Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private Catholic university located in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Georgetown.

In April of 2009, the university was asked to hide the name Jesus, displayed as "IHS" on a pediment at Gaston Hall. The request came from The White House prior to President Barack Obama speaking at the school on April 15, 2009.CNSNews.com: Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus...

In 1789, Reverend John Carroll established Georgetown University (initially named Georgetown College) along the Potomac River. It was a pivotal time for a school to be founded as the nation enacted the U.S. Constitution that same year. The school's first student body was comprised of 12 students.

Today, over 14,000 students utilize Georgetown's law school, medical school, four undergraduate schools and numerous graduate programs.Georgetown University: History

In 1866, Georgetown chose its school colors, blue and gray, to honor the end of the American Civil War and to symbolize the merger of the North and the South. Georgetown University: History

• U.S. President Bill Clinton
• Filipino president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
• General David Petraeus
• George Tenet
• Maria Shriver
• Pat Buchanan
• Patrick Ewing
• Dikembe Mutombo
• Alonzo Mourning

• Official Site: Georgetown University News

• Google: Georgetown University News

• New York Times: Georgetown University News

• Princeton Review: Georgetown University

• President: John J. DeGioia
  • 2001-present: President

• Official Athletic Site: Georgetown Hoyas

• Official Site: Football

• Official Site: Mens Basketball

• Official Site: Womens Basketball

• Conference: Big East Conference

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