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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2001
MEDIA CONTACT: Maureen Fleming, (202)994-1423, fleming@gwu.edu
Helen Ryan, (703)726-8303, hryan@va.gwu.edu
GW TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS AS A LEADER IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA'S
TECHNOLOGY CORRIDOR
Dec. 3 Anniversary Event to Include the Unveiling of a New name for the Campus and
Three New Research Labs in Internet Technology, Transportation Safety and Earthquake Safety
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10th Anniversary Celebration for GW's Virginia Campus. The George Washington University Virginia Campus will celebrate 10 years of growth and innovation in the Loudoun County - Dulles technology corridor.
The event will feature a keynote speaker and the unveiling of three new research labs - America Online's Home of the 21st Century, a research partnership with the technology and entertainment giant; the GW Driving Simulator Laboratory, a partnership
with the Federal Highway Administration and General Motors Corporation; and the GW Earthquake Safety Laboratory, a partnership with the National Science Foundation.
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Monday, December 3, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Note: Media tours of the new research labs will be conducted beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 3.
Please call either contact number above to reserve at time.
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The GW Virginia Campus
20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, Virginia
(at University Center, Route 7, one mile west of Route 28)
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Register online at: www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/tenyear or call for information at 703-726-8300
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BACKGROUND:
GW's Virginia Campus, a 77,000 square foot, $25 million graduate education and research center serves
an international technology and management community. Celebrating its tenth anniversary since opening
in August 1991, the 50-acre campus has grown from modest beginnings with 200 enrollments and $50,000
in funded research to a strong, vigorous cluster of academic programs with more than 3,000 enrollments and
funded research that tops $28 million. In recognition of its tenth year, GW will announce on Dec. 3 a new
name for the campus, which embodies its broad and growing array of research and educational leadership programs.
Information and reservations for the Virginia Campus 10-Year Anniversary:
www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/tenyear
To learn more about the GW Virginia Campus, please visit our website at:
www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu
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