Graduate Student Appreciation Week

So happy that you decided to join my lab! Looking forward to getting in the field with you soon.

John Lill

Thank you for being a great supporter and advocate for our students. Your connection with the Cisneros Scholars highlights your empathy and compassion. But your role in the classroom shows your presence as a leader. We are so proud to have you as the Academic Success Coach Graduate Fellow!

The Cisneros Institute

Congratulations, Ananya, on publishing your encyclopedia entry titled "Arden/Everywhere," about the representation of refugee experience in Shakespearean adaptations in “The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare” (ed. Alexa Alice Joubin) in Fall 2023.

Kavita Daiya

Shout-out to Leenu Sugathan for leading a workshop titled “Grading and Feedback: Strategies and Best Practices for WID GAs” for the Writing in the Disciplines (WID) Spring 2024 GA Training. Thank you for sharing your expertise with other graduate students in the GW community.

Kavita Daiya

Prachi, here's a HUGE shout out to you for sweeping the 3MT competition with being selected the People's Choice Winner and placing 2nd overall in the competition! That's no small feat. CCAS s very proud of you. Continue to Raise High!

Nicole Davidson (CCAS Student Services)

Cheers to you, Imani! You are a fantastic president, friend, student, and art therapist! I'm so happy that this program brought us together, and I can't wait for our memories to come post-graduation. I love you so much. Thank you for how you show up for me + everyone. Your presence make my heart :)

Bethany E. :))

Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Well done on all the beautiful images you have generated since joining the lab. Your Art of Science competition award is well deserved. Congratulations on all your accomplishments this year!

Maho

Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week. You have done an amazing job with learning new bioinformatics and lab skills and officially and unofficially mentoring many students in the lab. I am grateful that you are part of the lab!

Maho

Anisha--I am so appreciative of your dedication to the students in Sust 1001. Thank you for all the excellent work you have done so far (and for the excellent work you will continue to do for the rest of the semester . I am very grateful to have you as a teaching assistant!

Lisa Benton-Short

Keep up the good work! It's a pleasure having you in the lab!

Jason

Shout out to Kimberly Whitehead! A dedicated and hardworking student, she goes above and beyond, volunteering her time for TSPPPA and actively engaging in various campus organizations. Her positive representation of TSPPPA is truly commendable. Keep shining, Kimberly! 

Gregory Nelson, Lead Student Services Specialist Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration

You're a sound bath icon and always have the best book reccs!

definitely not in your 6004 class

Great job, Abby! Really impressive work looking at all those sequences and painstakingly trudging through what I imagine is a mountain of IP literature. Keep that grit and perseverance going --- it will take you further than all other skills and knowledge combined!

Russell

Your development as a scientist has been a great thing to witness, and I'm certainly not alone in this assessment. The way you think about and answer scientific questions, lab observations, unexpected data speaks volumes about the hard work you put into your project.

Russell

Alex is a challenger who boldly takes on tough projects!

Research Mentor

Claudia, you are doing a terrific job!! I can't wait to see how great you do in the next couple of years!!

Alberto Bosque

Chandler is a fantastic graduate teaching assistant! Organized, enthusiastic, and committed to student success.

Scott Odell

Shoutout to Stacy! Keep rocking your 4th year! You're killing it with your research progress from your dissertation, to winning a super cool conference award, to mentoring students on getting grants. Keep slaying friend :)

Your ASP Twin

Luke! Congrats on presenting your research at a conference this year! Congrats on also proposing your dissertation early and working on data collection! You're truly killing it! Good luck (although you won't need it) on comps, as they say "Just keep reading, just keep reading..."

ASP Grad Student

Thank you so much for always feeding me!! Truly the best! <3

Bestie Book Girly

Andrew, you've been a really generous 1st-year cohort member— both intellectually and personally. You worked really hard to prepare AMAZING slides for TWO Pop Culture Teatime events. I also appreciated your effort to elevate your classmate by praising and sharing their work with me.

Prof. Tambe, Director WGSS

Thank you, Abby! For all of your contributions to our community. You are such a great leader and help build a sense of cohesion for CASHP.

CASHP Graduate Assistant

Jonah! Cheers to your 5th year! Keep on dissertating until the finish line -- you got this! Also congrats on getting to present your research at the GW Research Showcase.

ASP Grad Student

Taylor is an invaluable member of the TSPPPA community! A fabulous friend and an incredible scholar. Anyone who knows Taylor knows they are so very lucky to call her a friend! Sending her all the love in the world!

Julia

Emily, thank you for your incredible leadership as SOBS IBS Vice President who organized lovely events and for being a student ambassador! Also, congrats on placing 3rd at Research Showcase 2023!

GWIBS Team

Thank you, Sydney, for your service as the GWSOBS social chair and your indispensable leadership as a student ambassador for SfN and this year's admissions visits!

GWIBS Team

Sarah, thank you for your service as an IBS student ambassador this year during our admissions events and for giving awesome lab tours!

GWIBS Team

Erin, thank you for welcoming our visiting applicants as an IBS student ambassador!

GWIBS Team

Trace, thank you for welcoming our visiting applicants as an IBS student ambassador and presenting a lovely Student Data Blitz! You're a rockstar!

GWIBS Team

Carissa, thank you for your wonderful leadership as president of GWSOBS! Thank you also for serving as a student ambassador during the NIH fair. You're such a valuable part of our community.

GWIBS Team

Congratulations, Natalie! You wowed us with your first-place win at the 2023 Research Showcase. Well done!

GWIBS Team

Thank you Elton, for your service as GWSOBS 1st year rep! Way to hit the ground running and dive right into leadership and being a student ambassador during interview days!

GWIBS Team

Congratulations on attending the 50th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers! It was awesome to see your write-up in the ISO Newsletter. I hope you had a wonderful experience!

Megan Rusconi-Warner, Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Hannah Smith recently defended her dissertation, illuminating the role of a brain angiotensin receptor subtype on neurons related to conditioned fear memories. Her findings offer insights into PTSD and cardiovascular disease risk, potentially informing future therapeutic strategies.

Paul Marvar

Shoutout to Sam for always having the answer to everything!! She is soooo hardworking and knowledgeable and I can only hope to be half the scientist she is someday!

Grace

YEAR OF JOSH!! Josh is the smartest person ever!!

Grace

Thank you for all you do for the team!! Including all the vegan treats!

Lizie

Thank you for being the an awesome treasurer and volunteering as a student ambassador during interview weekends! You rock little boss!

SOBS

We wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your exceptional leadership of SOBs this year. Your dedication and hard work have truly kept our organization thriving, and we are incredibly grateful for all that you've done. 

GW-SOBs C&J

Thank you for volunteering as a student ambassador during interview weekends!

SOBS

Thank you for volunteering as a student ambassador during interview weekends!

SOBS