Amidst a number of summer safety enhancements, including arming Department of Public Safety officers with long-awaited protective equipment, new leadership arrived at the department on June 1 in the form of DPS Director Jeffrey Van Slyke.

As painters work to put the finishing touches on the newly created LGBTQ Resource Center, the center’s first director, Sivagami Subbaraman, has been working to make a presence for the center as students arrive back to campus.

Subbaraman arrived at Georgetown four weeks ago to begin preparing the center, located adjacent to the Women’s Center on the third floor of the Leavey Center.

Gillian Gunn Clissold’s academic career resembles that of the many professors and researchers truly dedicated to their area of study.

Georgetown has retained its position as the 23rd best university in the nation this year, according to the U.S. News and World Report 2009 university rankings released today. While the university’s selectivity ranking increased, it slipped in several other categories, including graduation and retention, faculty resources, financial resources and alumni giving.

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., (COL ’88) returned home to Georgetown as the newly appointed and installed executive director of campus ministry at the beginning of this month.

“Georgetown is an exciting place to do ministry because of the type of students we have here and the variety of faith traditions represented,” O’Brien said.

On The Left

The Georgetown University College Democrats have big plans in store for this presidential election season, including working with ongoing democratic campaigns and already lining up at least one speaker for early this fall.

To some, Christopher Higgins (COL '09) was “the mayor,” a man who connected with just about everyone and who could captivate any audience. To others, he was the funniest guy in the room, someone with a sharp wit and an unending repertoire of practical jokes. And to all who knew him, he was generous, warm-hearted and loyal.