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August 25th-August 27th
(Participant enrollment will open in Summer 2010)
Go ahead, get ahead and discover D.C.!
Stay tuned to the website for
updates!
Download the 2009 "Frequently Asked Questions"
Interested in becoming an EDC Guide for 2010? See the Guide section below! Returning Guides going Abroad during Spring 2010, download your application here or below!
ABOUT
EDC
The
program was first launched in 2006 and serviced approximately 80
students. As we begin our fourth year of programming, we will expand
again and double our enrollment capacity to service 200 students. In
2010, we’re working to continue improving tour options and activities.
WHO
CAN PARTICIPATE
EDC is
open to incoming first year students attending any one CI session during Summer 2010, dates to be announced. Incoming first year students have
the ability and option to participate in both EDC and the Emerging Leaders
Program (ELP), another program specifically designed for incoming first year
students during the fall semester.
WHAT
DO PARTICIPANTS DO
Participants
spend two and a half (2 ½) days before classes begin discovering and exploring
D.C. in small groups of 8-10 incoming freshmen lead by an upperclassman
guide.
GUIDES
20-22
Upperclassmen are selected each year to serve as Guides and lead tours.
Guides are EDC alumni, previous Guides, and/or new to the program- however all
Guides have the common identity of being a GW Student Leader and are selected
based on their energy and dedication to EDC the program and it's
participants. 2010 Guides applications will open in December 2009!
2010 Returning Guide Application Studying Abroad 2010
2010 Returning Guide Application opens in December 2009
2010 New Guide Application opens in December 2009
MOVE-IN
& QUICK OVERVIEW
Students
move-in Wednesday morning and attend their “Welcome Event” Wednesday evening at
7PM where they will meet their tour guide and small group members, engage in
planned activities around campus and the city, and review their tour
itineraries for the following two days.
On
Thursday and Friday, participants tour the city in their small groups, attend
an event/outing in the city during the evening, and participate in campus
centered late night activities. Friday night, participants will attend
the traditional “Final Event” in collaboration with the other two co-curricular
programs that occur during the same time.
Select
ONE program focus for a TWO and a half day Experience! The EDC ’10 staff
will spend the beginning months of 2010 restructuring and finalizing tour
themes, locations, and activities. Four tour options will be offered,
however specifics are being developed.
Previous
Tour tracks included:
In late
September/early October, EDC participants and Guides attend an informal reunion
social event. In previous years reunions were hosted in the Hippodrome
and City View room. This year, the 2010 Guides will decide on the
location and event. Information about the reunion will be shared with
participants before EDC ends. Get ready to save your date!
REGISTRATION
& PROGRAM FEE ***Enrollment will open in Summer 2010***
The 2010
Participation Fee will be $135/student.
Fee covers early move-in costs, meal costs for breakfast and lunch both days,
dinner on at least one night, transportation costs via Metro rails, and
admittance fees to shows/events.
Participants
must register for EDC through the Colonial Inauguration Headquarters
(CIHQ). Below are the steps to follow:
CIHQ-
For more
information email experience@gwu.edu
Mayra Espinoza, Coordinator
(P) 202-994-6555
(F) 202-994-6102
