GEOR G ETOWN MEN ’S BASKET B ALL 14 Media Guide 2008-09 GEOR G ETOWN Georgetown Men’s Basketball 15 GEOR G ETOWN MEN ’S BASKET B ALL WELCOME TO GEORGETOWn Combining the tradition of being the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning in the United University Mission Statement States with an awareness of ever-changing edu- cational needs, Georgetown University continues to challenge the minds of young men and women eager to learn. Georgetown is a Catholic and Jesuit, student-centered research Founded in 1789 as Georgetown College, a small gathering of 12 students and a handful of university. professors, it has grown into a major interna- tional university that includes four undergradu- Established in 1789 in the spirit of the new republic, the University ate schools, respected graduate programs, a law school and a medical school. was founded on the principle that serious and sustained discourse among people of different faiths, cultures, and beliefs promotes intel- lectual, ethical and spiritual understanding. We embody this principle in the diversity of our students, faculty and staff, our commitment to justice and the common good, our intellectual openness and our international character. An academic community dedicated to creating and communicating knowledge, Georgetown provides excellent undergraduate, graduate and professional education in the Jesuit tradition for the glory of God and the well-being of humankind. Georgetown’s 104-acre Main and Medical Cen- Georgetown educates women and men to be reflective lifelong ter campus, located in a historic neighborhood of learners, to be responsible and active participants in civic life, and to our nation’s capital and overlooking the Potomac River, houses 64 buildings including a hospital and live generously in service to others. hotel, athletic fields and student residences that can accommodate more than 6,000 students. Ranked among the nation’s most distinguished institutions of higher learning, the success of the University’s philosophy and endeavors is reflected in its enrollment and applicant pool. Its student body, one of the most geographically diverse in the country, consists of individuals from all 50 states and 132 foreign countries, while only 21 percent of its applicants for the freshman class of 2011 were accepted. In the classroom, the University offers state-of- the-art facilities, while holding less than an 8-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Today more than 13,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and gradu- ate programs at Georgetown University, served by more than 1,200 full time and 450 part time faculty. 700 full-time and 350 part-time professors teach undergraduates on the main campus. Dis- tinguished professors include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Director of the CIA George Tenet, best-selling author and linguist Deborah Tannen, former National Security Advisor Anthony Lake, and former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar. Recent visiting faculty include Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin and acclaimed author Mario Vargas Llosa. 16 Media Guide 2008-09 GEOR G ETOWN JOHN J. DEGIOIA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT For more than a quarter century, John J. DeGioia, Ph.D tive committee member of the Council on Competitive- (C’79, G’95) has helped to define and strengthen George- ness. He is chair of the Consortium on Financing Higher town University as a premier institution for education and Education and serves on the Business-Higher Education research. Since graduating from the University in 1979, Forum. he has served both as a senior administrator and as a To prepare young people for leadership roles in the faculty member. On July 1, 2001, he became George- global community, Dr. DeGioia has expanded opportu- town’s 48th president. nities for intercultural and interreligious dialogue, wel- As president, Dr. DeGioia is deeply committed to comed world leaders to campus, and convened interna- sustaining academic excellence at Georgetown. He has tional conferences to address challenging issues. He is helped to recruit intellectual leaders to the faculty and a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO secured substantial funding for scholarly research and and Chair of its Education Committee and he represents academic programs. Georgetown at the World Economic Forum and on the Under Dr. DeGioia’s leadership, the University com- Council on Foreign Relations. pleted in December 2003 the largest fund-raising effort Dr. DeGioia has enhanced Georgetown’s relationship in University history, the Third Century Campaign. The $1 with the many political, cultural, corporate, and economic billion capital campaign benefited Georgetown’s Main, resources of Washington, D.C. He serves on the Greater Dr. DeGioia is a Professorial Lecturer in the Depart- Medical, and Law Center campuses to secure endow- Washington Board of Trade and the Federal City Council. ment of Philosophy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in ment funds for curriculum and