ASHBURN, VA—The George Washington University (GW) showcases its graduate programs on Thursday, October 11, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the GW Virginia Campus in Ashburn.

The GW Virginia Campus offers graduate programs for professionals seeking advanced degrees without career interruption. Graduate education is provided in key focus areas of education and business leadership, information technology and telecommunications, and engineering and transportation safety. The campus also offers an innovative undergraduate program in the health sciences. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to explore approximately 20 graduate degree and certificate programs by speaking with program representatives and faculty in the exhibition areas from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. In-depth information sessions will also be held at scheduled times.

All business information sessions are offered at 6:30 p.m. for the Accelerated MBA, Information Systems Technology, M.S., and Executive M.S. in Information Systems Technology.

Engineering information sessions are offered at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for Computer Science, M.S., D.Sc., and graduate certificates in IT for Justice and Public Safety, and Computer Security and Information Assurance. Additional information sessions are scheduled at 6: 30 p.m. for Electrical Engineering, M.S., D.Sc., the Accelerated M.S. in Telecommunications and Computers, and graduate certificates in Telecommunications Networks, Telecommunications Security and Electronic Warfare, and Wireless and Mobile Networks.

Information sessions are also scheduled at 6:30 p.m. for Secondary Education, M.Ed. (and licensure) and at 5:30 p.m. for the Health Sciences, B.S. (Pharmacogenomics) programs. For a complete list of program offerings please visit www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/academics/.

The GW Virginia Campus in Loudoun County is a robust center for innovative research, graduate education, and advanced partnerships.  As the University's research and technology campus, it is creating centers of excellence in transportation safety and security, information technology, and high performance computing. Located at the University Center in Ashburn, the 95-acre campus is strategically positioned in the Northern Virginia technology corridor near Dulles International Airport.

The Graduate Program Open House is scheduled at 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, VA. The GW Virginia Campus is located in University Center off Route 7, one mile west of the intersection of Routes 7 and 28, and twelve miles northwest of Tysons Corner.

For more information about the Open House visit www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu, e-mail webquestions@va.gwu.edu, or call the Marketing and Communications Office at (703) 726-3650. 

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