MBA CAMPUS TOUR

MBA Program Office | Updated 2024

Welcome to Georgetown University!

The MBA Program Office in partnership with the MBA Program Ambassadors has designed this self-guided walking tour for prospective students, families, and visitors who enjoy the convenience of exploring Georgetown’s campus.

This guide is divided into two sections:

Hariri Building: �Places around McDonough Business School

(This is where MBAs spend most of their time).

Georgetown University:

Places around campus that are available to all students, including MBAs.

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Section 1: Georgetown University

GU TOUR ROUTE MAP

Begin by proceeding to White-Gravenor Hall marked START. Detailed descriptions of each stop begin on the next page.

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1. White-Gravenor Hall: University Registrar and Undergraduate Admissions
2. Copley Hall: Residence Hall (undergraduates)
3. Copley Lawn
4. Archbishop John Carroll: Founder of Georgetown University

Healy Hall: GU president’s office, auditorium, offices, student wellness space

• Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library: Main library
• Village A: Residence Hall (undergraduates)
• New South Hall: Residence Hall (undergraduates)
• Healey Family Student Center: study rooms, student lounge, movie screening room, music rooms, outdoor patio
• Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall: all-you-care-to-eat dining
• McCarthy Hall: Residence Hall (undergraduates)
• Village C West: Residence Hall (undergraduates)
• Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart
• New North, Old North: McCourt School of Public Policy, offices
• Harbin Hall: Residence Hall (undergraduates)
• Davis Center for Performing Arts: Campus theater
• Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center (ICC): Classroom building (non-business students)
• Jesuit Cemetery
• Reiss Science Building: Science labs, Blommer Science Library
• Regents Hall: Science labs
• Leavey Center: Food court, bookstore, convenience/grocery store
• Rafik B. Hariri Building: home!

White-Gravenor (1):

• Fathers White and Gravenor were the first Catholic settlers in Maryland
• Currently the building houses administrative offices and classrooms.
• The building was completed in 1933
• The bronze status standing to the left of the main doors of White Gravenor is Saint Ignatius of Loyola
• The statue of the gentlemen sitting on a bench is Jan Karski (PhD’52), a member of the Polish WWII resistance movement, he personally witnessed the atrocities of the Holocaust and reported them back to President Roosevelt. In 2011, he received the Medal of Freedom from President Obama

Copley Hall & Lawn (2, 3):

• On Friday afternoons when the weather is warm, the Grilling Society grills hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken
• Students hang out here when the weather is nice
• Hoya-Saxa literally means “what rocks.” Copley Lawn was used as the University’s varsity football and baseball fields until 1928. Students would sit on the rock wall and chant “Hoya-Saxa” back and forth, which is a mixture of Greek and Latin. The phrase is a pun.
• The stone wall to the end of Copley Lawn encloses the main campus, The University, however, extends an additional three blocks past the stone wall into the neighborhood of Georgetown

John Carroll Statue (4):

• John Carroll was the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States
• John Carroll founded Georgetown as the 1^st Jesuit Catholic University in the United States
• There is a tradition of taking pictures in the lap of John Carroll
• The area under his chair used to be empty; GU’s basketball rival, Syracuse, would come to town and place toilet paper in this empty area to make it look like John Carroll was sitting on a toilet.
• The University since filled-in the area with books

Healy Hall (4):

• Healy Hall is named after Patrick Healy, who was a Jesuit priest, educator, and the 29th President of Georgetown University.
• The cannons are the only artillery that are allowed to points towards the White House. That is because they were built before the White House existed.
• The building was listed on DC Inventory of Historic Sites in 1964, on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1971, and as a National Historic Landmark on December 23, 1987. In addition, it is a contributing property of the Georgetown Historic District, which was listed as a National Historic Landmark District on May 28, 1967.
• Healy Hall houses Gaston Hall, which is a famous (and beautiful) room where foreign dignitaries speak. For example: Obama, Clinton, Karzai, Gordon Brown, etc
• Healy Hall is also home to the Office of the President, Riggs Library, and the Kennedy Bioethics Library.

