2017-2018 GRADUATE ART HISTORY HANDBOOK

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AcademicSchedule

Fall2017Orientation Friday,August25Classesbegin Monday,August28 LaborDay(noclasses) Monday,September4DeadlinetosubmitQualifyingPaperreaders'namestoDGS* Thursday,September7 LanguageExam Friday,September15,11:00am–2:00pmFallBreak Monday-Tuesday,October9-10FirstdraftofQualifyingPaperdue* Thursday,October12AU-GWAnnualArtHistory GraduateSymposium Saturday,October21SpringRegistration Mid-November(dayTBD)ThanksgivingBreak(noclasses) Wednesday-Friday,November22-24 LastDayofClasses Monday,December11ReadingDay Tuesday,December12FinalExaminations December13-21Spring2018

ClassesBegin Tuesday,January16 Presidents'Day(noclasses) Monday,February19 QualifyingPapersdue* Thursday,March8SpringBreak Monday-Friday,March12-16NEXTAHSymposium DateTBD LastDayofClasses Monday,April30Make-Up/ReadingDays Tuesday,May1DesignatedMonday Wednesday,May2Make-Up/ReadingDays Thursday-Friday,May3-4 FinalExaminations Monday,May7-Tuesday,May15 CommencementWeekend Thursday-Sunday,May17-20 SpringDegreeConferral Sunday,May20*Second-yearstudentsonly

VASCLecturesMarkWagner(ThursdaySeptember14,2017)SamCannon(WednesdayOctober4,2017)ChristopherHeuer(WednesdayNovember15,2017)

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ArtHistoryProgramCorcoranSchooloftheArts&DesignSmithHallofArt,80122ndStreetNW

Washington,D.C.20052202.994.6085(phone)art.columbian.gwu.edu

FULL-TIMEARTHISTORYFACULTYDavidBjelajac,ProfessorofArtHistory,AmericanArtPh.D.UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHillbjelajac@gwu.edu Smith113;202-994-7093AlexanderDumbadze,AssociateProfessorofArtHistory,ContemporaryArtPh.D.UniversityofTexasatAustindumbadze@gwu.edu Smith101A;202-994-6306ProgramHead,ArtHistoryPhilipJacks,AssociateProfessorofArtHistory,RenaissanceArtPh.D.UniversityofChicagopjacks@gwu.edu Smith106D;202-994-0241LisaLipinski,AssistantProfessorofArtHistoryPh.D.UniversityofTexasatAustinllipinski@gwu.edu CristinMcKnightSethi,AssistantProfessorofArtHistory,SouthAsianArtPh.D.UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleycristin@gwu.edu Smith106B;202-994-7656DirectorofGraduateStudies:ArtHistoryMikaNatif,AssistantProfessorofArtHistory,Islamic/MedievalArtPh.D.NewYorkUniversitymmn215@gwu.edu Smith109;202-994-8548DirectorofUndergraduateStudies:ArtHistoryBibianaObler,AssociateProfessorofArtHistory,ModernArtPh.D.UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleybobler@gwu.edu Smith108;202-994-4839LilienF.Robinson,ProfessorofArtHistory,Nineteenth-CenturyEuropeanArtPh.D.JohnsHopkinsUniversitylfr@gwu.edu Smith112;202-994-7094BarbaraVonBarghahn,ProfessorofArtHistory,N.RenaissanceandBaroqueArtPh.D.NewYorkUniversitybvb@gwu.edu Smith106A;202-994-8653

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PART-TIMEARTHISTORYFACULTYElizabethWilliams,DumbartonOaks–GeorgeWashingtonUniversityPostdoctoralFellowPh.D.NewYorkUniversitywilliamse@doaks.orgAlanWallach,ProfessorialLecturerofArtHistoryPh.D.ColumbiaUniversityaxwall@gwu.eduADMINISTRATIVESTAFFAndreaGallelliHuezo,OperationsSupervisoraghuezo@gwu.edu Smith101;202-994-8660

JamesHuckenpahler,NewMediaLabTechniciansupertwist@gmail.com Smith2A03

AndrewJohnson,DepartmentalAssistant&Director,Gallery102art@gwu.edu Smith101;202-994-6085RyanMcDonnell,CeramicsandSculptureProgramAssistantr2mcdonn@gmail.com Smith313PaulReuther,VisualResourcesSpecialistreuther@gwu.edu Smith103A;202-994-8656

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AcademicRequirementsandOptions

TheMasterofArtsdegreeinArtHistoryoffersstudentsacurriculumthatcoversarangeofhistorical,theoretical,geographic,andtransculturaltopics.Forsomestudents,theMasterofArtsdegreeisaterminaldegreeinpreparationforcuratorialoreducationcareersingalleriesandmuseums;forothers,itispreparationtoenteraPh.D.programelsewhere.Allstudentsreceivetrainingthathonestheircriticalanalysis,research,andwritingskills.Theyadditionallyhavetheopportunitytoimmersethemselvesinthestudyofdiversecreativepracticesandvisualmaterial,andtotakeadvantageofthemanyopportunitiestoexperienceandstudyworksofartfirst-handatthevariousmuseumsandgalleriesintheWashington,D.C.area.

CombinedBAwithamajorinArtHistory/MasterofArtsinthefieldofArtHistory

ThecombinedBA/MAprogramoffersundergraduateArtHistorymajorsexcellingintheirstudiestheopportunitytoadvancetograduatelevelcourseworkintheirsenioryearandentertheMAprogramupongraduation.Duringthefallsemesteroftheirsenioryearstudentsmusttakethearthistoriographyseminar(AH6258).Duringthespringsemester,studentsmusttake6creditsofgraduatearthistorycoursework.

