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95-583: The Campus Antiwar Network was created on January 17, 2003, by delegates from over 70 colleges and universities at twin conferences at George Washington University and San Francisco State University . Its purpose was opposition to the planned invasion of Iraq. Because it is decentralized, CAN's size and impact do not necessarily correlate with its national events and organizations, but the group's history can be tracked roughly by its national conventions. Chicago, Illinois—February 22–23, 2003 CAN's first national conference occurred very soon after its formation,

190-492: A Golden Globe winner. GW has over 1,100 active alumni in the U.S. Foreign Service and is one of the largest feeder schools for the diplomatic corps . The first President of the United States , George Washington , long favored the establishment of a university in a central part of the United States. He advocated for its establishment to the U.S. Congress and others throughout his political career. Washington envisioned

285-493: A college to educate citizens from throughout the young nation in Washington, D.C. A large building was constructed on College Hill, which is now known as Meridian Hill . On February 9, 1821, President Monroe approved the congressional charter , creating the non-denominational Columbian College. Washingtonians, Congress, and the academic community celebrated this new institution as the fulfillment of Washington's vision. In 1824,

380-491: A coordinating committee, elected at each national conference. As of the nation conference in 2007, the national committee has been restructured from previous forms to have five regional representatives and four at-large representatives, with decisions made by majority rule. In the past, the committee has had one representative from each of five regions, five at-large representatives, and two high school representatives. Individual CAN affiliates organize as they choose, although each

475-630: A cosmologist, produced the Big Bang theory at the university in the 1930s and 1940s. On January 26, 1939, Niels Bohr announced that Otto Hahn had successfully split the atom at the Fifth Washington Conference on theoretical physics in the Hall of Government. During the Vietnam War era, Thurston Hall, an undergraduate dormitory housing 1,116 students at 1900 F Street NW, located three blocks from

570-505: A faculty of retired and current professionals – including CNN correspondents, journalists, political analysts, and campaign professionals. The school is consistently ranked in the top 10 programs in the nation. The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is one of the oldest arts education institutions in the United States. It is a school of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences . It

665-627: A master's degree in Media and Public Affairs. It is housed in the same building as the Graduate School of Political Management . The Public Affairs Project at GW, part of SMPA, is responsible for the creation and production of the PBS special, Planet Forward . School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA) was the first in the nation to offer a bachelor's degree in Political Communication. The program boasts

760-490: A member of the Campus Antiwar Network. She believes that counter recruitment "has gotten popular because it gives students something concrete they can do" and students are able to make connections if they see their classmates being tempted by recruiters. UC Santa Cruz antiwar group, "Members of Students Against War" rallied outside of the "San Francisco's Civic Center" wearing T-shirts reading, "Credible Threat." This

855-414: A petition signed by forty professors and an endorsement by three campus unions. Three hundred students participated in the antiwar activities that followed. On March 20, 2007, the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, nearly 80 schools answered calls from Campus Antiwar Network and Students for a Democratic Society to walk out of class in protest of the war. Hundreds of students from schools across

950-495: A protest against the Vietnam War , as well as a memorial for the lesser-known shooting of two Jackson State students on May 14. CAN's call for the student week of action was endorsed by many individuals and organizations including Cindy Sheehan , Howard Zinn , and the Progressive Democrats of America . CAN's Points of Unity and national structure were unchanged. Madison, Wisconsin—October 19–21, 2007 The surge in

1045-484: A research and graduate campus in Ashburn, Virginia (near Dulles International Airport ) which was established in 1991. Starting with a donation of 50 acres (20 ha) from Robert H. Smith, the campus grew to 101 acres (41 ha) by 2010. Besides graduate education, this campus also offers undergraduate education to students, including Health Science, Cybersecurity & Information Technology, and Nursing. Additionally,

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1140-558: A structure under the principle that it be student owned and operated. The specific directives were: CAN will remain independent, and is not affiliated with any other organization, though it pledges to work with all forces in the antiwar movement; it is democratic, so that each member campus can elect delegates through their local antiwar student coalitions and each affiliated campus group has an equal voice within CAN; CAN accepts affiliation from every campus or school antiwar organization and respects

