This section should include a

monthly message that highlights

any strategic initiatives, or discus-

sions on the strategic focus for

the departments.

This section can also include a

specific congratulations towards

a staff member or department

that has been particularly suc-

cessful, most importantly it

should be the voice of the execu-

tive to the department as a

whole.

Lastly, and likely most important-

ly this section should include

information on the view of the

priorities, regarding what has

happened and what will happen

moving forward.

This is the preface to the entire

newsletter and should encour-

age folks to read more.

Welcome to the new (and hope-

fully) improved Monthly Admin-

istration Communiqué. For this

first newsletter, we are hoping to

include more information that is

relevant to you and your teams,

and most importantly is read by

all of you! While we have re-

ceived some feedback from the

senior leadership, we encourage

you to provide any feedback you

have via email to Anya Hughes, at

anyah@gwu.edu or 4-5851. You

may also provide feedback to

your director, who will return

the feedback to the communi-

qué team.

George and Senior Associate

Vice President for Administra-

tion, Ed Schonfeld

Monthly Memo from SAVP Ed Schonfeld

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Shine a Spotlight

On—Dave Sodero

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All Around GW—

Success Stories

2

Sustainability

Efforts

2

Student Perspec-

tive—TBD

3

Ask the Execu-

tive—Anything!

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Team Efftort =

Better Service,

Better Data

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WELCOME NEW

COLONIALS

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Our Community 4

Welcome to the New Monthly Administration Communiqué -

We look forward to your feedback!

A D M I N S I T R A I T O N I S A N

O F F I C E O F T H E E X E C U T I V E

V I C E P R E S I D E N T &

T R E A S U R E R

Monthly

Administration

Communiqué

N O V E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 1 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Updates & Dates ● Click below for more

information on flu shot benefits :

● Faculty & Staff may now

make payroll deductions entirely online—no more printing, signing, and mailing forms! The new form is available here!

● Nov 9, 2-3pm

Marvin Center 405 OVPR will be hosting a workshop “How to Get Your First Grant Funded.” All Researchers are invit-ed.

● Men’s BB Game:

tonight @7pm!

P A G E 2

GW will be the first

to make a Clinton

Global University

Commitment to

Action by

collecting 20,000

used cell phones

and portable

electronics by

March 2012

Picture of Dave

Sodero

All Around GW: Success Stories

Sustainability Efforts

Shine a Spotlight On—Dave Sodero Story on Dave Sodero and the

role of the GWorld Technians.

The new Sustainable

Urban Planning MPS

program launched this

fall with an initial co-

hort of 17 students.

Relations, Lorraine Voles.

Jin Chon and team hosted the

GW+Phones = Hope event

with Chelsea Clinton and

Christy Turlington Burns,

where nearly 1,000 phones

were collected, with a goal of

20,000 total. GW will be the

first to make a Clinton Global

University Commitment to

Action by collecting 20,000

used cell phones and portable

electronics by March 2012 to

be recycled to fund maternal

and child health mobile tech-

nology projects in the Demo-

cratic Republic of Congo and

Nepal.

Jennie Moline and the Govern-

ment & Community Relations

Team organized the successful

commemoration of the Virginia

Science & Technology Campus

20 year anniversary , strength-

ening partnerships with

Loudon. Thanks also to Cattle-

ya Wongkodkatap and the

Events team for their stellar

performance.

Government & Community Rela-

tions had a successful district

government workers alumni

event at Bens Chili Bowl in

October.

The Science and Engineering Hall

is the subject of a new video,

“Our Future is Here”

The Arlington Education Center,

hosted classes in it’s new loca-

tion this summer, and had an

opening ceremony on Oct

13th. The center houses

CCAS, CPS, GSEHD, GWSB

and SEAS programs.

Edward Akowaya, Assistant

Animal Technician in the Ani-

mal Research Facility, recently

passed the examination to be

certified as a Laboratory Ani-

mal Technician.

OVPR held a workshop titled,

“What we can do for you…”

which offered an overview of

the OVPR services for re-

searchers on Oct 13th. See

the front page for information

on the next of this series of fall

workshops.

External Relations staff orga-

nized a very successful Coloni-

al Weekend, which included

Bill Maher, Colonials Invasion,

the 9th Annual Foggy Bottom/

West End Neighborhood

Block Party, and a presentation

to parents by VP for External

M O N T H L Y

Picture of

the Sustain-

ability

Effort

Student Perspective—TBD

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

This will be the place holder for the

student story and any feedback.

ture better data on food purchases.

So far the scanners have done just

that, increased the speed of service,

and provided information on what

students buy and want more of.

Thanks to collaboration with

GWorld, and particularly the work

of Steve Nichols, the project was

easily implemented and has encoun-

tered little issues.

Have you been to J Street lately?

If so, you should have zipped right

through the lines, due to the new

scanners being used by cashiers.

As part of the planned overhaul of

campus dining this past summer,

Campus Dining Director, Rich

Yokeley suggested implementing

the use of scanners in J Street to

make long lines quicker, and cap-

Each month, Ed Schonfeld, or one

of his direct reports will answer a

question posed by a staff member

in one of his departments. Please

submit your questions to Commu-

niqué Editor, Gina Kalasky at

gkalasky@gwu.edu. Topics can be

related to Administration depart-

ments, or general questions about

GW.

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describing

picture or

graphic.

Ask the Executive...Anything!

Team Effort = Better Service, Better Data

Picture of Scanned Item in J

Street

“This will be

the quote of

the question

posed to Ed or

other direct

report.”

Communiqué Team

Publisher—Anya Hughes, Deputy Director, Campus Support Services

Editor-in-Chief—Gina Kalasky, Project & Cust Svc Coordinator, Campus Support Services

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW GW COLONIALS! ● Allison Herbert, who has joined OVPR as an Executive Aide. Allison works with the research portfolio of the Columbian College .

● Dennis Narango will join GW in November as Associate Vice President for Medical Center Development and Associate Dean of SMHS. He comes to us

from the University of Maryland School of Medicine

● Angela Olson joined the Communications team this week as the new Media Relations Specialist. She grew up in Kansas City, graduated

from American University, and worked as a publicist for Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center and The Music Center at

Strathmore in Bethesda before joining GWU. Angela will be promoting CCAS theater and dance, CCAS social sciences, the Textile Muse-

um, Gelman Library, Law School, Global Media Institute, Office of Civic Engagement and Public Service, and the Trachtenberg School of

Public Policy and Administration .

● Catherine Parker, who has joined OVPR as a Sponsored Program Administrator II. Catherine works with the research portfolios of the

Elliott School, the School of Business, the Law School, and the College of Professional Studies .

● Tom Russo, GW’s first Assistant Vice President for Industry Research, whose new role is situated within OVPR. Tom will serve as a link

between industry and research by facilitating introductions between GW faculty and people from industry and corporations, with the goal of

forming joint ventures and collaborations and industry-funded research at GW.

Our Community… Do you have some interesting news to share? Perhaps you are running a marathon and need encouragement, or

have welcomed a new addition to your family? Are you working towards, or have completed a degree here at

GW? Are you interested in starting a book club, or extreme sports group? Perhaps you recently read a great

book on management styles, and think it might be encouraging to others?

Just let us know! It was suggested that staff may be interested in connecting on a different level, and this newsletter can provide

the platform, should you chose to participate. If you have any updates for the next upcoming newsletter,

please provide updates by November 30th, to Gina Kalasky, gklasky@gwu.edu.