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!
Sincerely,
Campus Living & Residential Education

Monday, October 26

Honest Conversations: Failure
Stock Market Review with Professor Lake
Monday, October 26  |  6:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT
This week we’ll 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). We’ll pick up our discussion where we left-off last time. Bring your questions and ideas and let’s chat.
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Honest Conversations: Failure
Honest Conversations: Failure
Monday, October 26  |  7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Real topics, Real life, Real connections. 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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Tuesday, October 27

Weekly Success Workshops and Study Hall
Weekly Success Workshops and Study Hall
Tuesday, October 27  |  5:30 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT
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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Courthouse
The Who What Why How & Where of Paralegal Careers
Tuesday, October 27  |  6:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT
This short presentation explains WHO today’s paralegals are, WHAT they know and WHAT they can and cannot do, WHY law offices should use more paralegals to do more things, HOW to use paralegals for maximum benefit, and WHERE paralegals are working to advance the legal profession and serve the public. 
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Honest Conversations: Isolation Every Monday at 7pm
Honest Conversations: Isolation
Tuesday, October 27  |  7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Real topics, Real life, Real connections. 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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The Bachelorette: Breakdown
The Bachelorette Breakdown
Tuesday, October 27  |  7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
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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Wednesday, October 28

Honest Conversation:Relationships Every Monday at 7pm
Honest Conversations: Relationships
Wednesday, October 28 |  7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Real Topics, Real Life, Real Connections. 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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Refuse Guns in our Classrooms
Gun Culture in the US: Students Perspectives of Guns on Campus
Wednesday, October 28  |  8:00 PM EDT - 8:45 PM EDT
Do you know that college students in 12 US states can legally carry concealed weapons on college and university campuses? Join GW doctoral student Chris Moody (and ACPA Executive Director) and Dr. Rick Jakeman, Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration, for a 45-minute discussion of Chris’ research on this topic. Please join us for this conversation, including how Chris became interested in this topic and how his research will inform national and state policy and practice moving forward. Note that both speakers will be mindful of the sensitive manner of guns, violence, feelings, and related topics; these conversations may be stressful for some.
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Friday, October 30

Bagel
Bagel & Coffee Socially Distant Outing
Friday, October 30  |  10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT
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.
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Mjadara
Cooking & Conversation: MJADARA and the Legacy of the Arab Spring
Friday, October 30  |  12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
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 MJADARA, a terrific lentils dish, while giving a lecture about the where the Arab World has gone since the Arab spring of 2011. The series of protests was celebrated as an opening for democracy in the region, but what has come about? The record is mixed in different countries and Professor Youmans will lead a discussion on the protests' legacy as he cooks this healthy, protein and fiber-rich dish.  
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Boo Bash, October 29-30, 2020
Boo Bash: Costume Contest Instagram Live
Friday, October 30  |  8:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT

This year's Boo Bash has a costume contest, including Best of 2020, Homemade, Funniest, Punniest, Scariest, Laziest, Best Pet, Best Du, Best Group, Best Room/Decorations, and Best Overall Winner. Join
us on Instagram on Friday night to see the costume winners and have some fun!
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Saturday, October 31

Coffee Photo
Arabic Language Cafe
Saturday, October 31  |  12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
Join Professor Mohssen Esseesy in a community of Arabic learners at GW who meet bi-weekly to converse informally in Arabic. All language levels are welcome at this event.  
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