Films on The Vern 2008 
FILMS ON THE VERN PRESENTS: "GOING FOR THE GOLD"
Movies will be shown every Wednesday night from July 16 through August 20, 2008 at 8:30pm on the Mount Vernon Campus Quad, with the exception of the last film on August 20th, which will be shown at the Outdoor Pool at Mount Vernon.
(Rain location: Eckles Library Auditorium).
GW's Mount Vernon Campus is located at 2100 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20007. Visit http://gwired.gwu.edu/mvcl/whamv/fotv for more information!
Time: 8:00 pm - 11:45 pm
Location: MV Quad (unless otherwise noted)
URL: gwired.gwu.edu/mvcl/
Sponsor: Mount Vernon Campus Life
Films on The Vern: Cinderella Man
Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti
Rated PG-13; 144 minutes.
Legendary athlete Jim Braddock was a once – promising boxer who had to leave the ring after a string of losses. As the nation entered the Great Depression, he took a series of jobs to feed his family until a chance cancellation gave him the opportunity to fight again. After his amazing and unlikely win, he was dubbed the “Cinderella Man” and went on to become the heavyweight boxing champ, elevating his own game but also representing the dreams of the disenfranchised masses.
Time: 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: MV Quad (Rain location: Eckles Library Auditorium)
URL: gwired.gwu.edu/mvcl/whamv/fotv
Sponsor: Mount Vernon Campus Life
GWU Toastmasters Meeting
Come join us for an hour to pick up some public speaking skills! GWU Toastmasters is meeting from 7:30-8:30 on Wednesday, August 5th in Marvin 405. We'll have prepared speeches and impromptu speaking tasks. If you can't make this meeting, check out our website for additional dates.
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Marvin 405
URL: studentorgs.gwu.edu/gwutoastmasters/...
Sponsor: The George Washington University Toastmasters Club
Films on The Vern: Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans (2000)
Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison
Rated PG; 108 minutes.
High school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. But when the school board is forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white school, the very foundation of football\'s great tradition is put to the test. A black coach and a white coach band together to mold a group of angry, unfocused boys into a dynamic, winning team and help the team and the town to overcome prejudice and intolerance.
Time: 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: MV Quad (Rain location: Eckles Library Auditorium)
URL: gwired.gwu.edu/mvcl/whamv/fotv
Sponsor: Mount Vernon Campus Life
Films on The Vern: A League of Their Own
Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, Madonna, Bill Pullman, Garry Marshall
Rated PG; 128 minutes.
During World War II, when much of the male population was in the trenches, the first all-women’s baseball league was formed. Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller are sisters recruited to keep the sport alive. Their teammates range from a former dance hall hostess to a home run slugger to a jersey girl to a couple of farmer’s daughters.
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: MV Quad (Rain location: Eckles Library Auditorium)
URL: gwired.gwu.edu/mvcl/whamv/fotv
Sponsor: Mount Vernon Campus Life
Films on The Vern: Cool Runnings
John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba;
Rated PG; 97 minutes;
Shown at the GW Outdoor Pool at Mount Vernon.
COOL RUNNINGS goes for the gold with hilarious results. A tale of pride, determination, and dignity based on the true story of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as Olympic bobsled racers and somehow make their impossible dreams come true.
Don\'t swim? Well, come anyway! We will have seating all around the pool for your convenience!
Time: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: GW Outdoor Pool at Mount Vernon (Rain location: Ec
URL: gwired.gwu.edu/mvcl/whamv/fotv
Sponsor: Mount Vernon Campus Life
GWU Toastmasters Meetings
Come join us for an hour to pick up some public speaking skills! GWU Toastmasters is meeting from 7:30-8:30 on Wednesday, August 21st in Marvin 404. We'll have prepared speeches and impromptu speaking tasks. If you can't make this meeting, check out our website for additional dates. Guests welcome!!
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Marving 404
URL: studentorgs.gwu.edu/gwutoastmasters/...
Sponsor: The George Washington University Toastmasters Club
FEDERAL WORK STUDY JOB FAIR
Students who have been awarded Federal Work Study funds as part of their University financial aid package can take advantage of this opportunity to meet with employers and to pick up employment forms and complete tax paperwork. Dress appropriately as employers may conduct preliminary job interviews at the fair. Coming later this summer - info on attending FWS employers will be listed on GWork!
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Marvin Center Grand Ballroom
URL: gwired.gwu.edu/career/
Sponsor: Career Center
The Skin of Our Teeth Auditions
Come out and audition for FPP\'s production of \"The Skin of Our Teeth\" written by Thorton Wilder and directed by Katherine Nelson
Times TBA
Callbacks on September 10
Time: 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Lisner Downstage
URL: studentorgs.gwu.edu/fpp/
Sponsor: Forbidden Planet Productions
GWU Toastmasters
Come join us for an hour to pick up some public speaking skills! GWU Toastmasters is meeting from 7:30-8:30 in the Marvin Center. We'll have prepared speeches and impromptu speaking tasks. If you can't make this meeting, check out our website for additional dates.
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Marvin 405
URL: studentorgs.gwu.edu/gwutoastmasters/...
Sponsor: The George Washington University Toastmasters Club
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