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Proceed halfway up Healy steps

• There is a superstition surrounding the Seal on the ground; nobody steps on it. If you are a prospective student and you step on the seal, you won’t be accepted to GU; if you are a current student and you step on the seal, you won’t graduate; if you are a parent and you step on the seal, your child won’t receive financial aid

Lauinger Library (5):

• Lauinger is the main library on campus. The building was opened to architectural acclaim in 1970. It is a Brutalist interpretation of Healy Hall.
• It is named for a Georgetown student (Joseph Lauinger), an ROTC graduate who was killed in Vietnam in 1967, but is dedicated to all students who have lost their lives in battle.
• The library is open 24 hours per day during the week and is open until 3 am on Saturdays and Sundays.
• The library contains 2.3 million volumes of books, and is part of a consortium of schools (George Washington University, American University, Georgetown Qatar campus)
• Library contains 6 floors with each floor having its own theme i.e. a quiet floor, a social floor, etc. and graduate study rooms on the 2nd and 4th floor.
• It’s equipped with a coffee shop - Midnight Mug on the 2nd floor & a media center - you can check out all kinds of media equipment and take tutorials for free.
• There is also an MSB Librarian!

Village A (6):

• Village A is housing for primarily for undergraduates, typically upperclassmen.

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You can walk up the steps to the roof of Village A, from where you can see the Washington Monument, Kennedy Center, etc.

New South (7):

• New South is housing for primarily for undergraduates.

Healy Family Student Center (8):

• The Healey Family Student Center opened fall 2014 and is home to many new and vibrant student spaces. It was created with student planning and input and is home to:
• The Great Room has a large fireplace and lots of seating where students can work and socialize.
• The “Riverside Terrace,” an outdoor area overlooking the Potomac River
• A large social room for various events.
• TV Lounge.
• Meeting rooms that students can reserve for group work.
• Two state-of-the-art dance studios and 3 music practice rooms.

Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall (9):

• Main dining hall of campus
• The two-story hall was recently renovated. Food is also available for purchase with any method of payment.
• There’s also a great view of the Potomac and Arlington from the seating area!

McCarthy Hall (10) and Village C (11):

• Housing for primarily for undergraduates.

Dahlgren Chapel (12) and Meditation Garden:

• The meditation garden is where students can come to collect their thoughts
• Towards the back of the garden is Dahlgren Chapel, the main Catholic chapel on campus
• It seats 275 people
• Mass is celebrated at 12:10 pm Monday-Friday, and six times on Sunday during the academic year
• The University also has a Muslim Prayer Room (Copley Hall) and a Jewish Student Association House (1318 36th Street.) Protestant services are primarily held in St. William Chapel (Copley Hall)

Old North and New North (13):

• Home to the McCourt School of Public Policy. Thirteen sitting U.S. Presidents have delivered addresses from Old North steps, including Bill Clinton, a 1968 Georgetown graduate.
• Also home to other Georgetown offices, such as Marketing & Communications.

Harbin Hall (14):

• Harbin Hall is housing for undergraduates, typically first-year students.

Davis Center for Performing Arts (15):

• Opened in November 2005 as Georgetown University’s first building designed for the arts, the Davis Performing Arts Center is the research and teaching laboratory for the Theater & Performance Studies Program and houses the administrative office of the Department of Performing Arts.
• The Center honors Father Royden B. Davis, beloved former Dean of Georgetown College and a patron of the arts.
• Nationally recognized architect Hugh Hardy transformed the former Ryan Administration Building (expanding on the site of Georgetown’s first gymnasium) for the Davis Center.

Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center (ICC) (16):

• The Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center (ICC) is home to the School of Foreign Service dean's office and many professors' offices.
• The Intercultural Center consists of classrooms, offices, a language learning center, a computer lab and an auditorium.

Jesuit Cemetery (17):

• The cemetery is the resting place for 350 Jesuits, 17 of whom served as president of Georgetown University.
• It is the oldest of the cemeteries owned by the university. As with other Jesuit cemeteries around the world, all of the headstones are uniform. Many of the headstones are marked in Latin with coadjutor to indicate that the decedent was a Jesuit brother, or sacerdos to indicate that the decedent was a priest or scholastic (Jesuit priest in training).