CoursesTheMAisathirty-sixcredithourprogram.Graduatecoursesarenumberedatthe6000-level.Asmanyastwocourses(sixcredits)may,withtheapprovaloftheDirectorofGraduateStudiesandtheAssociateDeanforGraduateStudies,betakenoutsidethedepartment,inanotherdepartmentatGW,oratanotheruniversityintheWashingtonarea.Typicallyfull-timestudentstakethreecourses(ninecredits)persemester.Duringthefirstsemesterallstudentsmusttakehistoriography(AH6258).

MAstudentsmusttakeclassesin5ofthefollowing7categories:Ancient;Medieval/IslamicWorld;Renaissance/Baroque;18th-19thCentury;Modern/Contemporary;Asian;andPre-Columbian/LatinAmerican/African.

LanguageExam

Successfulworkinarthistoryrequiresknowledgeofoneormoreforeignlanguages.Oneoftherequirementsforgraduationispassingaforeignlanguageexam.Aftertwofailedattempts,astudentmayberequiredtotakeagraduatereadingcourse.LanguageexamswillbegivenThursday,September15.Theyareadministeredandgradedwithinthedepartmentandconsistofthefollowing.Studentsaregivenapassageinthelanguageoftheirchoice(Arabic,Dutch,French,German,Hindi,Italian,Latin,Persian,Portuguese,orSpanish).Thesubjectofthepassagewillbesomeaspectofarthistory.Accompanyingthepassagewillbeaquestionsheet;afterreadingthepassage,studentswillanswerthequestions.Theexamisintendedtosimulatethewayinwhichweusescholarlymaterials.Studentsmaybeaskedtoproduceatranslationofanexcerpt.Dictionariesareallowed,aslongasthereisnodangerofcheating(i.e.electronicdictionariesmaybeallowedatthediscretionoftheproctor;non-electronicdictionariespreferred).Thetimelimitisthreehours.

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LanguageClassesAdvancedlanguageskillsareoftenindispensableforseriousart-historicalwork.Evenifstudentspassthelanguageexams,theymaywanttopursuefurtherstudyinthoselanguagesorothers.InadditiontotakingclassesatGW,studentscanprofitfromahostofotherresourcesWashingtonhastooffer,includingthoselistedbelow.•GlobalLanguagesNetwork(http://www.thegln.org/)offersmanylanguageclassesatGWforfree.•AllianceFrançaise(http://www.francedc.org/French-Classes.aspx)offersFrenchlanguages

classes.•GoetheInstitut(http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/lrn/enindex.htm)offersGermanlanguage

classes.•GraduateSchoolUSA(http://graduateschool.edu/)offersseveraldifferentlanguageclasses.•InternationalLanguageInstitute(http://ilidc.com/)offersseveraldifferentlanguageclasses.

MuseumTrainingConcentrationMasterofArtsinthefieldofarthistorywithaconcentrationinmuseumtrainingisidenticaltotheMAinarthistorywithoneexception:studentsservetwomuseuminternshipsforsixoftheirthirty-sixrequiredcredithours.Theinternshipsareservedinthesecondyearofstudy,after,thatis,thecompletionofeighteencredithours.Internshipformsforsupervisorsareavailableonlineathttps://art.columbian.gwu.edu/sites/art.columbian.gwu.edu/files/downloads/MAInternshipForm_0.pdf

QualifyingPaper

Studentsmustsuccessfullycompleteonequalifyingpaper.Afirstdraftisdueinthefallofthesecondyear,aftercompletionof18credits;thefinaldraftisduethefollowingspring.Part-timestudentswillsubmitonequalifyingpaperatdatesetinconsultationwiththegraduateadvisor.Qualifyingpapersaretypicallybasedonseminarpapersandrevisedaspublishablework;allqualifyingpapersarejudgedbyapaneloffacultymembers.Guidelinesforthequalifyingpaperareavailableonlineathttps://art.columbian.gwu.edu/sites/art.columbian.gwu.edu/files/downloads/QPguidelines%202015-2016.pdf

ConsortiumRegistration

TheWashingtonMetropolitanAreaConsortiumofUniversitiesisacooperativearrangementinpost-secondaryeducationthatisdesignedtopermitthesharingofacademicresourcesbymemberinstitutionsandtoofferqualifiedstudentstheopportunitytoenrollatotherinstitutionsforcoursesnotavailableontheirowncampus.TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityoffersitsqualifiedundergraduateandgraduatedegree-seekingstudentstheopportunitytoenrollincoursesatAmericanUniversity,TheCatholicUniversityofAmerica,CorcoranCollegeofArt&Design,GallaudetUniversity,GeorgeMasonUniversity,GeorgetownUniversity,HowardUniversity,MarymountUniversity,SoutheasternUniversity,TrinityUniversity,UniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaandtheUniversityofMaryland-CollegePark.Forfurthergeneralinformation,seewww.consortium.org.ParticipationintheConsortiumprogramisrestrictedtomaincampus(FoggyBottom/Mount

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Vernon)degreecandidatesingoodacademicstanding.GraduatestudentsmayenrollinapprovedcoursesthroughtheConsortiumtotheextentthatthetotalnumberofcredithoursdoesnotexceedninehours.Coursesmaybetakenonlyforagrade.RegistrationinConsortiumcoursesmustberequestedonaconsortiumregistrationform,availableonlineathttps://registrar.gwu.edu/sites/registrar.gwu.edu/files/downloads/consortium-form.pdf.ConsortiumregistrationrequiresapprovalofyouracademicadvisorandtheDeanofGraduateStudiesbeforesubmittingtheformtotheOfficeoftheRegistraratColonialCentralforfinalapprovalandprocessing.Consortiumregistrationisnotguaranteed–coursesmaybeclosed,orsubjecttoapprovalfromtheDean/departmentatthevisitedinstitution.AcademicServices

VisualResourcesCenter(VRC)

TheVisualResourcesCenterisastate-of-the-artfacilitythatsupportsactivitiesrelatedtotheteaching,learning,andresearchuseofimagesanddigitalresourcesintheDepartmentofFineArtsandArtHistory,theColumbianCollegeofArtsandSciences,andthewideruniversitycommunity.

TheVRCcollectionconsistsof150,000slidesand100,000digitalimages.Theslidecollectionisacomprehensiveartandarchitecturecollectionrangingfromthepre-classicalperiodthroughthetwenty-firstcentury.Thefast-growingdigitalimagecollectioncurrentlyhasemphasesinclassicalmythology,America,Europe,SouthAsia,andmodernandcontemporaryart.Resourcesareavailableinmultipleformats,includingdigitalimages,slides,andmulti-media.

AmongtheservicestheCenterprovidesare:

• Researchandlearningimageresourcesforstudentsandfaculty• Imageandmulti-mediacollectionproductionanddevelopmentwithanemphasisonthe

capture,editing,andcompositingofvisualmaterials• Equipmentandsupportforlectureproductionanddelivery• Cataloguinganddatabasemanagement• Lectureclassroomsupport

TheVRChousesseveral(MacandPC)workstations,eachwithahigh-resolutiongraphicsdisplaymonitor,fourlaptopcomputers,fourportabledata-projectors,onehigh-resolutionflatbedscanner,onehigh-resolutiondigitalcamera,threeDVDplayers,andthreeopaqueprojectors.

TheVRCisstaffedwithacurator,PaulReuther,whooverseescataloguing,informationmanagement,imageproduction,visualcommunications,aswellaslectureclassroomsupport.TheVRCFacilityisavailableforindividualfacultyandstudentprojects,andforclassgroups.BeforebeginningworkonaprojectintheVRC,patronsshouldcontactPaul(reuther@gwu.edu)toarrangeaccesstimes.Studentprojectsrequireafacultysponsor,andstudentsshouldalsocontactPaulinadvance.

Thedepartment’sdigitalimagecollectionisaccessibleathttp://mdid.art.gwu.edu/.PaulisavailabletohelpwithquestionsonvisualresourcesandtosetupindividualMDIDaccounts.

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GWPortal

ThroughtheGWPortal(my.gwu.edu),studentscanaccesstheiremail,theGWdirectory,GWeb,andBlackboard.

GWebisGW’sonlineinformationsystem.YouloginwithyourGWidandpinnumberandcanthenclickontheStudentRecordsandRegistrationMenu.Fromhereyoucanaccessyourstudentaccount,view/edityourcourses,andregisterforclasses.

Blackboardissometimesusedbycourseinstructorstopostasyllabus,handouts,images,electronicreservereadings,orothercourseinformation.

GWorldIDCard

EverystudentisrequiredtocarryaGWorldCard,theofficialIDforTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Allnewstudentsreceivethefirstcardfreeofcharge.StudentapplicantsmustberegisteredforatleastonecreditbeforetheGWorldCardwillbeissued.AcurrentU.S.driver'slicense,currentpassport,orotherformofU.S.government-issuedpictureidentificationmustbepresentedbeforetheGWorldCardwillbeissued.YourGWorldCardisusedforentrancetoGelmanLibraryandentrancetoSmithHallofArtduringoff-hours.Youmayalsoputmoneyonyourcardas“ColonialCash”anduseitaspaymentaton-campusfoodcourts,manyoff-campuseateries,librarycopymachines,andeventhebookstore.TheGWorldcardofficeislocatedinthebasementoftheMarvinCenter.ComputersThereisacomputerandprinteravailableintheVisualResourcesCenter.TherearecolorprintersavailableinGelmanLibrary.Ifyouhavealaptop,GWireless,GW’ssecurewirelessnetwork,isavailableinmostlocationsontheFoggyBottomcampus.MoreinformationaboutGWirelesscanbefoundat:https://it.gwu.edu/network-internet-access.

Art-relatedOrganizationsandEventsatGW

VisitingArtistsandScholarsProgram

Weencourageourstudentstoexpandtheirviewsandengagewithothersoutsideoftheuniversityonlocal,national,andinternationallevels.ThedepartmentsponsorstheVisitingArtistsandScholarsPrograminordertobringinleadingpractitionersintheartswhomeetwithstudentsforone-on-onecritiques,presentlectures,andattendinformallunches,dinners,andreceptions.Eachsemester,allundergraduateandgraduatestudentswithintheDepartmentofFineArtsandArtHistoryareinvitedtojointheVisitingArtistsandScholarsCommittee(VASC).Thecommittee,withtheassistanceofafull-timefacultymember,isresponsibleforresearchinganddevelopingproposalsthatwillultimatelydeterminefuturecampusvisitsbyawiderangeofartistsandscholars.FormoreinformationonVASC,visit:http://art.columbian.gwu.edu/visiting-artists-and-scholars-committee.

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ThePhillipsCollection,inpartnershipwithGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,hoststheConversationswithArtistslectureseries.Threetimeseachsemester,leadingcontemporaryartistsgiveaninformallectureinasmall-groupsetting.VisitingartistsalsoleadstudiovisitswithgraduatestudentsonGW’scampus.AlllecturesareheldattheCenterfortheStudyofModernArtat6:30pm,unlessotherwisestated.

AssociationofGraduateArtStudents(AGAST)

TheAssociationofGraduateArtStudentsworkstounitearthistoryandfineartsstudentsbyofferingpeersupportandnetworkingthroughsocialandeducationalevents.Itoffersarangeofactivitiesthroughoutthesemester,suchashappyhours,scholarluncheswherefacultyandstudentssharetheirwork,studiotourswherestudentartistsopentheirstudiosanddiscusstheircurrentprojects,andgrouptripstoareamuseums.

UniversityGalleries

GWstudentshavetheopportunitytoexhibittheirworkorcurateotherstudents'workinGallery102,thedepartment’sstudent-rungallery,aswellasseveralotherspacesinSmithHallofArt.Exhibitionsinthesevenuesmayrangefromthematictojuriedgrouporsoloshows.

