Time Activity Location 3:00-4:30pm Check In Blueridge Lobby 4:30-5:00pm Settle In Blueridge 5:00-5:45pm Dinner HUB Ballroom 6:00-6:45pm Welcome from Interim President Anne HUB Meeting Rooms 3-4- Holton 5 6:45-7:30pm Republic 101 HUB 3-4-5 7:30-8:30pm Small Group Time Small Group Location (see location in check in materials) 8:30-10:00pm Opening Ceremonies SUB I Quad 10:00pm Back to Residence Hall Blueridge 11:00pm Quiet Hours Blueridge
Wednesday, July 24th
Time Activity Location 8:00-8:45am Breakfast Blueridge Lobby 9:00-10:50am Strengths Finder Workshop Johnson Center Room A & 239A 10:50-11:00am Break 11:00-11:30am Career Services Presentation Johnson Center Room A 11:30am Leave for Old Town Fairfax 12:00-1:00pm Lunch Various Locations 1:30-2:30pm Escape Room Fairfax 2:30pm Return to Campus 3:00-4:15pm Identity Workshops Johnson Center Rooms C & E 4:15-6:15pm Advocacy, Lobbying, and Local Issues Johnson Center Room F & with Student Government Gold Room 6:15-7:00pm Dinner George’s 7:00-7:45pm Break 7:45-8:30pm Small Group Time Small Group Spaces 8:30-10:00pm Evening Activity Dewberry Lobby 10:00pm Back to Residence Hall Blueridge 11:00pm Quiet Hours Blueridge
Thursday, July 25th
*Please note that dress expectation for these places is a little less than business casual. No suits or slacks are necessary, but please do not wear shorts and t-shirts. We suggest jeans and a nicer shirt (not t-shirt) or a casual dress.
Time Activity Location
7:00-7:25am Breakfast Blueridge Lobby 7:30am Leave for DC 8:45-10:45am Capitol- Tour DC 11:00-11:30am Capitol- Meet with Representative Offices DC 11:45am-12:30pm Lunch Union Station 12:30pm Leave for USIP 1:30-2:30pm United States Institute of Peace DC 2:30pm Leave for Arlington 3:30pm-5:00pm Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, GMU Arlington Campus Policy, and International Security 5:00pm Leave for Campus 6:00-7:30pm Networking Dinner Johnson Center Bistro 7:30-8:00pm Break 8:00-8:30pm Small Group Time Small Group Locations 8:30-10:00pm Evening Activity HUB Meeting Rooms 3-4- 5 10:00pm Back to Residence Halls Blueridge 11:00pm Quiet Hours Blueridge
Friday, July 26th
*Please note that dress expectation for these places is a little less than business casual. No suits or slacks are necessary, but please do not wear shorts and t-shirts. We suggest jeans and a nicer shirt (not t-shirt) or a casual dress. You may bring shorts to change into at some point during the day if you would like.
Time Activity Location
6:45am Breakfast (Grab & Go) Blueridge Lobby 7:00am Leave for DC 8:30-11:45am US Department of State DC 12:00-12:30pm Lunch DC 12:30pm Leave for Embassy 1:00-3:00pm German Embassy DC (Please leave electronics in the vans, per the request of the Embassy.) 3:00pm Leave for Holocaust Museum 3:30-5:30pm Holocaust Museum DC 6:00-7:0pm Dinner DC 7:30-8:00pm Evening Reflection Reflection Pool 8:00-8:45pm Small Group Activity Around the Monuments 9:00-10:30pm Monument Scavenger Hunt Reflection Pool 10:30pm Leave for Campus 11:30pm Quiet Hours Blueridge
Saturday, July 27th
Time Activity Location 8:30-9:30am Goal Setting and Action Plans Eisenhower (Breakfast will be set up here) 9:30-10:00am Prep for Closing Ceremonies Eisenhower 10:00-11:45am Closing Ceremonies President’s Park 11:45am- 12:30pm Clean Up Blueridge 12:30pm-1:30pm Brunch Johnson Center Bistro 1:30-2:30pm Check Out Blueridge