April 16, 2002

Briefs

GW Provides Most Private Sector Jobs in DC
The District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services reports that of the top 20 private sector employers in January 2002, The George Washington University ranked No. 1, while the GW Hospital ranked No. 18. With Georgetown University, Washington Hospital Center, Howard University, and Children’s National Medical Center ranking Nos. 2–5, respectively, universities and hospitals are driving private sector employment in the District. These stats are available monthly at http://does.dc.gov/lmi/labor_mkt1a.shtm.

Use-It-Or-Lose-It Annual Leave Policy
Annual leave must be used by June 30 or employees will lose the time. Vice presidents, deans, and department heads are responsible for working with employees to plan for the use of this leave throughout the remainder of the fiscal year so offices are not short-staffed and so that all employees are given the opportunity to take advantage of their earned leave.

GW Ranks Among Leaders in Peace Corps Volunteers
“Ask what you can do for your country” continues to be a clarion call for graduates, as GW maintained its position as 22nd on the Peace Corps’ annual list of volunteer-producing universities.

Thirty-four graduates are currently answering the call to help others around the world fight hunger, teach children, and stop the spread of AIDS. For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison tops the list with 96 graduates.

Forensic Sciences Appoints New Chair
The Department of Forensic Sciences announced the appointment of Moses Schanfield as its new chair effective July 1.

Schanfield received a PhD in human genetics from the University of Michigan, and has been involved in forensic science since 1985. He is currently the administrator/laboratory director of a publicly funded forensic laboratory in Rochester, NY. Previously, he directed a private forensic biology laboratory for 15 years. He has testified in forensic cases more than 100 times in 27 states, as well as for the military and in Canada.

“It will give me a chance to contribute to the field by training future forensic scientists and participating in research that will affect the field,” Schanfield says. “I would like to spend the rest of my career working at GW.”

 

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