Jacob Werden (B’21) - Georgetown University

“At Georgetown, transfer students comprise nearly 10% of the student body – a huge proportion compared to our peer institutions. GU transfer students benefit from having a dedicated advocacy board (the GU Transfer Council), a dedicated Living Learning Community, reserved events like Transfer Escape or Transfer NSO, and an incredibly welcoming university community that is willing to help these new students fit right in.”

Jacob Werden stands in front of Healy Hall.

The Receptionist Students Know as ‘Auntie Tracey’

Tracey Frazier-Akparawa’s nameplate sits on her desk in the Office of the Provost. But students know her by a different name.

Record Keeper by Day, Jazz Singer by Night

By day, Lanah Koelle manages academic records for the College of Arts & Sciences. By night, she moonlights as a jazz performer in Washington, DC.

A man in a blue sweater smiles in front of hanging flags in an atrium.

For This Economist, Advising Students Is His Biggest Reward

Mitch Kaneda’s first and only job has been at Georgetown. He wouldn’t have it any other way. “It is all about our students,” he said.

Title: Jacob Werden (B’21)

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