OurStudentGalleryCommittee,undertheguidanceoftheGalleryDirector,meetsonaregularbasistoplanthegallery’sschedule,exhibitions,andevents.MAstudentsarewelcometoattendthesemeetingstohelpwiththeplanningortocurateashowoftheirown.VisitourGallery102pageforadditionalinformation,includingalistofpastandfutureexhibitions.

AboutablockawayfromGallery102istheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityMuseumandTextile Museum, one of the nation’s leading collections of textile arts spanning five millennia and five continents.NearbyistheLutherW.BradyGallery,whichfeaturestravelingexhibitionsandworksfromtheirpermanentcollection.Studentsinterestedininternshipsand/orworkopportunitieswiththeTextileMuseumshouldvisithttps://museum.gwu.edu/jobs-internships;studentsinterestedininternshipsand/orworkopportunitiesatBradyGalleryshouldvisithttp://www.gwu.edu/~bradyart/home.html.

BusTrips

Eachyear,thedepartmentsponsorsadaytriptoNewYorksothatstudentsmayvisitthecity’sgalleriesandmuseums.ThedepartmenthasalsoorganizedtripstoothercitiessuchasPhiladelphiaandBaltimore.

Symposia

Everyfallsemester,thedepartmentco-sponsorsanArtHistoryGraduateStudentSymposiumwithAmericanUniversitythatfeatureseightstudentspeakers,whosepapershavebeenchosenfortheiracademicexcellence.ThiscomingyearthesymposiumwillbeheldonSaturday,September24,2016.Duringeveryotherspringsemester,thedepartmentisrepresentedbyoneofitsgraduatestudentsintheMiddleAtlanticSymposiumattheNationalGalleryofArt,aprestigiousgraduatestudentsymposiumthatincludesparticipantsfrommanymajoruniversitiesintheregion.

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FurtherSuggestionsforAcademicEnrichmentConferencesStudentsmayconsiderapplyingtoconferencesandsymposiatopresentpapers.Occasionallythedepartmentwillsendoutnotices,andvariouswebsitespostopportunities.Foracomprehensivelistofarthistoricalresources,pleasevisit:https://art.columbian.gwu.edu/art-history-resources-and-internships-0Forinformationonreimbursementfortravelexpensesrelatedtoconferences,pleasecontactthedepartment.OpportunitiestoPublishAselectnumberofjournalsarededicatedtopublishingscholarshipbygraduatestudentsinarthistory.Studentsmayconsidersubmittingarticlesforpublicationtothefollowingjournals,amongothers:

ChicagoArtJournal(http://arthistory.uchicago.edu/caj/)RutgersArtReview(http://rar.rutgers.edu/)Wreck(http://www.ahva.ubc.ca/wreckAbout.cfm)

MuseumsandInternshipsManystudentsworkorinternatlocalmuseumsandgalleries,whethertofulfilltheirmuseumtrainingconcentrationorsimplyfortheexperience(andsometimesevenapaycheck).Followingisalistofsomeoftheinstitutionswherestudentshaveworkedinthepastorcouldworkinthefuture,and,whenavailable,linkstofurtherinformationaboutinternshipprograms.Donotrelyonlyontheselinks.Theseinstitutionsoftendonothavecomprehensiveinformationabouttheirinternshipprogramsonline.Useyourimagination;talktoyourprofessorsandfellowstudents;keepaneyeoutforannouncementsthroughemailorpostedinthehallwayofSmithHallofArt.SmithsonianInstitutions:NationalPortraitGallery,8thandFStreets,NW;11:30–7dailyhttp://www.npg.si.edu/education/internships.htmlHirshhornMuseumandSculptureGarden,ontheNationalMallatthecornerof7thStreetandIndependenceAvenueSW.Museumopen10-5:30daily;sculpturegarden7:30am-duskhttp://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/workinternvolunteer/#detail=/bio/internships/&collection=workinternvolunteer

SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum,8thandFStreets,NW;11:30–7dailyhttp://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/interns/RenwickGallery,1661PennsylvaniaAvenueNW(at17thStreet);10–5:30dailyhttp://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/interns/FreerGalleryofArt/ArthurM.SacklerGallery.TheSacklerGalleryislocatedat1050Independence

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Avenue,SW.TheFreerGalleryofArtislocatedatJeffersonDriveat12thStreet,SW.Thetwomuseumsareconnectedbyanundergroundexhibitionspace.10–5:30dailyhttp://www.asia.si.edu/research/fellowships.aspNationalMuseumofAfricanArt,950IndependenceAvenue,SW;10–5:30dailyhttp://africa.si.edu/about/opportunities/ArchivesofAmericanArt,7509thSt.NW,VictorBuilding,Suite2200;generallyMonday–Friday,9–5.http://africa.si.edu/?s=internship&submit=SmithsonianInstitutionArchives,CapitalGalleryBuilding,600MarylandAvenue,SW,Suite3000;Monday–Friday9–5.http://siarchives.si.edu/sia/main_interns.htmlNon-SmithsonianInstitutions:NationalGalleryofArt,ontheNationalMallbetween3rdand7thStreetsatConstitutionAvenue,NW;open10-5Monday-Saturdayand11-6onSunday.http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/interns-fellows.htmlThePhillipsCollection,160021stSt.,NW(near21standQStreets);Tuesday-Saturday10–5,Thursday10–8:30,andSunday11–6;$10forstudentsforspecialexhibitions.http://www.phillipscollection.org/about/employment-and-internshipsOrganizationofAmericanStates/ArtMuseumoftheAmericas,20118thStreet,NW;10am-5pmTuesday-Sunday;freeadmission.http://www.oas.org/en/saf/dhr/internships/prospective.aspDumbartonOaks,170332ndStreet,betweenSandRStreets;gardenentranceatRand31stStreets;museumadmissionisfree;gardenadmissionis$5forstudentsintheregularseasonandopen2–6daily,exceptMondays.http://www.doaks.org/HillwoodEstate,4155LinneanAvenue,NW;Tuesday–Saturday10–5.http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/contact-us/jobs-volunteeringNationalBuildingMuseum,401FStreetNW,between4thand5thStreets;Monday–Saturday10–5andSunday11–5;freebut$5donationissuggested.http://www.nbm.org/about-us/employment_internships/internship-program.htmlTheKreegerMuseum,2401FoxhallRoad,NW;reservationsneededMonday–Friday;10–4onSaturday;closedduringAugust;$7forstudents.http://kreegermuseum.org/about-us/volunteer-and-internshipsBaltimoreMuseumofArt,10ArtMuseumDrive;Wednesday–Friday10–5;Saturday–Sunday11–6;closedMondayandTuesday;freeadmission.https://artbma.org/about/jobs.html

