George Washington University School of Business

George Washington University, Washington D.C.

About

George Washington University is named for the first president of the United States who advocated for the establishment of a national university in the U.S. capital. George Washington left a portion of company shares he owned to endow the university. Additional funds were raised independently, and, in 1821, the university was founded by an Act of Congress. GW is one of just five universities in the US with such a Congressional charter.

Today, the George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C.

The GW School of Business (GWSB) was...
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George Washington University is named for the first president of the United States who advocated for the establishment of a national university in the U.S. capital. George Washington left a portion of company shares he owned to endow the university. Additional funds were raised independently, and, in 1821, the university was founded by an Act of Congress. GW is one of just five universities in the US with such a Congressional charter.

Today, the George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C.

The GW School of Business (GWSB) was born in a spirit of innovation. You might say it’s our oldest — and proudest — tradition. Since our founding in 1928, we’ve stood on the cutting edge of bold new ideas. Today, that’s still where you’ll find us: creating and building for a new century.

In 1928, the school was founded on the idea, new for its time, that business and government might become partners in promoting national prosperity and international development. In January 2006, the GW School of Business opened its new location: the newly constructed Ric and Dawn Duquès Hall and the renovated Norma Lee and Morton Funger Hall. This complex provides students, faculty and staff with a unified center for study and career-development activities.

In Washington, D.C., when you stand at the center of the nation's political and economic power, responsible global business leadership is not merely a privilege, it is standard operating procedure. Rather than only adapting to the shifts in the global economy, the GW School of Business (GWSB) acts as one of its agents of change.

With established relationships with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the U.S. Department of State (all located just blocks away), students learn first-hand how to see beyond the bottom line and consider the big picture of international affairs, finance, sustainability, ethics and corporate responsibility — often all at once. Together with our customized programs (including online options), this global presence enables our students to pursue practical, insightful expertise in the world of business from an enviable vantage point.

Throughout its history, GWSB has attracted some of the nation’s most outstanding leaders from academia, government, and the business world, including former deans F. David Fowler, a managing partner of KPMG Peat Marwick and Susan M. Phillips, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Over the course of the years, and through the various stages of its evolution, the GW School of Business has assembled an impressive roster of distinguished alumni, including: U.S. Senators Jean Carnahan, Kent Conrad and Michael Enzi; Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan; General Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. secretary of state; Mary-Beth Morgan, former director of cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Defense; Michelle Knox-Zaloom, U.S. Olympian (women’s rowing team, 1992 and 1996); and Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, to name just a few.

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Facilities

At GWSB, our mission is to create and care for the physical environment that enables our students, faculty and staff to achieve excellence. Below is the list of the facilities we have onsite for our...
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Student life

GWSB Undergraduate Programs offers students the opportunity to expand their involvement beyond the classroom. Our office provides students with many avenues for engagement. From student organizations...
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Admission

Whether you are applying to an Undergraduate or Graduate program, our admissions process is designed to be void of complex details. We understand that applying for College can be time-consuming and...
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Careers

As a part of the GW School of Business (GWSB) strategic planning initiative, The F. David Fowler Career Center supports all GWSB students and alumni in developing career management skills and...
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As a part of the GW School of Business (GWSB) strategic planning initiative, The F. David Fowler Career Center supports all GWSB students and alumni in developing career management skills and building partnerships among students, alumni, employers and faculty, resulting in lifelong learning and rewarding and fulfilling careers.

Our unique platform, based on experiential learning, incorporates programs and coaching centered around industry mentors and advisors. Our team of career coaches, employer relations consultants, and program managers come from the corporate world and understand the employment landscape through a lens of lifetime work experience. The well-crafted seven-step Career Action plan ensures that every student who engages with our career center has a clear path to the service and programs we provide and the outcomes we are working towards.

Our unique Careers360 program, is a community of industry practices, a collection of co-curricular cohorts, focusing on experiential learning as a method of career exploration. We combine academic experiences with industry mentors, pro-bono projects and career coaches, to prepare our students for internships and full-time roles after graduation and to assist in the beginnings of a career-defining network.

The Fowler Career Center has unveiled its fourth Careers360 platform to join the growing Community of Practices. The no-credit, career-enhancing program includes cohorts interested in Security Technology Transition, Consulting, Finance and the most recent addition, Marketing. The program incorporates one-on-one coaching, mentorship with industry specialists, career strategy guidance, case studies, and mock interviews. It also includes work on a student-led team assigned to a project for a real client.

Our signature Career Week brings representatives from more than a hundred companies to the school for face-to-face and online meetings and presentations. As well as standard business school industries, the weeklong program of activities spotlights careers with impact and workplaces with diversity, social responsibility and sustainability.

Alumni support to our career center provides critical underpinning for the plethora of industry roundtables, business case competitions, career treks, and networking opportunities. In the past 12 months, Alumni events have been held in Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, TX and London, bringing together graduates from different corners of the globe to deepen their connection to GW. Through shared experiences, insightful discussions, and meaningful networking opportunities, alumni and the school have reinforced this bond to kindle a collective spirit of collaboration and inspiration to support our students.