INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

Welcome to GW! While you won’t be here physically this Fall, this Welcome Guide will help you familiarize yourself with the Foggy Bottom Campus and Washington, D.C., area. We look forward to welcoming you to campus soon! Raise High!

NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CHECKLIST SAFETY TIPS

Get your GWID (log on to go.gwu.edu/myGWid for more information) IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911 or GWPD/EMeRG (202-994-6111) Register for Classes (banweb.gwu.edu) D.C. FIRE SERVICES (202-462-1762) Get your U.S. Phone Number Open a Bank Account Stay Informed Crisis Hotlines Complete your eCheck-in on ISOGateWay (go.gwu.edu/GWISO) GW CHC Suicide Help Update your Contact Information (Address and Phone Number) on GWeb go.gwu.edu/covid19 (202-994-5300 and press option 2) Complete the New International Student Online Orientation Campus Advisories GW Sexual Assault Response Check out the The HUB videos to learn important first year tips that will help & Consultation Team (202-994-7222) you get settled into GW GW Alert Get connected and join a Student Organization Sign up for SMS alerts (gwu.campuslabs.com/engage) Alert DC Visit website for alerts Wear your Face Mask, Wash your Hands, and Observe Social Distancing GW Information Line Don’t stress! You are in for a treat! (202-994-5050)

WELCOME TO GW Take self-defense classes offered by the GW Police Department for free!

PHONE PLANS AND SERVICES

Phone Services Price/Month Plan International/Additional Services

• Apple music free for 6 months Verizon $75 – $95 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • Free calls/texts to Mexico and

Hulu included $60 – $80 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • Sprint • Roaming in Mexico & Canada

2G data in Mexico & Canada $60 – $70 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • T-Mobile • Free roaming in 210+ countries

AT&T $70 – $80 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • Unlimited talk, text, & data in Mexico & Canada

CT Excel Internet $20 – $50 Unlimited Talk, Text, and 7GB Data • Free calls/texts to Asia

Note: Prices may vary based on your specific plan. Please contact individual service providers for more information. Family plans available without SSN Student discount available Coverage

ISCA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

FOOD: GLOBAL CUISINE FOOD: AFFORDABLE OPTIONS

Asian African A. Litteri ($$) Meal Delivery Services Bullfrog Bagels ($) Jinya Ramen ($$) Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant & Mart ($$) DoorDash CopyCat Co. ($$) Rakuya ($$) Keren Café and Restaurant ($) Eat24 KoChix Chicken ($) Rasa ($$) Nando’s PERi-PERi ($$) GrubHub Poppa Box ($) Spice 6 ($$) Postmates Middle-Eastern The Pretzel Bakery ($) Thip Khao ($$) Uber Eats &Pizza ($) Tiger Fork ($$) Amsterdam Falafel Shop ($) Yelp ($) All Vegetarian/Vegan Ritual European Cava George’s King of Falafel and Cheesesteak ($) Elife Restaurant ($$) Meal Deals and Discounts Alta Strada ($$) Yafa Grille ($$) Fare Well ($$) Ambar ($$) For more details, visit American Fruitive ($$) Bistrot du Coin ($$) go.gwu.edu/mealdeals HipCityVeg ($$) Duke’s Grocery ($$) Busboys and Poets ($$) Shouk ($$) ll Canale ($$) Founding Farmers ($$) Less than 2 miles from GW Los Hermanos ($) * Limit eating out at restaurants | Call and More than 2 miles from GW Mission ($$) check-in with restaurants regarding dining GWorld accepted Unconventional Diner ($$) options | Opt for contactless delivery

BANKING OPTIONS

Bank Benefits

$12 monthly fee can be waived for college students under age 24. Bank of America (Core Checking) • • Students are protected by $0 liability guarantee.

• No minimum checking deposit and no overdraft or ATM fees. Citibank (Basic Banking) • $10 - $30 monthly fee. • Monthly fee can be waived if balance is above $1500.

No monthly service charge (up to 6 years). PNC Bank (Virtual Wallet Student) • • One incoming domestic or international wire transfer per statement period at no charge.

CREDIT CARD OPTIONS: Discover Bank, Capital One, Bank of America

Please contact individual banks for more information. For information on international payment options, please visit studentaccounts.gwu.edu/international-payments.

ISCA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

COLLEGE TEXTBOOK RESOURCES FUN THINGS TO DO IN D.C.