Reiss Science Building (18):

• The Reiss Science Building contains classrooms, science labs, a nuclear accelerator vault and a greenhouse.
• The Blommer Science Library and the offices of the departments of biology, chemistry and physics are housed in the Reiss Science Building.

Regents Hall (19):

• Regents Hall houses most of faculty for the biology, chemistry and physics departments along with labs, classrooms and open communal spaces for students in the sciences.The new facility also is home to Georgetown’s Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, funded in part through a $6.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. The institute conducts research into materials that are neither liquids nor solids, such as liquid crystals, gels, colloids, polymers and foams.

Leavey Center (20):

• The second of GU’s two student centers.
• Down the hall on the right side of the building is a student run convenient store - Vital Vittles.
• The Leavey center houses the campus bookstore, which also house GU GoCard services and UIS tech services, but we recommend using the MSB tech center whenever possible.
• 2nd Floor of the bookstore is a small coffee shop called Uncommon Grounds with great outdoor sitting on the esplanade/ roof.
• In front of the bookstore is open study space.
• Across from the Bookstore, we have more dining options, a Chick-fil-A and a salad place.
• Around the corner is a Starbucks and a few more food options.

Resources at Georgetown

Download the Georgetown University Mobile App at either the Apple Store or Google Play store and view Campus Maps.

Click here to view interactive Campus Map

Click here to view pdf Campus Map

Click here to view the Georgetown MBA Google Map

Don’t have time to do a campus tour now? Check the virtual tour!

Section 2: Rafik B. Hariri Building

(McDonough School of Business - MSB)

Georgetown University

McDonough School of Business�Rafik B. Hariri Building�37th and O Streets, NW�Washington, DC 20057

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The McDonough School of Business (MSB) is housed in the Rafik B. Hariri Building. Named for a Lebanese statesman and educator, the building opened in fall 2009. 179,000 square feet with five floors.

McDonough’s Insights

• The Rafik B. Hariri Building was completed in the summer of 2009
• The building houses all graduate, undergraduate, and custom programs in the McDonough School of Business.
• Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is more than a place. It’s a diverse and thriving community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni connected by the idea that business can serve the common good.
• Founding dates:
• 1789: Georgetown University
• 1957: MSB & Undergraduate Program (BSBA)
• 1981: Full-Time MBA
• Your network:
• 25,000+ McDonough Alumni
• 200,000+ Georgetown Alumni
• 189 countries

First Floor

HARIRI TOUR ROUTE

1st Floor

Places to visit:

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1. Office of the Dean
2. Bust of Rafik B. Hariri
3. Female CEO Statue
4. Shea Commons (Undergrad)
5. Technology Center Help Desk
6. MBA Locker Room & Changing Rooms
7. South Elevators (2)
8. North/Service Elevators (1)

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First Floor

What should MBAs know about this floor?�

- Shea Commons & 1st Floor Breakout Rooms are reserved for undergraduates.

- Technology Center (MSB Tech Center) is an important place to know about. You will need them �during all your MBA experience, so make sure to save their phone! +1 (202) 687-4721

- Dean’s office is located at the south entrance. Stop by and say hello to Dean Almeida!

MSB Art:

Rafik B. Hariri Bust

The Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB) is housed in the Rafik B. Hariri Building, named after the late prime minister of Lebanon (from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004,)

Hariri’s bronze cast is placed at first floor of the the Rafik B. Hariri Building. The bust was created by Martin Eichinger of Eichinger Sculpture Studio. Its base depicts friezes capturing three principles of Hariri’s life that were most important to him: education, business, and government. “We hope that Rafik Hariri’s work and vision will inspire the Georgetown University community for generations to come.” said Rafic Bizri, president of the Hariri Foundation-USA.

1st Floor

MSB Art:

“CEO” by Glenna Doodacre

CEO features an astute, active businesswoman on the move. The name of the sculpture was given out of respect for women business leaders. Goodacre is the CEO of her own corporation, which was established in 1979.

