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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Metro's Upcoming Military Open House Offers Employment for Veterans
As the economy struggles onward, many Americans are still unemployed. By the end of the year, more people will attempt to join the workforce. Along with the high school and college graduates, there will also be an influx of returning veterans. The impending departure of all American military forces from Iraq by the end of this year will leave those who choose not to remain with the military jobless.
The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, better known as Metro, will be hosting the second annual Military Open House. The event is scheduled for this upcoming Monday, November 14 in an effort aimed at helping retired, former and transitioning military service members find employment and gradually re-adjust to civilian life.
On October 21, President Obama announced that after nearly nine years of war in Iraq, all but 160 of the approximately 40,000 soldiers will return home by the end of next month. The few who remain will provide security for the American embassy in Baghdad.
On October 21, President Obama announced that after nearly nine years of war in Iraq, all but 160 of the approximately 40,000 soldiers will return home by the end of next month. The few who remain will provide security for the American embassy in Baghdad.
According to the United States Department of Labor the unemployment rate dropped last month to a six-month low of nine percent. Since April, the DOL announced that an average of 90,000 jobs have been added per month. Even so, many Americans are having trouble finding steady employment.
Metro has announced it is looking for hundreds of new employees to fill current and upcoming vacancies within the agency in a massive hiring effort known as “Metro Forward." The positions include:
- Civil engineers
- Mechanical engineers
- Electrical engineers
- Architects
- Construction inspectors
- Construction project managers
Metro is also looking to fill open operations positions including:
- Police officers
- Bus operators
- Information technology workers
- Signal/Communications employees
- Electrical technicians
- Fare technology workers
- Bus mechanics
- Rail car maintenance employees
The open house will be located in the lower lobby of Metro’s headquarters on 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington D.C. All veterans interested in attending should register by Thursday, November 10 at wmata.com/military. Special assistance will be provided for disabled veterans.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Science and Engineering Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony
This past Thursday the University broke ground at the location for the future Science and Engineering Hall. GW President Steven Knapp, faculty, students, and neighborhood partners took part in the special ceremony that occurred in the now open lot on H and 22nd Streets NW at the site of the old University Parking Garage.
With an expected completion date of 2015, the new building will have 400,000 square feet above grade and 290,000 square feet of space for teaching and research laboratories for faculty and students. Not only will faculty and students of the Columbian College and School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) be conducting research in the new building, but so will researchers from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
The Science and Engineering Hall will be the first new building the School of Engineering and Applied Science has received in more than 50 years. One reason for building this new facility is that the current classroom space for the SEAS is spread over multiple locations around campus and includes many outdated classrooms and labs.
Despite losing the University Parking Garage, GW will still maintain a minimum of 2,800 parking spaces around campus at various lots and garages. The new building will have 380 parking spaces underground, something very important in an area already lacking in parking.
At a cost of $275 million, the new building comes at a time when the cash strapped University is already more than $1 billion in debt. Fortunately, GW will avoid slipping further into debt, as the new building will be financed by lease payments from The Avenue apartment complex, research contracts, and philanthropic gifts from the GW community.
Click here to view photos from the ground breaking ceremony.
Click here to view photos from the ground breaking ceremony.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Science and Engineering Hall Coming Soon
Construction projects are nothing new for GW students and the Foggy Bottom community. In the past decade, GW has seen the building of Duques Hall, Ivory Tower, Potomac House, West Hall and more. Now you can add another building to the long list of GW’s construction boom: Science and Engineering Hall.
Although GW has been busy building recently, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has not received new facilities in more than 50 years. Current lab and classroom space is outdated and spread across multiple locations around campus. School officials expect the new science center to boost the science and engineering program's appeal.
"Having a strong, vibrant engineering program at GW will position GW as the engineering and science hub in the heart of the nation's capital, allow us to attract the best and brightest students and faculty and help GW grow into a top tier comprehensive institution," said SEAS Dean David Dolling.
The new building will incorporate teaching labs that use new methods for hands-on learning, breakout spaces for students, as well as several highly specialized research laboratories including a three-story-tall high bay. The high bay is one of five facilities to be built in the new building and will include a crane capable of moving 20 tons of material from a loading dock throughout the building and a “strong floor and strong wall,” structures that can withstand intense material testing.
Located between 22nd and 23rd and H and I streets, the new building will replace the recently torn down University Parking Garage. Despite losing the parking garage, the University will not completely lose parking space as the new building will have four floors of underground parking.
In April, the University began moving UPG parkers to spaces in The Avenue’s parking garage and the Kennedy Center. The University will add 380 spaces under the Science and Engineering Hall to accompany 178 spaces under South Hall and 362 GW spaces at the Avenue. Overall the University will have a minimum of 2,800 parking spots at various locations.
In April, the University began moving UPG parkers to spaces in The Avenue’s parking garage and the Kennedy Center. The University will add 380 spaces under the Science and Engineering Hall to accompany 178 spaces under South Hall and 362 GW spaces at the Avenue. Overall the University will have a minimum of 2,800 parking spots at various locations.
Conceived in 2007, the idea for the project was approved by the University’s Board of Trustees in a unanimous vote. Before voting, the board reviewed design and cost estimates and listened to university leaders about how the complex will affect essential University functions such as recruitment, research, and learning. The demolition of the parking garage began in June of this year and will continue into the fall. When all is said and done the building should be open for use in January 2015 at a cost of $275 million. Although the University is now more than $1 billion in debt, the project will be funded by lease payments from The Avenue, contracts supporting research and various philanthropic gifts from the GW community.
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