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Fall 2021 Group Fitness Classes

GW Campus Recreation is offering virtual and in-person group fitness for GW-affiliated students, faculty, and staff members in the fall 2021 semester. Whether you enjoy fitness from the comfort of your home or want to get back to our in-person fitness community, we are excited to reconnect with you! 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for Pitch George 2021

Welcome to the Pitch George Competition 2021! 

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center For Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE) presents a HYBRID version of the Pitch George Competition. Please see the schedule below: 

GW October Entrepreneurship Week

WHAT IS IT?

GW October Entrepreneurship Week is a preeminent event providing guidance, training, and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs.

WHY WAS IT CREATED?

We are gathering together in order to support and celebrate the resilient GW entrepreneurial community.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Anyone with entrepreneurial passion or interest is encouraged to attend.

GW Tourism Think Tank on " Implications of Covid 19 for Entrepreneurs of Tourism Destinations

GW Tourism Think Thank is aimed at providing opportunities for the students to engage in brainstorming discussions with the industry leaders who have excellent expertise in the area of destination marketing and management. The format of GW Tourism Think Thank is well established through our years of educational experience. Six industry leaders (six CEOs of different destinations) are invited.

Mindful Self-Compassion

Mindful Self-Compassion incorporates evidence based tools and supportive exploration to promote emotional strength and resilience through compassion. Each virtual workshop is 45 minutes to one hour. Attendance is expected at each of the three workshop sessions, as the information builds on material from previous sessions.

Communicating Your Work to a Non-Academic Audience

Join us for a discussion on communicating your work to a non-academic audience. Our panelists will share their varied research backgrounds in Organizational Development, American History, and Biology. We will learn how they make their research relevant to the general public through books, news articles, and academic papers.

Well-being Skills Series

We know GW students are busy. We also know that students can gain benefits from attending just a few short well-being workshops, so we created the Well-being Skills Series.

Pitch George Information Session #4

The Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE) is hosting a HYBRID version of the 14th Annual Pitch George Competition 2021. The information session will provide you with everything you need to know about this year's competition. After signing up, you will be emailed a PG 2021 Information Packet that will be discussed during the information session. 

Managing Depression

Managing Depression is a three-session virtual workshop designed to help students increase their understanding of depression and provide them with the skills to recognize and manage their depressive symptoms. Each workshop is 45 minutes to one hour, and the information builds on material from previous sections.

Conflict Styles: A Session for Faculty & Staff

This workshop walks participants through identifying the different styles of conflict resolution. Participants will take a quiz to determine their preferred conflict resolution style, and then are walked through the situations where each style is most optimally used.

Participants will:

RCR Monthly Series: Living in the Grey Zone: Personal and Historical Perspectives on Research Ethics

The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Monthly Series is committed to raising awareness of sensitive ethical issues commonly encountered while conducting research. 

Wingo

Wings + Bingo = Wingo! Come enjoy a night of fun and food with the chance to win Beats Studio Buds, Sony Portable Speakers, and LED Lights!

Language Lunch

The Elliott School Office of Graduate Student Services invites all GW students, faculty, and staff to attend Language Lunch. Language Lunch offered Fridays from 12:00-1:00 p.m., allows language speakers to have a safe space in which they can practice their foreign language communication skills.

This week's languages are: Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Persian, Russian, and Turkish

Anxiety Toolbox

Anxiety Toolbox is a three-session virtual workshop for the many students who are interested in gaining readily accessible skills for managing anxiety. Through the workshop, students gain understanding about anxiety and learn skills to recognize and better address symptoms. Each workshop is 45 minutes to an hour long, and the information builds on material from previous sections.

Pitch George 2021 Registration Deadline

Welcome to the Pitch George Competition 2021! 

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center For Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE) presents a HYBRID version of the Pitch George Competition. Please see the schedule below: 

Anxiety Toolbox

Anxiety Toolbox is a three-session virtual workshop for the many students who are interested in gaining readily accessible skills for managing anxiety. Through the workshop, students gain understanding about anxiety and learn skills to recognize and better address symptoms. Each workshop is 45 minutes to an hour long, and the information builds on material from previous sections.

BRIDGE Workshop

BRIDGE (Building Relationship Intimacy & Dialogue Effectiveness) focuses on identifying ways to foster healthy relationships via self-monitoring, effective communication, and conflict resolution skills. The three-session virtual workshop is divided into content that builds upon itself. The sessions include modules dedicated to help you:

Fighting Food Insecurity at GW: A Session for Faculty & Staff

This session addresses the issue of food insecurity among GW students. The session will raise participants' awareness of the services and resources in place to help members of the GW community who are food-insecure, especially how individuals may sign up to access The Store, GW's food pantry, and how faculty and staff can get involved.

Participants will:

Mindful Self-Compassion

Mindful Self-Compassion incorporates evidence based tools and supportive exploration to promote emotional strength and resilience through compassion. Each virtual workshop is 45 minutes to one hour. Attendance is expected at each of the three workshop sessions, as the information builds on material from previous sessions.

Well-being Skills Series

We know GW students are busy. We also know that students can gain benefits from attending just a few short well-being workshops, so we created the Well-being Skills Series.

Introducing the Religious Freedom Data Spectrum

Join the Loeb Institute, 21Wilberforce, and Genocide Watch as we introduce the Religious Freedom Data Spectrum, a new initiative that collects, maps, and connects diverse religious freedom data. Demonstrating in one place the diversity of information undermines narratives that religious freedom is the concern of just a single religion or single ideology.

Civic Leadership Dialogues

We invite you to strengthen your civic leadership and interpersonal skills and join the Nashman Center at our Civic Leadership Dialogues!All students are welcome!

Managing Depression

Managing Depression is a three-session virtual workshop designed to help students increase their understanding of depression and provide them with the skills to recognize and manage their depressive symptoms. Each workshop is 45 minutes to one hour, and the information builds on material from previous sections.

City Managers: Local Leaders on the Front Lines of COVID Recovery

We’ve heard a lot about the tussles over COVID recovery strategies in Congress. But what does recovery look like for the government leaders spearheading the effort on the local level?

Language Lunch

The Elliott School Office of Graduate Student Services invites all GW students, faculty, and staff to attend Language Lunch. Language Lunch offered Fridays from 12:00-1:00 p.m., allows language speakers to have a safe space in which they can practice their foreign language communication skills.

This week's languages are: Chinese, English, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish