It is a big accomplishment to get admission into Georgetown University, and many of the students will have several outstanding choices to consider this spring. We hope that gatherings like this will demonstrate the strength of the Georgetown community, and the warmth of the welcome they will receive in Washington DC in the fall.

Accepted Students Reception
Date: Saturday, April 24
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Alumni Lorena Valencia has kindly volunteered to host the event.
Map

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Georgetown Shanghai Team

If there are any questions, please send an email to gtownchina@gmail.com.

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Dear Caitlin,

I thought that you and your friends would like to know that the profit from your Georgetown Heart Bear order was used in August to co-sponsor heart surgery on a young boy named Ke Xuan Liang from Anhui Province.

With grateful thanks for your support

Christine Cullen
Founder & Executive Director
Heart To Heart Shanghai
www.heart2heartshanghai.net
Our maxim:Life Saving, Life Changing & Life Enhancing

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This is a great example of what the club can do. If you have ideas or would like to help organize club members to help serve the community, please contact us at gtownchina [at] gmail dot com. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Summer 2009 Newsletter

We hope everyone is having an excellent summer.  We wanted to let you know about some upcoming events and changes at the club.

1. New Student Sendoff Reception
2. Job Postings on georgetownchina.org Website
3. Georgetown MBA Program Seeking Consulting Projects in China for Current Graduate Students
4. GU Hoya Connect Program Launch: Connecting Generations of Alumnae in Shanghai to Share Experiences
5. Club Executive Board Changes

Please come by to welcome a new class of Georgetown students.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
5 p.m. – 7 p.m

Barbarossa
231 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huangpi Lu； 南京西路231号，人民公园内
(in People’s Park, enter between Starbucks & Shanghai Art Museum. 2nd floor)

Event:  http://www.georgetownchina.org/2009/07/event-reminder-shanghai-hoyas-accepted-student-sendoff/

Cost is pay as you go, with 2-for-1 drinks from 5-8 pm.  All Hoyas and families are welcome to attend.  We look forward to seeing you there!

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2.  Job Postings on Georgetown China website

We’re creating a page for the website for job postings.  If you have jobs that you would like to post on the website, please send an email of the job description to gtownchina at gmail dot com.

Job Board:  http://www.georgetownchina.org/job-board/

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3.  Georgetown MBA program – looking for China consulting projects (free of charge)

The Georgetown School of Business is running a program designed to give its MBAs real experience for consulting in China. They are looking for companies and organizations in China to give them consulting projects, which they will work on from October to March 2010. They will do this for free.

Professors Rivoli and Romanelli will also be travelling to Shanghai in 10 August. We will be posting an update on the website when we have more information.

For more information you can follow these links:

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=698&EventID=68469

http://www.georgetownchina.org/2009/07/georgetown-school-of-business-mbas-seeking-china-consulting-projects-no-cost/

Please email the professors if you are interested in participating.

Lindsey Waldrop lw97 at georgetown dot edu
Anika DeVolder amd72 at georgetown dot edu

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4. GU Hoya Connects:  Informal Mentorship Program for Hoyas in Shanghai

We’re looking into starting an informal mentorship program for new Hoyas arriving in Shanghai.  We often think about our own experiences coming to China and how much having an experienced person to make some introductions would go a long way.  Right now we’re just asking who might be interested in participating as an informal mentor.

In order to help give Georgetown students gain meaningful experience working in the China market before graduation, we propose launching Hoyas in Shanghai and Hoyas in Beijing Summer Internship Program. This program would leverage the Georgetown alumnae presence in Shanghai and Beijing to seek out internship opportunities for current Georgetown students, so that the students could learn more about Chinese work culture, the China market, and the relevant industry prior to graduation from Georgetown.  This internship program would help make Georgetown students more competitive and informed job applicants after graduation, as well as likely expand Georgetown’s alumnae presence in Asia.

Draft proposal:   http://www.georgetownchina.org/volunteer/gu-connect/

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5. Change in Club Executive Board

Departure of Caitlin Kelly (President) and Brittany Lockard (Vice-President)

Caitlin and Brittany are both headed back to the States to pursue their next career steps.  Due to the mid-term vacancies, Kevin Chen will be taking over the role of President; Robert Guterma will continue supporting the club as Treasurer.
We want to welcome our two newest members of the executive board.

• Vice-President:  Patrick McNally (CAS ’06)  Patrick serves on the American Chamber of Commerce as the Committees Liason.  He supports a range of AmCham committees including Environmental, HR, Legal, Media, Real Estate, Sourcing & Procurement and Tax.
• Secretary:  Adam Reeb (SFS ’04)  Adam moved to Shanghai in the spring of 2005. In the four years since moving to China, Adam has worked for companies in both the management consulting as well as industrial manufacturing industries. He is currently working at New Pacific Consulting as a consultant covering industrial sectors. In his free time, Adam enjoys playing tennis, travelling, and trying to master the strategy behind winning in Mahjongg.

We want to thank Caitlin and Brittany for all of their help in setting up the Club, and we wish them luck back in the US.

Hoya saxa,

The Georgetown Club of Shanghai
gtownchina@gmail.com
http://www.georgetownchina.org

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Kathleen’s 5 Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
5th Floor, Shanghai Art Museum, 325 Nanjing West Road

Tickets are 150 RMB adults/students/seniors, includes one glass of wine or soft drink, and canapés.

http://www.georgetownchina.org/bylaws/

There will be many changes happening at the club shortly, so please check back with the website periodically.