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Second Floor

HARIRI TOUR ROUTE

2nd Floor

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Places to visit:

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• Lohrfink Auditorium
• McDonough Career Center (be sure to check out the interview rooms!)
• Restrooms (same location each floor)
• Caserooms 240 & 250
• Lactation Room/Mother's Room
• South Elevators (2)
• North/Service Elevators (1)

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Second Floor

What should you know about this floor?�

- You can enter Lohrfink Auditorium via this floor

- MBAs can use the 8 breakout rooms on this floor (info, door codes, & policies on MyHoyaMBA!)

- MBA Career Center will be one of your favorite places during your MBA journey

- Many of your classes will take place in the Classrooms located on the 2nd floor

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Interview Rooms

You can book the Interview Rooms at McDonough Career Center

Located in the Hariri Building Suite 285, the McDonough Career Center is open Mondays through Thursdays, 8 am – 7 pm*, and Fridays, 8 am – 5:30 pm.

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Contact us at (202) 687-3741 or McDonoughCareer@georgetown.edu

Lohrfink Auditorium (2nd floor)

Lohrfink Auditorium is located in the Hariri Building. This space is only available to internal clients. It has capacity for 396. The room includes fixed auditorium seating, a fixed podium, and a green room (by request).

Breakout Rooms

Along the 2nd and 3rd floor and adjacent to the classrooms are small break-out rooms for team projects & self-study (code-access needed) available to Graduate Business Students.

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Reserve breakout rooms by logging into EMS

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The breakout room access code is available at MBA Program Office Course on Canvas

Classrooms

Most of the MBA Classes will take places on the classrooms (case rooms) located on the 2nd and 3rd floor. If you plan to have an event and would like to book the classrooms, please contact the MBA Program Office Team.

Georgetown University provides several clean, comfortable spaces designated for nursing mothers to pump while they have to be away from their babies due to work or school.

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Hariri: 2nd floor

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Key available at MBA Program Office Front Desk

Lactation Rooms / Mothers’ Room

Third Floor

HARIRI TOUR ROUTE

3rd Floor

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Places to visit:

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• Connelly Commons & Kitchen Inside Connelly
• MBA Program Office & Admissions Office
• Student Government Association (SGA) Room
• Vending Machine
• Breakout Rooms
• Restrooms
• Elevators
• Case Rooms 350 & 340

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Third Floor

Water

What should you know about this floor?�

- You can exit to Leavey via this floor

- MBA Program Office & Admissions Suite is #390

- MBAs use study rooms on this floor

- Many of the MBA classes will take place at the Case Rooms

- Connelly Commons is a place for MBA students only, and there is a kitchen in there

- Water filling stations are indicated with the blue arrows

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Connelly Commons (3rd floor)- a favorite place to hang out between classes and home to weekly KEGS networking sessions

Connelly Commons Kitchen Entrance

Connelly Commons is the MBA & MiM student lounge for working, social activities, dining, relaxing, etc.

A Bloomberg terminal is also available (access via the MSB Tech Center).

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There is a kitchen with a sink, water bottle refill stations, refrigerators, and microwaves in Connelly Commons.

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Please Note: Students are responsible for keeping this space clean & tidy!

MBA Program Office & Admissions’ Suite (390)

Looking for MBA Program Office Team?

Come to 3rd Floor in Suite 390!

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Breakout Rooms

Along the 2nd and 3rd floor and adjacent to the classrooms are small break-out rooms for team projects & self-study (code-access needed) available to Graduate Business Students.

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Reserve breakout rooms by logging into EMS.

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The breakout room access code is available on MyHoyaMBA.

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Classrooms

Most of the MBA Classes will take places on the classrooms (case rooms) located on the 2nd and 3rd floor. If you plan to have an event and would like to book the classrooms, please contact the MBA Program Office Team.

