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The Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) is finally returning to a renovated, permanent space in Healy Hall next year.

For the past three months, Salome Mikadze (B’22) has studied in a bomb shelter in Lviv, Ukraine. This May, she returned to Georgetown, just in time to graduate.

Andy Marquez (SFS'21), a graduate of the Georgetown Scholars Program, shares how he reflects the Jesuit value of cura personalis in his community in Los Angeles and on the Hilltop.

Following the heated debate in last week's meeting, GUSA took further action to address student concerns about the upcoming virtual learning period in a shorter and productive meeting on Jan. 9. 

A health inspection revealed Leo O’Donovan Dining Hall is not in compliance with 10 of 56 D.C. health requirements for food service buildings, including cleanliness and food storage standards, according to a Sept. 23 report. The inspection was conducted in response to the September norovirus outbreak, although the report did not pinpoint Leo’s as the epicenter of the outbreak. 

Dining hall closures have left students staying on campus over Thanksgiving break with scarce accessible meal options for the holiday weekend. 

GUSA elected a new slate of adjuncts and liaisons to the Finance and Appropriations (FinApp) committee as well as an Ethics and Oversight Senate Representative, and discussed how to provide support to students staying on campus over winter break at their Nov. 21 meeting. 

Accessibility and additional funding for services must be at the forefront of Georgetown's efforts to improve mental healthcare for students.

The mentorship program was built out of a preexisting culture of personal connections among first-generation and low-income students.

After a year of preparation, The Corp is ready to offer summer storage The Corp will be providing summer storage services for students beginning in May 2021. The services include drop-off and pick-up of storage for students on campus and the surrounding Georgetown community. The Corp offered similar services in March 2020 when students were sent home due to COVID-19. Due to the rapid departure from campus, however, The Corp  ran into several issues and was unable to provide students with st...