Title:Honoring President Emeritus John J. DeGioia

Throughout his four decades of service—including 23 years as university president—President Emeritus John J. DeGioia (C’79, G’95) has been deeply engaged in Georgetown’s mission of student formation, academic inquiry, and service to the common good.

In recognition of his leadership, the university is creating a platform for expanding undergraduate and graduate financial aid; launching a new symposium focusing on intellectual, ethical, and spiritual leadership in the context of higher education; and renaming Georgetown’s Old North and New North buildings as part of a unified home for the humanities.

Georgetown is inviting anyone wishing to honor DeGioia’s legacy to make a gift to the John J. DeGioia Fund in support of these three projects.

John J. DeGioia Scholarship Initiative

Through the DeGioia Scholarship Initiative, Georgetown will build on DeGioia’s commitment to access and affordability, rallying the university community in support of undergraduate and graduate financial aid.

The effort will include a renaming of the 1789 Scholarship Initiative, launched by DeGioia in 2009 as the university’s flagship effort to achieve affordable access for students through donor-supported scholarships.

John J. DeGioia Symposium

DeGioia has long been a prominent voice in higher education. He has served on a number of higher education leadership boards related to business; Washington, DC; immigration; global engagement; health; athletics; civic engagement; and Catholic and Jesuit identity.

Inspired by his work, Georgetown is launching the John J. DeGioia Symposium, an annual event focused on intellectual, ethical, and spiritual leadership, and their role in higher education.

John J. DeGioia Hall

In recognition of DeGioia’s service, Georgetown will create John J. DeGioia Hall—a renaming of Old North and New North, and the centerpiece of a new Humanities Quad.

The project will include a renovation of Old North, restoring and preserving the building’s historic character. With new convening centers, classrooms, and areas for collaboration, DeGioia Hall will be a revitalized home for Georgetown’s founding disciplines, including English and philosophy, DeGioia’s undergraduate major and doctoral field.