1235-453: A tactic to demonstrate against the militarization of campus and collusion with war related activities while galvanizing public opinion on campus, unifying CAN groups with other progressive groups, and recruiting new members. The network is able to utilize the internet and conference calls to rapidly create walk outs, although most of the largest walkouts are on specific anniversaries or important dates. Several walkouts occurred immediately after

1330-440: A view of the present needs of the peace movement , assist each other in defending against threatened disciplinary action or prosecution, and plan coordinated actions on both national and regional levels. Major decisions regarding structure and points of unity are made at CAN's yearly national conference, attended by 2 delegates with voting rights from each chapter, as well as an unlimited number of guests. The organization also has

1425-657: Is also present on the Mount Vernon and Virginia Campuses. The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration is a graduate school in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences . Consistently ranked as one of the top Public Affairs Schools in the United States, it is ranked 11th nationwide by U.S. News & World Report . The Trachtenberg School offers Master of Public Policy , Master of Public Administration , and PhD degrees in Public Policy and Public Administration . The school works in partnership with

1520-414: Is asked to select two members to give their contact information to the national coordinating committee. The coordinating committee is responsible for coordinating actions voted on at the national conference. CAN's only formal political consensus stems from its Points of Unity, or Unity Statement, selected at the national conference. CAN periodically updates its Points of Unity based on the current state of

1615-433: Is committed to building a movement based on grassroots, democratic and independent organizing that actively opposes all forms of racism, Islamophobia, sexism and homophobia. The Campus Antiwar Network is a network of largely independent affiliates which choose their own day-to-day goals and tactics. CAN brings them together, usually only by email and conference call , to share the lessons of experience, discuss and decide on

1710-656: Is home to the first walkable solar-power sidewalk in the world. The project began in 2012 and was completed two years later, inaugurated in October 2014. George Washington University is governed by the GW Board of Trustees, the President of the George Washington University , provost , deans , and department chairs. The university employs over 6,000 faculty members, administrators, and support staff. In 2007, Steven Knapp

1805-526: Is housed in the Corcoran Gallery of Art , the oldest private cultural institution in Washington, D.C. Formerly an independent institution, known as the Corcoran College of Art and Design, the institution later merged the college operations with the George Washington University. The school retained over 20 full-time faculty members, and the college will continue to function as a separate entity within

1900-473: Is included within the college. CPS offers courses on the Foggy Bottom and Virginia campuses. Solomon Amendment The term Solomon Amendment has been applied to several provisions of U.S. law originally sponsored by U.S. Representative Gerald B. H. Solomon (R-NY). The 1982 Solomon Amendment was an amendment to a federal education bill that made compliance with the registration requirements of

1995-677: Is located at the intersection of 23rd and I Streets NW due south of Washington Circle , and provides access to the Orange , Blue and Silver lines . The University Hospital is located next to the Metro station entrance. The Foggy Bottom campus contains most of the residence halls in which GW students live. The most notable include Shenkman Hall, Thurston Hall, Madison Hall , Potomac House, Fulbright Hall , Mitchell Hall, Munson Hall , Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall , Phillip Amsterdam Hall, Guthridge Hall, Madison Hall, Townhouse Row, South Hall, and

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2090-577: Is located primarily on the east side of University Yard. Although teacher education has been offered since the university's founding in 1904, the Graduate School of Education and Human Development officially started in 1909. The school turned its focus to graduate education in 1994. The George Washington University College of Professional Studies (CPS) was founded during the Trachtenberg Presidency. The Graduate School of Political Management

2185-758: Is notable for its academic diversity, and offers a wide range of majors and courses of study. The Columbian College contains the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, the School of Media and Public Affairs, and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. The Columbian College is primarily housed in Philips Hall, Rome Hall, Smith Hall of Art, MPA Building, Monroe Hall, Hall of Government, 1922 F Street, Corcoran Hall, Bell Hall, Samson Hall, Lisner Hall, and many other places around campus. The college

2280-684: Is the Bible of Freemason George Washington. Freemasonry symbols are prominently displayed throughout the campus, including the foundation stones of many of the university buildings. During the 19th century, most of the university's students came from the South . As the American Civil War commenced in 1861, many left their studies to join the Confederate States Army . However, the college was still fractured. Professor of anatomy A. Y. P. Garnett left

