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GW’S ELLIOTT SCHOOL of International Affairs is in a unique and powerful position to make
a difference in the world. Today, it is more important than ever to prepare informed citizens,
who are exceptionally committed to action and service, to tackle the key issues that face our
interconnected world. Gifts to the Elliott School support every element of the school’s mission:
to educate the next generation of national and international leaders, conduct research that
advances understanding of global issues, and engage the policy community in the United
States and around the world. Every gift to the Elliott School enables us to carry out this vital
mission and expand our global impact.
Audience members at an Elliott School event.
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In 2009-10, gifts to support scholarship, research,
and outreach helped the Elliott School launch
new initiatives and strengthen existing programs.
We inaugurated our newest institute, the Institute
for Security and Conflict Studies. We also initiated
two new event series: the Global Women’s Forum,
a product of GW’s emerging Global Women’s
Initiative, and the Nuclear Policy Talks, a series of
events focused on the challenges surrounding
nuclear proliferation and arms control. We drew
on gifts to the Elliott School Dean’s Fund to host an
exceptional array of lectures and conferences,
including a joint discussion with U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates that was broadcast worldwide on CNN
International. Our Web Video Initiative, launched
with a generous gift in 2009, enabled us to post
videos of more than 40 of our best events on our
website. The Web Video Initiative allows us to share
our extraordinary on-campus resources with alumni,
students, scholars, and friends around the world.
During 2009-10, Elliott School research initiatives
attracted support from major external funders. The
Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded
almost $2 million in grants to support three major
research projects—the Rising Powers Initiative, the
Project on Middle East Political Science, and the
Program on New Approaches to Research and
Security in Eurasia. These projects are generating
important research on and insight into areas of the
world that are key to global security.
Gifts to GW’s Power and Promise Fund provided
scholarships and fellowships that enabled students
to take advantage of life-changing academic and
professional opportunities they might not have been
able to pursue otherwise. In 2009-10, Elliott School
students who received scholarship or fellowship
support interned with the U.S. Senate, worked with
NASA, and experienced life and study in other
cultures through GW’s many exchange programs.
“In my capacity with The Coca-Cola Company, we value our
extraordinary relationship with Dean Brown and other exceptional
faculty members, including Ambassador Edward W. ‘Skip’ Gnehm Jr.,
Ambassador Karl Inderfurth, and Professor Hope Harrison. Coca-Cola’s
collaborative efforts with the Elliott School have brought distinguished
guest speakers, such as Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Senator Chuck
Hagel, The Honorable Samuel R. Berger, Ambassador Carla Hills, and
The Honorable Strobe Talbott, as well as other high-level American and
foreign government officials, to the GW campus to address and interact
with students, faculty members, alumni, and friends of the school.”
— Janet Howard, vice president, international relations,
The Coca-Cola Company
40 2009/2010 annual report
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