Campuses of Georgetown University

{{see|History of Georgetown University}}

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Prior to European colonization, the land that Georgetown University sits on was inhabited by the Piscataway people, an Algonquian nation that spoke a dialect of Nanticoke. The Piscataway lived in what is now Washington, D.C. and Southern Maryland for 13,000 years prior to the arrival of European settlers.{{cite web|url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2019/04/12/native-students-and-the-piscataway-fight-for-greater-recognition/ |title=Native Students And The Piscataway Fight For Greater Recognition |publisher=The Georgetown Voice |accessdate=2020-02-22}} Georgetown University is built in its present location for a number of historic reasons. First is the location in the Jesuit colonized state of Maryland, within proximity to the port of Georgetown, and the access and opportunities that provided. In his Proposals for Establishing an Academy, John Carroll described the "salubrity of air" and "cheapness of living" as further reasons for the school's location.{{cite book |last= O'Neill |first= Paul R. |author2=Paul K. Williams |title= Georgetown University |publisher = Arcadia |year= 2003 |pages= 2 |isbn= 0-7385-1509-4}} Carroll did not know the nations capitol would be founded as such to include the campus, as DC was planned out in 1790 shortly after Georgetown's founding.{{cite web |url=http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/guhistory.html |title=Georgetown: A Brief History |first=Robert Emmett |last=Curran |work=Undergraduate Bulletin |publisher=Georgetown University |date=July 7, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524191008/http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/guhistory.html |archivedate=May 24, 2007 }} In 1792, Holy Trinity Church of Georgetown was completed. The proximity of the school to a Catholic church had been important in choosing a location for the Jesuit institution.

John Carroll obtained the legal rights to {{convert|60|acre|m2}} of land from John Threlkeld in "Georgetown Heights" on January 23, 1789, though its first building, Old South, had already begun construction on this land in 1788. In 1818, farmer turned Jesuit Joseph West donated funds to purchase a sizable expansion of the campus, in which he himself oversaw the construction of numerous "walks." Buildings such as the Reiss Science Building and the Leavey Student Center, as well as hospital buildings now occupy this space. Although this and other gifts gave Georgetown rights to over {{convert|200|acre|km2}} of land in the area, much of this was sold off to meet the school's various debts over the years. This included the land north of modern Reservoir Road, which is now the neighborhood of Burleith.

Georgetown libraries hold 2,435,298 items in eight buildings.{{cite web |url= http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/col_info_popup.asp?ID=131496 |title= Characteristics |work= National Center for Education Statistics |date= 2004 |accessdate= 2007-07-11}}{{cite web |url= http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/index.htm |title= Georgetown Libraries |work= Library Homepage |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2007-07-11 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070630223430/http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/index.htm |archive-date= 2007-06-30 |url-status= dead }} The Hilltop Campus's largest library is Lauinger Library, named after an alumnus killed during service in the Vietnam War.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/news/110805/news9.cfm |title=Buildings Pay Homage to GU's Most Famous Founders, Donors |first=Ah-Hyun |last=Cho |date=2005-11-08 |work=The Hoya |accessdate=2007-07-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111547/http://www.thehoya.com/news/110805/news9.cfm |archivedate=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }} Lauinger Library includes the holdings of the former Woodstock Theological Center Library. Riggs Library dates from the nineteenth century, and was once the institution's primary library, but is now devoted primarily to archival historical materials and as a setting for formal university functions. Dahlgren Medical Library serves the Medical School, and like Lauinger Library, is built in the brutalist style popular in the 1970s.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/news/012803/news5.cfm |title=Lovely or Lackluster?: the History Behind Lauinger Library’s Architectural Design |first=Irmak |last=Bademli |work=The Hoya |date=2003-01-28 |accessdate=2007-07-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224742/http://www.thehoya.com/news/012803/news5.cfm |archivedate=2007-09-26 |url-status=dead }} The Edward Bennett Williams Law Library and John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library comprise Georgetown's Law Library, which is the fifth largest in United States.{{cite web |url= http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/staff/resident |title= Library Resident Program |work= Georgetown Law Library |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2007-07-09}} Further, as a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, students have full access to the Washington Research Library Consortium.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrlc.org |title= Washington Research Library Consortium |accessdate= 2007-07-11 |work= Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area}}

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The main campus has traditionally centered on Dahlgren Quadrangle, though Red Square has replaced it as the focus of student life.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehoya.com/eg/campus/locations/redsquare.cfm |title=Red Square |work=The Hoya |accessdate=2007-07-24 |first=Bernadette |last=Simpao |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091757/http://www.thehoya.com/eg/campus/locations/redsquare.cfm |archivedate=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }} Old South was the first building to be built on the quad, though it was demolished in 1904 and replaced by Ryan Hall, Gervase Hall, and Maguire Hall. Old North, begun in 1794, remains in use for classes and offices.{{cite web|url=http://msb.georgetown.edu/newsroom/press_kit/fact_sheets/2005/10/old_north_history.doc |title=A History of Old North |first=Jessica |last=Botta |work=MSB Fact Sheets |date=2005-10-30 |accessdate=2007-07-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710220100/http://msb.georgetown.edu/newsroom/press_kit/fact_sheets/2005/10/old_north_history.doc |archivedate=2007-07-10 |url-status=dead }} In August 1797, George Washington visited the campus and addressed students from the porch of the Old North building; since then it has become a traditional spot for presidents to speak when they visit campus. Dahlgren Quad is completed by the famous and historic Healy Hall, which is built in Flemish Romanesque style and is the undisputed gem of Georgetown's campus, and Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart.{{cite web |url= http://www.wolfrunstudio.com/PAGES/pg_col22.html |title= Healy Hall, Georgetown University Notecards & Prints |work= Wolf Run Studio |date= 2006-03-06 |accessdate= 2007-07-08}} In late 2003, the Southwest Quadrangle Project was completed. This project brought a new 907-bed student dorm, an expansive dining hall, an underground parking facility, and new Jesuit Residence to the campus.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/news/082203/news1.cfm |title=From Hole to Home, Southwest Quad Completed |work=The Hoya |first=Nick |last=Timiraos |date=2003-08-22 |accessdate=2007-05-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225124/http://www.thehoya.com/news/082203/news1.cfm |archivedate=2007-09-26 |url-status=dead }}