2375-470: Is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. The medical school is the 11th-oldest medical school in the nation and the first established in the nation's capital. The Columbian College was founded in 1821 and is the oldest unit of the university. The Elliott School of International Affairs was formalized in 1898. In the 1930s, the university was a major center for theoretical physics . George Gamow ,

2470-625: Is the popular name of 10 U.S.C.   § 983 , a United States federal law that allows the Secretary of Defense to deny federal grants (including research grants) to institutions of higher education if they prohibit or prevent ROTC or military recruitment on campus. In the 1980s, U.S. Representative Gerald B. H. Solomon (R-NY) sponsored a series of "Solomon amendments" that conditioned eligibility for federal financial aid for higher education and job training, federal government employment, and other federal benefits on certification by

2565-566: The Corcoran Gallery of Art , the oldest private art museum in Washington, D.C. and independent college of art and design. The college of art and design became The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design under the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The National Gallery of Art will acquire many of the 17,000 pieces of art from the Corcoran and the rest will be donated to other museums around

2660-605: The Elliott School of International Affairs , the School of Public Health and Health Services , and the Graduate School of Education & Human Development to offer a variety of concentrations for its graduates. The School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), although run separately, belongs to the Columbian College of Arts in Sciences. It offers two undergraduate degrees, Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Communication and

2755-827: The George Washington Revolutionaries , play in the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference . GW also annually hosts numerous political events, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund 's Annual Meetings . Several notable individuals have served as trustees, including two presidents, John Quincy Adams and Ulysses S. Grant , and Alexander Graham Bell . Notable alumni , faculty , and affiliates include 16 foreign heads of state or government , 28 United States senators , 27 United States governors , 18 U.S. Cabinet members , five Nobel laureates, two Olympic medalists , two Academy Award winners, and

2850-655: The Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute in 2006. Others notable patients include former First Lady Laura Bush , who was treated for a pinched nerve. SMHS is primarily housed in the GW Hospital , Ross Hall, and many other centers along K Street and throughout the city. GW was once home to the George Washington Dental College , but this department would close in 1921 due to budget constraints. The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)

2945-634: The United States Congress and is the first university founded under Washington, D.C.'s jurisdiction. It is one of the nation's six federally chartered universities. GW is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity." It is the only member of the Association of American Universities in Washington, D.C. The university offers degree programs in seventy-one disciplines, enrolling around 11,500 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate students . The school's athletic teams,

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3040-523: The University of Miami , was named the President of the George Washington University . In July 2020, the university began forming special committees to look at possible name changes to an on-campus building and the school moniker. In a statement on the university's website, LeBlanc said one of the panels would examine the Colonials moniker, which critics said conjured up racism, violence, and genocide. In 2022,

3135-529: The White House , was a staging ground for student anti-war demonstrations. In 1996, the university purchased the Mount Vernon College for Women in the city's Palisades neighborhood that became the school's coeducational Mount Vernon Campus. The campus was first utilized in 1997 for women only but became co-educational in a matter of years. The Mount Vernon campus is now totally integrated into

3230-623: The Colonials name was officially retired. The following year, in 2023, the new nickname, the George Washington Revolutionaries , was announced. Another panel looked into renaming the Marvin Center, which was named after former school President Cloyd Heck Marvin , a segregationist . In January 2022, LeBlanc was succeeded by former Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton as interim university president. A year later, in January 2023,

3325-685: The Constitutionality of the Solomon Amendments as applied to men over age 26. "From 1982 to 2021, males were required to register with Selective Service System in order to receive Title IV Federal student aid.... This requirement was eliminated by the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act.... [F]ailing to register with Selective Service System no longer impacts students’ eligibility for Title IV student aid. Effective July 1, 2022, applicants will no longer be able to register with Selective Service System via

3420-413: The District of Columbia. Each academic unit has a distinct identity within the broader university. The Graduate School of Political Management and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design were organized outside of the university, later to join in 1987 and 2014, respectively. The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) is the oldest and largest college in the university. It was founded in 1821; at