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WaltersArtMuseum,600NorthCharlesStreetinBaltimore;Wednesday–Sunday10–5;freeadmission.http://thewalters.org/about/jobs/intern/

UnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum,100RaoulWallenbergPlace,SW;10–5:20daily;freeadmission.http://www.ushmm.org/information/career-volunteer-opportunities/internshipsTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityMuseum|TextileMuseumhttp://museum.gwu.edu/jobs-internships

StudentsshouldalsocheckouttheGWKnowledgeinActionCareerInternshipFundathttp://president.gwu.edu/knowledge-action-career-internship-fund.TheGWCareerServicesCouncilestablishedtheKnowledgeinActionCareerInternshipFundtoencourageGWstudentstopursuehigh-quality,necessarilyunpaidinternshipsthatfostertheircareerexplorationandenhancetheiracademicprogram,whilereducingthefinancialchallengesassociatedwithunpaidinternships.

Madepossiblethroughthegeneroussupportofalumniandparents,thishighlycompetitiveprogramprovidesgrantsrangingfrom$1,000to$3,000toGWundergraduateandgraduatestudentspursuinginternshipsthatarenecessarilyunpaid.Necessarilyunpaidinternshipsaretypicallythosewithnon-profit,governmental,educational,andnon-governmentalorganizationsthatgenuinelylackthefinancialresourcestopaysalariesorwagestotheirinterns.

AAMMembershipAmembershipwiththeAmericanAssociationofMuseumsmaybeagoodideatohelpwithmuseumadmissionaswellasotherbenefits.WhilemostmuseumsinWashingtonarefree,themembershipbasicallypaysforitselfonatriptoNewYorkCity.Seehttp://www.aam-us.org/.AdditionalResourcesStudentsareencouragedtotakeadvantageofotherresourcesonandoffcampus.Facultyandstudentstendtobegoodatnotifyingthecommunityabouteventsatlocalmuseumsandwithinthedepartment.Dependingonscholarlyinterests,studentsmaywanttopayspecialattentiontoeventssponsoredbythefollowingGWcentersandprograms:•AfricaWorkingGroup(https://www.gwu.edu/~igis/programs/africa_research_and_policy_group/index.cfm)•AmericanStudies(http://americanstudies.columbian.gwu.edu/)•Anthropology(http://anthropology.columbian.gwu.edu/)•AsianStudiesCenter(https://www.gwu.edu/~sigur/)•CorcoranSchooloftheArtsandDesign(https://corcoran.gwu.edu/)•European,Russian,andEurasianStudiesInstitute(https://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/)•MedievalandEarlyModernStudiesInstitute(http://www.gwmemsi.com/)•MiddleEastStudiesInstitute(https://imes.elliott.gwu.edu/)•MuseumStudies(http://museumstudies.columbian.gwu.edu/)•Religion(http://religion.columbian.gwu.edu/)

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•Women’sStudies(http://womensstudies.columbian.gwu.edu/)

Libraries

GelmanLibrary

GelmanLibrary(http://library.gwu.edu/)islocatedlessthanablockawayfromtheSmithHallofArtat2130HStreetNW.YourGWorldcardisyourlibrarycardandisrequiredtocheckoutbooks.AfteryougetyourGWorldcard,stopbytheCirculationdesktomakesureyourlibraryrecordisactive.UsemyALADIN(http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/Z-WEB/PATPage?req=main),theonlinelibrarysystem,tomaintainyourpreferredemailaddresstoensurethatyoureceivenotificationsofduedates,overduenotices,availablerequests,andotherlibraryemails.Booksmayberenewedatanytime,andtheywillbeassignedanewduedate42daysfromthedayyourenew.Eachbookislimitedto3renewals.Allbooksmayberenewedavarietyofways,includingonline,email,andphone.Finesforoverduebooksare$.25perdayperbookupto$10maximum.

StudentsareabletoobtainbooksandarticlesthatarenotavailableatGelmanthroughtheConsortiumLoanService(CLS).YoucanrequestmaterialsatWashingtonResearchLibraryConsortium(WRLC)libraries,otherGWcampuses,orfromtheWRLCstoragecenter.BookscanbedeliveredinafewdaystotheGelmanLibrary.ArticlescanbescannedandpostedaslinkstoyourMyAladinpage,usuallyinadayortwo.MoreinformationcanbefoundattheWRLCwebsiteathttp://www.wrlc.org/.InterlibraryLoan(ILL)isafreeserviceavailabletocurrentGWstudents,facultymembersandstafftoobtainmaterialnotownedbyanyoftheGWlibrariesorWRLClibraries.OtherLibrariesTheLibraryofCongress:http://www.loc.gov/rr/SmithsonianInstitutionLibraries:http://www.sil.si.edu/DumbartonOaks:http://www.doaks.org/library/NationalGalleryofArt:http://www.nga.gov/resources/dldesc.htmArchivesofAmericanArt:http://www.aaa.si.edu/

TuitionandFinancialAid

AllfinancialaidandtuitionquestionsshouldbeaddressedtoColonialCentralinthebasementoftheMarvinCenter.Forinformationonline,seehttp://colonialcentral.gwu.edu/.

