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GW OIE Speaker Series: A Conversation with Roland W. Schumann III (MSc '97)

The GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Speaker Series presents: A Conversation with Roland W. Schumann III (MSc '97), President of Sierra Angels. Join us this afternoon to speak with an experienced GW alumni entrepreneur and hear about his experiences as an angel investor and other conversation topics such as:

Information Session: Museum Studies (MA)

Join Laura Schiavo, program head and associate professor for museum studies, for an online information session and Q&A about our Master of Arts in Museum Studies. Learn how our program combines traditional academic training with museum practices and practical museum experience in order to prepare students for successful museum careers.

Mobile App Design and Management Workshop

Do you have an idea for an app, but don’t know where to start? The GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting this year’s second Mobile App Design and Management Workshop.

Information Session: New Media Photojournalism (MA)

Join Susan Sterner, director of graduate studies and associate professor for the MA in New Media Photojournalism program for an online information session and Q&A. Learn more about how our curriculum incorporates writing, photography, audio, video and web design and prepares students for careers as freelancers, visual reporters, editors and producers.

Information Session: Geography and GIS (MS and Graduate Certificate)

Join professors Marie Price and Brendan Hurley online for a discussion about how the Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) graduate programs can take your career to the next level.

In this session, you will gain insight into admissions requirements, coursework and career outcomes. Whether you are experienced in the field or looking for a career change, we look forward to speaking with you about

Information Session: Data Science (MS and Graduate Certificate)

Join Dr. Ryan Engstrom to learn how the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Data Science programs provide foundational knowledge as well as applied skills. Our students learn how to confront the most complex problems across both government and private industry using data-driven decisions.

In this session, you will gain insight into admissions requirements, coursework and career

In Conversation: Female Entrepreneurship During a Pandemic

How often do you find yourself wanting to start a business whether out of boredom or entrepreneurial interest? Are you someone who has an idea or a passion for starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Has the current global pandemic affected your plans for starting or continuing your business?

Information Session: Interior Architecture (MFA)

Join Catherine Anderson, director of graduate studies and assistant pofessor for interior architecture, as she discusses the Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture. The program curriculum focuses on all aspects of the profession, from sustainability and materials to graphics and communication and lighting. Learn about the admission requirements, courses required to complete this degree and career outcomes.

Hackathon: Design the Next NEW Workplace Innovation

In partnership with Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is looking for solutions that make work better for everyone.

Dates and Time (Must attend both sessions!)

Information Session: Fine Arts (MFA)

Join Maria del Carmen Montoya, assistant professor of sculpture and spatial practices and director of graduate studies for fine arts, to learn how our MFA in Fine Arts curriculum fosters a rigorous and experimental approach to art making, while encouraging students to pursue their creative commitments in the studio and in the world.

Information Session: Social Practice (MFA)

Maria del Carmen Montoya, assistant professor of sculpture and spatial practices and director of graduate studies for social practice, will speak with you about this unique MFA program and how to apply. Our program has an emphasis on public policy with the goal of empowering the next generation of artists to bring their studio practice to bear on questions of social justice.

GW Summer Startup Accelerator Info Session

Are you a GW student or recent alumni looking to move your startup venture forward? Want to learn from the experts on how to make your venture a more “fundable” business? Look no more!

Introduction to Lean Innovation

Making the world a better place is a messy prospect. However, innovators, whether directing groundbreaking research, designing new products, empowering communities or building new startup businesses, all must take similar first steps to be successful: knowing who one is helping, how and why help is needed and how a proposed solution might benefit its intended recipients. This is a challenging, but critical, first step to take.

Information Session: Interaction Design (MA)

Join Kevin Patton, director of graduate studies and assistant professor for interaction design, for an online information session and Q&A about our Master of Arts in Interaction Design. The MA in IxD focuses on the role of interaction design in public policy and service delivery, and trains designers to examine, prototype and design concepts that ultimately shape and guide people’s interactions across their everyday lives.

Information Session: Exhibition Design (MA)

Join Andrea Dietz, assistant professor of exhibition design, for an online information session about our MA in Exhibition Design. Learn how our curriculum cultivates sophisticated designers, giving you the visual representation and physical realization skills you need to compose compelling exhibition environments.

Information Session: Art History (MA)

Join Cristin McKnight Sethi, assistant professor and administrator of graduate studies for art history, for an online information session about our Master of Arts in Art History. Learn how our curriculum encourages students to explore and contribute to the field through a wide range of methodologies and theoretical approaches to art historical studies.

As part of this session, we’ll provide information about our

Information Session: Data Science (MS and Graduate Certificate)

Join Dr. Ryan Engstrom to learn how the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Data Science programs provide foundational knowledge as well as applied skills. Our students learn how to confront the most complex problems across both government and private industry using data-driven decisions.

In this session, you will gain insight into admissions requirements, coursework and career

Information Session: Interaction Design (MA)

Join Kevin Patton, director of graduate studies and assistant professor for interaction design, for an online information session and Q&A about our Master of Arts in Interaction Design. The MA in IxD focuses on the role of interaction design in public policy and service delivery, and trains designers to examine, prototype and design concepts that ultimately shape and guide people’s interactions across their everyday lives.

Information Session: Interior Architecture (MFA)

Join Catherine Anderson, director of graduate studies and assistant pofessor for interior architecture, as she discusses the Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture. The program curriculum focuses on all aspects of the profession, from sustainability and materials to graphics and communication and lighting. Learn about the admission requirements, courses required to complete this degree and career outcomes.

Information Session: Interaction Design (MA)

Join Kevin Patton, director of graduate studies and assistant professor for interaction design, for an online information session and Q&A about our Master of Arts in Interaction Design. The MA in IxD focuses on the role of interaction design in public policy and service delivery, and trains designers to examine, prototype and design concepts that ultimately shape and guide people’s interactions across their everyday lives.

Information Session: Data Science (MS and Graduate Certificate)

Join Dr. Ryan Engstrom to learn how the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Data Science programs provide foundational knowledge as well as applied skills. Our students learn how to confront the most complex problems across both government and private industry using data-driven decisions.

In this session, you will gain insight into admissions requirements, coursework and career

Information Session: New Media Photojournalism (MA)

Join Susan Sterner, director of graduate studies and associate professor for the MA in New Media Photojournalism program for an online information session and Q&A. Learn more about how our curriculum incorporates writing, photography, audio, video and web design and prepares students for careers as freelancers, visual reporters, editors and producers.

Information Session: Exhibition Design (MA)

Join Andrea Dietz, assistant professor of exhibition design, for an online information session about our MA in Exhibition Design. Learn how our curriculum cultivates sophisticated designers, giving you the visual representation and physical realization skills you need to compose compelling exhibition environments.

Information Session: Fine Arts (MFA)

Join Maria del Carmen Montoya, assistant professor of sculpture and spatial practices and director of graduate studies for fine arts, to learn how our MFA in Fine Arts curriculum fosters a rigorous and experimental approach to art making, while encouraging students to pursue their creative commitments in the studio and in the world.

Information Session: Social Practice (MFA)

Maria del Carmen Montoya, assistant professor of sculpture and spatial practices and director of graduate studies for social practice, will speak with you about this unique MFA program and how to apply. Our program has an emphasis on public policy with the goal of empowering the next generation of artists to bring their studio practice to bear on questions of social justice.