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Service Knows No Bounds

By The Editorial Board March 30, 2015

In light of the 30th anniversary of Georgetown University’s Freshmen Orientation to Community Involvement program, it is important to recognize similar community service-oriented initiatives for developing...

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Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (GRD ’74) urged School of Foreign Service graduates to buck trends and embrace public service in his May commencement address to the Class of 2014.

SFS Graduates Increasingly Shun Public Service

By Owen Eagan March 27, 2015

Despite the longstanding connotation of the School of Foreign Service with the pursuit of careers in public service, recent statistics reveal that only a small percentage of SFS students enter the...

The Privilege of Service

The Privilege of Service

By Rebecca Holliman March 24, 2015

For a young woman of modest origins from the countryside of Oklahoma, finding myself in the Palace Al Bustan in Oman, dressed in my best suit, trying desperately to look like I belonged in a room full...

A Better Program

By The Editorial Board February 9, 2015

Starting relatively small, The Alternative Spring Break Program, recently renamed the Alternative Breaks Program is set to debut several non-spring break programs this year, advertising trips to explore...

Julia Hennrikus

Greek Life’s Place Among Service Groups

By Matt Hamblin and Christian Chung October 28, 2014

Hundreds of students will gather on campus this Friday to raise awareness about domestic violence and support local survivors of abuse. When they do, they’ll be expressing an important part of what...

Help Georgetown Unlock a Free Week of UberX!

Help Georgetown Unlock a Free Week of UberX!

By Lupita Humbert and Lupita Humbert February 5, 2014

Do you feel the need to hibernate in your room all day long because this winter is way too much to handle? Do you refuse to walk anywhere outside the gates because the half hour you spent last week at...

DEARING & WEISS: Selfless Acts Have the Power to Unite

By Philip Dearing and Benjamin Weiss November 8, 2013

Georgetown students are selfish. Every single one of us was admitted to this school by demonstrating our worth above thousands of other applicants — a process that is repeated similarly in clubs, classes...

DIRAGO: Exclusion Has No Place in Service

By Nicholas Dirago November 5, 2013

Two recent opinion pieces in The Hoya, “Return to Christianity as the Root of Charity” (A3, Oct. 21, 2013) and “Bridging Divides in Service” (A2, Oct. 29, 2013), addressed divisions between student...

CARNES: Carroll Calls on Us to Gaze Past the Gate

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. October 1, 2013

I have never sat on John Carroll’s lap. In fact, I’ve never even been tempted to try. But each time I cross Healy Lawn, I find my eyes drawn to that iconic statue that welcomes each person to the Hilltop....

Workshop Promotes Innovation

By Molly Simio October 1, 2013

To preview the Center for Social Impact and Innovation, which is set to launch in the spring, students and alumni gathered Friday afternoon to stimulate creative problem-solving and generate innovative...

Event Merges Faith, Service

By Zoe Dobkin September 27, 2013

Over 400 people from more than 130 colleges convened in Gaston Hall on Monday and Tuesday for the president’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, held at Georgetown for the first time...

DEARING & WEISS: Men and Women With a Goal of Service

By Philip Dearing and Benjamin Weiss September 27, 2013

In April 2011, Fr. Ryan Maher, S.J., spoke during GAAP weekend to the future Class of 2015. Rather than stressing Georgetown’s pre-professional connections, prime urban location or beautiful campus,...

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