3515-480: The FAFSA." The Solomon Amendment relating to ROTC and military recruiting was passed in 1996. It denied federal grants from 8 federal agencies, including research grants, to colleges and universities that prohibit or prevent the U.S. armed forces from recruiting on campus in a manner "at least equal in quality and scope" as other employers or that fail to allow for ROTC programs as part of their academic programs subject to

3610-759: The Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses. The GW library system contains the Gelman Library , the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, the Burns Law Library, Eckles Library (named for Charles Ellison Eckles and Anita Heurich Eckles), and the Virginia Science and Technology Library. The GW Library System is a constituent member of the Washington Research Library Consortium , which allows for resource sharing among

3705-452: The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences with programs in adult nurse practitioner , family nurse practitioner, nursing leadership and management, and clinical research administration. The first MSN class was admitted in 2004. Meanwhile, approval was also obtained to develop a Department of Nursing Education. As the first and only chair of the department, Ellen Dawson, Ph.D., RN, ANP, led

3800-760: The GW School of Nursing was re-established and is now the university's tenth academic institution, with Jean Johnson and Ellen Dawson as the founding deans. The George Washington University Law School was established in 1826 and is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia . Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas , William Strong , David J. Brewer , Willis Van Devanter and John Marshall Harlan were among those who served on its faculty. Chief Justice John Roberts , Justice Sonia Sotomayor , Justice Samuel Alito , and Justice Antonin Scalia presided over its moot court in 2006, 2007 and 2009, respectively. The law school

3895-522: The GW community, serving as a complement to the Foggy Bottom campus. In 1999, GW hosted the Town Hall with President Clinton , the first presidential town hall to ever be webcast live. In December 2006, the university appointed Johns Hopkins University provost Steven Knapp as the 16th President of the George Washington University , and his presidency began August 1, 2007. In 2017, Thomas LeBlanc , provost of

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3990-505: The MSN program to accreditation in time for the graduation of the first class in 2006. Also, she spearheaded the development of both the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program and the 15-month (four consecutive semesters) accelerated second-degree bachelor of nursing science (ABSN) program located in Ashburn, VA. The first classes for these degrees were admitted in 2007 and 2009, respectively. In 2010,

4085-509: The Military Selective Service Act a condition of eligibility for federal financial aid for higher education, and required applicants for aid to certify their compliance with any applicable Selective Service registration requirement. Rep. Solomon subsequently sponsored other "Solomon Amendments" making Selective Service registration a condition of federal employment and various other federal programs. The 1996 Solomon Amendment

4180-689: The Points of Unity that all chapters follow. Throughout its history, CAN has put opposition to US military recruitment and building relationships with antiwar U.S. veterans and soldiers at the center of its strategy to end the war. CAN does not take official positions on elections of any kind, believing that such choices should be based on individual preferences. However, CAN actively encourages members and chapters to become as informed on elections as possible, and local chapters often incorporate political discussions into their own meetings. After Hurricane Katrina , by decision of its coordinating committee, CAN adopted

4275-461: The Points of Unity. An important national action taken from this conference was the resurrection of the "black armband" as a symbol of antiwar unity; a throwback from the Vietnam War . The Points of Unity were expanded into the following: New York City, New York—November 13–14, 2004 Over 100 delegates from 30 schools were in attendance at "Stop the War in 2004," which was focused around recovering from

4370-599: The Republican leadership of the House Armed Services Committee included language denying all federal funding to a university if any of its schools blocked access to recruiters. This alteration significantly strengthened the reach of the Solomon Amendment, since recruiters were most often denied access to law schools, which receive little federal money. Since 1991, the Association of American Law Schools ,

4465-424: The Solomon Amendment in a unanimous decision on March 6, 2006. Chief Justice John Roberts , writing for the majority, wrote: "As a general matter, the Solomon Amendment regulates conduct, not speech. It affects what law schools must do—afford equal access to military recruiters—not what they may or may not say." At least two institutions, Vermont Law School , and William Mitchell College of Law , in response to

