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President Knapp
Steven Knapp became the 16th president of The George Washington University on August 1, 2007.
President Knapp and Diane Robinson Knapp are meeting with alumni around the globe. Check our Calendar of Events for listings of events with President Knapp during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Please join your fellow Colonials, parents, and friends of GW to learn more about the president's goals and to share ideas about how we can work together to continue to enhance our great university. You may also share your feedback with President Knapp and the Office of Alumni Relations anytime by completing the below form!
President Knapp on GW Alumni:
Alumni I have met so far have been uniform in their commitment to the university and their desire to open doors for our students. And when they encounter those students, our alumni are as impressed as I am by their intellect, their drive, their curiosity, and their engagement.
— Inaugural Remarks, November 16, 2007
I have already heard from many alumni who seek a deeper and stronger connection with what is traditionally called their alma mater, but what I would prefer to call, simply, their university.
— Address to Faculty Assembly, September 10, 2007
Perhaps the greatest testament to the history we continue to make is the network of GW alumni spread across the world, 220,000 in all, with 70,000 of them in the greater Washington region alone.
— Convocation Remarks, September 3, 2007
"The GW Alumni Association has established three priorities for the coming years: Lifetime Engagement, Gathering a Voice, and Building a Culture of Philanthropy."
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