The goal of the Georgetown University Association of Retired Faculty and Staff (GUARFS) is to serve as a liaison between retired faculty, AAPs, staff and the University support its emeriti members’ professional endeavors through retired faculty grants, facilitate social ties through lectures, tours, and cultural activities, provide volunteering opportunities, and reach out to the community through the Learning Community Program.

March Special Events


Living In Retirement

A two-session series: You can register for one or both sessions.

This series is open to ALL GU Retirees!

Resources to Support Staying in Your Own Home

  • Thursday, March 6, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon

Evaluating Senior Living Options

  • Thursday, March 13, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon

For more details click here.

Upcoming Events


Registration for the Spring 2025 semester of the GU Learning Community is now open! Announcing the Spring 2025 semester of the GU Learning Community.

We are happy to once again offer an exciting set of courses:

  • Reading The Portrait of a Lady
  • Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning: An Ongoing Quest
  • Meanings of National Art and Heritage: Ukraine, Russia, and Slavic lands
  • Literacy and Democracy for Emerging Readers.
  • Trends in International Migration

For more information including course descriptions, faculty bios, and registration click here.


New Mentoring Opportunity


Click here for more details.