4560-489: The Supreme Court heard a case involving a challenge to the Solomon Amendment requiring Selective Service registration as a condition of Federal employment, Elgin et al. v. U.S. Treasury et al ., 567 U.S. 1. The named plaintiff in that case had been fired from a Federal job he had held for many years, after he was too old to be allowed to register. The Supreme Court decided the case on procedural grounds, and has yet to rule on

4655-736: The US invasion of Iraq including a large one at San Francisco State University. In 2005, a walkout took place at the University of Wisconsin in Madison . Over 100 students left class, demonstrated, and then marched past the Army Recruitment Center at University Square. In 2007, large walkouts occurred as a result of the efforts of CAN groups. On February 15, the fourth anniversary of the largest antiwar demonstrations in history, walkouts occurred at 17 different schools including Columbia University . The Columbia walkout achieved campus-wide support including

4750-497: The antiwar movement in late 2005 did not last through 2006, and over the course of that year the Campus Antiwar Network lost much of its national organization, rebuilding only in the spring of 2007. After a one-year hiatus without a national conference, CAN reconvened over the weekend of October 19–21, 2007, to discuss its Points of Unity and to solidify membership. Over 30 chapters sent representatives, with an estimated 200 activists (both delegates and guests) attending. The main event

4845-432: The beginning of the university's history, there was no distinction between this college and the university. The School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (SPPPA) belong to this college, although they are run separately. The Columbian College was among the first American institutions to grant a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), in 1888. The Columbian College

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4940-609: The business school along with the Norma Lee and Morton Funger Hall. As of January 2018 , GW's undergraduate business program was ranked 42nd nationally and its International Business program was ranked ninth by U.S. News & World Report . Founded in 1824, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) , or simply the George Washington School of Medicine, was the first school of medicine in Washington, D.C. In 1981, George Washington University Hospital became

5035-560: The campus of UC Santa Cruz . According to the San Francisco Chronicle , "about a dozen protesters entered a career fair in a campus building and surrounded a table where military recruiters sat, preventing other students from talking with them. [And] more than 300 people demonstrated outside. In the jostling that ensued, a career- center staffer was slightly injured." The protest had significant results, according to Kristin Anderson,

5130-467: The center of the national spotlight when President Ronald Reagan was rushed to the emergency room after an attempted assassination. GW Hospital's emergency department was later renamed the Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine. Other politicians, such as former Vice President Dick Cheney , come to GW for routine and emergency procedures. Cheney and wife Lynne Cheney helped to start

5225-468: The country walked out against the war and demonstrated in highly visible locations. At Rutgers University in New Brunswick New Jersey, 400 students walked out of class, blocked a marine recruiting station, and took over an interstate highway. CAN views walkouts as a good way to get students involved with the antiwar movement for the first time. As many students fight against the apathy that is

5320-516: The country. In May 2014, GW opened the Milken Institute School of Public Health , a nine-story building that received LEED certification for sustainability features including a green roof, rainwater collection system, and special heating and air conditioning technologies that helps mass air displacement. The Textile Museum reopened to the public in March 2015 after the institution merged with

5415-446: The course of 2005. Its fourth national conference, held October 22–23, 2005, at UC Berkeley , drew over 650 participants, with delegates from 37 schools present to vote on the second, organizational, day. The conference, jointly sponsored by the Campus Antiwar Network and Military Out of Our Schools-Bay Area, sought to deepen the growing counter-recruitment movement among students. It decided on several nationally coordinated events for

5510-422: The failure of mass protests to prevent the invasion, and the Campus Antiwar Network was affected by the trend. CAN's second convention, on November 1–2, 2003, was attended by approximately 100 members, from 34 different campuses around the country. The primary goals of the activists were to discuss the past six months of work since CAN's creation in January, and to organize future goals as well as further codifying

5605-516: The first commencement was considered an important event for the young city. In attendance were President Monroe, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay , the Marquis de Lafayette , and other dignitaries. Like much of Washington, D.C., George Washington University traces its origins back to the Freemasons . The Bible that the President of the George Washington University uses to swear an oath on upon inauguration

5700-400: The generalization of their generation, viewing fellow collegiates in action is important to continue growing the movement. A number of people involved with the Campus Antiwar Network have faced legal or disciplinary consequences of various kinds for their antiwar activism. These people have been the centers of nationwide defense campaigns on the part of CAN, which argues that their cases prove

