Becoming the university we are called to be

Today, our Georgetown community is called to take on challenges that are more complex than ever. To empower principled leaders and skilled problem-solvers. To strengthen the health and social fabric of communities worldwide.

Through Called to Be: The Campaign for Georgetown, we invite our exceptional community of alumni, family, and friends to help Georgetown answer its calling with action and impact.

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$3b campaign goal
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250+ giving opportunities
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$2.0b raised to date

What are you Called to Be?

A long history of answering the call

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  • 1789

    The establishment of Georgetown College to mold citizens who would play a role in shaping the young Republic.

  • 1851

    The inception of a School of Medicine to serve Washington, D.C., soon providing a major training center for surgeons of the Union armies.

  • 1870

    The formation of the nation’s first Law Center at a Jesuit college— teaching the law in the place where laws are made

  • 1870

    The university’s first officially recorded intercollegiate athletics competition, setting the stage for Georgetown Athletics to play an integral role in promoting formation and excellence.

  • 1919

    The establishment of the Walsh School of Foreign Service in the wake of WWI.

  • 1936

    The seed of the McDonough School of Business—a program within the School of Foreign Service—as D.C. was emerging as a center of commerce.

  • 1956

    The start of the Georgetown Summer School (now, School of Continuing Studies), formalizing year-round education after wartime had dramatically disrupted academic schedules.

  • 1968

    The launch of the Community Scholars Program in the wake of the civil rights movement.

  • 1969

    The historic hiring of a full-time rabbi in 1969, imam in 1999, and Hindu priest in 2016, developing the nation’s largest and most diverse campus ministry program.

  • 1978

    The transformative commitment to meet financial need as that obstacle increasingly limited educational access.

  • 2013

    The inauguration of the McCourt School of Public Policy in a globalizing world.

  • 2015

    The engagement of an ongoing process to more deeply understand and respond to Georgetown’s role in the injustice of slavery and its legacies

  • 2022

    The re-envisioning of Georgetown’s School of Nursing and School of Health to match the university’s expanding leadership in medicine, nursing, and the many dimensions of human health.

Our Commitments

Access & Excellence
Learning & Discovery
Health & Environment
Society & Democracy
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Our calling at this critical moment

Learn more about this shared calling to expand Georgetown’s impact.

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Put your calling in writing

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Join your fellow Hoyas by putting your calling in writing. Print and complete a “Called to Be” card, then share your calling with friends or post it in your home for inspiration.

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