OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF FRESHMEN

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

An Evening with Thomas Friedman at The George Washington University
Thursday, January 21
7:30pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Lisner Auditorium (730 21st St, NW)

Join members of the GW community for a public lecture and Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman about topics in his latest #1 New York Times bestseller Hot, Flat, and Crowded.  Information concerning the registration and distribution process for FREE tickets will be announced in the coming weeks, so watch for further details.

After fifteen visits, Dean Siegel has completed his House Tour*.  Thank you to all who came out to share your thoughts, questions and concerns about freshman life at GW.


*2034 G St, Dean Siegel will be visiting you on Tuesday, December 1 at 8:30pm following Freshman Feast.

Thank you to all who participated in the First Annual Freshman Day of Service on September 11.  It was great to see so many eager to serve the DC community.

Freshman Feast

 

Join Dean Siegel and Class Council throughout the academic year for Freshman Feast in J Street Café and Columbian Square in the Marvin Center.  These All-You-Can-Eat dinners are offered monthly during the academic year, starting in September, and are typically priced at $5.49 per person, with Dining Dollars and Colonial Cash welcomed.

 

Thank you all for coming out to the first three Freshman Feasts of the year!


On Tuesday, December 1 from 6-8pm, join Dean Siegel, Class Council and your classmates for another Freshman Feast.  For just $5.49 per person (Dining Dollars and Colonial Cash welcomed), you can enjoy all-you-can-eat comfort food in J Street Cafe.  The menu will feature butternut squash soup, spring mix salad, mixed vegetables, pasta primavera, roasted chicken with apple stuffing, and apple crisp.  Stop by to show your spirit before the big "Battle of the Orange Line" game (GW Men vs. GMU on Wednesday, December 2 at 7pm in the Smith Center).  You can also meet representatives of GW Housing Programs and get your questions answered about how to apply to be House Staff for next year!

Please be sure to keep an eye out for these upcoming Freshman Feasts:

Wednesday, January 13
Tuesday, February 2
Wednesday, March 3


 Freshman Reading Program

Congratulations to those who submitted reactions to Hot, Flat, and Crowded and were chosen by Dean Siegel to attend a special dinner later this year:


Sarah Cahlan

Jackson Cosko

Kevin Curtin

Kevin Dore

Christian Ewing

Jordan Frank

Christopher Bernal Garcia

Katie Giordano

Haley Hakimian

Richard Ingebretsen

Courtney Joline

Elyssa Kaplan

Min Kyn Kim

Cody Lee

Krista Mancini

Daniel Morales

Alissa Orlando

Kendra Poole

Preston Reynolds

Samantha Rogers

Alexander Schaper

Michael Schump

Yuxuan Shen

Andrew Sherlock

Dena Sholk

Maria Sy

Joyce Welborn

Rebekah Yurco




Freshman-Faculty Programming

The Office of the Dean of Freshmen is proud to sponsor a new initiative to build connections between faculty and freshman students.  To submit a topic or professor of interest, please e-mail avpdof@gwu.edu.

Fred Siegel
Associate Vice President and Dean of Freshmen

Katie Lux
Executive Assistant

Brooke DeLancey
Graduate Apprentice

Natalie Kaplan
Presidential Administrative Fellow

2100 Foxhall Road NW | Webb Building | Washington, DC 20007

(202) 242-6609 | avpdof@gwu.edu

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