5795-461: The graduate program is currently ranked seventh in the world. ESIA is primarily housed in Elliott Hall at 1957 E St. The history of nursing education at GW spans more than 100 years. In 2002, Jean Johnson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, then senior associate dean for Health Sciences, met with the nursing faculty to assess GW's capacity to create GW's degree programs. The faculty moved forward to develop an MSN in

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5890-653: The individual that they either had registered with the Selective Service System or were not required to register. One of these laws was successfully challenged in federal District Court in 1983 on the grounds that it determined guilt and inflicted punishment without judicial process. The Supreme Court reversed that decision, in part because the plaintiffs were still young enough to "cure" their ineligibility by registering, in Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (1984). In 2012,

5985-503: The library are open 24 hours a day, seven days per week for use by students, faculty, and staff. The library's seventh floor includes the Special Collections Research Center, National Security Archives , Global Resources Center, and Kiev Library. The National Security Archives (NSA) is a research institution that publishes declassified U.S. government files concerning selected topics of American foreign policy . It

6080-430: The military to open gays and lesbians contradicted their non-discrimination policies. In 2004, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals found for the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights , a group representing law schools, led by Professor Kent Greenfield of Boston College Law School , opposed to the presence of military recruiters on campus. On appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. FAIR upheld

6175-502: The national conference revised the Point of Unity on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict : We stand opposed to the oppression of the Palestinian people and the occupation of Palestinian land, and support the right of Palestinians to self-determination. Berkeley, California—October 22–23, 2005 With falling approval ratings for President George W. Bush and the war, the growth of the counter-recruitment movement, and Cindy Sheehan 's rise to national prominence, CAN grew significantly over

6270-400: The new university would be in a central part of the new national capital, and he hoped the university would educate the most promising students from across the country while reaping the benefits of its location in Washington, D.C. On December 14, 1799, George Washington passed away at his home in Mount Vernon . Washington included a bequest of his shares in the Potomac Company to establish

6365-423: The newest, District House, which opened in 2016. In late 2007, construction began on a large mixed-use residential, office and retail development located on the site of the old GW Hospital (Square 54) and just east of the Foggy Bottom–GW Metrorail station. It was the second-largest undeveloped lot in the District of Columbia at the time of initial construction activity. In 2014, the university assumed ownership of

6460-400: The occupation of Iraq." The statement also attacked the Dubai Ports World controversy , describing widespread bipartisan opposition to allowing a company from the United Arab Emirates to take ownership of some U.S. port operations as "blatantly racist." Anti-racism points of unity were integrated into the Unity Statement in 2007. Campus Antiwar Network chapters have long used local walkouts as

6555-438: The principal consortium of United States law schools, required that all of its member institutions establish a policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and that member schools require the same policy of any employer to which it grants access for recruiting employees. Many law schools used to oppose military recruitment on campus because the military's " don't ask, don't tell " policy denying employment in

6650-425: The property in Foggy Bottom and leases it to various tenants, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Other institutions in proximity include the U.S. State Department , the Kennedy Center , the U.S. Institute of Peace , the Watergate complex , and embassies of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Mexico, Saudi Arabia , Spain, and Uruguay . The University Yard is the main open space and historic heart of

6745-480: The recent presidential election and the re-election of George W. Bush. The main speaker at the event was Mike Hoffman , co-founder of the Iraq Veterans Against the War , who spoke about the Iraqi response to the occupation. CAN decided to increase positive interaction and support with military groups opposing the occupation of Iraq, as well as to organize demonstrations "against George Bush's inauguration." Although all other Points were proposed to stand as created,

6840-412: The right of its member committees to organize independent antiwar actions locally. CAN adopted its first four Points of Unity: CAN also decided to call for an April 5 national mobilization in a few major cities following on the heels of the student-labor week of action already being organized from March 31 to April 4. Chicago, Illinois—November 1–2, 2003 The U.S. antiwar movement lost momentum with

