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Public Service Administrators Complete Regional Executive Development Program

October 21, 2018

Family and friends were there to honor the hard work of the Regional Executive Development Program (REDP) participants as the 31 graduates, mid- to senior-level managers from 12 county and city governments, as well as agencies, in and around Washington, DC, officially received their designation as Certified Public Managers Oct. 12. The REDP program provides leadership training to public service administrators in the Washington, D.C. metro area. It has been run annually since 2001 under the auspices of COG’s Institute for Regional Excellence (IRE) in partnership with GW's Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (CEPL).

Washington Post Article Highlights CPS Cybersecurity Program

October 20, 2018

CPS’s Connie Peterson Uthoff, associate program director of the Cybersecurity Strategy & Information Management master’s degree program, was quoted in the October 17 Washington Post Express story, “Defenders of the Web,” written by Beth Luberecki. The article, written during National Cybersecurity Month, had a few major takeaways, one of them being that “in today’s cybersecurity degree programs, it’s not just about graduating engineers.” The article underscores the plentiful opportunities for students interested in careers in the cyber arena, the more technical coders and hackers, as well as those who make policy, legal and business decisions using an understanding of cybersecurity.

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Wendy Helgemo Receives St. Olaf College Alumni Award

October 19, 2018

Congratulations to Ms. Wendy Helgemo, Director of the AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy, on receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Olaf College for her work as an advocate for Native Americans.

Annual Colonials Weekend Celebrates Alumni, Families, Students and Friends!

October 18, 2018

Whether you make it to campus for this year’s alumni weekend October 26-28, 2018, or next year, it is a noteworthy annual event with fun activities for the entire GW Community.

Senator Warner speaks about Cybersecurity issues at George Washington University

Senator Warner Discusses Hot Cybersecurity Topics with GW Students

August 30, 2018

Figuring out how to get newly educated cybersecurity professionals more quickly through the security clearance process and into the workforce was one of the questions contemplated during Senator Warner’s (D-Va.) discussion with six undergraduate students in GW’s cybersecurity bachelor’s completion program. Mr. Warner (B.A., ’77) came to GW’s Virginia Science & Technology Campus to share ideas with the cyber students following his talk at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s (NVTC) event, co-sponsored and hosted by GW/VSTC.

Secretary Zinke with American Indian High School Students (INSPIRE Program)

Secretary Zinke Visits with Native American High School Students

August 29, 2018

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Principal Deputy Secretary for Indian Affairs John Tahsuda met with a group of high school students from across Indian Country in July who were attending the INSPIRE Pre-College Program to learn about intergovernmental relations between tribal governments and the federal government. It is offered through the AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics & Policy (CIPP).

A Fond Adieu to a CPS Stalwart

August 28, 2018

Dr. Arnie Grossblatt dedicated the last ten years as program director nurturing the growth of the master’s degree in publishing program. When he came to GW he brought extensive experience in technology publishing, which was just what the program needed to continue developing its curriculum and begin offering an online education option.

In Memoriam: Nancy Tappan, a Sustainable Urban Planning Student

August 26, 2018

Nancy Tappan, a well-respected student in the Sustainable Urban Planning Program passed away on July 25, 2018. When it became clear she wouldn’t be returning to school to finish the very end of her program, the George Washington University awarded her an honorary master’s degree. The program and the community within it were among the most important elements of Nancy’s rich life, so she was very happy to find out about the honorary degree in hospice care, shortly before she passed away.

Cafritz Foundation Honors Outstanding D.C. Government Employees

August 26, 2018

Since 2000, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation has hosted an annual program in partnership with George Washington University’s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (CEPL) to highlight the contributions of District of Columbia government employees who work behind the scenes to improve the lives of city residents.

Program Director Lammert with panelists from Guidehouse

Students Learn the Importance of Public-Private Partnerships in National Security Efforts

August 25, 2018

GW graduate students learned about national security issues in a new way by hearing the perspectives of professionals currently working in this specialized field. A team of five presenters from Guidehouse (formerly PwC Public Sector), a leading government consulting firm, lead a discussion on how private-public partnerships strengthen our country’s national security efforts with students in the Homeland Security and Cyber Security Strategy and Information Management master’s degree programs.

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Two GSPM Faculty’s Fresh Look at Strategic Public Relations

August 24, 2018

GSPM faculty members Lawrence J. Parnell and Janis Teruggi Page are the authors of a new book, Introduction to Strategic Public Relations: Digital, Global and Socially Responsible Communication, published by SAGE Publications.

Collaborating for Success: A Stormwater Story

August 23, 2018

GW Alumna, Darlene Robbins, an ecological landscape designer based in Silver Spring, MD, designed a project to solve a stormwater problem. The solution turned into a group effort with GW faculty members Chris Sonne and Rebecca Stack engineering it and GW alumnus Jeff Potter installing it.