Fourth Floor

HARIRI TOUR ROUTE

4th Floor

Places to visit:

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• Fisher
• Case Rooms 450 & 430
• Restrooms
• Faculty offices
• Elevators

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Fourth Floor

What should you know about this floor?�

- Executive Education (ie. EMBA, MA-IBP, etc) uses the space on this floor

- Executive Programs have priority on booking these rooms

- Many MBA events (ie. speakers, career events, KEGS, etc) take place in Fisher Auditorium

- Many faculty offices are on the fourth floor

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Fisher - 4th Floor

You can see the Washington Monument from Fisher! (if it’s clear out)

(in the distance between the Healy Clock Tower & the trees)

Look From Here!

Fifth Floor

Fifth Floor

HARIRI TOUR ROUTE

5th Floor

Places to visit:

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• Nothing much to see on this floor besides Faculty Offices. So no need to visit it :)

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Fifth Floor

What should you know about this floor?�

- Many faculty offices are located on this floor

- Can only be accessed by the elevators and staircases on the sides of the building,

NOT the main staircase in the Atrium

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On-Campus Dining

Vital Vittles:

On-campus convenience store located on the first floor of Leavey Center. Carries variety of items, including sandwiches, fruit, groceries, laundry detergent, shampoo, Coke, ice cream, magazines and cards. Offers a great deal for a quick lunch, wide selection of sandwiches, chips, and drinks for meals on the go and a variety of vegetarian, vegan, and organic products

Students’ Favorites!

Uncommon Grounds “The Corp"

Located at the 2nd floor of the University bookstore in the Leavey Center. Student-Run Coffee Shop. Great traditional coffee, tasty latte, or soothing cup of tea, assortment of bagels, muffins, croissants, pastries, salad, sushi and more.

Uncommon Grounds and Vital Vittles are managed by “The Corp” an entirely student-run non-profit organization led by Georgetown Undergraduate students. Over $5M in revenue. To learn more, visit: www.thecorp.org/

Click here to view working hours.�Opening hours are subject to change

Mon-Fri 8 AM - 1 AM, Sat & Sun 10 AM - 1 AM

Click here to view working hours.�M-Thr 7:30A-12A, Fri 7:30A-7P, Sat 10A-10P, Sun 10A-12A

Royal Jacket Deli:

Located at Leavey Center. Pre-made and build-your-own sandwiches. If you want to stay and dine or eat on-the-go, Royal Jacket makes it happen with sandwiches designed in-house by our talented culinarians. Whether it’s the Philly Cheesesteak or Prosciutto Baguette, stop by for the deli favorites. Click here to view the menu

Starbucks:

Located at Leavey Center (North Gallery). Seattle-based coffeehouse chain known for its signature roasts, light bites and WiFi availability.

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Students’ Favorites!

Click here to view working hours.�Opening hours are subject to change

Mon-Thur 6:30A-10P, Fri 6:30A-7P �Sat & Sun 7:30A-5P

Epicurean & Company (“Epi”)

Noodle bar, coffee bar, burgers, salad bar, and more!

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Chick-Fil-A

Fast-food chain serving chicken sandwiches & nuggets along with salads & sides.�Click here to view menu

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Chop-Chop

Salads. Click here to view the menu

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Students’ Favorites!

Click here to view working hours.�Opening hours are subject to change

Mon 6:30AM - Sun 10:30PM, Closed: Sun 10:30PM - Mon 6:30AM

How to access Leavey Center from the Hariri Building?

Exit Hariri on the 3rd floor and cross the patio

Leo | MKT:

LEO | MKT provides a food hall experience inspired by global flavors and authentic dishes. Options vary and can rotate from year to year, but include:

• 5 SPICE (Asian-inspired)
• BODEGA (Fresh, healthy meals on-the-go)
• SAZÓN (Latin-inspired)
• OLIVE BRANCH (Mediterranean-inspired)
• WHISK (Pastry and bakeshop)
• LAUNCH TEST KITCHEN (Rotating, changing restaurant concept)

Leo O’Donovan Hall (“Leo’s”)

The Table @ Leo’s:

The Table at Leo’s is an all-you-care-to-eat dining hall featuring food stations such as Breakfast, Produce Market, Deli, Comfort, Broth (soups & ramen), Grill, Oven, Saute, Sweets, Harvest, and Allergen. Students pay a flat entry fee for all-you-care-to-eat access for one meal period.

Click here for more info.