6935-625: The same standards as other academic programs. It was recodified in 1999. The law was amended in 2002 to cover recruiting by the Coast Guard as part of the Department of Homeland Security . It also provides an exception for any institution with "a longstanding policy of pacifism based on historical religious affiliation." It was revised in later years, most importantly in 1999, when Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) sponsored an exemption for financial aid funding (Pub L. 106-79 Sec. 8120), and again in 2001, when

7030-631: The slogan "Relief Not War!" for the September 25, 2005 protest in Washington, DC. This issue was connected to the war, for CAN members, by the repressive military nature of the relief efforts as well as by the diversion of resources abroad. In February 2006, CAN issued a statement on the Danish cartoons controversy , condemning "racism in any form, as recently displayed in the publication of a series of anti-Islamic cartoons," which it argued "are helping to promulgate state violence against Muslims and Arabs -- including

7125-404: The threat counter-recruitment poses to the powers that be. Mostly, it has been local students expelling CAN members from their campus antiwar work. Such an incident took place at Southern Connecticut State University. All of these veterans have since renounced their involvement with CAN. On April 5, 2005, Santa Cruz students and 3 members of the Campus Antiwar Network led a major demonstration on

7220-826: The university also operates several other graduate satellite education centers. These include the Alexandria Graduate Education Center in Alexandria, the Graduate Education Center in Arlington , and the Hampton Roads Center in Newport News . The Virginia Science and Technology Campus hosts research and educational partnerships with industry and government officials and offers more than 20 graduate degrees. The Virginia Science and Technology Campus

7315-537: The university could gain more space and valuable land for athletics, such as for the women's soccer team. Now known as the Mount Vernon campus, it is totally integrated into the GW community, serving as a complement to the Foggy Bottom campus. The campus has transportation systems connecting the students to the GW campus in Foggy Bottom. It also includes Eckles Library, six residence halls, Lloyd Gymnasium, The GW-Mount Vernon Athletic Complex and other various campus facilities. The George Washington University also operates

7410-467: The university in 2011 and closed it for renovations two years later. In 1996, the university purchased the Mount Vernon College for Women in the city's Palisades neighborhood that became the school's coeducational Mount Vernon Campus. Initially, the Mount Vernon Campus remained exclusively a women's college until 1999 when GW changed its operations to a co-ed facility. It was purchased so that

7505-543: The university in his last will and testament, though the shares lost their value and no educational institution ever benefited from them. Following his death, his desire was shared and encouraged by U.S. presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison , who both expressed the need to carry out Washington's plans. In 1821, the Baptist missionary and leading minister Luther Rice secured funds from James Monroe , John Quincy Adams , John C. Calhoun , and other benefactors for

7600-681: The university libraries of the Washington metropolitan area . The main GW campus consists of 43 acres (170,000 m ) in historic Foggy Bottom and is located a few blocks from the White House , the World Bank , the International Monetary Fund , State Department and the National Mall . Barring a few outlying buildings, the boundaries of campus are delineated by (running clockwise from Washington Circle ) Pennsylvania Avenue , 19th Street, E Street , Virginia Avenue , 24th Street, and New Hampshire Avenue . The university owns much of

7695-540: The university named Ellen Granberg , provost at Rochester Institute of Technology , as the university's new president, with a start date of July 1, 2023. GW has three fully integrated campuses in the Washington, D.C. area: the Foggy Bottom campus, the Mount Vernon campus, and the Virginia Science and Technology campus . The Foggy Bottom Campus houses the vast majority of academic programming. Residence halls exist on

7790-570: The university to serve as Jefferson Davis ' physician, and Robert King Stone stayed in Washington, D.C., serving as physician to Abraham Lincoln . The college was temporarily turned into a Union Army military camp during the Civil War. Poet Walt Whitman worked at this camp while visiting his wounded brother. In 1873, following the Civil War, Columbian College was renamed Columbian University and moved to an urban downtown location centered on 15th and H streets . In 1904, Columbian University

7885-450: The university. Along with George Washington's main library, Gelman Library , it constitutes the hub of the main campus. The seven-story Gelman Library building contains over two million volumes and is constructed in the Brutalist architectural style of the 1970s. It features a concrete façade punctuated by windows that are divided by projecting vertical slabs. For most of the year, parts of

