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In order to best support your student during life at Georgetown, many University departments have shared resources, information, and contact details below. We encourage you to contact us at familyorientation@georgetown.edu if there are any additional resources you would like to know about.

The Academic Resource Center (ARC)  facilitates disability accommodations for students, while also offering an array of general academic assistance resources  and direct academic coordination for student-athletes.

To learn more about the Academic Resource Center at Georgetown University, please visit https://academicsupport.georgetown.edu/

The Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University was founded in 2014 by Alberto and Olga Maria Beeck. The Beeck Center was created to explore a range of public and private sector issues and train the next generation of social impact leaders. Since then, we have experimented with solutions from policy to process with the constant goal of achieving at scale.

To learn more about the Beeck Center, please visit their website.

Guided by Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit tradition, with its abiding commitment to interreligious collaboration, Campus Ministry equips students to lead lives of deeper meaning, belonging and purpose. To find out more about our faith communities and programs, including retreats, please visit the Campus Ministry website

Dedicated towards the cultivation of the ‘whole’ person, Campus Recreation provides a variety of opportunities for all students to enhance their university experience through recreation, fitness, and well-being. Through our various sport and recreation programs, students are given the opportunity to connect with each other and experience personal growth in a fun, comfortable, and challenging yet safe environment.

To learn more about Campus Recreation at Georgetown University, please visit https://recreation.georgetown.edu/.

In Fall 2019, the CALL program was launched by the Red House, led by Randy Bass, as a strategic mechanism to advance curricular experimentation and pilot new flexible curricular models designed to advance access, equity and relevance in education. Our approach is rooted within the Ignatian paradigm, connecting theory to practice with time for reflection, analysis, research, and action.

To learn more about the CALL at Georgetown University, please visit https://thecall.georgetown.edu/.

The Center for Multicultural Equity and Access (CMEA) enhances the education of students who have historically experienced barriers to access and success in higher education. The vast social and economic inequalities disrupted a sense of justice as “we walk with the excluded” towards a “hope-filled future.”

To learn more about the CMEA at Georgetown University, please visit https://cmea.georgetown.edu/.

The Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service (CSJ) is a hub at Georgetown University through which students, faculty, and staff engage in Washington, DC through activism, advocacy, service, volunteerism, and community-based learning and research. Through CSJ, University community members also support social justice efforts across the United States and around the world, through service and immersion experiences, disaster relief fundraising, and engaged research and public service fellowships. Through all of its programs, CSJ endeavors to work alongside with community members and partners, engage thoughtfully in sustainable interventions, and affect short-term relief and long-term social change. CSJ acts as a catalyst for the infusion of social justice into the breadth of life of Georgetown in order to stimulate the full engagement of the University in this important work.

To learn more about the Center for Social Justice and its various initiatives, please visit https://csj.georgetown.edu/.

Cornerstone is an experience program for new students intended to provide community, support, and a social foundation to students who are looking to find their footing at Georgetown. Intended to assist undergraduate students in their first or second semester at Georgetown, Cornerstone participants will be paired with a peer mentor and a small group of other new/transfer students for a weekly dinner (paid for by Cornerstone) to build community, talk about challenges and successes of college, and work together to set goals and find a solid foundation at Georgetown.

To learn about about Cornerstone, please visit https://orientation.georgetown.edu/fye/cornerstone/

The office of CAPS is a member of the Division of Student Affairs. The central mission of CAPS is to collaborate directly with students and the campus community. CAPS is dedicated to helping students develop greater self-understanding, identify and solve problems, and improve academic performance through the alleviation of psychological, emotional, and cognitive barriers. In order to best meet the demand for services, which at times may exceed capacity, CAPS operates according to a limited treatment model in which the student and the clinician collaboratively address the student’s primary concerns in a time-efficient manner. Some of these services are individual in nature and some are in a group format. Learn more about our services in this CAPS 101 video.

In the holistic context of the 21st century, the Cawley Career Education Center at Georgetown University is an organization committed to the Jesuit mission and values of the university — a diverse community dedicated to justice and the common good.

