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From her small hometown of Ruther Glen, Virginia, to the bright lights of New York City, Gilda Squire, BA Communication ’95, has forged a career that has led Squire from the federal government through Wall Street, into book publishing, and finally landing as a powerhouse talent manager for some of entertainment’s brightest stars.

Learn more about the College of Visual and Performing Arts and its many components in the year 2023-2024

For decades, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Center for the Arts has been integral to the cultural life of Northern Virginia. With a new campaign, it’s heading toward its next big premiere: a reimagined facility.

Thanks to the generous donors and visionary artists, George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s campuses are home to a treasure trove of sculptures, paintings, and installations that inspire and engage the George Â鶹ÊÓƵ community and visitors alike.

Long before there was a Center for the Arts, a group of community members worked diligently to help make the arts an integral part of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s burgeoning campus life. George Â鶹ÊÓƵ donors play a vital role in both sustaining the arts and helping ensure its accessibility to all. They serve as advocates, championing creativity and cultural expression in ways that strengthen communities, widen perspectives, and inspire future generations. Here we highlight a few of the donors playing a role in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Arts priorities in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Now: Power the Possible campaign.

As the saying goes, if you love something, set it free. If it maps an area, finds a target, delivers a package, and comes back, the trophy is yours forever. Or something like that.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ received a gift with an impact of $36 million from the Kimmy Duong Foundation to name the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing within the College of Engineering and Computing. The university’s Board of Visitors approved the name change on April 1, and it will become official pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia this summer.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Potomac Science Center on Belmont Bay is a destination for environmental science research within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Slightly inland from shore, on a recent day in early March, the retention pond next to the center needed to be emptied to make changes to the drainage system. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nation was ready to rescue some of the creatures affected.

Three members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ men's wrestling team will be competing at the NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championship, held March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Meet George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s third graduate (and second from the Schar School) to be elected to Congress: U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, BA Government and International Politics ‘05.