7980-534: The university. The school has a historic building facing the White House on 17th Street. The George Washington School of Business was established in 1928 with a $ 1 million gift by the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction . On February 6, 2006, the chairman and CEO of FedEx , Frederick W. Smith , opened a new complex for the school called Ric and Dawn Duquès Hall, which today houses

8075-559: The upcoming year: a day of action in protest of the Solomon Amendment requiring universities to allow military recruitment on December 6 of that year; a week of action marking the anniversary of the war in Iraq, with student actions planned on campuses and general, off-campus actions on the weekend of March 18–19, 2006; and a day of action on May 4, 2006, the anniversary of the killing of four students at Kent State by National Guardsmen during

8170-738: The war and antiwar movement. CAN is first and foremost a group opposed to the war in Iraq . However, besides calling for immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq, Points of Unity have included opposition to the war in Afghanistan , opposition to Israel 's occupation of Palestine , and other views. Although some opinions are more controversial than others, CAN strives to reflect the viewpoints of its democratic and varying membership. CAN affiliates are involved in actions around these issues to varying degrees, and individual members may or may not agree with all points; CAN chapters are welcome to choose their own political positions and affiliations beyond

8265-542: The weekend of February 22–23, in Chicago , and formalized the organization's structure and politics. The 2003 convention occurred during a period of rapid growth of the antiwar movement, just prior to the invasion of Iraq and soon after the February 15, 2003 anti-war protest , the largest in world history. The convention was attended by more than 350 delegates from approximately 100 campus groups. At its 2003 convention, CAN adopted

8360-578: Was a National Security Archive Freedom of Information Act request that eventually made the Central Intelligence Agency 's so-called " Family Jewels " public. Close to the library is Lisner Auditorium and a large open area between them is known as Kogan Plaza. Southeast of the plaza and located near Monroe Hall and Hall of Government is the Monroe Court, a landscaped area with a large fountain. The Foggy Bottom–GW Washington Metro station

8455-406: Was also a member of the board of trustees. GW is organized into fourteen schools and colleges, each with a different dean and organization. The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences was the original academic unit of the university. The Medical School is the 11th oldest medical school in the nation and the first to open in the District of Columbia. The Law School was also the first law school in

8550-462: Was done to mock the "Pentagon spymasters' assessment of the group's activities." Most photos are from the Traprock Peace Center website . George Washington University The George Washington University ( GW or GWU ) is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C. , United States. Originally named Columbian College , it was chartered in 1821 by

8645-463: Was founded in 1898, as the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy. Under President Lloyd Elliott, the school separated from Columbian College. On September 3, 2003, alumnus Colin Powell opened a new complex for this school at 1957 E Street NW in front of the Department of State . As of February 2015 , its undergraduate program was ranked eighth globally by Foreign Policy magazine, while

8740-528: Was founded on October 1, 1884, as the Corcoran Scientific School of Columbian University. The school separated from the Columbian College in 1962 and was one of the first to accept women for degree candidacy in engineering. The bazooka was invented at the SEAS in 1942. The school moved into the new Science and Engineering Hall in D.C. in March 2015. The Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA)

8835-450: Was named the university's sixteenth president .; he had previously taught at the University of California, Berkeley and was later the provost at Johns Hopkins University . The current President of the George Washington University is Ellen Granberg . Ulysses S. Grant was a member of the Board of Trustees, and his Grandson, Ulysses S. Grant III , was Vice President of GW. John Quincy Adams

8930-535: Was renamed George Washington University following an agreement with the George Washington Memorial Association . In honor of George Washington, funds from the memorial association were donated to construct Lisner Auditorium . In 1912, the university moved its principal operations to the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Many of the colleges of the George Washington University are notable for their age and history. The law school

9025-500: Was speaker Camilo Mejía , who talked about his time in Iraq and his gradual realization of his antiwar feelings. Mejía and Liam Madden , both members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War , were in attendance throughout the conference. CAN revised its Points of Unity into the following Unity Statement: The Campus Antiwar Network stands for the immediate withdrawal from Iraq of all occupation troops and private contractors. CAN

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