Click here to view “Campus Tour” on Google Maps

Hariri is here!

Leavey is here!

To access Leavey from Hariri, go to the exit from the 3rd Floor

All On-Campus Dining

Click here to learn more

On-Campus Dining

Leavey Center

• Chick-fil-A: chicken sandwiches and nuggets
• Crop Chop: salads
• Royal Jacket Deli: pre-made and build-your-own sandwiches
• Starbucks: coffee shop
• Uncommon Grounds: student-run coffee shop
• Vital Vittles: on-campus, student-run grocery/convenience store

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Darnall Hall

• Epicurean & Company (“Epi”): Noodle bar, coffee bar, burgers, salads, and more!

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Car Barn

• Einstein Bros: Bagel shop

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Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall (“Leo’s”): food hall (upper level) & all-you-care-to-eat dining hall (lower level)

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Summary of Georgetown dining options.

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Find all locations, menus, and hours here.

In Georgetown/Nearby Places of Note

• Convenience & Grocery Stores
1. Vital Vittles: Inside Leavey Center on campus
2. Wisemiller’s Grocery & Deli (also serves over 30 types of sandwiches!)
3. Trader Joe's (Wisconsin Ave & West End)
4. Safeway
• Georgetown Bookstore (Barnes & Noble): Leavey Center
• Yates Field House: on-campus recreation center

Planning lunch, dinner or a Happy Hour outside campus?

Tombs is a classic Georgetown Spot. Veteran university haunt in converted 19th-century townhouse serving comfort fare, brews & pub grub.

The Tombs

Address: 1226 36th St NW, Washington, DC 20007

In 1789, The Tombs is built in a Federal-style townhouse dating from the mid-1800s. When Georgetown alumnus Richard McCooey founded The Tombs in 1962, he named it after a mention in T.S. Eliot's poem “Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town.”

Places to know near Hariri: Yates Field House

• The recreation center is free to all active degree-seeking students.
• All guests must create an account in our Online Member Portal prior to visiting Campus Recreation facilities.
• Facilities at Yates include cardio equipment, weight rooms, group fitness, indoor courts, an indoor pool, and locker rooms.

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Yates Field House: Campus Recreation offers comprehensive recreational, fitness, and wellness programming to serve the university community.

https://recreation.georgetown.edu/

Non-Hariri Study Spaces

Bioethics Research Library

Car Barn

Intercultural Center Galleria

Leavey Esplanade

Old North

Lauinger Library

Click here to learn more about places to study

• Reservable Graduate Study Spaces Available
• Lauinger Library
• Car Barn
• Five Outdoor Spaces to Help You Unwind on Campus

Non-Hariri Campus Spaces

• Car Barn (map)
• Designated specific graduate student spaces
• Links to an external site.
• for both collaborative work and quiet study.
• Graduate Student Quiet Study Lounge, Room 410
• Graduate Student Lounges, Rooms 100 & 220
• Healey Family Student Center
• Great Room, TV Lounge, Study Spaces, etc.
• Small Meeting Rooms
• Leavey Center
• Sellinger Lounge, Uncommon Grounds, etc.
• Libraries
• Graduate Student Study Spaces (Lauinger Library)
• Blommer Science Library (Reiss Science Building, 3rd Floor)
• Bioethics Research Library
• Other
• ICC Galleria
• Regents Hall
• Five Outdoor Spaces to Help You Unwind on Campus

• Reflection/Prayer/Meditation
• John Main Meditation Center
• Dahlgren Chapel
• Makóm
• Muslim Prayer Room

Non-Campus Spaces

• DC Public Libraries
• Georgetown Library
• West End Library
• MLK Jr Memorial Central Library
• Palisades Library
• Mt. Pleasant Library
• Shaw Library You can get a library card using a lease, utility bill, or your GoCard.
• Many locations to choose from! Such as:
• Creative/DC Inspired Off Campus Locations
• Non-coffee shop locations
• The Library of Congress (Main Reading Room)
• The National Portrait Gallery (Kogod Courtyard)

Questions?

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mbaprogramoffice@georgetown.edu

mbaproambassadors@georgetown.edu