Graduatestudentsfundtheireducationinvariouswaysandoftenutilizemultipleresources.Thegeneraltypesoffundingavailablearebrieflydescribedbelow.Formoredetailedinformation,pleasevisitthefollowingwebsites:

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ThegraduatesectionofourCostsandFinancialPlanningwebsitedescribestypesoffundingandassistance,includingdepartment-basedsupport.(http://www.gwu.edu/apply/costsfinancialplanning/graduate)

TheOfficeofStudentFinancialAssistanceoffersneed-basedandalternativeloansforadmittedstudents.(http://www.gwu.edu/apply/costsfinancialplanning/graduate/typesoffundingassistance/loanoptions)TheGWCareerCenterhasinformationaboutFederalWork-Study,part-timejobs,internshipsandcooperativeeducation.(http://www.gwu.edu/explore/campuslife/universityservices/careerservices)

TheOfficeofStudentFinancialAssistanceoverseestheprocessingofallneed-basedandalternativeloansforstudentswhohavebeenadmittedtoaGWgraduatedegreeorapprovedgraduatecertificateprogram.

Manygraduatestudentsobtainemploymenttohelpfundtheirstudies,oftenusingthefollowingresources:

• Informationonfull-time,part-time,internship,cooperativeeducation,temporaryandsummerpositionsareavailableontheCareerCenter’swebsite.(http://careerservices.gwu.edu/student-employment)

• TheJobsatGWwebsite,maintainedbytheDivisionofHumanResourceServices,providesinformationaboutfull-timeandregularpart-timepositions.Afterathree-monthwaitingperiod,newGWemployees,aswellasthespousesandchildrenoffull-timeemployees,mayreceiveeducationalbenefits.(Note:Graduatestudentsemployedfull-orpart-timeonaresearchgrantmayusetheirtuitionbenefitsimmediatelyiftheybegintheiremploymentbeforethefirstdayofclasses).(https://www.gwu.jobs/)

• TheFederalWorkStudyProgram,availabletoU.S.citizens,providesjobsforgraduatestudentswithfinancialneed,allowingthemtoearnmoneytohelppayeducationexpenses.(http://careerservices.gwu.edu/federal-work-study-program)

• TheDepartmentofFineArtsandArtHistoryoffersalimitednumberofwork-studypositionstoundergraduateand/orgraduatestudents.Forinformationonopenings,contactAndrea(art@gwu.edu).Tobeeligibleforthesepositions,studentsshouldbesuretofillouttheirFAFSAforms(seeabove,“FederalWorkStudyProgram”).

GraduateFellowships,Scholarships,andTeachingAssistantships(GTA)Eachyear,thedepartmentawardsGraduateTeachingAssistantships(GTA)toenteringaswellascontinuingMAandMFAstudents.GTAawardsmayincludetuitioncreditsand/orstipends.Severalotherdepartmentalanduniversity-widescholarshipsrangingfromapproximately$1,000to$10,000peryearareavailabletograduatestudents.AssistantshipsThedepartmentcurrentlyoffersthreeformsofassistantshipstostudents.

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Therearetwograduateteachingassistantpositions.Thesegraduateassistantsrunsectionsandserveasgradersfortheundergraduateintroductorysurvey.Somefacultymembersteachwriting-intensivecourses(WID).TheWIDprogramfundsgraduateassistantsfortheseclassestohelpwithgradingandotherrelatedtasks,suchasholdingofficehours.Students may also apply to serve as a graduate teaching assistant for WID courses held outside of art history. For more information please visit https://writingprogram.gwu.edu/writing-disciplines. Inaddition,facultymemberssometimesreceivegrantsthatprovidefundsforresearchassistants.Whenpositionsbecomeavailable,theDirectorofGraduateStudiessolicitsapplications,andthearthistoryfacultyasawholeconsiderstheapplicants’qualificationsanddeterminesappropriateplacements.Theapplicationtoserveasagraduateteachingassistantcanbefoundhere:https://art.columbian.gwu.edu/sites/art.columbian.gwu.edu/files/downloads/GAapplication.pdfFellowshipsandScholarshipsThedepartmentisabletoofferasmallnumberofmerit-basedfellowships,suchasthehalf-tuitionscholarship.Studentsmaylookforfurtheropportunitiesathttp://www.gwu.edu/~fellows/.KeepinmindthatfellowshipopportunitiesattheMaster'slevelarelimited.Studentsmaybeeligibleforreceivingthefollowingfellowships:ForeignLanguageAreaStudies(FLAS)Fellowshipshttps://www.gwu.edu/~fellows/fellowships/FLASAY.htmlTosupportstudentswhoseresearchrequiresareaandlanguagestudiesinArabic,Chinese,Hebrew,Japanese,Korean,Persian,andTurkish.GlobalLeadershipFellowshipshttps://www.gwu.edu/~fellows/fellowships/global_leaders.htmlForinternationalstudentsfromthefollowingcountries/regions:China(PRC),Cambodia,EasternEurope,Laos,LatinAmerica,TheCaribbean,Mongolia,Sub-SaharanAfrica,U.S.S.R.SuccessorStates,andVietnam.GlobalInitiativesFellowshipsTuitionawardsupto$10,000forincomingMaster’sstudentsfromBangladesh,Brazil,India,Indonesia,Mexico,Nigeria,orTurkey.ScottishRiteEndowmentGraduateFellowships(http://www.wascottishrite.org/fellow.htm)ArtHistoryPrizesEveryyearthedepartmentawardstwoprizestograduatestudentsinarthistory.StudentsarenotifiedattheAnnualAwardsShowheldinGallery102attheendofspringsemester.Theprizesare:

