A LONG HISTORY OF ANSWERING THE CALL

The establishment of Georgetown College (now the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences) to mold citizens who would play a role in shaping the young Republic

The inception of a School of Medicine to serve Washington, DC, soon providing a major training center for surgeons of the Union armies

The formation of the nation’s first Law Center at a Jesuit college— teaching the law in the place where laws are made

The university’s first officially recorded intercollegiate athletics competition, setting the stage for Georgetown Athletics to play an integral role in promoting formation and excellence

The launch of the Community Scholars Program in the wake of the civil rights movement

The historic hiring of a full-time rabbi in 1969, imam in 1999, and Hindu priest in 2016, developing the nation’s largest and most diverse campus ministry program

The transformative commitment to meet financial need as that obstacle increasingly limited educational access

1956

The start of the Georgetown Summer School (now, School of Continuing Studies), formalizing year-round education after wartime had dramatically disrupted academic schedules

The re-envisioning of Georgetown’s School of Nursing and School of Health to match the university’s expanding leadership in medicine, nursing, and the many dimensions of human health

Now, we are called to take on challenges that are more complex than ever. To empower principled leaders and skilled problemsolvers. To strengthen the health and social fabric of communities worldwide. We will answer with thoughtful vision—and with action. We will become the university we are

Called