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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GU Invests $8 Million in Tech Initiative

By Emma Hinchliffe December 7, 2012

From the moment he arrived on the Hilltop this fall, University Provost Robert Groves has been fixated on correcting Georgetown’s technology shortcomings. Christmas came early Tuesday for Groves’ pet...

Tech Tune-Ups Key to Modern Campus

By Guide Editor November 9, 2012

One of the core values that shapes the work that takes place here at Georgetown is a commitment to doing more, being more and always looking for new ways to improve. The concept of magis informs the...

University Eyes Tech Expansion

By Ted Murphy October 12, 2012

Last week, six students graduated from Georgetown’s first-ever online-only offering, a master’s nursing program that lets participants take classes through video chats and submit assignments over the...

UIS to Reevaluate Blackboard

By Adam Bacigalupo October 12, 2012

In response to student comments on the university-wide forum IdeaScale, the administration is in the process of assessing Blackboard’s usefulness and discussing how to improve the online resource. According...

CIO Seeks Campus IT Updates

By Annie Chen September 21, 2012

The Information Technology Executive Steering Committee, a newly established group chaired by Chief Information Officer Lisa Davis, will seek to establish priorities for the development of new information...

Majority of IdeaScale Posts Await Action

By Meghan Patzer September 18, 2012

GUSA and university administrators are in the process of addressing some of the 120 recommendations that have been made on Georgetown’s IdeaScale, an online forum for student feedback. Launched...

GU Pushes Innovation To Update Technology

By Sarah Patrick April 17, 2012

With a mobile phone application set to go live Thursday and the university’s inaugural Innovation Summit planned for this week, Georgetown is attempting to speed up its slow crawl into the 21st century. The...

GOCard Update Has Compromised Safety

By The Editorial Board March 16, 2012

Increased vulnerability is not an acceptable price for a community to pay for renovations. During spring break, the university began updating the machines that scan GOCards, which are required for...

New CIO Prioritizes Collaboration

By Sarah Patrick February 27, 2012

Lisa Davis, the university's new Chief Information Officer, hopes to use her extensive career experience to change the way students interact with technology. After serving 23 years with the Department...

Our Generation’s Various Distractions Shape the Future

By Masha Goncharova November 17, 2011

We are our own unique generation. In fact, we are a generation that's at the crux of changing technology and social patterns. But more than anything else, we are a generation distracted. We are so distracted...

Professors Take Their Lectures Online

By Hiromi Oka October 25, 2011

Professors in the McDonough School of Business are expanding their usage of technology that records and posts their lectures online in an initiative that may soon spread across campus. According to...

School of Medicine May Add iPads to Syllabus

By Annie Chen September 30, 2011

Medical students may soon be able to trade in their heavy textbooks for lighter, more portable editions. The Georgetown University School of Medicine is considering adopting Apple iPads and electronic...

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