faculty support, increase Dr. DeGioia is also a strong supporter of Georgetown’s so- English from Georgetown University in 1979 and his PhD student financial aid, and build and renovate facilities. In cial justice initiatives that seek to improve opportunities in Philosophy from the University in 1995. He has most 2002-2003, Dr. DeGioia oversaw the largest expansion of for Washington’s underserved neighborhoods. recently taught “Ethics and Global Development,” “Hu- campus facilities, with the Southwest Quadrangle - a one As the first lay president of a Jesuit university, Dr. man Rights: A Culture in Crisis,” and a seminar on “Ways million square-foot complex of student housing; study, DeGioia places special emphasis on sustaining and of Knowing.” seminar and music rooms; and a new Jesuit Community strengthening Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit identity Prior to his appointment as president, Dr. DeGioia held - at the forefront. and its responsibility to serve as a voice and an instru- a variety of senior administrative positions at George- Dr. DeGioia addresses broader issues in higher edu- ment for justice. He has also been a strong advocate for town, including senior vice president, responsible for cation as a board member of the American Council on inter-religious dialogue. He is a member of the Order of university-wide operations, and dean of student affairs. Education, the Association of American Colleges and Malta, a lay religious order of the Roman Catholic Church In 2004, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Universities, and the Campus Compact, and as an execu- dedicated to serving the sick and the poor. Award for Excellence in Academia from the Sons of Italy. President DeGioia with the 2007 BIG EAST Championship trophy Tyler Crawford & President DeGioia at graduation Georgetown Men’s Basketball 17 GEOR G ETOWN MEN ’S BASKET B ALL GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Athletics at Georgetown season, finished in second place in the 3,000m and four student- Georgetown University’s varsity athletics programs are a major athletes earned All-American honors. component of the undergraduate experience. Georgetown offers 29 varsity sports that compete at the Division I level, most of them History in the nationally-recognized BIG EAST Conference. Georgetown’s For more than 215 years, Georgetown University has overlooked 800-plus student-athletes are a major portion of the University’s the banks of the Potomac River. Georgetown owes its existence enrollment, with more than one of every 10 undergraduates, to Father John Carroll, whose desire for an academy to educate competing on a team. the Catholic youth of the nation that gave root to the founding of Georgetown. Athletics at Georgetown enjoys a rich history dating back to the Construction began on the first building in 1788, but the first first documented athletic contest, a baseball game on May 10, student, William Gaston, arrived from North Carolina in 1791 before 1870. Georgetown’s tradition includes a total of 17 team and it was even completed. Two years later, Charles and George Dinnies, 18 individual national championships, while boasting numerous brothers from New York, were awarded the degree of Bachelor of Olympians, National Players of the Year and All-Americans. Arts and became the College’s first graduates. By 1871, Georgetown had expanded to include two professional The success continued for Georgetown athletics during the 2007- schools: medicine and law, and gradually moved towards establish- 08 academic year. Eighteen student-athletes earned All-America ing itself as a university. During this time, the school was guided by honors, while an additional 60 earned the efforts of Patrick F. Healy, S.J., who is often referred to as its all-conference recognition, including six major conference award second founder. The son of an Irish immigrant and a former slave, winners, and 254 received academic acknowledgement. Father Healy became the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. and the first to head a predominantly white university. President from The highlight of the year was the men’s basketball team winning 1874 until 1882, he is credited with guiding Georgetown from a its second-straight BIG EAST Regular Season Championship – a small liberal arts college to a modern university. feat accomplished by only four other teams in the league and for Women began to study at Georgetown when the School of Nurs- the first time since 1994-95 - and earning its third-straight bid to ing was founded in 1903. Their enrollment increased gradually the NCAA Tournament. Senior center Roy Hibbert was named a through the first part of the century and by 1952 was admitted to Second-Team Associated Press All-American and was selected in all schools but the College of Arts and Sciences. At the end of the the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft, while classmate Patrick Ew- 1960’s, the University became fully coeducational, as women were ing, Jr. was named the BIG EAST’s Sixth Man of the Year and was a admitted to the college.