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Announcing GES’s Opening Keynote: Brian Bordainick

January 28th, 2010 | Filed under Announcements, Content, Summit Information

Anything is Possible from The Canary Collective on Vimeo. There are no words to describe how thrilled we are: Brian Bordainick will be the opening keynote to GES. He will speak at the opening banquet, in front of GES staff, delegates and everyone who has collaborated with the realization of the Summit, including Northwestern’s President Morton Schapiro. Why Brian? The opening keynote should give delegates a taste of what GES is about, what they should expect from the Summit and above all, it ...

Haiti: An Open Letter to the GES Community

January 21st, 2010 | Filed under Directors

Hey GES, Although we are only months away from GES 2010, we felt that it was extremely important to talk about the crisis occurring in Haiti right now and tell you what we've been doing to respond. Thursday afternoon, a number of students contacted Northwestern's President Schapiro to encourage him to "articulate a university response in reaction to the earthquake." President Schapiro responded by posting a link on the university's homepage with information on organizations assisting with relief efforts. On Wednesday night, ...

GES Alum Garrett Neiman Featured in New York Times

January 1st, 2010 | Filed under Alumni Spotlights

GES 2008 alum Garrett Neiman is juggling running an independent nonprofit, SEE College Prep with finishing his senior year at Stanford University.  In October, Neiman and SEE co-founder Jessica Perez spoke at the annual College Board Forum held in New York City.  New York Times education writer Jacques Steinberg called their speech "refreshing real world advice" in NYTimes.com's The Choice.  Neiman spoke to GES about his organization: What is SEE College Prep? We are the largest non-profit organization focused on SAT prep in ...