Step 1: • Smithsonian Museums and • Need a relaxing escape Galleries. Check go.gwu.edu/ from the city? Great Falls, Rock Check your class syllabus on GW Blackboard smuseums for opening dates & plans. Creek Park, Theodore Roosevelt Island, National Harbor Spend the day exploring Step 2: • Georgetown! We recommend a • Explore the different memorials You can choose to rent or buy books 20 minute walk while you admire in the course of your daily walk the scenic waterfront, the beautiful or run! Lincoln Memorial, Korean War architecture, and the mesmerizing Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Step 3: cobbled pathways of Georgetown. Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Check out these useful resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gelman Library, Himmelfarb GW Campus Store • • Stay Healthy Health Sciences Library, Jacob • Chegg.com Burns Law Library and Eckles • Abebooks.com • Avoid crowded areas and times. • Carry hand sanitizer at all times. Library (Mount Vernon Campus) • GetTextbooks.com • Observe social distancing. • Sneeze/cough into your elbow. • Prime Student • Do not hang out in large groups. • Follow self-hygiene and self- • Wear your face mask. protection guidelines

SELECT SERVICES

Office Services Website

International Services Office (ISO) Immigration, adjustment, and advocacy support for all international students internationalservices.gwu.edu

Career Services Career and professional development support and resources careerservices.gwu.edu Hosts international events, cross-cultural communication, and Multicultural Student Services Center mssc.gwu.edu community building for all ethnicities and backgrounds Primary health care services, vaccinations, counseling, Colonial Health Center healthcenter.gwu.edu mental health support, and student health insurance. Disability Support Services Assistance and support to students with disabilities disabilitysupport.gwu.edu Resources related to sexual or gender-based harassment, sexual assault, Title IX- Haven haven.gwu.edu sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence and stalking Student Services Hub Offices of Student Financial Assistance, Student Accounts and Registrar studentserviceshub.gwu.edu

Tax Department Resource for tax issues taxdepartment.gwu.edu

IT Support Center In-person technology assistance it.gwu.edu

Academic Commons One-stop shop for academic services and support across campus academiccommons.gwu.edu

University Writing Center Free tutoring and support to help you become a better writer writingcenter.gwu.edu

Language Center Facilitates and promotes foreign language studies languagecenter.columbian.gwu.edu

Lost and Found 2145 G Street, NW safety.gwu.edu/services-we-offer

Campus Recreation Campus recreation center campusrecreation.gwu.edu

ISCA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

HOME ESSENTIALS CLOTHING GROCERY

Downtown D.C. (City Center) ($) Amazon ($) ($$) Bed, Bath & Beyond ($$) Gap ($$) ($$) Best Buy ($$) Macy’s ($$) Trader Joe’s ($$) CVS Pharmacy ($) Nordstrom Rack ($$) Whole Foods ($$$) Ikea ($) Zara ($$) 7-Eleven ($) Target ($$) Georgetown Supercenter ($) International Market Banana Republic ($$$) Euro Foods International ($$) If you wish to shop in-person: H&M ($) Good Fortune ($$) Loft ($$) • Avoid shopping at peak hours H Mart ($$) The North Face ($$$) • Maintain social distancing India A1 Grocery ($) TJ-Maxx ($) • Wear your mask Lotte Plaza Market ($) • Follow the pre-marked arrows Malls ($$) and distancing protocols Fashion Centre at Pentagon City ($$) Time is of the essence • Do not touch items unnecessarily Mall in Columbia ($$) Plan your trip to the : unless you wish to purchase Potomac Mills ($$) • Limit your exposure by making a shopping Tysons Corner Center ($$) list to speed the shopping process Less than 2 miles from GW Outlet Malls • Visit the store website and make a note of the More than 2 miles from GW items you wish to purchase and their location Arundel Mills ($$) GWorld accepted at the store Clarksburg Premium Outlet ($$) Online Shopping Available Online Shopping Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets ($$) Tanger Outlets National Harbor ($$) Instacart

WHAT DO WE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU? CONNECT WITH THE ISCAs

The HUB: Connect with the ISO! The International Student Community Ambassadors (ISCAs) are international students (just like you!) who are committed to helping you Watch The HUB videos on our website Internationalservices.gwu.edu make the most of your time here at GW! We serve as peer mentors to to get important tips that will help you /isoGW newly admitted students and are here to answer any questions you have navigate your first-year at GW! Topics @gwuiso about GW, living in D.C., and many more. You can ask us anything! We include: GW Education System, U.S. @GW_ISO also provide advising (on career and general issues) and host events Culture, and Community and Support (professional, cultural, and social) specifically for all international students. at GW. To learn more about ISO events and to register, visit Meet with an ISCA virtually Career & Immigration Workshops: go.gwu.edu/gwisoevents. Want to review your résumé or practice for an interview? Interested in Designed to help you in your job/ learning about how to get involved at GW? Just need someone to talk internship search and work authorization to about anything? Schedule an appointment to meet with an ISCA on process. Handshake! We are here to help you! You can also send in urgent concerns or queries via email and an ISCA will get back to you as soon as possible. Social and Cultural Events: Explore diverse cultures and socialize with Connect with US! international students from all over the To schedule an appointment world. Hint: there is always FOOD! [email protected] @gw_isca with the ISCAs, visit /GWUISCA @GW_ISCA go.gwu.edu/iscaadvising.

