Category: Georgetown Faces

Title: Rev. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

Rev. Matthew Carnes smiles for the camera.

“Over the last nine years, I’ve come to love the hidden quiet of the University. The silence of early-morning student athletes making their way up the hill to Yates, the stillness of members of our community gathered in Copley Crypt Chapel before 10pm Mass, the hushed crowds in Lauinger Library during finals week; they all speak to me of the marvelous things going on inside us, in silence, where God is laboring to bring new ideas and new action to life.”

More Georgetown Faces

A woman stands with her arms crossed and smiles on the street in front of a white building

After beginning her career in fashion, Valerie Coats now helps incarcerated men and women take Georgetown classes at the DC Jail.

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

A woman smiles while playing the piano.

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