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Housing on Georgetown's main campus is divided between "halls," usually more traditional dormitories, and "villages," usually less traditional apartment complexes. In addition, Georgetown operates many townhouses in the Georgetown neighborhood, usually for third- and fourth-year students.

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The McDonough School of Business recently constructed a new home for all of its business programs. The $82.5 million privately funded {{convert|179000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building opened in 2009. The new building included increased seminar, lecture, conference room, office, and common area spaces, expanded career management and student services facilities, and featured a state-of-the-art 400-seat auditorium.

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In December 1979, the Marquesa Margaret Rockefeller de Larrain, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, gave the Villa Le Balze to Georgetown University.{{cite web |date=April 23, 2008 |title=Welcome to the Villa |url=http://www11.georgetown.edu/oip/os/villalebalze/villahome.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207222354/http://www11.georgetown.edu/oip/os/villalebalze/villahome.html |archivedate=December 7, 2008 |accessdate=July 26, 2007 |work=Villa le Balze |publisher=Georgetown University}} The Villa is in Fiesole, Italy, on a hill above the city of Florence. The Villa is used year-round for study abroad programs focused on specialized interdisciplinary study of Italian culture and civilization.{{cite web |date=April 23, 2008 |title=Study Abroad in Italy |url=http://www11.georgetown.edu/oip/os/villalebalze/undergraduate.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207201511/http://www11.georgetown.edu/oip/os/villalebalze/undergraduate.html |archivedate=December 7, 2008 |accessdate=August 12, 2008 |work=Villa le Balze |publisher=Georgetown University}}

The main facility for the McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies was donated to Georgetown in 1989 by alumnus and former United States Ambassador to Turkey George C. McGhee.{{cite web |url= http://mcgheecenter.georgetown.edu |title= About |work= McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies |publisher= Georgetown University |date= December 18, 2007 |accessdate= April 26, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207172428/http://mcgheecenter.georgetown.edu/ |archive-date= December 7, 2008 |url-status= dead }} The school is in the town of Alanya, Turkey within the Seljuq-era Alanya Castle, on the Mediterranean Sea. The center operates study abroad programs one semester each year, concentrating on Turkish language, architectural history, and Islamic studies.{{cite web |url= http://mcgheecenter.georgetown.edu/fallprograms.html |title= Fall 2008: Semester Abroad |publisher= Georgetown University |work= McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies |date= February 22, 2008 |accessdate= April 26, 2008 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207201719/http://mcgheecenter.georgetown.edu/fallprograms.html |archivedate= December 7, 2008 }}

In 2002, the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development presented the School of Foreign Service with the resources and space to open a facility in the new Education City in Doha, Qatar.{{cite news |url= http://www.thehoya.com/sfs-to-establish-qatar-campus-1.1881423|title= SFS to Establish Qatar Campus |first= Robert |last= Heberle |work= The Hoya |date= May 20, 2005 |accessdate=May 1, 2011}} Georgetown University's campus in Qatar opened in 2005 as a liberal arts and international affairs undergraduate school for regional students.{{cite web |url= http://www3.georgetown.edu/sfs/qatar/academics/ |title= Studying International Affairs |work= Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar |accessdate= July 26, 2007 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070710190630/http://www3.georgetown.edu/sfs/qatar/academics/ |archivedate= July 10, 2007 }}

In 2008, the Georgetown University Law Center in conjunction with an international consortium of law schools established the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London, England.{{cite news |url= http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/webstory/10.28.08.html |title= The Center for Transnational Legal Studies Kicks off in London |date= November 3, 2008 |first= Ann W. |last= Parks |work= Georgetown University Law Center |accessdate= July 12, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090316233108/https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/webstory/10.28.08.html |archive-date= 2009-03-16 |url-status= dead }}

On November 12, 2023, the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, announced plans for the Walsh School of Foreign Service to open a satellite campus in Jakarta, Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesian government.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-14 |title=Georgetown to Open Campus in Indonesia |url=https://thehoya.com/georgetown-to-open-campus-in-indonesia/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=House |first=The White |date=2023-11-12 |title=Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the Bilateral Engagement of President Biden and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/11/12/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-previewing-the-bilateral-engagement-of-president-biden-and-president-joko-widodo-of-indonesia/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=The White House |language=en-US}} Known as Georgetown SFS Asia-Pacific (GSAP), the campus opened in January 2025 and is located in The Plaza, an office tower in the Sudirman Central Business District.{{Cite web |title=Executive Master in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA) – Asia-Pacific |url=https://sfs.georgetown.edu/academics/executive-education/emdia-asia-pacific/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Exchange Programs |url=https://sfs.georgetown.edu/academics/global-experience/exchange-programs/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=af826 |date=2025-01-16 |title=SFS Launches Asia Pacific Program and Opens New Location in Indonesia |url=https://sfs.georgetown.edu/sfs-launches-asia-pacific-program-and-opens-new-location-in-indonesia/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=SFS - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University |language=en-US}}

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