ISCA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

MAP OF D.C. AND GW Dupont Circle

Embassy One of Spain Washington Circle Melrose FOGGY Hotel

K STREET

ONE WAY BOTTOM ONE WAY ONE

WASHING TON Milken CIRCLE S THE VERN EXPRESS STOPS Institute PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE The Georgetown School of River Public IMF-IFC RESIDENCE HALLS Inn Health Building HOTELS The George Hotel P PARKING Washington H.B. Burns Lombardy University Memorial Bldg. 2112 Pennyslvania Ave UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Hospital The Avenue STREET 21ST 25TH STREET Restaurants/ Grocery 2100 Pennyslvania Ave TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOGGY Ambulatory BOTTOM/ Care Center GWU School of Nursing Offices I STREET Embassy Nashman Center for Dorothy of Mexico Himmelfarb Kennedy Munson Civic Engagement 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Betts Lafayette Health Onassis Hall Hall GW Police Shops & Restaurants Sciences Academic District Marvin Hall Arc Hotel Theatre Building XX Library Science and Center Rome House (Theatre & Dance) Residence Inn Hall Welcome Center ISCAs by Marriott Ross Hall School Engineering Hall Smith School of Building YY Fulbright Hall Colonial Health Center* Media and NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE P Phillips WAY ONE of Medicine Hall Title IX Office International Monetary Fund are here of Art Hall P Cloyd Heck Public Affairs Marvin Center H STREET Philip Amsterdam Madison Hall Gelman Lisner Auditorium Samson Burns Hall Tompkins Library Hall Law Hall of Library Engineering Corcoran Duquès Hall UNIVERSITY International The World Bank Hall YARD Monetary Fund KOGAN University Honors GW Museum & GW Law School Staughton Hall Program of Business PLAZA The Textile Museum School

Lerner Health and 20TH STREET 19TH STREET 24TH STREET 23RD STREET Lisner Hall Funger Hall 22ND STREET Wellness Center MSSC Monroe Hall Hall of Bell Hall Stuart Hall Watergate S Govt. Complex G STREET ONE WAY

Embassy of Graduate School Strong Tonic at G Street Garage and Law Clinic Saudi Arabia of Education & Hall Quigley’s Kelly Law Learning Center Townhouses

Shenkman Townhouse Human Development P ONE WAY Hall Row Charles E. Square 80 Park The GW Hatchet Francis Smith Center GW Townhouses GW Townhouses Scott Key Potomac Hall Guthridge 2109 Hillel WAY ONE South Hall Support House The F Street GW Hall F Street Center Building JJ Building Townhouses House 9TH STREET

F STREET ONE WAY 1 VIRGINIANewman AVENUE GW Townhouses State White House The Center The 1922 1918 Columbia Plaza Dakota Thurston ANNIVERSARY Hotel F Street F Street Hall Plaza International House PARK Marriott Courtyard Washington, DC/Foggy Bottom Mitchell Embassy Hall of Bosnia P 7TH STREET 1959 E Street Elliott School of 8TH STREET 1 and International Affairs 1 TO LINCOLN MEMORIALAND CONSTITUTIONAVENUE S

Waterfront Herzegovina Georgetown ONE WAY E STREET E STREET

Corcoran School of Visit the Arts and Design

virtualtour.gwu.edu ONE WAY E STREET E STREET National Mall National to experience our interactive campus map.

ISCA TRANSPORTATION

Cab Services Other Options GW Services Uber Capital Bikeshare Safe Ride (free rides around campus from 8pm - 4am. For Lyft *Electric Scooter more information, visit transportation.gwu.edu/safe-ride) Via Car Rental Services Metro and Bus *Zipcar *Driver’s license required WMATA *Car2go For more details about how to get your license, look out for handouts Transit *Enterprise Car Share at The HUB sessions, hosted by the ISCAs. Moovit DC Circulator

All information is accurate as of July 2020, please check individual websites for up-to-date information.

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