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Addressing the Economy

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Services and Programs for GW Alumni

These turbulent economic times have affected many members of the alumni community. As a GW graduate you are entitled to free lifetime membership in the GW Alumni Association, and access to the programs, services, and connections provided through the association. This includes the below career services, networking resources, and related events.

Every alumni event provides the opportunity to socialize and network. We host more than 300 events annually, across the United States and around the globe. For a complete schedule of these and other upcoming events, visit the Alumni Calendar of Events.

CAREER SERVICES & ONLINE NETWORKING

The GW Alumni Association offers free and discounted services to help you connect with fellow alumni and advance your career. You can:

Whether you're seeking job candidates for your organization, seeking career services for yourself, or just looking to share your expertise, GW offers you many resources.

PLEASE NOTE: Several schools at GW serve their alumni with their own internal career services departments. Click here for information on which campus Career Center will best serve your needs.

EVENTS & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING EVENTS

An Evening with Ed Freeman, PhD
Leadership in Crisis: The Economy and the Crisis of Confidence in Business Ethics
Monday, March 30 | GW School of Business, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Freeman is one of the world’s best minds on stakeholder management and will chair a discussion on leading in the midst of a troubled economy and a crisis of confidence in business ethics. Alumni interested in the future of market capitalism, the role of government, NGOs, and community stakeholders, should attend.

How Do I Become a Freelance Writer?
Tuesday, March 31 | Alumni House, Washington, D.C.
A former staff writer for Congressional Quarterly, Marc Leepson, CCAS BA '67, MA '71, has been a full-time freelance writer since 1986. He has written for many publications, including the Washington Post, New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Encyclopedia Americana. He has been a columnist and an editor for The VVA Veteran, the magazine published by Vietnam Veterans of America, since 1986.

Keeping Your Career Vision And Becoming a Business Star
Wednesday, April 1 | The Metropolitan Club, Chicago, IL
Join fellow GW alumni for an evening of networking and professional development. This event will feature a presentation from Deborah Snow Walsh, founder and Chief Executive Officer of her own retained executive search organization, Deborah Snow Walsh, Inc.

2009 Women's Leadership Conference
Stepping Up for Change
Friday, April 3 | GW Mount Vernon Campus, Washington, D.C.
The 2009 Women's Leadership Conference will address women's issues such as taking charge of your own success, effective communication and writing skills, negotiating self-worth, and gaining personal and career opportunities from professional, nonprofit, and social organizations within the context of stepping up to leadership. The conference celebrates women who have taken leadership roles. By listening to their strengths we will find our own ways to step up to leadership.

ARCHIVED VIDEO

The Kalb Report
The Business of Business Reporting
Monday, Feb. 9 | The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Four of the nation's top business reporters - Alexis Glick of Fox Business Network; Diana Henriques, ESIA BA ’69, of The New York Times; Steve Pearlstein of The Washington Post; and Ali Velshi of CNN - joined moderator Marvin Kalb to explore the current economic crisis and the roles journalists have played in this evolving story.
Video from the event is available at http://kalb.gwu.edu/archives.html.

Demystifying the Global Financial Crisis
Implications for the World Economy
Monday, Oct. 27 | The George Washington University
 GW Business and academic experts demystified the implications of the current financial crisis on the world economy in a panel discussion open to the GW community. The recent failures of major financial institutions and the subsequent volatility of national stock markets have raised a number of questions for managers, investors, and policy makers. The panel included experts from U.S. and international financial institutions, the public and private sectors, and academia.
A web cast of the event is available at http://business.gwu.edu/financialcrisis/.

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