Our priority as the career services body at Georgetown, therefore, is to achieve excellence by building infrastructure that promotes the well-being of all students in our community and celebrates our diversity. We will advocate for the needs of our students, and our partnerships and initiatives will be equitable and inclusive. We will create an environment in which all students feel heard, supported, and empowered in their lifelong career development journey.

To learn more about the Cawley Career Education Center and career development at Georgetown, please visit careercenter.georgetown.edu .

The Department of Art and Art History explores the world through art, design, and visual culture. We pursue creative work in the studio and the gallery, through scholarship and curatorial practice. Our students learn to examine the past and shape the future by engaging the material and visual languages with which humans make meaning.

To learn more about the Department of Fine Arts at Georgetown University, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu/.

A 27-hour experience, this overnight retreat is designed as an escape from the Hilltop. Enjoy the chance to meet awesome new people, eat lots of good food, listen to live music, play games, and take a step back from the frenzy of campus life. ESCAPE is accessible to people of all religious and non-religious backgrounds.

To learn more about the ESCAPE Program, please visit https://campusministry.georgetown.edu/retreats/generalretreats/escape/.

The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) has been protecting the Georgetown University Community since the mid-1800s. From its inception as a day and night watchman operation, the Department has grown to meet the demands of our contemporary era, developing into a diversified workforce comprised of 75 sworn officers and eigh civilian support staff. 

To learn about GUPD, please visit the GUPD website.

Health Education Services (HES) is the primary campus provider of health education, and seeks to promote the health and well being of all students through care for the WHOLE Hoya: body, mind, and soul. HES has a mission of empowering students to take responsibility for decisions regarding their health. HES actively tries to increase community identification of students at risk.

To learn more about Health Education, please visit their website.

The McCourt School launched the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service with a simple mission – to help prepare more young people to go into public service.

To learn more about the Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown University, please this website: https://politics.georgetown.edu/

The LGBTQ Resource Center supports the queer community at Georgetown through resources, outreach, advocacy, and programming designed to aid students throughout their journey’s at Georgetown and beyond. The LGBTQ Resource Center at Georgetown is among the first such centers of its kind at a Catholic/Jesuit institution in the country. We embrace and celebrate the rich diversity and intersectionality that exists amongst our Georgetown community and strive to uphold the values that allow all students to flourish at Georgetown and beyond.

To learn more about the LGBTQ Resource Center, please visit their website.

Georgetown University Library empowers its users to discover, create, and share knowledge through its diverse collections, impactful programs, and inclusive spaces. By collaborating with university community members in research, teaching, and learning, the Library promotes a culture of inquiry and connection, across and beyond Georgetown.

You can access the Georgetown University Library at library.georgetown.edu/orientation/students  

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) provides the structure to guide Georgetown University and its various stakeholders in preparing for, preventing, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from emergencies and disasters. 

Georgetown has many study abroad program types, which fulfill different needs for different students. There are tools and resources linked from this page to assist you in selecting a best-fit program that meets your academic and intercultural needs. To learn more about Global Education, please visit their website.

The Office of the Student Ombuds (OSO) at Georgetown University is here to provide a confidentialindependentimpartial, and informal resource for all Main Campus undergraduate and graduate students, including those in the School of Continuing Studies, Biomedical Graduate Education, Medical Center, and the GU-Qatar campus.

Our goal is to help Georgetown Hoyas navigate conflicts and concerns constructively and effectively by helping students achieve a greater understanding of the problem and possible solutions, and look for information applicable to the situation.

The Ombuds does not advocate for any individual point of view, and does not participate in any ‘ formal grievance process but works to promote a fair process for all.

The Women’s Center supports and empowers students at Georgetown. Women are the majority of the student body, yet are often marginalized in the classroom and campus experiences. As a result, the Women’s Center seeks to center the experience of women and educate the entire campus about gender dynamics that impact campus culture. We seek to create a more equitable campus for a more expansive notion of gender and gender roles. We serve students of all gender identities. 

To learn more about the Women’s Center at Georgetown University, please visit their website.