Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/All Things GW

Focus

The edit-a-thon will concentrate on any topics relating to GW that you wish to explore. University history? Presidents and administrators? Notable alumni? Athletics? The Mount Vernon Seminary and College? All ideas are welcome! We'll also look for articles to improve relating to the Foggy Bottom neighborhood that GW calls home, and will explore uploading out of copyright material to Wikimedia Commons.

See also media contributed by the George Washington University on Wikimedia Commons.

Tour

Bergis Jules, University Archivist, and Jennifer Kinniff, Public Services and Outreach Librarian for Special Collections, will lead a behind the scenes tour and will share some of the University Archives' most beloved items.

Schedule

FAQ

Do I have to register to attend, or can I just arrive on the day?

There is space for up to 30 participants! Signing up in advance assures that we will have enough food for everyone and know how many to expect.

Do I have to be a member of Wikimedia DC?

No, this event is open to everyone.

What happens if I get hungry?

We'll have snacks and drinks!

What material will attendees be able to access?

Event attendees are library patrons and are welcome to browse the ready reference material we have relating to GW and Foggy Bottom in our Special Collections reading room or our yearbooks and issues of the student newspaper The Hatchet. You may also want to access our special collections, by searching the catalog; our staff can retrieve materials for you. If you already know of specific items you would like to see, let us know below and we can have it pulled for when you get here.

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Articles to edit

H:CHEAT

• Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
• West End, Washington, D.C.
• Washington Circle
• George Washington Colonials
• WRGW (student radio)
• Salad Bowl strike
• School Without Walls
• George Washington University Virginia Campus
• Maxwell Woodhull House
• Campuses of George Washington University
• Mount Vernon College for Women
• Joel Smith Bacon - Past president of GWU
• Joseph Getchell Binney - Past president of GWU
• Steve Chapin (GW President) - Past president of GWU
• Charles W. Needham - Past president of GWU
• George W. Samson - Past president of GWU
• James Clarke Welling - Past president of GWU
• St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)
• Snows Court (Washington, D.C.)

Examples of GW-related Content in Wikimedia Commons (let's add more!)

• 
  Gelman Library and ornamental gates on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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  The Steedman-Ray House located at 1925 F Street, NW in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It now serves as the residence of the George Washington University president.
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  Photograph of James Peale's oil portrait of William Staughton. Staughton was the first President of Columbian College (1821-1827), the original name of The George Washington University.

Outcomes

• I edited Washington Gas with some of my group mates in my DC History Class --Atdorsey (talk) 20:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)atdorsey
• I edited Snows Court (Washington, D.C.) with some of my group mates in my DC History class --Lanew715 (talk) 19:58, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I edited Washington, D.C.! Dominic·t 19:51, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I edited Snows Court (Washington, D.C.) --DestiniS (talk) 19:59, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I edited the George Washington Early College Program section of the School Without Walls page as well as the Washington Circle page. --Evanc95 (talk) 19:55, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I edited School Without Walls- George Washington University Early College Program; JoVaun Holmes
• I edited the the George Washington University Virginia Campus page. I added the sections about programs, research centers, and changed the name of the external link. --User:Nikki D Mac
• I edited Snows Court (Washington, D.C.) with some of my group in my DC History Course at George Washington University --Jerrel Catlett (talk) 20:00, 20 April 2013 (UTC)Jerrel Catlett
• I worked on Foggy Bottom page on the history section as well as the culture section. --Rafrancisco1994 (talk) 20:03, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I edited Thaddeus Stevens School (Washington, D.C.) in English and German, Thaddeus Stevens School. --Kb19888 (talk) 20:07, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I created the article for 1871-1894 university president James Clarke Welling -- Econterms (talk) 20:09, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I created the article Foggy Bottom on German Wikipedia, added categories to the uploaded GMU images, added the image of the 1915 GWU Women's Basketball team to the GWU article. Djembayz (talk) 21:03, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
• I edited School Without Walls for the GWECP program, and added a section for the exposure program. I also created the article for Joel Smith Bacon and uploaded a picture to wikimedia commons. gmakowski (talk) 12:57, 22 April 2013