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Georgetown University • Washington, D.C. Vol. 93, No. 16, © 2011
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
HAUNTING HISTORY?
With Halloween just around the corner, The Guide peers into Georgetown’s frightful past.
TOURNAMENT TIME
The Hoyas go head-to-head with the Orange at home in a Big East quarterfinal showdown.
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Alumni Return To Roots
For some grads, giving back to Georgetown isn’t just about the money. BRADEN MCDONALD Hoya Staff Writer
This is the final story in a three-part series on alumni journeys beyond the Hilltop. While soon-to-be Georgetown graduates are looking to secure their futures in the workforce this autumn, a select number will end up carving out their niche right here on campus. MAKING THEIR WAY BACK While some recent graduates step right off of the graduation stage and into university offices, others have taken alternate routes back to their alma mater. Michael Wang (MSB ’07), found jobs at Lehman Brothers and then Barclays immediately after graduation, taking the finance route typical of many recent alumni. But within two years, he found himself back on the Hilltop as the special assistant to Chris Augostini. At the time, Augostini was serving as the university’s chief financial officer and now its chief operating officer. See ALUMNI, A6
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The front lawns bustled with activity Thursday as workers set up dramatic lighting in front of Healy for the toast that will mark the campaign’s start.
$1.5 Billion Capital Campaign Kicks Off CARLY GRAF
Special to The Hoya
As celebratory blue spotlights eye Healy Hall and alumni A-listers flock to campus, the university’s $1.5 billion capital campaign launches its public phase today. Projected to last 10 years, the fundraising initiative, titled “For Gen-
erations to Come: The Campaign for Georgetown,” began its quiet stage on July 1, 2006. Through the end of last fiscal year, the Office of Advancement had brought in $737 million in commitments, just short of 50 percent of its final goal. The campaign relies on three primary sources of donations — alumni, friends and family of those who
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attended Georgetown, and nonprofit charitable foundations with some stake in the university’s mission and goals. PLAYING TO THE HILLTOP’S STRENGTHS With the campaign’s kickoff comes a renewed focus on engagement with the student body. “We do not want what we do in
advancement to be invisible,” Vice President for Advancement R. Bartley Moore (SFS ’87) said. Men’s basketball Head Coach John Thompson III, Mortara distinguished professor of diplomacy and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, as well as business mogul See CAMPAIGN, A6
Chaplains Connect With Students MATTHEW STRAUSS Hoya Staff Writer
It is midnight on the third floor of Darnall, and a small group of freshmen are chatting as they watch TV and plug away at their homework. As a Catholic priest strolls in with a plate of freshly baked treats, a student yells down the hall, “Fr. McManus has cookies!” and more residents quickly spill into the common room. At work is campus ministry’s residential ministry, directed by Michelle Siemietkowski (COL ’92). The program boasts 26 chaplains-in-residence and Jesuits-in-residence who live among students in university-owned housing. The purpose of the program stems from the university’s commitment to providing
chaplaincy service for students 24 hours a day, Siemietkowski said. But the program is much more than attractive language for an admissions brochure. “CIRs and JIRs also reach out to students who may have particular needs or particular considerations, which is a really special service that we provide,” Siemietkowski said. “A chaplain can show up on a student’s floor with cookies and ask ‘Hey, how are midterms going?’ and really connect with students. They do a lot of outreach.” For husband and wife chaplain team Zeyneb and Salih Sayilgan, who reside on the second floor of New South, the opportunity for outreach inspired them to serve as on-campus See CHAPLAINS, A6
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Michelle Siemietkowski (COL ’92) directs the chaplains-in-residence program for campus housing.
GU Nabs Record 22 Fulbrights UPASANA KAKU Hoya Staff Writer
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A record high of 22 graduates received the prestigious Fulbright award for the 2011-2012 year, the Office of Fellowships announced this week. The competitive scholarships provide recipients the chance to teach and conduct research abroad. Since they are awarded by individual countries, the last students to receive their awards were not notified until summer. Established in 1946 via legislation introduced by Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.), the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards about 1,100 grants each year.
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Georgetown’s strong performance places it among the top recipients of the award nationwide. “It’s a harvest that’s paying
“It is a record, but it is also really important that it is part of a rising trend.” JOHN GLAVIN Director of the Office of Fellowships
off,” said John Glavin, director of the Office of Fellowships and a professor of English In 2010, Georgetown students were awarded 16 Fulbrights,
and 14 the year before that. “It is a record, but it is also really important that it is part of a rising trend,” Glavin said. The scholars will study and teach in 18 different countries on every continent besides Antarctica. Of the 22 recipients, 16 are students who completed their undergraduate or graduate programs last year, while the rest are recent graduates. He added that the international orientation of the university makes Georgetown a natural fit for the Fulbright program. In recent years, the office has stepped up efforts to raise See FULBRIGHTS, A6
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