- MelvinLaderMemorialPrizeforoutstandingworkbya1st-yearMAstudentinarthistory- LaurenceLeiteMemorialPrizeforoutstandingworkbya2nd-yearMAstudentinart

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SupportforStudentsOutsidetheClassroomAcademicIntegrityOfficeTheGWCodeofAcademicIntegritywascreatedwithinputfromstudents,faculty,librariansandadministration,andappliestoallgraduateandundergraduatestudents.TheGWCodeofAcademicIntegrityisavailableonthewebathttp://studentconduct.gwu.edu/.TheCodeispromotedandadministeredbytheAcademicIntegrityCouncil,madeupofbothfacultyandstudents.DisabilitySupportServices(DSS)AnystudentwhomayneedanaccommodationbasedonthepotentialimpactofadisabilityshouldcontacttheDisabilitySupportServicesofficeat202-994-8250inRomeHall,Suite102,toestablisheligibilityandtocoordinatereasonableaccommodations.Foradditionalinformationpleasereferto:http://gwired.gwu.edu/dss/UniversityCounselingCenter(UCC)202-994-5300TheUniversityCounselingCenter(UCC)offers24/7assistanceandreferraltoaddressstudents'personal,social,career,andstudyskillsproblems.Servicesforstudentsinclude:

- crisisandemergencymentalhealthconsultations- confidentialassessment,counselingservices(individualandsmallgroup),andreferrals

http://counselingcenter.gwu.edu/WritingCenterLocatedinSuite103ofGelmanLibrary,theWritingCenterprovidespeertutorswhoworkwithundergraduateandgraduatestudentsatalllevelsofwritingability,atanystageofthewritingprocess,andwithallkindsofwritingprojects,includingcoursepapers,theses,dissertations,scientificreports,andpersonalstatements.AppointmentsforalllocationscanbemadethroughtheWritingCenter’swebsite(www.gwu.edu/~gwriter).CenterforStudentEngagementThemissionoftheCenterforStudentEngagement(http://studentengagement.gwu.edu/graduate-distance-professional-students)istoprovideGWgraduatestudentsadvocacyfornon-academicissues;co-curricularlearningopportunitiesthroughvariousprogramsandinitiatives;andcommunitydevelopmentthroughsocial,recreational,andculturalevents.

TheMarvinCenter

TheMarvinCenter,locatedjustdowntheblockfromtheSmithHallofArtat80021stStreet,isGW’sstudentunion.ThebuildingishometotheGWorldoffice,afoodcourt,theuniversitybookstore,variousmeetingspaces,abowlingalley,andColonialCentral,whichhousestheofficeoftheregistrarandfinancialaid.

GWCampusAdvisoriesGWCampusAdvisories(http://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/)istheprincipalmethodtheOfficeofEmergencyManagementandtheUniversityleadershipusetocommunicateincident-related

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informationtotheGWcommunity.GWEmergencyManagement,ExternalRelations,andInformationSystemsandServicesworkinpartnershiptomanagethiswebsite.UniversityPoliceDepartmentTheUniversityPoliceDepartment(http://police.gwu.edu/)providespolice,security,andemergencyservicesoncampus24hoursaday,365daysayear.UPDalsoservesasaresourceforinformationonemergencyprocedures,theftandcrimeprevention,andcampuscrimestatistics.Ifyouhaveanemergencyoncampus,pleasedial202-994-6111.EmergencyproceduresTheUniversityhasdevelopedemergencyprocedurestoprovidedirectiontomembersoftheUniversitycommunityforavarietyofemergencysituations.YoucanfinddetailedinformationonUniversityproceduresathttp://www.gwu.edu/safety/health/program/environment_health_safety/emergency_procedures.cfmEmergencyActionPlan:http://www.gwu.edu/safety/health/pdf/emergencyactionplan.pdfUniversityPoliceDepartment:202-994-6111OfficeofHealthandSafety:202-994-4347HousingandTransportation

HousingResources

SinceGWislocatedontheblueandorangeMetrolinesandneartheredline,graduatestudentsoftentrytofindhousingalongtheseroutes,ifnotclosertocampusitself.Studentshaveusedhttps://www.gwoffcampus.comandwww.craigslist.comtosearchforapartments.

Therearealsolimitedopportunitiesforgraduatestudentstoliveoncampus.ColumbiaPlazaispopularwithGWgraduatestudents:http://living.gwu.edu/graduate-students.

MetroTheMetroisWashington’ssubwaysystem,servicingmuchofD.C.andpartsofVirginiaandMaryland.TheGWcampusislocatedattheFoggyBottomstopontheblueandorangelines.TheSmithHallofArtisjustoneblockfromthisstop.Formoreinformation,includingamapandtripplanner,pleasevisithttp://www.wmata.com/.Thiswebsitealsoincludesbusinformation.TheSmarTripcard,Metro’sreloadabletransitcard,isavailableforpurchaseonlineathttp://www.wmata.com/fares/smartrip/,atCVS,Giantgrocerystores,orattheMetroCenterstation.UniversityParking

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InformationonparkingatGWcanbefoundonlineathttp://transportation.gwu.edu/.AirportsRonaldReaganWashingtonNationalAirport(DCA)–5.2milesfromGW

Ontheblue/yellowMetrolinesatNationalAirportstopWashingtonDullesInternationalAirport(IAD)–26.3milesfromGW

Shuttlebusserviceisavailablefor$5fromWiehle-RestonEastMetrostation.Pleasevisithttp://www.washfly.com/coach.htmlformoreinformation.MetrobusserviceisalsoavailablefromRosslynandL'EnfantPlazastationsfor$6(http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/)

