Weekly Event Roundup with Campus Living & Residential Education
Happy Sunday! Here's what's happening on-campus, in the residence halls, and virtually this week. Looking forward to see you there!
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Campus Living & Residential Education

Special Event: Diversity Summit

GW Diversity Summit Logo
We'll end this week with the 6th Annual GW Diversity Summit. The theme, Past. Present. Future. What will our legacy be? is a call to understand the past, challenge ourselves in the present, and be bold for our future. After all, we come to GW to be a part of hxstory/herstory/history.
Each day of the Diversity Summit will have a focus -- past, present, or future. The three day experience will feature educational workshops, panel discussions, and dynamic speakers. 
Register and see the Diversity Summit Schedule

Monday, November 9

Honest Conversations About: Failure
Honest Conversations: Failure
Monday, November 9  |  7:00 PM EST - 8:00 PM EST
Honest Conversations is a virtual facilitated group conversation series for GW students. It's a space to talk with other students about real topics and experiences in a safe space for group processing.

Let's talk about failure in school, in work, in relationships, helping others through failure, and more.
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Person at Whiteboard
Stock Market Review with Professor Lake
Monday, November 9  |  6:30 PM EST - 7:30 PM EST
This week we’ll be discussing the impact of the U.S. elections on the markets; we’ll also be reviewing a few specific companies through the lens of the GW Investment Institute Investment Framework: Business, Management, Price vs. Valuation, and Balance Sheet (BMPB). Bring your questions and ideas and let’s chat. 
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Tuesday, November 10

Weekly Success Workshops and Study Hall
Weekly Success Workshops and Study Hall
Tuesday, November 10  |  5:30 PM EST - 7:00 PM EST
Join The Office for Student Success and The Office for Campus Living and Residential Education every Tuesday from 5:30-6:00pm to learn about various topics that will help you reach your academic goals. Following the workshop, stick around for Study Hall. The room will be open and monitored until 7pm! Can't wait to see you! 
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The Bachelorette
The Bachelorette Breakdown
Tuesday, November 10  |  7:00 PM EST - 8:00 PM EST

Join Community Director Marissa Townsend for a pre-epsiode breakdown about this season's best conspiracy theories, drama and favorite moments of The Bachelorette! Will this season be the first to have two Bachelorettes? Who knows but let's find out together. I can't wait to hear your thoughts about what is going to happen...see you there!
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Honest Conversations About: Isolation
Honest Conversations: Isolation
Tuesday, November 10  |  7:00 PM EST - 8:00 PM EST
Honest Conversations is a virtual facilitated group conversation series for GW students. It's a space to talk with other students about real topics and experiences in a safe space for group processing.

Let's talk about isolation during a pandemic, about moving to a new place, after a break-up, losing a friend group, and more.
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Wednesday, November 11

Honest Conversations Relationships
Honest Conversations: Relationships
Wednesday, November 11 |  7:00 PM EST - 8:00 PM EST
Honest Conversations is a virtual facilitated group conversation series for GW students. It's a space to talk with other students about real topics and experiences in a safe space for group processing.

Let's talk about professional and personal relationships, friendship to love, relationships with family members, and more.
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Person graduating and thinking about future
Considering applying to graduate school in the Social Sciences?
Wednesday, November 11  |  8:00 PM EST - 8:45 PM EST
You can beat those early graduate school application deadlines by being prepared. Join Dr. Jakeman, Faculty in Residence and Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration, for a discussion about preparing an application to a graduate program in the social sciences. Topics will include choosing a social science graduate education program, the timing of graduate school applications, and writing the statement of interest.
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Thursday, November 12

Dumbbell
At Home Workouts with Area Coordinator Marcella
Thursday, November 12  |  9:15 AM EST - 10:15 AM EST
Feeling the effects of COVID-19 and need to incorporate some stress relief to jumpstart your day? Join CLRE Area Coordinator Marcella Wong for an at-home workout as she restarts her journey of incorporating wellness back into her life.
The sessions are biweekly on Thursdays at 9:15am for 45-mins with a 10 minutes cool down (stretch and yoga) session. All workouts require no equipment (using your body weight) except a yoga mat (for comfort). All levels are welcome (as I will be starting as a beginner myself) and this will be a judgment-free zone.
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Friday, November 13

Bagel
Bagel & Coffee Socially Distant Outing
Friday, November 13  |  10:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST
Conclude your week by meeting some new friends for a coffee and bagel outing in the DC neighborhood. We'll visit some coffee shops in the local neighborhood and get off campus for a little bit to enjoy the Fall weather. These visits will also include other staff members from the Division for Student Affairs and our Faculty in Residence program to chat about your semester. This event is hosted by Julian Batts, Area Coordinator for CLRE.

Attendees are responsible their own purchases at the coffee shops. Masks or face coverings are required while maintaining social distancing.
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Food
Cooking & Conversation: FOUL MDAMMAS (Fava bean dish)
Friday, November 13  |  12:00 PM EST - 1:00 PM EST
Stop buying prepared Middle Eastern dishes. Learn how to make them while discussing vital issues of the day.

In this session, Professor Youmans will teach you how to make FOUL MDAMMAS (Fava bean dish) while leading a discussion about the presidential elections in the United States.  We will discuss the results and where the country appears to be headed. What are the challenges that lie ahead and what can we as engaged individuals do about it, if anything?
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Saturday, November 14

Coffee and snack
Bi-Weekly Arabic Language Cafe
Saturday, November 14  |  11:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST
Join us at the next Arabic Language Cafe, where you get to practice speaking Arabic in an informal setting and meet other Arabic learners at GW. All Arabic language levels are welcome. 
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