student, Roger Clapp was selected for implementation.

NATO Chief Visits GW

NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral James G. Stavridis, addressed GW College of Professional Studies students and faculty at the Security and Safety Leadership Seminar on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.

The event, which focused on leadership and interagency cooperation, is part of the Security and Safety Leadership program's occasional seminar series.

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Students in Tanzania

On February 25, 2011, the Tanzanian Ambassador to the United States, the Honorable Mwanidi Sinare Maajar; Dr. Switbert Z. Mkama, Counselor, Public Affairs and Education; and Mr. Abbas Abeid Missana, Minister Plenipotentiary, Consular Affairs, came to GW to speak to three paralegal studies master’s students who will be visiting Tanzania in March.

The students will spend four weeks in Tanzanian villages providing paralegal assistance, studying Tanzanian law and legal processes, conducting research and sharing best practices with local paralegals and students.

Read more from the official GW Press Release.

Fulbright Professor

GSPM Professor, Dr. Dennis Johnson, is currently teaching and lecturing in China on a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship for the 2010-2011 academic year.  Now in his second semester, Dr. Johnson shares his experiences and insights with GW Today.

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Monumental Ideas

Adele Ashkar, GW's Landscape Design program director, is one of four GW professors on the steering committee for the National Ideas Competition. 

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Alum's "Dream Job"

Elona Jouben, a 2010 graduate of GW’s paralegal studies master’s program, has recently accepted a position as a paralegal/program assistant with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in Washington, D.C. 

"Soldier Scholar"

A public affairs officer with the U.S. Air Force, Raymond Gobberg has been stationed in Afghanistan since October 2010. While deployed, he continues to earn his Master’s degree in strategic public relations from the Graduate School of Political Management.

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