Administrator's Corner
I’ll be Honest. Little Upset I Wasn’t Invited to any St. Patrick’s Ragers.
To all Georgetown Students, I hope you all had a fun and relaxing St. Patrick’s Day. It is a time of year where, whether we posses the proper ancestry or not, we all celebrate Irish heritage. While we at the university understand that the consuming of alcoholic beverages is a regular feature of this holiday... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: Honestly, Would a Keg Get You Kids to My Open House?
Hello, students of the SFS. As you may know, this coming Friday, I will be hosting my annual open house in the McGhee Library, from 4-6 PM. My open houses are a fantastic opportunity for you to stop by and have some informal conversation with me, the Dean of the School of Foreign Service... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: My Summer Diary
If there is one complaint I hear from students more than any other, it is that there is too little interaction between administrators and students. “T-dawg,” they say (they call me T-dawg), “We all know you are a highly respected university administrator of student affairs and accomplished sexual conquistador, but surely that is... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: Snow, Blood, Coping
Dear young man approaching me in this dark night, Why hello. You seem to be breathing quite hard. I detect the sweet stench of a certain mass-produced, low-cost yeast-fermented beverage, do I not? What may you be doing out in the wee hours of this— Oww. Oww. You, sir, are punching... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: I Am Going to Tell You How Martin Luther King Jr. Would Think that Appropriating Black History to Make Your Point Is Racist
Dear Members of the Georgetown Community: Georgetown is a thriving community of intellectual thought, and each day our environment presents us with new challenges. Some challenges may be building a big igloo out of sloppy joe meat and cornstarch in your office in Healy. Some challenges may be cutting a hole in the... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: This is Gonna Be the Least Depressing Todd Olson New Year’s Party Ever!
Keep it together, Todd! Keep it together! Ha ha, that’s right, my annual New Year’s Eve party is almost here, and I can barely contain my excitement! “You’re like that every year, Todd,” you’re saying, “and it always ends up a complete failure.” Well, you can shut up. YOU CAN JUST SHUT UP. Because... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: Let’s See Those Little Shits Pre-Register Now
Well, the fall semester is nearly over, and it looks like the hard work of the registrar’s office is just about wrapped up. Yes sir, nothing left to do now but sit back, look over some course reviews, and…oh, God dammit! Are you kids trying to register for classes again? Un-fucking-believable. Well, I’ve got... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: Spiros Dimolitsas’ Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween is a fun holiday at Georgetown for many students. Personally, I don’t get what all the fuss is about. I never dress up, despite people I run into on the Metro thinking I’m wearing a vampire costume. But I’m not one to get in the way of revelry. I can remember my college... »
ADMINISTRATOR'S CORNER: Why Do I Keep Hearing So Much About Technology Commercialization?
When I first came to Georgetown two years ago, I was hoping for a low-stress environment filled with fun-loving coworkers who wouldn’t mind trading a little office gossip now and then. And for the most part, the colleagues I’ve met here on the Hilltop have been a real dream come true. But there’s just... »
ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER: “The Year in Review!”
A discussion with Todd Olson, Vice President for Student Affairs; Robert Gallucci, departing Dean of the School of Foreign Service; and, via Twitter, President Jack DeGioia. Click here for last year’s wrap-up. Otto Foots: Okay, so I’m here in The Heckler’s main campus headquarters in the Tunnels with Todd Olson and Robert Gallucci, and we’re... »
