GWU 2025-2026 Parents Calendar-6-27-2025 - Flipbook - Page 45
Families Handbook
• Military and Veteran Services: Assists student veterans, dependents
and military personnel with timely and accurate benefit processing and
supportive community-building activities. military.gwu.edu
• The Store: A student-run food pantry, The Store provides dry goods,
meats, fresh produce, dairy, vegan options, and more including lightly
used business attire, household items, toiletries, and menstrual hygiene
products. students.gwu.edu/store
• GW Veterans (GW Vets) is the official student organization for militaryaffiliated and veteran students.
gwu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/gw-veterans
• First-Gen United is a student organization for first-generation college
students. The group offers a mentorship program that pairs first-year
students with upperclass students.
Center for Interfaith & Spiritual Life
Website: students.gwu.edu/interfaith
Phone Number: 571-553-2484
Email: CISL@gwu.edu
The Center for Interfaith & Spiritual Life supports and strengthens
the university’s religious and philosophical diversity by providing
opportunities to engage with spiritual life on campus through interfaith
engagement, education, service, worship, and meditation. The Center
provides programs, people and spaces to help connect students, faculty
and staff at GW through interfaith partnerships and community building
in a warm and welcoming atmosphere where all can feel comfortable
exploring their religious, secular, and spiritual identities. Signature
programs include Interfaith Week (Fall Semester), Interfaith Baccalaureate
(Spring Commencement Ceremony), an Interfaith Student Advisory Board
and a multi-faith chaplaincy serving all members of the GW community.
The Center also works collaboratively with religious, secular, and spiritual
student organizations to support regular programs and ritual support for
religious holidays and holy day observances. Students are supported and
encouraged to grow in interfaith leadership development.
2025-2026
CAMPUS SAFETY
GW Emergency Services
202-994-6111
safety.gwu.edu
George Washington University Police Department
(GWPD)
Website: police.gwu.edu
Phone Number: 202-994-6110 (non emergency)
Email: gwpd@gwu.edu
The George Washington University Police Department (GWPD) provides
residential hall security and patrol services to the Foggy Bottom and
Mount Vernon campuses and coordinates safety and security for a variety
of on-campus special events. In addition to those roles and responsibilities,
GWPD provides crime prevention education to the GW community. The
safety and security of our students, faculty, and staff has long been a
critical priority. In recent years the university has made considerable
progress in strengthening public safety through improvements to areas
such as access control, emergency notifications, and the continuing
evolution of the GW Police Department.
Safety Tips for your GW Students
• Always be aware of your surroundings and environment.
• Be familiar with locations of the Blue Light Emergency Phones on campus.
• Know the locations and phone numbers of emergency responders.
• Learn about the neighborhoods where you live, work, volunteer, and
have fun.
• Don’t text or look down at the ground. Watch the cars and people around
you. Only wear headphones in one ear so that you can remain aware of
your surroundings and environment. Keep your phone charged, secure,
and out of sight. Always carry identification. ALWAYS lock the door when
you leave your residence hall room.
• Keep your items secured and out of sight at all times.
• Do not allow strangers to piggyback, or follow you, into your building.
If someone suspicious does follow you into the building, try to make
a mental note of what the person looks like and what time it is. Go
immediately to a place where you feel safe, lock the door, and call GW
Emergency Services at (202)-994-6111. If you are off-campus, call 911 or
alert your building’s security personnel.
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