Baltimore/WashingtonInternationalThurgoodMarshallAirport(BWI)–34.1milesfromGW

FromUnionStationMARC(commuterrail)andAmtraktrainsareavailabletoBWIStation.Afreeshuttlebuswilltakeyoutotheairportfromthere.KeepinmindthattheMARCtrainonlyrunsduringtheweek,notonweekends.TheSuperShuttle(http://www.supershuttle.com/)canalsopickyouupathomeandtakeyourighttoanyWashingtonairport(e.g.$37forasharedridefromtheSmithHallofArttoBWI).YoumayalsotakeMetro’sgreenlinetoGreenbelt,whereyoucancatchtheB30bus,a30-minutedirectbustoBWI.(http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/)

Health,Fitness,Food,andStoresHealthInsuranceForyourconvenience,GWoffersavoluntarystudenthealthinsuranceplan,dentalinsuranceplan,andvisiondiscountplanthroughAetnaStudentHealthforeligiblestudents.ThisPlanfulfillscoveragerequirementsforinternationalstudentsandalsoprovidesforoptionalspouse,domesticpartner,anddependentcoverage.Therearenoexclusionsforpre-existingconditions.Ifyouneedhealthinsurance,youwillhavemultipleopportunitiestoenrollintheGWStudentHealthInsurancePlanofferedthroughAetnaStudentHealth.AninitialinformationandenrollmentpackagewillbemailedinlateJulytothepermanentaddressonyourstudentrecord,andafollow-upmailingwillbesentoutinAugust,notifyingstudentsthattheywillbeabletoenrollonlineatwww.aetnastudenthealth.com.Additionally,youwillbeabletosignupduringUniversity-wideorientationsorattheStudentHealthCenter(locatedon2141KStreet,NW,Suite501).StudentHealthServiceTheStudentHealthService(SHS)isacomprehensivehealthcenterservingourstudents’healthcareneeds,offeringmedicalevaluationandtreatmentand/orreferralforoutpatientproblems.Studentsinneedofmedicalcareshouldfirstmakeanappointment,eitherbyphoneoronline(http://gwired.gwu.edu/shs).Appointmentsareusuallyavailablethesamedayandalwayswithin24hours.Ifnecessary,studentswithurgentproblemsmaybedirectedbythecliniciantocomeinwithoutanappointment.TheSHSwebsiteprovidesimportantinformationabouttheoffice,aswell

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asrelevantlinkstothelatestpublichealthinformationpertinenttotheGWcommunity.TheSHSlocationis2141KStreet,Suite501.MandatoryImmunizationALLstudentsundertheageof26,regardlessofprogramofstudyorstudentstatus(part-time,full-time,degree,non-degree),arerequiredbyD.C.lawtoprovidedocumentationofimmunitytotetanus/pertussis,measles/mumps/rubella,chickenpox,hepatitisB,andmeningitis.YoumayaccessyourimmunizationformsandguidelinesonStudentHealthService’sWebsite:http://gwired.gwu.edu/shs/ImmunizationRequirement/ImmunizationForm/HospitalsTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityHospital,90023rdStreet,NWhttp://www.gwhospital.comGeorgetownUniversityHospital,3800ReservoirRoad,NWhttps://gumc.georgetown.eduSibleyMemorialHospital,5255LoughboroRoad,NWhttp://www.sibley.org/FitnessFacilitiesInformationonCampusRecreationfacilitiesareprovidedonthewebathttp://campusrecreation.gwu.edu/.The183,000square-footLernerHealthandWellnessCenter(LHWC),locatedat2301GStreet,NW,isavailableforusebyallGWstudents.Facilitiesincludetwogymnasia,ajoggingtrack,lappool,racquetballandsquashcourts,fitnesscenter,groupclasses,nutritioncounseling,personaltraining,andmassagetherapy.Supportareasincludelockerrooms,equipmentissue,andalounge.GroceryStores/PharmacynearCampus•WholeFoods,IStreetbetween22ndand23rdstreetsNW•TraderJoe’s,110125thStreetNorthwest•Safeway,2550VirginiaAveNW,(betweenNHSt&NNewHampshireAve)•7-11,912NewHampshireAvenue,NW(rightnearFoggyBottomMetro)•CVS,2000PennsylvaniaAve,at21stStreetPopularEateriesnearCampus•TheAvenue–locatedonthe2200blockofEyestreet,NW,includesDevon&Blakely,WholeFoods,Circa,Roti,Sweetgreen,DistrictCommons,andBurger,Tap&Shake•JStreetintheMarvinCenter,80021stStreet•ShenkmanHall(61623rdStreet)–Potbelly,PitaPit,DunkinDonuts/BaskinRobbins,theGalleryCafé(saladbarandsandwiches)•StarbucksrightnexttoGelmanLibraryat2130HStreet•GWDeli,2133GStNW–bagels,sandwiches,conveniencestore•2000PennsylvaniaAvenue–includesChipotle,AuBonPain,Paul,ThePerfectPita,JohnnyRocket’s,andBertucci’s

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•Beefsteak–(mostly)vegetarianacrossthestreetfromSmithHallat80022ndStreet•Tonic–full-servicerestaurant(Americanfood)at2036GStreetArtSupplyStores,Darkrooms,andFramersUtrechtArt,1250“I“(Eye)Streethttp://www.utrechtart.com/stores/#DCPlazaArtistMaterials,1990KStreet,NWhttp://www.plazaart.com/index.php?page=19PennCamera,840EStreet,NWhttp://www.calumetphoto.com/eng/lp/PennCameraCalumetPhotographic.cfmProPhoto,2000PennsylvaniaAveNWhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/Pro-Photo-DC/102842963090220Dodge-Chrome,multiplelocationshttp://www.dodgechrome.com/FramesbyRebecca,8923BrookvilleRd,SilverSpring,MDhttp://www.framesbyrebecca.com/DistrictHardware/TheBikeShop,110824thStNWhttp://www.thebikeshopdc.com/