Students Saving Lives - Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service

TOOOONE. The sounds of an emergency dispatch come over the radio and the EMTs of Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service leap into action. Within a few minutes, they are in the ambulance, lights and sirens blaring, rushing to provide emergency medical treatment to a patient in need. These Georgetown students (called ‘GERMS’ for short) are on call 24/7, ready to save lives. - By Becca Danis

Yates Field House Renovations

One of the most exciting things to happen in theYates Field House in recent years has been the recently completed replacement of the indoor tennis courts and track. - James J. Gilroy

K2C – Shadow Day

“I had such a wonderful time with the K2C kids!!....I loved that they were not shy and were curious!” Such were the responses from Maya Patel’s Introduction to Biology Course as 150 middle school students descended upon the campus to hear lectures, meet students, and participate in the amazing experience of being a Georgetown University student for the day of Thursday, April 6th, 2006. - By Derrick H. Lewis

Academic Coordinator for Student-Athletes: A New Resource for Students

The Academic Resource Center has broadened its services to students by creating a new position of Academic Coordinator for Student-Athletes. This new position is to work with student-athletes, coaches, faculty and deans to ensure the academic success of our student-athletes. In filling this post, Dr. Shelly K. Habel assists student-athletes with academic planning, and study skills. - By an ARC Staff Writer

Georgetown University’s Black Theatre Ensemble

This has been a tremendous year for the arts at Georgetown University. The opening of the Davis Performing Arts Center, the collaboration of student theater companies with the theater department, and the colorful rendering of classic and modern texts have elevated the performing arts to the center of campus activity and enjoyment. Standing at the cusp of the new surge of campus support and celebration of the arts is Georgetown’s very own student run Black Theater Ensemble. - By Joshua Deminter

The Georgetown MBA Ultimate4 Basketball Tournament – February 2006

The sound of bouncing basketballs reverberated through the otherwise quiet and cavernous Yates Field House at 7am on a Saturday morning as 45 bleary-eyed graduate students with a few tired friends and family members prepared for the kick-off of the latest edition of the largest and longest running MBA basketball tournament in the nation. - By James J. Gilroy

Enacting Social Justice: Women in Catholic Higher Education – NAWCHE National Conference Hosted by Georgetown

Georgetown University honored to host the next bi-annual NAWCHE (The National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education) national conference, to be held on June 9 -10, 2006 in Washington, DC. The theme for the Making Connections VIII conference will be Enacting Social Justice: Women in Catholic Higher Education. - By Raymund Acevedo

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Spring Student Safety The nation’s capital is absolutely beautiful in Spring. It invites anyone out to enjoy a walk by the River, a game of tennis, shopping along M Street. The cherry blossoms bloom just as that bit of warmth comes to the air. But Spring may also bring a reduced awareness of one’s surroundings, and one’s safety. The activities of Spring need not necessarily compromise students’ safety. The following are a few tips that, you can mention to our students to help them enrich their Spring activities and safety. Be aware of your surroundings. Tune all five senses into who and what is around you. Take out the earphones! Hang up the phone! Walk and run in groups. Don’t carry a lot of cash or a lot of credit cards. Let a friend know your destination and estimated arrival time. Avoid excessive drinking. A drunk individual may be more vulnerable. Light it and lock it. Keep doors and windows locked at all times, even when you are in the house. Keep your front light turned on. If your locks or lights are not functioning, contact your landlord. In December, the University inaugurated a new safety shuttle for students that is an excellent resource to get around the West Georgetown and Burleith neighborhoods. The service was implemented on the recommendation of the Student Safety Advisory Board, composed of students and staff who advise the Vice President for University Safety, David Morrell. The shuttle runs two loops. One loop accesses Burleith, and one serves West Georgetown. Each loop takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Riders may board or exit the van at several points along the loops. The shuttle operates on Thursdays, 10:00 P.M. until 2:00 A.M., and Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 P.M until 3:00 A.M. Students can easily transfer between the two shuttles at Healy Gates. The response to the shuttle has been gratifying, with the number of riders increasing weekly.

The Missing Story of Ourselves: Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education The Division of Student Affairs hosts a nationally touring exhibit of 50 framed, museum quality, color photographs coupled with narratives created by students who are welfare-eligible, single parents. The exhibit tells a story of their changing lives through the pathway of higher education. The installation was created through the ACCESS Project at Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) and it presents a unique view of poverty from insiders’ perspectives and reframes the cultural (de)valuations of poor single parents vis-à-vis family, work and higher education in the United States today. Sponsored by several Georgetown University departments (such as the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Office of Student Affairs, the American Studies Program, the Department of English, the Program on Justice and Peace, the Center for Social Justice and the Office of the President), the exhibit is on display in the Student Affairs office from April 7 to April 21, 2006. For more information on the ACCESS project please visit http://www.hamilton.edu/college/access .