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These are past events, they have already happened, don't try to go to them! Take a look at our Upcoming Events page for a current list.
Join the Instructional Technology Lab to learn about Blackboard Collaborate! The workshop covers the essentials of Blackboard Collaborate, a synchronous virtual classroom tool, beginning with a general geography of the user interface and ending with a practice session. Participants will leave the workshop with hands-on experience in features such as text and voice chat, PowerPoint slideshow delivery, student polling, web tours, and desktop sharing.
Please register here.
This presentation will introduce the Open Science Framework (OSF) as a tool for both providing public, digital access to humanities research and for privately managing a humanities research project. Fundamentals of research lifecycle management as well as open research will be included.
This workshop will be available to the GW community in real time and via WebEx. Attend via WebEx by clicking here.
Please join us as the National Churchill Library and Center welcomes The Honorable Matthew Barzun, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Barack Obama, for a discussion about his experiences at the Court of St. James's and the state of the "Special Relationship". Ambassador Barzun will also discuss the current state of Brexit, and its potential impact on U.S.--U.K. relations.
Matthew Barzun served as Ambassador to the UK from 2013 to 2017, and was previously Ambassador to Sweden from 2009-2011. He was one of the earliest employees of CNET Networks, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President Born in New York, raised in Massachusetts, and now living in Kentucky, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1993.
Join the GWU Humanitarian Mapping Society, and the Missing Maps Project for a mapathon, helping to map areas where humanitarian organizations are trying to meet the needs of vulnerable populations.
Each year, disasters around the world kill nearly 100,000 and affect or displace 200 million people. Many of the places where these disasters occur are literally 'missing' from any map and first responders lack the information to make valuable decisions regarding relief efforts. Missing Maps is an open, collaborative project who's goal is to map the most vulnerable places in the developing world, in order that international and local NGOs and individuals can use the maps and data to better respond to crises affecting the areas.
Mapping beings at 6pm, and training for newcomers will also be offered at this time. Food/drinks will be available mid-way through the event.
Arrive early to check in at the front desk of the library, and please make sure to bring your laptop to the event!
Curious about what makes a successful freelancer in this job market? Please join the Center for Career Services and GW Libraries for a workshop that will explore freelancing tools and best practices. Topics will include identifying job opportunities, contracts, industry market rates, resources, and copyright. At the end of the session you will hear from alumni who've experienced freelancing opportunities and how it has impacted their career plans and expanded their professional networks.
Join the Instructional Technology Lab to learn about blogs, wiki, and journals in Blackboard! Participants will explore the creation and management of student blogs and private journals as well as group wikis in Blackboard. Advanced features, such as wiki history and blogs grading will be briefly covered.
Please register here.
Celebrate Eckles Library's 30th birthday with the Eckles staff at our annual birthday party! We'll have treats, coffee, hot chocolate, and cappuccino all day long, as well as other goodies and surprises. Please help us stay green by bringing your own mug for coffee and hot drinks.
There is so much to celebrate at Eckles! Our friendly staff can help you with your research and questions. We've got you covered with comfy study spaces as well as laptop and phone chargers for your low-energy days. When you're done with homework we house a 1000+ DVD collection and even a collection of board games.
Learn more about Eckles when you help us blow out the birthday candles. (Just kidding - it isn't smart to light candles in a building full of books, but we'll have door prizes for some lucky students!)
Join the GW English for Academic Purpose Program to learn to speak confidently during classroom discussions, interactions with professors, group projects and informal presentations, and formal academic and professional presentations!
Space is limited - apply today!
For more information, contact eapgwu@gwu.edu.
Join GSEHD to watch and discuss The Vice News piece Charlottesville: Race and Terror .
We will show the short film, have time to listen to experts on their thoughts on experiences like Charlotteville and end with time to reflect on the subject in small groups to process how this impacts us and our career fields.
Light refreshments will be offered.
Join the GW Geography Department for their Fall 2017 speaker series! Each semester the Department hosts a number of different speakers on a variety of topics relating to the field of Geography. All are welcome to attend these exciting and intriguing talks. Please RSVP here!
Sustainability in the Arctic as an interdisciplinary issue, requiring understanding of climatic, and environmental conditions as well as anthropogenic factors such as economics, migration, and governance. In July, 2017, GWU professors in collaboration with Moscow State University took an international group of students from the US, Russia, and Europe to the Arctic cities of Salekhard and Vorkuta, to research these topics and the linkages between them. Students spent alternating days conducting work in the tundra and cities learning methods of the environmental research. While in the cities, students engaged with local government officials, research centers, museums, and universities to learn about socioeconomic and governance challenges facing these urban areas. Moreover, the course encouraged an open exchange and dialogue between students from different backgrounds and cultures. The talk will outline the major challenges of rapidly changing Arctic conditions and share the lessons and experiences gained by students during the filed school.
Dmitry (Dima) Streletskiy is an Assistant Professor of Geography and International Affairs at GWU and co-organizer of the filed school over the last several years. Luis Suter and Nina Feldman are graduate students who participated in field school over the past summer.
Did you know science, technology, and mathematics have always been central to research and education at GW? Join us for a special STEM@GW edition of Rare Book Friday.
Explore our University Archives to find out how GW faculty played a prominent role in the advancement of the Atomic Age. See notebooks, publications, and course descriptions from a number of different University departments, including Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, and Psychology. We will also have original artifacts from a collection on the evolution of electronics and computers that was donated by a GW alum, including an early 20th century decimal calculator and early examples of computer chips. Come for the University history and stay for the rare books! See 300 years of landmarks in the history of science among the rare books of the original Columbian College Library, including the first Latin edition of Newton’s Opticks and Faraday’s Experimental Researches in Electricity.
Rare Book Friday is a monthly open house, featuring an up-close look at the materials of GW's special collections. Archivists choose a different collection for display each month and are on hand to a discuss the books and answer questions. This is a great opportunity to interact with rare and historic items that you can access in Gelman Library with the help of special collections staff. Learn how to enhance your research using the rich trove of primary sources available in GW's Special Collections Research Center.
Join the GW Department of English for the Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series presenting poet Sally Wen Mao. She will be reading from her new book Mad Honey Symposium. National Book Award Winner Terrrance Hayes calls Sally's book "worldly. wirly. wise...an extraordinary debut."
Join the Instructional Technology Lab to learn about VoiceThread! VoiceThread is a web-based application that allows users to share and have conversations around media. Users can comment on the material using text, audio or video creating an interactive discussion around the content. Participants will learn how to integrate VoiceThread into their Blackboard course and how to create, comment and share content on VoiceThread.
Instructor: Trish Arnold
Please register here.
Join GW Paralegal Studies for an enlightening and lively conversation as we explore interesting and important decisions from the last US Supreme Court term and look forward to upcoming cases of note.
GW Paralegal Studies alumna and Supreme Court Staff Assistant Jennifer Ellis, MPS and GW Paralegal Studies Professor Lawrence Ross, JD will lead the discussion.
Join the Instructional Technology Lab to learn about Blackboard! This workshop covers the basic of Blackboard. From uploading course materials to engaging a discussion board and grading student assignments, participants will watch click-by-click demonstrations and explore diverse ways faculty use Blackboard at GW.
This workshop will be held through Blackboard Collaborate. Please register to receive a link to the Blackboard Collaborate session.
