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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Alumni Spotlight

Jun 2017

SFS Alumnus Brings Holocaust Diary Back to Life 65 Years Later

Tim Boyce (F'76), left, and Rev. Dennis McManus, S.J., associate director and associate visiting professor for the Center for Jewish Civilization and director of the Jan Karski Institute for...

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Bill Reynolds, Jeff Chapski, Paul Besozzi, 2010 Alumni Service Recognition Banquet

Aug 2016

Jeff Chapski's Journey to become GUAA President

Jeff Chapski (B'91) (center) poses for a picture with Bill Reynolds, (C'79, Parent’10,’13) (left) and Paul Besozzi (F'69, L'72, Parent’05) (right) at the 2010 Alumni Service Recognition Banquet,...

Alumni Spotlight

May 2016

Five Memorable Quotes from Georgetown Commencement Speeches

Each year, accomplished leaders in top areas such as business, government and entertainment set out to inspire, empower and encourage new classes of graduates at commencement. Even when the...

Alumni Spotlight

Apr 2016

Georgetown Alumnus Embraces Local Veteran Community

Sean Sheppard (C’90) believes that service to others is a value best instilled at a young age. His nonprofit organization, Embrace , seeks to mobilize local college students to help those in need in...

Alumni Spotlight

Mar 2016

Alumna Honored for Work in Ocean Sustainability Education

Daniela Fernandez receives Christopher Benchley Youth Award Daniela Fernandez (C’16) has been awarded the 2016 Christopher Benchley Youth Award for her work as chair and founder of the Georgetown...

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Stacey Plaskett, John J. DeGioia, Patrick Healy Awards Dinner

Mar 2016

Stacey Plaskett (F’88) Honored with Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

On January 16, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) (F’88) was honored with the 2016 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award, presented at the annual Patrick Healy Awards Dinner. The award, created in honor of...

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Kathleen "Katie" Kingsbury (F'01) is Ideas Editor for Boston Globe Media

May 2015

Katie Kingsbury Wins Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

When Katie Kingsbury joined the Boston Globe editorial board in 2013, she noticed that the issue of income inequality would come up frequently in discussions. The board wanted to weigh in on this...

Alumni Spotlight

Jan 2015

Michael C. Patterson (C’05)

Franchise President, HR Director and Sign Spinner, AArrow Sign Spinners In 2002, Michael Patterson helped his Georgetown roommate, Max Durovic (B’05, MBA’10), put a new spin on advertising. With help...

Alumni Spotlight

Jul 2014

Alumni Author Spotlight: Summer Thrillers

Knowing your subject matter is a crucial part of creating an entertaining and believable story. This is especially important in the genre of legal thrillers, where a lack of research and accurate...

Alumni Spotlight

May 2014

Proud Georgetown Firsts: School of Nursing & Health Studies Graduates

With commencement fast approaching for the Class of 2014, it is important to remember some of the Georgetown pioneers who paved the way for the diverse, ever-evolving student body today. In...

Alumni Spotlight

Apr 2014

Freshman Rules in the Early 1900s

It wasn’t easy being a first-year male student in Georgetown College in the early- to mid-1900s (Georgetown College was all male until 1969). Not only were you told where to walk, you also had to...

Alumni Spotlight

Aug 2013

Dr. Matthew Schmidt (G’11)

Assistant Professor of Political Science, U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies While earning his doctorate at Georgetown, Schmidt was exposed to design-planning concepts. In 2009, he...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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SFS Alumnus Brings Holocaust Diary Back to Life 65 Years Later

Jeff Chapski's Journey to become GUAA President

Five Memorable Quotes from Georgetown Commencement Speeches

Georgetown Alumnus Embraces Local Veteran Community

Alumna Honored for Work in Ocean Sustainability Education

Stacey Plaskett (F’88) Honored with Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Katie Kingsbury Wins Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

Michael C. Patterson (C’05)

Alumni Author Spotlight: Summer Thrillers

Proud Georgetown Firsts: School of Nursing & Health Studies Graduates

Freshman Rules in the Early 1900s

Dr. Matthew Schmidt (G’11)